Rashida Ferrand MBBS MRCP MSc DTM&H Dip HIV PhD
- LSHTM
- Keppel Street
- London
- WC1E 7HT
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I am a physician specialising in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine. I first joined the school in 2001 and spent 18 months working on TB immunology. My research is focused around the epidemiology of HIV infection in adolescent survivors of mother-to-child HIV transmission. Between 2007-2010 I was based in Zimbabwe studying an emerging epidemic of longterm survivors of vertical transmission, clinical complications of longstanding HIV in this age group and barriers to accessing diagnosis and care.
Affiliation
Teaching
I am a tutor on the AIDS module for the Distance-based Learning MSc course at LSHTM.
Research
Our work has shown that there is an emerging epidemic of HIV acquired through vertical transmission among adolescents in Zimbabwe. Late recognition of this epidemic has resulted in the clinical needs of this age-group not being addressed- diagnosis is frequently delayed, resulting in acute life-threatening infections but also chronic complications such as pubertal and growth failure and organ damage.
I am currently working on a study to investigate the feasibility of providing a school-based HIV testing service, nested within the School Health programme in Zimbabwe. I collaborate with King's College London and Brompton Hospital, with whom we are studying the nature of chronic lung disease among vertically-infected adolescents. I also collaborate with the University of Oxford on studies to investigate the immunological correlates of slow progression of HIV infection.
Research areas
- HIV/AIDS
Disciplines
- Epidemiology
- Medicine
Other interests
- Adolescents
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Selected publications
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Causes of acute hospitalization in adolescence: burden and spectrum of HIV-related morbidity in a country with an early-onset and severe HIV epidemic: a prospective survey.
Ferrand, R.A.; Bandason, T.; Musvaire, P.; Larke, N.; Nathoo, K.; Mujuru, H.; Ndhlovu, C.E.; Munyati, S.; Cowan, F.M.; Gibb, D.M.; Corbett, E.L.;
PLoS Med, 2010; 7(2):e1000178
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Increased risk of HIV-infection among school-attending orphans in rural Zimbabwe.
Pascoe, S.J.; Langhaug, L.F.; Durawo, J.; Woelk, G.; Ferrand, R.; Jaffar, S.; Hayes, R.; Cowan, F.M.;
AIDS Care, 2010; 22(2):206-20
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Survey of children accessing HIV services in a high prevalence setting: time for adolescents to count?
Ferrand, R.; Lowe, S.; Whande, B.; Munaiwa, L.; Langhaug, L.; Cowan, F.; Mugurungi, O.; Gibb, D.; Munyati, S.; Williams, B.G.; Corbett, E.L.;
Bull World Health Organ, 2010; 88(6):428-34
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Undiagnosed HIV infection among adolescents seeking primary health care in Zimbabwe.
Ferrand, R.A. ; Munaiwa, L. ; Matsekete, J. ; Bandason, T. ; Nathoo, K. ; Ndhlovu, C.E. ; Munyati, S. ; Cowan, F.M. ; Gibb, D.M. ; Corbett, E.L. ;
Clin Infect Dis, 2010; 51(7):844-51
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Vertically acquired HIV diagnosed in adolescence and early adulthood in the United Kingdom and Ireland: findings from national surveillance
Judd, A.; Ferrand, R.A.; Jungmann, E.; Foster, C.; Masters, J.; Rice, B.; Lyall, H.; Tookey, P.A.; Prime, K.
HIV Medicine, 2009; 10(4):253-256
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AIDS among older children and adolescents in Southern Africa: projecting the time course and magnitude of the epidemic.
Ferrand, R.A.; Corbett, E.L.; Wood, R.; Hargrove, J.; Ndhlovu, C.E.; Cowan, F.M.; Gouws, E.; Williams, B.G.;
AIDS, 2009; 23(15):2039-46
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Skin Disease Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Adolescents in Zimbabwe: A Strong Indicator of Underlying HIV Infection.
Lowe, S.; Ferrand, R.A.; Morris-Jones, R.; Salisbury, J.; Mangeya, N.; Dimairo, M.; Miller, R.F.; Corbett, E.L.;
Pediatr Infect Dis J, 2009; 29(4):346-51
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HIV infection presenting in older children and adolescents: a case series from Harare, Zimbabwe.
Ferrand, R.A.; Luethy, R.; Bwakura, F.; Mujuru, H.; Miller, R.F.; Corbett, E.L.;
Clin Infect Dis, 2007; 44(6):874-8
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