Promoting Awareness of Data Confidentiality and Security During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Low-Income Country—Sierra Leone

Authors: Joseph Sam Kanu, Mohamed A. Vandi, Brima Bangura, Katherine Draper, Yelena Gorina, Monique A. Foster, Jadnah D. Harding, Eric N. Ikoona, Amara Jambai, Mohamed A. M. Kamara, Daniel Kaitibi, Daphne B. Moffett, Tushar Singh, John T. Redd

Source: Public Health Reviews, Vol 45 (2024)

Subject Terms: data confidentiality, data security, data ownership, cybersecurity, training, Sierra Leone, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/phrs.2024.1607540/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2107-6952

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Reservoir displacement by an invasive rodent reduces Lassa virus zoonotic spillover risk

Authors: Evan A. Eskew, Brian H. Bird, Bruno M. Ghersi, James Bangura, Andrew J. Basinski, Emmanuel Amara, Mohamed A. Bah, Marilyn C. Kanu, Osman T. Kanu, Edwin G. Lavalie, Victor Lungay, Willie Robert, Mohamed A. Vandi, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet, Scott L. Nuismer

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Molecular characterization of an outbreak-involved Bacillus anthracis strain confirms the spillover of anthrax from West Africa

Authors: Shuchao Wang, Roland Suluku, Mohamed B. Jalloh, Ahmed F. Samba, Baogui Jiang, Yubiao Xie, Doris Harding, Mengyao Zhang, Foday Sahr, Mahmud E. Sesay, James S. Squire, Mohamed A. Vandi, Moinina N. Kallon, Shoufeng Zhang, Rongliang Hu, Yuee Zhao, Zhiqiang Mi

Source: Infectious Diseases of Poverty, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)

Subject Terms: Molecular identification, Anthrax, Bacillus anthracis, Sierra Leone, Phylogeny, Single nucleotide polymorphism, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2049-9957

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Most neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies target novel epitopes requiring both Lassa virus glycoprotein subunits

Authors: James E. Robinson, Kathryn M. Hastie, Robert W. Cross, Rachael E. Yenni, Deborah H. Elliott, Julie A. Rouelle, Chandrika B. Kannadka, Ashley A. Smira, Courtney E. Garry, Benjamin T. Bradley, Haini Yu, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, Matt L. Boisen, Jessica N. Hartnett, Michelle A. Zandonatti, Megan M. Rowland, Megan L. Heinrich, Luis Martínez-Sobrido, Benson Cheng, Juan C. de la Torre, Kristian G. Andersen, Augustine Goba, Mambu Momoh, Mohamed Fullah, Michael Gbakie, Lansana Kanneh, Veronica J. Koroma, Richard Fonnie, Simbirie C. Jalloh, Brima Kargbo, Mohamed A. Vandi, Momoh Gbetuwa, Odia Ikponmwosa, Danny A. Asogun, Peter O. Okokhere, Onikepe A. Follarin, John S. Schieffelin, Kelly R. Pitts, Joan B. Geisbert, Peter C. Kulakoski, Russell B. Wilson, Christian T. Happi, Pardis C. Sabeti, Sahr M. Gevao, S. Humarr Khan, Donald S. Grant, Thomas W. Geisbert, Erica Ollmann Saphire, Luis M. Branco, Robert F. Garry

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2016)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Antibiotic use among hospitalised patients in Sierra Leone: a national point prevalence survey using the WHO survey methodology

Authors: Innocent Nuwagira, Sulaiman Lakoh, Zikan Koroma, James Baligeh Walter Russell, Sia Morenike Tengbe, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Joseph Kanu, Anna Maruta, Bobson Derrick Fofanah, Kadijatu Nabie Kamara, Bockarie Sheriff, Victoria Katawera, Selassi A D'Almeida, Robert Musoke, Rugiatu Z Kamara, Abdul Razak Mansaray, Fawzi Thomas, Onome T Abiri, Aminata Tigiedankay Koroma, James Squire, Mohamed Alex Vandi

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 13, Iss 12 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/12/e078367.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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National Antibiotic Consumption for Human Use in Sierra Leone (2017–2019): A Cross-Sectional Study

Authors: Joseph Sam Kanu, Mohammed Khogali, Katrina Hann, Wenjing Tao, Shuwary Barlatt, James Komeh, Joy Johnson, Mohamed Sesay, Mohamed Alex Vandi, Hannock Tweya, Collins Timire, Onome Thomas Abiri, Fawzi Thomas, Ahmed Sankoh-Hughes, Bailah Molleh, Anna Maruta, Anthony D. Harries

Source: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 6, Iss 2, p 77 (2021)

Subject Terms: ATC classification, AWaRe, antibiotic consumption, DDD per 1000 inhabitants per day, AMR surveillance, operational research, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/6/2/77; https://doaj.org/toc/2414-6366

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Gaps in Infection Prevention and Control in Public Health Facilities of Sierra Leone after the 2014–2015 Ebola Outbreak

Authors: James Sylvester Squire, Imurana Conteh, Arpine Abrahamya, Anna Maruta, Ruzanna Grigoryan, Hannock Tweya, Collins Timire, Katrina Hann, Rony Zachariah, Mohamed Alex Vandi

Source: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 6, Iss 2, p 89 (2021)

Subject Terms: SORT IT (Structured Operational Research Training Initiative), operational research, antimicrobial resistance, sustainable development goals, IPCAF, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/6/2/89; https://doaj.org/toc/2414-6366

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