<em>Orientia tsutsugamushi</em> in chiggers and small mammals in Laos (Publications)
Background: Scrub typhus is a leading cause of febrile illness in Laos and accounts for a high burden of disease. There have been no previous studies on the causative agent, Orientia tsutsugamushi, in
Improving translational power in antischistosomal drug discovery (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a poverty-associated tropical disease caused by blood dwelling trematodes that threaten approximately 10% of the world population. Praziquantel, the sole drug currently available fo
Specific and non-specific factors of animal-assisted interventions considered in research: a systematic review (Publications)
Research on animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) has increased massively in the last few years. But it is still not clear how AAIs work and how important the animal is in such interventions. The aim o
Early detection and surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 genomic variants in wastewater using COJAC (Publications)
The continuing emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants of interest emphasizes the need for early detection and epidemiological surveillance of novel variants. We used genomic sequenci
Healthy aging: comparative analysis of local perception and diet in two health districts of Côte d'Ivoire and Japan (Publications)
Context: Good health and longevity depend on dynamic interactions between biological, social, psychological, and environmental factors. Aging is globally a big challenge, particularly with the demogra
Temporal and wash-out studies identify medicines for malaria venture pathogen box compounds with fast-acting activity against both <em>Trypanosoma... (Publications)
Chagas disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi is endemic to 21 countries in the Americas, effects approximately 6 million people and on average results in 12,000 deaths annually. Human Afri