Scalable camera traps for measuring the attractiveness of sugar baits for controlling malaria and dengue vectors (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Attractive targeted sugar baits (ATSBs) are promising new interventions that can complement existing vector control tools. However, reproducible and quantitative information on the level o
Early assessment of antibodies decline in Chagas patients following treatment using a serological multiplex immunoassay (Publications)
Chagas disease following infection with Trypanosoma cruzi is a major public health issue, with the disease spreading beyond endemic regions and becoming more global due to the migration of infected in
Exposure of gut bacterial isolates to the anthelminthic drugs, ivermectin and moxidectin, leads to antibiotic-like phenotypes of growth inhibition and... (Publications)
Due to their broad-spectrum activities, ivermectin and moxidectin are widely used anthelminthics in veterinary and human medicine. However, ivermectin has recently been shown to perturbate bacterial g
Incidence and duration of human papillomavirus infections in young women: insights from a bimonthly follow-up cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We studied the duration of HPV detection and risk of (re-) detection for 25 HPV genotypes in a cohort of 132 women followed every eight weeks for up to two years between 2016 and 2020. Par
Mapping inequalities in health service coverage in Africa: a scoping review (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: In this scoping review, we aim to consolidate the evidence on inequalities in service coverage in Africa using a comprehensive set of stratifiers. These stratifiers include place of residen
Urine-Xpert Ultra for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV: a prospective, multicentre, diagnostic accuracy study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Diagnostic delays for tuberculosis are common, with high resultant mortality. Urine-Xpert Ultra (Cepheid) could improve time to diagnosis of tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance.
Impact of climate variability and interventions on malaria incidence and forecasting in Burkina Faso (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a climate-driven public health issue in Burkina Faso, yet the interactions between climatic factors and malaria interventions across different zones are not well understood
Regioselective synthesis of potential non-quinonoid prodrugs of plasmodione: antiparasitic properties against two hemoglobin-feeding parasites and... (Publications)
Ψ-1,4-naphthoquinones (Ψ-NQ) are non-quinoid compounds in which aromaticity-found in 1,4-naphthoquinones-is broken by the introduction of an angular methyl at C-4a or -8a. This series was designed to
Burden and risk factors of suspected cholangiocarcinoma in high <em>Opisthorchis viverrini</em> endemic rural communities in southern Lao PDR (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a major contributor to hepatobiliary mortality in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). Infection with the carcinogenic trematode Opisthorchis viver
Vientiane multigenerational birth cohort project in Lao People's Democratic Republic: protocol for establishing a longitudinal multigenerational birth... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Rapid global population growth and urbanization have led to an increase in urban populations in low- and middle-income countries. Although these urban areas have generally better health ou
