Monkey malaria in a European traveler returning from Malaysia (Publications)
In 2007, a Finnish traveler was infected in Peninsular Malaysia with Plasmodium knowlesi, a parasite that usually causes malaria in monkeys. P. knowlesi has established itself as the fifth Plasmodium
Comparison of clinical and environmental samples of <em>Legionella pneumophila</em> at the nucleotide sequence level (Publications)
Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 is the most common etiological agent of legionellosis. We have used clinical and environmental isolates from different sources to compare their genetic variability.
Combining PCR with microscopy to reduce costs of laboratory diagnosis of Buruli ulcer (Publications)
Abstract. The introduction of antibiotic therapy as first-line treatment of Buruli ulcer underlines the importance of laboratory confirmation of clinical diagnosis. Because smear microscopy has very l
Changing patterns of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Zanzibar in the context of national helminth control programs (Publications)
Helminth control programs have been implemented in Zanzibar for over a decade. In June/July 2007, approximately 6 months after the last school-based anthelmintic treatment, a cross-sectional survey wa