Bayesian spatio-temporal modeling of mortality in relation to malaria incidence in western Kenya (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The effect of malaria exposure on mortality using health facility incidence data as a measure of transmission has not been well investigated. Health and demographic surveillance systems
Evaluating the comparative effectiveness of different demand side interventions to increase maternal health service utilization and practice of birth... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In this protocol we describe a mixed methods study in the province of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo evaluating the effectiveness of different demand side strategies to increase
DengueTools: innovative tools and strategies for the surveillance and control of dengue (Publications)
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease estimated to cause about 230 million infections worldwide every year, of which 25,000 are fatal. Global incidence has risen rapidly in recent decades wit
Antiprotozoal activity of <em>Buxus sempervirens</em> and activity-guided isolation of <em>O</em>-tigloylcyclovirobuxeine-B as the main constituent... (Publications)
Buxus sempervirens L. (European Box, Buxaceae) has been used in ethnomedicine to treat malaria. In the course of our screening of plant extracts for antiprotozoal activity, a CH2Cl2 extract from leave
Malaria mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria continues to be a major cause of infectious disease mortality in tropical regions. However, deaths from malaria are most often not individually documented, and as a result overall