Toxocariasis-associated cardiac diseases: a systematic review of the literature (Publications)
Toxocariasis, caused by Toxocara canis or Toxocara catis, is a worldwide occurring parasitic disease, reaching high prevalences especially in tropical and subtropical countries. The clinical presentat
Multilevel analysis of childbearing in childhood in Tanzania's Rufiji district (Publications)
Objectives To examine levels, trends and correlates of childbearing in childhood (CiC) in the Rufiji district of Tanzania from 2002 to 2010. Methods Using longitudinal data collected in, and by, the R
Assessment of global guidelines for preventive chemotherapy against schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: a cost-effectiveness modelling... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: WHO guidelines recommend annual treatment for schistosomiasis or soil-transmitted helminthiasis when prevalence in school-aged children is at or above a threshold of 50% and 20%, respectiv
Spatially variable risk factors for malaria in a geographically heterogeneous landscape, western Kenya: an explorative study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Large reductions in malaria transmission and mortality have been achieved over the last decade, and this has mainly been attributed to the scale-up of long-lasting insecticidal bed nets an
Comparative genomics of drug resistance in<em> Trypanosoma brucei</em> rhodesiense (Publications)
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense is one of the causative agents of human sleeping sickness, a fatal disease that is transmitted by tsetse flies and restricted to Sub-Saharan Africa. Here we investigate
Validation of a point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen urine cassette test for <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> diagnosis in the Sahel, and potential... (Publications)
On the shores of Lake Chad, schistosomiasis among mobile pastoralists was investigated in a field laboratory. Point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) cassette test, reagent strips, and fi
Identifying risk factors for <em>Plasmodium </em>infection and anaemia in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is little data on the risk factors for malaria infection in large cities in central Africa and in all age groups. There may be different associations with the risk factors for areas
Associations of inter- and intraday temperature change with mortality (Publications)
In this study we evaluated the association between temperature variation and mortality and compared it with the contribution due to mean daily temperature in 6 cities with different climates. Quasi-Po
Buruli ulcer in Cameroon: the development and impact of the National Control Programme (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cameroon is endemic for Buruli ulcer (BU) and organised institutional BU control began in 2002. The objective was to describe the evolution, achievements and challenges of the national BU
