Compensatory evolution drives multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Central Asia (Publications)
Bacterial factors favoring the unprecedented multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) epidemic in the former Soviet Union remain unclear. We utilized whole genome sequencing and Bayesian statistics t
Association of riverine prawns and intermediate host snails and correlation with human schistosomiasis in two river systems in south-eastern Côte... (Publications)
The current emphasis of schistosomiasis control is placed on preventive chemotherapy using praziquantel. However, reinfection may occur rapidly in the absence of complementary interventions. Recent st
Estimation of disability weight for paragonimiasis: a systematic analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Paragonimiasis, caused by helminths of the genus Paragonimus spp., is a neglected tropical disease. Human suffering from paragonimiasis is often misunderstood and its quantification by the
China's tuberculosis epidemic stems from historical expansion of four strains of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
A small number of high-burden countries account for the majority of tuberculosis cases worldwide. Detailed data are lacking from these regions. To explore the evolutionary history of Mycobacterium tub