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Alexandre Blake
Researcher at Pasteur Institute
Publications - 20
Citations - 2253
Alexandre Blake is an academic researcher from Pasteur Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cholera & Cholera vaccine. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 20 publications receiving 1984 citations. Previous affiliations of Alexandre Blake include Pennsylvania State University & Institut de veille sanitaire.
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome outbreak associated with Zika virus infection in French Polynesia: a case-control study
Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau,Alexandre Blake,Sandrine Mons,Stéphane Lastère,Claudine Roche,Jessica Vanhomwegen,Timothée Dub,Laure Baudouin,Anita Teissier,P. Larre,Anne-Laure Vial,Christophe Decam,Valérie Choumet,Susan K. Halstead,Hugh J. Willison,Lucile Musset,Jean-Claude Manuguerra,Philippe Desprès,Emmanuel Fournier,Henri-Pierre Mallet,Didier Musso,Arnaud Fontanet,Arnaud Fontanet,Jean Neil,Frédéric Ghawché +24 more
TL;DR: This is the first study providing evidence for Zika virus infection causing Guillain-Barré syndrome, and because Zika virus is spreading rapidly across the Americas, at risk countries need to prepare for adequate intensive care beds capacity to manage patients with Guillay-B Barré syndrome.
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Hepatitis C virus seroprevalence in adults in Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Julien Riou,M. Aït Ahmed,Alexandre Blake,S. Vozlinsky,Ségolène Brichler,Ségolène Brichler,Serge Eholié,Pierre-Yves Boëlle,Pierre-Yves Boëlle,Arnaud Fontanet,Arnaud Fontanet +10 more
TL;DR: Egypt and several countries of West and Middle Africa present a HCV burden that will require strong governmental commitment to promote efficient preventive and curative interventions and expose the diversity of HCV epidemiology among African countries.
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Incidence of urinary tract infections and antibiotic resistance in the outpatient setting: a cross-sectional study
Louise Rossignol,Louise Rossignol,Sophie Vaux,Sylvie Maugat,Alexandre Blake,Roxane Barlier,Roxane Barlier,Beate Heym,Yann Le Strat,Thierry Blanchon,Thierry Blanchon,Thomas Hanslik,Bruno Coignard +12 more
TL;DR: ESBL had been found in a community population, and even though the rate was low, it represents a warning and confirms that surveillance should continue.
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Single-Dose Cholera Vaccine in Response to an Outbreak in Zambia.
Eva Ferreras,Elizabeth Chizema-Kawesha,Alexandre Blake,Orbrie Chewe,John Mwaba,Gideon Zulu,Marc Poncin,Ankur Rakesh,Anne Laure Page,Savina Stoitsova,Caroline Voute,Florent Uzzeni,Hugues Robert,Micaela Serafini,Belem Matapo,José María Eiros,Marie Laure Quilici,Lorenzo Pezzoli,Andrew S. Azman,Sandra Cohuet,Iza Ciglenecki,Kennedy Malama,Francisco J. Luquero +22 more
TL;DR: The effectiveness of a single dose of an Oral Cholera vaccine was assessed during a cholera outbreak in Zambia and showed positive results.
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Risk factors for cholera transmission in Haiti during inter-peak periods: insights to improve current control strategies from two case-control studies.
Francesco Grandesso,M. Allan,P. S. J. Jean-Simon,J. Boncy,Alexandre Blake,R. Pierre,K. P. Alberti,A. Munger,Greg Elder,David Olson,Klaudia Porten,Francisco J. Luquero +11 more
TL;DR: In order to reduce cholera transmission in Haiti intensive preventive measures such as hygiene promotion and awareness campaigns should be implemented during inter-peak lulls, when prevention activities are typically scaled back.