Malaria and urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
There are already 40 cities in Africa with over 1 million inhabitants and the United Nations Environmental Programme estimates that by 2025 over 800 million people will live in urban areas. Recognizin
<em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> heterochromatin protein 1 marks genomic loci linked to phenotypic variation of exported virulence factors (Publications)
Epigenetic processes are the main conductors of phenotypic variation in eukaryotes. The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum employs antigenic variation of the major surface antigen PfEMP1, encoded
Socio-cultural factors explaining timely and appropriate use of health facilities for degedege in south-eastern Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Convulsions is one of the key signs of severe malaria among children under five years of age, potentially leading to serious complications or death. Several studies of care-seeking behavio
Clinical manifestations of human brucellosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The objectives of this systematic review, commissioned by WHO, were to assess the frequency and severity of clinical manifestations of human brucellosis, in view of specifying a disability
Family characteristics as risk factors for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a population-based case-control study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To date, few risk factors for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have been confirmed and the scientific literature is full of controversial "evidence." We examined if family char
Selection of mosquito life-histories: a hidden weapon against malaria? (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There has recently been a substantial decline in malaria incidence in much of Africa. While the decline can clearly be linked to increasing coverage of mosquito vector control intervention
Willingness to use a rapid diagnostic test for malaria in a rural area of central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Malaria mortality is mainly a direct consequence of inadequate and/or delayed diagnosis and case management. Some important control interventions (e.g. long-lasting insecticidal
The cost-effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants in Sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) has been shown to decrease clinical malaria by approximately 30% in the first year of life and is a promising malaria control strategy f
