Leisure-time vigorous physical activity is associated with better lung function: the prospective ECRHS study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: We assessed associations between physical activity and lung function, and its decline, in the prospective population-based European Community Respiratory Health Survey cohort. METHODS: FEV1
The WHO 2016 verbal autopsy instrument: an international standard suitable for automated analysis by InterVA, InSilicoVA, and Tariff 2.0 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Verbal autopsy (VA) is a practical method for determining probable causes of death at the population level in places where systems for medical certification of cause of death are weak. VA
Good collaborative practice: reforming capacity building governance of international health research partnerships (Publications)
In line with the policy objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this commentary seeks to examine the extent to which provisions of international health research guidance promot
The effect of case management and vector-control interventions on space-time patterns of malaria incidence in Uganda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Electronic reporting of routine health facility data in Uganda began with the adoption of the District Health Information Software System version 2 (DHIS2) in 2011. This has improved healt
Using yeast synthetic lethality to inform drug combination for malaria (Publications)
Combinatorial chemotherapy is necessary for the treatment of malaria. However, finding a suitable partner drug for a new candidate is challenging. Here we develop an algorithm that identifies all of t
Population genomics of <em>Francisella tularensis </em>subsp.<em> holarctica</em> and its implication on the eco-epidemiology of tularemia in... (Publications)
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) methods provide new possibilities in the field of molecular epidemiology. This is particularly true for monomorphic organisms where the discriminatory power of traditiona
Hyperglycaemia is inversely correlated with live <em>M. bovis</em> BCG-specific CD4+ T cell responses in Tanzanian adults with latent or active... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The rising prevalence of Diabetes mellitus (DM) in high TB-endemic countries may adversely affect sustainability of TB control since DM constitutes a risk factor for development of activ
Physical activity and dual disease burden among South African primary schoolchildren from disadvantaged neighbourhoods (Publications)
People from low- and middle-income countries still face challenges stemming from parasitic infections. Additionally, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors are rapidly increasing, whi