Isothermal microcalorimetry, a new tool to monitor drug action against <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> and <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
Isothermal microcalorimetry is an established tool to measure heat flow of physical, chemical or biological processes. The metabolism of viable cells produces heat, and if sufficient cells are present
Bayesian geostatistical modeling of leishmaniasis incidence in Brazil (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Leishmaniasis is endemic in 98 countries with an estimated 350 million people at risk and approximately 2 million cases annually. Brazil is one of the most severely affected countries. MET
A high-resolution geospatial surveillance-response system for malaria elimination in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A high-resolution surveillance-response system has been developed within a geographic information system (GIS) to support malaria elimination in the Pacific. This paper examines the applic
A research agenda for malaria eradication: monitoring, evaluation, and surveillance (Publications)
Monitoring, evaluation, and surveillance measure how well public health programs operate over time and achieve their goals. As countries approach malaria elimination, these activities will need to shi
Co-infection of HIV and intestinal parasites in rural area of China (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasite infections (IPIs) are among the most significant causes of illness and disease of socially and economically disadvantaged populations in developing countries,
Resurgence of HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Switzerland: mathematical modelling study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: New HIV infections in men who have sex with men (MSM) have increased in Switzerland since 2000 despite combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). The objectives of this mathematical modell
Spatio-temporal analysis to identify determinants of <em>Oncomelania hupensis</em> infection with <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> in Jiangsu province,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: With the successful implementation of integrated measures for schistosomiasis control, Jiangsu province has reached low-endemicity status. However, infected Oncomelania hupensis snails cou
Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) IV: epidemiology of urban malaria in Cotonou (Benin) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: An estimated 40 % of the population in Benin lives in urban areas. The purpose of the study was to estimate malaria endemicity and the fraction of malaria-attributable fevers in health fac