A large <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> reservoir and little population structure in the South Pacific (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The importance of Plasmodium vivax in malaria elimination is increasingly being recognized, yet little is known about its population size and population genetic structure in the South Pa
The cell wall-associated mycolactone polyketide synthases are necessary but not sufficient for mycolactone biosynthesis (Publications)
Mycolactones are polyketide-derived lipid virulence factors made by the slow-growing human pathogen, Mycobacterium ulcerans. Three unusually large and homologous plasmid-borne genes (mlsA1: 51 kb, mls
Epidemiology of brucellosis and Q fever in linked human and animal populations in northern Togo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although brucellosis (Brucella spp.) and Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii) are zoonoses of global importance, very little high quality data are available from West Africa. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FIND
Access to HIV/AIDS care: a systematic review of socio-cultural determinants in low and high income countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The role of socio-cultural factors in influencing access to HIV/AIDS treatment, care and support is increasingly recognized by researchers, international donors and policy makers. Although