Persistent hot spots in Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation studies for gaining and sustaining control of... (Publications)
Control of schistosomiasis presently relies largely on preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel through mass drug administration (MDA) programs. The Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Researc
Air pollution, lung function and COPD: results from the population-based UK Biobank study (Publications)
Ambient air pollution increases the risk of respiratory mortality but evidence for impacts on lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is less well established. The aim was to ev
Author correction: Arylmethylamino steroids as antiparasitic agents (Publications)
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Configurationally stabilized analogs of <em>M. ulcerans</em> exotoxins mycolactones A and B reveal the importance of side chain geometry for... (Publications)
Mycolactones A/B (1a/b) are exotoxins of Mycobacterium ulcerans that are the molecular cause of Buruli ulcer. 1a/b represent a rapidly equilibrating mixture of Z/E isomers about the C4' horizontal lin
Early childhood development: an imperative for action and measurement at scale (Publications)
Experiences during early childhood shape biological and psychological structures and functions in ways that affect health, well-being and productivity throughout the life course. The science of early
Post-Kala-Azar dermal leishmaniasis as a reservoir for visceral leishmaniasis transmission (Publications)
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a parasitic skin infection which can occur after visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Recent xenodiagnosis studies (Mondal et al., Clin. Infect. Dis., 2018) have
Effects of a school-based health intervention program in marginalized communities of Port Elizabeth, South Africa (the KaziBantu study): protocol for... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The burden of poverty-related infectious diseases remains high in low- and middle-income countries, while noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly gaining importance. To address this du