Semi-field evaluation of a volatile transfluthrin-based intervention reveals efficacy as a spatial repellent and evidence of other modes of action (Publications)
Presently, the most common malaria control tools-i.e., long lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS)-are limited to targeting indoor biting and resting behaviors of
Lack of methoxy-mycolates characterizes the geographically restricted lineage 7 of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </em>complex (Publications)
Lineage 7 (L7) emerged in the phylogeny of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) subsequent to the branching of 'ancient' lineage 1 and prior to the Eurasian dispersal of 'modern' lineages 2,
The highly diverse plasmid population found in <em>Escherichia coli </em>colonizing travellers to Laos and its role in antimicrobial resistance gene... (Publications)
Increased colonization by antimicrobial-resistant organisms is closely associated with international travel. This study investigated the diversity of mobile genetic elements involved with antimicrobia
Potential mechanisms by which cash transfer programmes could improve the mental health and life chances of young people: a conceptual framework and... (Publications)
Mental health is inextricably linked to both poverty and future life chances such as education, skills, labour market attachment and social function. Poverty can lead to poorer mental health, which re
Associations between environmental noise and myocardial infarction and stroke: investigating the potential mediating effects of hypertension (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We investigated whether hypertension may be a mediator in the pathway linking environmental noise exposure to incident MI and stroke. METHODS: Separately for MI and stroke, we built two po
Long-term exposure to ultrafine particles and natural and cause-specific mortality (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Health implications of long-term exposure to ubiquitously present ultrafine particles (UFP) are uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between long-term UFP e
Emodepside for<em> Trichuris trichiura </em>and hookworm infection (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Current treatments for soil-transmitted helminth infections in humans have low efficacy against Trichuris trichiura. Emodepside - a drug in veterinary use and under development for the tre