Publications by authors named "I Fall"
Background: At the beginning of the 2018-2020 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), no vaccine had been licensed. However, cluster-randomized evidence from Guinea in 2015 had indicated that ring vaccination around new cases (targeting contacts and contacts-of-contacts) with the use of single-dose live-replicating rVSV-ZEBOV-GP vaccine reduced EVD rates starting 10 days after vaccination. Thus, ring vaccination was added to the standard control measures for that outbreak.
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- The study focuses on assessing the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in China from 2005 to 2020, revealing significant progress in controlling these diseases despite a lack of comprehensive data on their distribution and impact.
- Analysis shows a dramatic reduction in the overall NTD burden, with DALYs decreasing from over 245,000 in 2005 to about 18,000 in 2020, primarily driven by declines in schistosomiasis and rabies.
- The research highlights specific regions, like Sichuan and Hunan, that experienced high diversity and burden of NTDs, emphasizing the need for targeted national health strategies and resource allocation.