Defining elimination as a public health problem for schistosomiasis control programmes: beyond prevalence of heavy-intensity infections (Publications)
WHO's 2021?30 road map for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) outlines disease-specific and cross-cutting targets for the control, elimination, and eradication of NTDs in affected countries. For schis
Surviving the hungry season (Publications)
For villagers who support themselves by growing and selling their own crops, the hardest months of the year are those immediately before the harvest when savings have been used up but the income from
Costs of community-wide mass drug administration and school-based deworming for soil-transmitted helminths: evidence from a randomised controlled... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Current guidelines for the control of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) recommend deworming children and other high-risk groups, primarily using school-based deworming (SBD) programmes. How
Correction: Yuhana et al. Rickettsial infections are neglected causes of acute febrile illness in Teluk Intan, Peninsular Malaysia. Trop. Med. Infect.... (Publications)
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Benzimidazole and aminoalcohol derivatives show<em> in vitro </em>anthelmintic activity against <em>Trichuris muris</em> and<em> Heligmosomoides... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Infections by gastrointestinal nematodes cause significant economic losses and disease in both humans and animals worldwide. The discovery of novel anthelmintic drugs is crucial for mainta
Levels of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress among Ugandan adults during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional... (Publications)
Objectives Policy measures to slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), such as curfews and business closures, may have negative effects on mental health. Populations in low- and middle-
Cumulative antibiotic exposure in the first five years of life: estimates for 45 low- and middle-income countries from demographic and health survey... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Estimates of the total cumulative exposure to antibiotics of children in low-resource settings, and the source of these treatments, are limited. METHODS: We estimated the average number of
An evidence synthesis approach for combining different data sources illustrated using entomological efficacy of insecticides for indoor residual... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Prospective malaria public health interventions are initially tested for entomological impact using standardised experimental hut trials. In some cases, data are collated as aggregated cou