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Polio in DRC: Selected Citations
The published literature on polio in DRC extends back to the period of the Belgian Congo. Herewith, a selection of items from recent years.
Items 1 covers the cVDPV outbreaks of 2017-2018. Items 11 and 12 cover the Type 2 cVDPV outbreaks of previous years.
Item 2 covers the determinants of routine immunization. Item 7 reviews AFP surveillance from previous years. Item 15 describes the phylogeny of imported and reestablished wild polioviruses.
Item 16 describes the use of Google Earth in public health planning and mapping.
Good reading.
Alleman MM, Chitale R, Burns CC, Iber J, Dybdahl-Sissoko N, Chen Q, Van Koko DR, Ewetola R, Riziki Y, Kavunga-Membo H, Dah C, Andriamihantanirina R.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018 Mar 16;67(10):300-305. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6710a4.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6710a4.htm
2. Individual- and community-level determinants of child immunization in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A multilevel analysis
Acharya P, Kismul H, Mapatano MA, Hatløy A.
PLoS One. 2018 Aug 23;13(8):e0202742. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202742.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202742
Voorman A, Hoff NA, Doshi RH, Alfonso V, Mukadi P, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Wemakoy EO, Bwaka A, Weldon W, Gerber S, Rimoin AW.
Vaccine. 2017 Oct 9;35(42):5693-5699. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.08.063. Epub 2017 Sep 4.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X17311611?via%3Dihub
van den Ent MMVX, Mallya A, Sandhu H, Anya BP, Yusuf N, Ntakibirora M, Hasman A, Fahmy K, Agbor J, Corkum M, Sumaili K, Siddique AR, Bammeke J, Braka F, Andriamihantanirina R, Ziao AC, Djumo C, Yapi MD, Sosler S, Eggers R.
J Infect Dis. 2017 Jul 1;216(suppl_1):S250-S259. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix047.
https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/216/suppl_1/S250/3935064
5. Progress Toward Containment of Poliovirus Type 2 - Worldwide, 2017.
Previsani N, Singh H, St Pierre J, Boualam L, Fournier-Caruana J, Sutter RW, Zaffran M; MEng.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Jun 23;66(24):649-652. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6624a5.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6624a5.htm
Zivich PN, Kiketa L, Kawende B, Lapika B, Yotebieng M.
Matern Child Health J. 2017 May;21(5):1055-1064. doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-2201-z.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-016-2201-z
7. Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance indicators in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo during 2008-2014.
Membo HK, Mweene A, Sadeuh-Mba SA, Masumu J, Yogolelo R, Ngendabanyikwa N, Sokolua E, Sagamiko F, Simulundu E, Ahuka S, Muyembe JJ.
Pan Afr Med J. 2016 Jun 22;24:154. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2016.24.154.8747. eCollection 2016.
http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/24/154/full/
8. Winning the battle against the scourge of poliomyelitis in the African Region.
Moeti M.
Vaccine. 2016 Oct 10;34(43):5142-5143. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.05.059. Epub 2016 Aug 27.
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0264-410X(16)30385-1
Carole Tevi-Benissan M, Moturi E, Anya BM, Aschalew T, Dicky AB, Nyembo PA, Mbulu LK, Okeibunor J, Mihigo R, Zawaira F.
Vaccine. 2016 Oct 10;34(43):5193-5198. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.05.063. Epub 2016 Jul 5. Review.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X16303899?via%3Dihub
Okeibunor J, Nsubuga P, Salla M, Mihigo R, Mkanda P.
Vaccine. 2016 Oct 10;34(43):5203-5207. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.05.066. Epub 2016 Jul 2. Review.
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0264-410X(16)30392-9
Bazira L, Coulibaly T, Mayenga M, Ncharre C, Yogolelo R, Mbule A, Moudzeo H, Lwamba P, Mulumba AW, Cabore J.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2015 Oct;108(4):235-41. doi: 10.1007/s13149-015-0447-4. Epub 2015 Aug 18. French.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26288132
Gumede N, Lentsoane O, Burns CC, Pallansch M, de Gourville E, Yogolelo R, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Puren A, Schoub BD, Venter M.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Oct;19(10):1583-9.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/10/13-0028_article
Alleman MM, Wannemuehler KA, Weldon WC, Kabuayi JP, Ekofo F, Edidi S, Mulumba A, Mbule A, Ntumbannji RN, Coulibaly T, Abiola N, Mpingulu M, Sidibe K, Oberste MS.
J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 1;210 Suppl 1:S62-73. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu282.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25316879
Alleman MM, Meyer SA, Mulumba A, Nyembwe M, Riziki Y, Mbule A, Mayenga M, Coulibaly T.
J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 1;210 Suppl 1:S50-61. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jit670.
https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/210/suppl_1/S50/2194000
Gumede N, Jorba J, Deshpande J, Pallansch M, Yogolelo R, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Kew O, Venter M, Burns CC.
J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 1;210 Suppl 1:S361-7. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu375.
https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/210/suppl_1/S361/2194419
Kamadjeu R.
Int J Health Geogr. 2009 Jan 22;8:4. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-4.
https://ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1476-072X-8-4