Bayesian spatio-temporal modeling of mortality in relation to malaria incidence in western Kenya (Publications)
between malaria transmission intensity and all-cause/malaria mortality. This offers a quick and efficient way to monitor malaria burden. Excess mortality estimates indicate that small changes in malaria incidence [...] spatio-temporal survival models to investigate the relation between mortality (all-cause/malaria-specific) and malaria incidence across all age groups. The analysis adjusted for insecticide-treated net (ITN) [...] positive association with malaria-specific mortality in young...
Controlled human malaria infection leads to long-lasting changes in innate and innate-like lymphocyte populations (Publications)
clinically silent. To overcome this limitation, we examined blood samples from a controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) study in a Tanzanian cohort, in which volunteers underwent CHMI with a low or high
Tracking development assistance and government health expenditures for 35 malaria-eliminating countries: 1990-2017 (Publications)
financier for malaria, providing 96% of the total external funding for malaria in 2013, with vector control interventions being the highest cost driver in all regions. Government expenditure on malaria, while [...] health to the 35 countries actively pursuing malaria elimination. Where possible, development assistance for health (DAH) was categorized by spend on malaria intervention. A diverse set of data points were [...] were used to estimate government health budgets expenditure on malaria,...
Malaria prevention strategies and recommendations, from chemoprophylaxis to stand-by emergency treatment: a 10-year prospective study in a Swiss... (Publications)
There are several possible malaria prevention strategies for travellers. In Switzerland, chemoprophylaxis (CP) is recommended for persons visiting areas highly endemic for malaria and stand-by emergency treatment [...] fic malaria preventive recommendations provided and medicines prescribed over time were analysed. Results: In total, 64 858 client-trips were recorded. 91% of travellers planned to visit a malaria endemic [...] treatment (SBET) for areas with moderate to low risk. Objective: To...
Malaria prevention recommendations for risk groups visiting sub-Saharan Africa: a survey of European expert opinion and international recommendations (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Malaria prevention can be complex due to the individual characteristics of the traveller, travel destination, duration of stay and type of travel. Our aim in this study was to document malaria che [...] visiting malaria-endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: Travel medicine experts in Europe were asked to complete an online questionnaire, a 28-item Survey Monkey survey, on 11 malaria prevention [...] of the UK, U.S. CDC, Germany, Switzerland, WHO and the electronic Medicines...