Transporters of <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em>: phylogeny, physiology, pharmacology (Publications)
Trypanosoma brucei comprise the causative agents of sleeping sickness, T. b. gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense, as well as the livestock-pathogenic T. b. brucei. The parasites are transmitted by the tse
Very high carriage of gametocytes in asymptomatic low-density <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>P. vivax</em> infections in western Thailand (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Low-density asymptomatic infections of Plasmodium spp. are common in low endemicity areas worldwide, but outside Africa, their contribution to malaria transmission is poorly understood. Co
Total recall in the SCAMP cohort: validation of self-reported mobile phone use in the smartphone era (Publications)
Mobile phone use, predominantly smartphones, is almost ubiquitous amongst both adults and children. However adults and children have different usage patterns. A major challenge with research on mobile
Investigating the association between African spontaneously fermented dairy products, faecal carriage of <em>Streptococcus infantarius</em> subsp.... (Publications)
Consumption of traditional fermented dairy products (tFDP) in Africa leads to the ingestion of up to 10(8)Streptococcus infantarius subspecies infantarius (Sii) per millilitre of spontaneously ferment
Self-diagnosis of malaria by travellers: a cohort study on the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests provided by a Swiss travel clinic (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The WHO recommends that all suspect malaria cases be tested before receiving treatment. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for malaria can be performed reliably by community health workers with
<em>Schistosoma</em>, other helminth infections, and associated risk factors in preschool-aged children in urban Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite the high prevalence of helminth infections among preschool-aged children, control programs in sub-Saharan countries primarily focus on school-aged populations. We assessed the prev
A novel electronic algorithm using host biomarker point-of-care tests for the management of febrile illnesses in Tanzanian children (e-POCT): a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The management of childhood infections remains inadequate in resource-limited countries, resulting in high mortality and irrational use of antimicrobials. Current disease management tools,