Social and cultural features of cholera and shigellosis in peri-urban and rural communities of Zanzibar (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Responding to the high burden of cholera in developing countries, the WHO now considers vaccination as a supplement to the provision of safe drinking water and improved sanitatio
Habitat characterization and spatial distribution of <em>Anopheles </em>sp. mosquito larvae in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) during an extended dry period (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: By 2030, more than 50% of the African population will live in urban areas. Controlling malaria reduces the disease burden and further improves economic development. As a complement to tr
Development of highly organized lymphoid structures in Buruli ulcer lesions after treatment with rifampicin and streptomycin (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans is an infection of the subcutaneous tissue leading to chronic necrotising skin ulcers. The pathogenesis is associated with the cytocidal and i
Spatial distribution of the chromosomal forms of <em>anopheles gambiae</em> in Mali (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Maps of the distribution of malaria vectors are useful tools for stratification of malaria risk and for selective vector control strategies. Although the distribution of members of the Ano
Prevalence of intestinal protozoa infection among school-aged children on Pemba Island, Tanzania, and effect of single-dose albendazole, nitazoxanide... (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Pathogenic intestinal protozoa infections are common in school-aged children in the developing world and they are frequently associated with malabsorption syndromes and gastroint