Immunologic-based diagnosis of latent tuberculosis among children less than 5 years of age exposed and unexposed to tuberculosis in Tanzania:... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is acquired following exposure to an infectious TB case, often within the household. We prospectively screened children 6-59 months of age, exposed and unexpose
Adverse impact of nocturnal transportation noise on glucose regulation in healthy young adults: effect of different noise scenarios (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological evidence indicates an association between transportation noise exposure and a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Sleep disturbances are thought to be one of the mec
Comparative genomics of <em>Mycobacterium africanum</em> lineage 5 and lineage 6 from Ghana suggests distinct ecological niches (Publications)
Mycobacterium africanum (Maf) causes a substantial proportion of human tuberculosis in some countries of West Africa, but little is known on this pathogen. We compared the genomes of 253 Maf clinical
Analysis of interventions against the liver fluke, opisthorchis viverrini (Publications)
We adapt a population-based model of Opisthorchis viverrini transmission dynamics to determine the effectiveness of three different interventions. The model includes the definitive hosts, humans; the