The visiting friends or relatives traveler in the 21st century: time for a new definition (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Travelers visiting friends or relatives (VFR travelers) are a group identified with an increased risk of travel-related illness. Changes in global mobility, travel patterns, and inter-regi
Characterization of treatment failure in efficacy trials of drugs against <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> by genotyping neutral and drug... (Publications)
Plasmodium vivax intervention trials customarily report uncorrected treatment failure rates. Application of recrudescence-reinfection genotyping and drug resistance single-nucleotide polymorphism typi
Bayesian spatial risk prediction of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> infection in western Côte d'Ivoire using a remotely-sensed digital elevation... (Publications)
An important epidemiologic feature of schistosomiasis is the focal distribution of the disease. Thus, the identification of high-risk communities is an essential first step for targeting interventions
Can farm milk consumption prevent allergic diseases? (Publications)
Cow's milk is an important part of human diet and a source of food allergy for some individuals. Medical guidance strongly discourages consumption of raw milk because of the known health risk associat
Helminth infections, morbidity indicators, and schistosomiasis treatment history in three villages, Dongting Lake region, P.R. China (Publications)
In order to estimate the public health impact of helminth infections, and to provide baseline data for interventions, parasitological and morbidity surveys were conducted among inhabitants of three vi
Biobanking for epidemiological research and public health (Publications)
Almost all healthcare systems are currently facing fundamental challenges. New ways of organizing these systems based on novel knowledge and stakeholders' different needs are required to meet these ch