Spatio-temporal analysis of the role of climate in inter-annual variation of malaria incidence in Zimbabwe (Publications)
BACKGROUND: On the fringes of endemic zones climate is a major determinant of inter-annual variation in malaria incidence. Quantitative description of the space-time effect of this association has pra
Reproductive health care for asylum-seeking women - a challenge for health professionals (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Dealing with pregnancy, childbirth and the care of newborn babies is a challenge for female asylum seekers and their health care providers. The aim of our study was to identify r
Multiplicity and diversity of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> infections in a highly endemic region in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
Plasmodium vivax is highly endemic in the lowlands of Papua New Guinea and accounts for a large proportion of the malaria cases in children less than 5 years of age. We collected 2117 blood samples at
Modelling the epidemiological impact of intermittent preventive treatment against malaria in infants (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Trials of intermittent preventive treatment against malaria in infants (IPTi) using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) have shown a positive, albeit variable, protective efficacy against clin
Bottlenecks and the maintenance of minor genotypes during the life cycle of <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
African trypanosomes are digenetic parasites that undergo part of their developmental cycle in mammals and part in tsetse flies. We established a novel technique to monitor the population dynamics of
The unmet need for emergency obstetric care in Tanga Region, Tanzania (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Improving maternal health by reducing maternal mortality constitutes the fifth Millennium Development Goal and represents a key public health challenge in the United Republic of
Isolation of <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</em> from cured and relapsed sleeping sickness patients and adaptation to laboratory mice (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Sleeping sickness due to Trypanosoma brucei (T.b.) gambiense is still a major public health problem in some central African countries. Historically, relapse rates around 5% have been obser
Mapping malaria risk among children in Côte d'Ivoire using Bayesian geo-statistical models (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: In Cote d'Ivoire, an estimated 767,000 disability-adjusted life years are due to malaria, placing the country at position number 14 with regard to the global burden of malaria. R
Study and implementation of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba islands) using an integrated multidisciplinary... (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that continues to be a major public health problem in many developing countries being responsible for an estimated burden of at least 1.4