Additional file 1: of Ciprofloxacin for contacts of cases of meningococcal meningitis as an epidemic response: study protocol for a cluster-randomized trial

Populated SPIRIT checklist. These are our responses to the standard SPIRIT checklist. (DOC 121 kb

Suspected measles cases by week, Aketi Health Zone, Province Orientale, DRC, 2013 (source: MSF and MoH).

<p>Suspected measles cases by week, Aketi Health Zone, Province Orientale, DRC, 2013 (source: MSF and MoH).</p

Measles vaccination coverage, children 9 to 59 months old, Aketi Health Zone, Province Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 2013.

<p>Measles vaccination coverage, children 9 to 59 months old, Aketi Health Zone, Province Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 2013.</p

Multivariate regression analysis of factors associated to measles fatality, Aketi Health Zone, Province Orientale, Democratic republic of Congo, December2012- October 2013.

<p>Multivariate regression analysis of factors associated to measles fatality, Aketi Health Zone, Province Orientale, Democratic republic of Congo, December2012- October 2013.</p

Risk factors for measles mortality and the importance of decentralized case management during an unusually large measles epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in 2013 - Fig 2

<p><b>Geospatial representation of CFR from December 25th, 2012 to February 28th 2013 (A), and from March 1st, 2013 to October 9th, 2013 (B) , Aketi Health Zone, Province Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo.</b> The white cross is at the location of the central hospital of Aketi. The scale represent the CFR expressed in %. The 40 dots represent the cluster locations.</p

Measles attack rate by age, December 25, 2012 to October 9, 2013, Aketi Health Zone, Province Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo.

<p>Measles attack rate by age, December 25, 2012 to October 9, 2013, Aketi Health Zone, Province Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo.</p