Other projects
Lyme disease case-control study
This study is one of the four pillars of the Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network (CLyDRN) and will help researchers gain important knowledge about what happens to people who get Lyme Disease (LD).
The purpose of this case-control study is to identify and estimate the significant determinants of LD risk and to assess differences in knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to LD. We will also assess how LD risk, its determinants, and KAP change between different sites.
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HoSPiCOVID Study (2020-2023)
The aim of this project was to compare the public health response to COVID-19 in Brazil, Canada, France, and Mali. Using a case study approach, we identify strengths and weaknesses in the response, including challenges for health professionals and health systems.
The research team is composed of international and national experts in epidemic response and health systems analysis from each of the four countries, such as infectious disease clinicians, social scientists, public health practitioners, epidemiologists, data scientists, and a knowledge transfer expert.
Funding by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France).
Investigators and collaborators: Evelyne S Girão, Caroline Quach-Thanh, Noémie Savard, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Antonio S Lima Neto, Valéry Ridde, Laurence Touré, Maureen Anderson, Emmanuel Bonnet, Fanny Chabrol, Abdourahmane A Coulibaly, Christian Dagenais, Jose A Macedo, Nathan Peiffer-Smadja
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Malaria forecasting in Uganda
We have been involved with evaluating the effectiveness of a universal bednet campaign in Uganda as well as the estimating the impact of multiple rounds of indoor residual spraying (IRS) on malaria incidence in children.