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An outbreak investigation of a highly fatal Lassa Fever in Bo District, Sierra Leone, 2023

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Lassa fever is endemic in West Africa, with an estimated 100,000 to 300,000 infections and 5,000 deaths annually. On February 1, 2023, the Bo District Surveillance Team received a notification from a community in the district about ...
Ibrahim Conteh, Hassan Swarray, Gbessay Saffa, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Umaru Sesay, Kassim Kamara, Anna Jammeh, Adel Hussein Elduma, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru   +9 more
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Community engagement in outbreak response: lessons from the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

BMJ Global Health, 2020
Documentation of structured community engagement initiatives and real-time monitoring of community engagement activities during large-scale epidemics is limited.
Katharine Owen, Paul Sengeh, Jamie Bedson, Danielle Pedi, Saiku Bah, Allan Oniba, Musa Sangarie, James S Fofanah, Mohammed B Jalloh, Laura Skrip, Benjamin M Althouse, Laurent Hébert-Dufresne   +11 more
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Factors associated with mortality among inpatients at Koidu Government Hospital, Sierra Leone: A Secondary data analysis

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Sierra Leone's life expectancy in 2019 was 61 years, below the average for low-income African countries. This study aimed to determine factors associated with morbidity and mortality among inpatients at Koidu Government Hospital (KGH ...
Ivan Augustine Barrie, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Babatunde Duduyemi, Umaru Sesay, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Anna Jammeh, Adel Hussein Elduma, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru   +7 more
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Evaluation of an Electronic Case-based Disease Surveillance System in Karene District, Sierra Leone

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: In 2018, the Government of Sierra Leone introduced an electronic Case-based Disease Surveillance System (eCBDS) to enhance timely data collection, analysis, and dissemination for outbreak detection.
Eldred Olufemi Moore, Umaru Sesay, Adel Hussein Elduma, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Anna Jammeh, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Bridget Magoba, Mohamed Alex Vandi, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru   +8 more
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Diagnostic challenges and implications of a Yellow Fever co-infected with Malaria case in Freetown, Sierra Leone, September 2023: An outbreak investigation

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Yellow fever is one of the epidemic-prone and immediately reportable diseases in Sierra Leone. On September 7, 2023, the Western Area Urban District Surveillance Unit received a notification on a suspected yellow fever case from Connaught ...
Umaru Sesay, Adel Hussein Elduma, Hafeez Umar Imam Barrie, Henry Bangura, Mohamed Sallieu Bah, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru   +5 more
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The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization services in Sierra Leone, 2021

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in movement and service restrictions during 2020 and 2021 that may have affected the essential immunization services in Sierra Leone.
Kassim Kamara, Haurace Nyandemoh, Umaru Sesay, Adel Hussein Elduma, Godfrey Kayita, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru   +5 more
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Precolonial commerce in Northeastern Sierra Leone [PDF]

, 1979
African Studies Center Working Paper No. 10The area of northeastern Sierra Leone has been inadequately lumped into more general systems of commerce in Upper Guinea or the Sierra Leone hinterland in the precolonial period.
Fyle, C. Magbaily
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Factors associated with antiretroviral therapy default in the 34-Military Hospital, Sierra Leone, 2017-2020

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a group of medicines used to treat people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). ART reduces the mortality and morbidity of people living with HIV. Defaulting on ART means an HIV-positive patient who
Henry Bangura, Fatmata Bangura, Jean Leonard Hakizimana, Adel Hussein Elduma, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru   +4 more
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Memorandum of Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and the West Africa Rice Development Association for WARDA's Mangrove Rice Research Program [PDF]

, 1991
Memorandum of agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and WARDA signed at Freetown, Sierra Leone on August 6, 1991. This agreement establishes cooperation in WARDA's Mangrove Rice Research Program and research facilities in ...
West Africa Rice Development Association
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Improving postnatal checkups for mothers in West Africa: A multilevel analysis [PDF]

, 2017
This study examined multilevel factors related to postnatal checkups for mothers in selected West African countries. The study analyzed data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for five West African countries: Sierra Leone (2013), Cote d’Ivoire
Amoo, Emmanuel O., Idowu, Adenike E., Solanke, Bola Lukman   +2 more
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