Publications by authors named "Jean Patrick Ouamba"

The importance of measuring outcomes after injury beyond mortality and morbidity is increasingly recognized, though underreported in humanitarian settings. To address shortcomings of existing outcome measures in humanitarian settings, the Activity Independence Measure-Trauma (AIM-T) was developed, and is structured in three subscales (i.e.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Objective: To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a rapid, localized response in Kribi district, Cameroon.

Methods: We used a cross-sectional design to study the implementation of case-area targeted interventions. We initiated interventions after rapid diagnostic test confirmation of a case of cholera.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Introduction: Cholera outbreaks in fragile settings are prone to rapid expansion. Case-area targeted interventions (CATIs) have been proposed as a rapid and efficient response strategy to halt or substantially reduce the size of small outbreaks. CATI aims to deliver synergistic interventions (eg, water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions, vaccination, and antibiotic chemoprophylaxis) to households in a 100-250 m 'ring' around primary outbreak cases.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Official case counts suggest Africa has not seen the expected burden of COVID-19 as predicted by international health agencies, and the proportion of asymptomatic patients, disease severity, and mortality burden differ significantly in Africa from what has been observed elsewhere. Testing for SARS-CoV-2 was extremely limited early in the pandemic and likely led to under-reporting of cases leaving important gaps in our understanding of transmission and disease characteristics in the African context. SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence and serologic response data could help quantify the burden of COVID-19 disease in Africa to address this knowledge gap and guide future outbreak response, adapted to the local context.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF
Article Synopsis
  • Real-time PCR is the gold standard for detecting SARS-CoV-2, but its availability is limited in many countries, prompting the need for rapid diagnostic tests as alternatives.
  • A study in Cameroon evaluated the effectiveness of four antibody-based and one antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests for identifying COVID-19 in both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals.
  • Of 1195 participants, the antigen test showed an 80% sensitivity within the first week of symptoms, while antibody tests had a lower sensitivity of 26.8% initially, improving to 76.4% after 14 days.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF