Study of the Environmental Factors Modulating Children Immune Response in Northern Senegal

Summary

Longitudinal survey in Northern Senegal to investigate the environmental factors modulating the immune response to childhood vaccines and to malaria.

A cohort of 410 children aged 1 to 10 from 5 villages of the Senegal River Valley(Podor District) was followed-up for 18 months. During that period, 5 visits have been made to the villages to assess the immunological and nutritional status of the children.

Conditions

• Whooping Cough
• Malaria
• Malnutrition

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Institut Pasteur de Lille

  collaborator OTHER

• Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Senegal

  collaborator OTHER

• Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• University of Lille Nord de France

  collaborator OTHER

• Région Nord-Pas de Calais, France

  collaborator OTHER

• Centre d'Infection et d'Immunité de Lille

  collaborator OTHER

• Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

  collaborator OTHER

• Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Biomedical Research Center EPLS

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Franck Remoué, PhD · Biomedical Research Center EPLS

• Emmanuel Hermann, PhD A. Pr. · Biomedical Research Center

• Jean Biram Sarr, PhD · Biomedical Research Center EPLS

• Lobna Gaayeb, VetMed · Biomedical Research Center EPLS

Eligibility

Min Age

1 Year

Max Age

10 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2008-10-31

Primary Completion

2010-02-28

Completion

2010-02-28

Countries

• Senegal

Study Locations