Hyperglycaemia is inversely correlated with live <em>M. bovis</em> BCG-specific CD4+ T cell responses in Tanzanian adults with latent or active... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The rising prevalence of Diabetes mellitus (DM) in high TB-endemic countries may adversely affect sustainability of TB control since DM constitutes a risk factor for development of activ
Physical activity and dual disease burden among South African primary schoolchildren from disadvantaged neighbourhoods (Publications)
People from low- and middle-income countries still face challenges stemming from parasitic infections. Additionally, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors are rapidly increasing, whi
<em>Plasmodium vivax</em> and <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection dynamics: re-infections, recrudescences and relapses (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In malaria endemic populations, complex patterns of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage infection dynamics may be observed. Genotyping samples from longitudinal cohort s
Development of dengue virus serotype-specific NS1 capture assays for the rapid and highly sensitive identification of the infecting serotype in human... (Publications)
Dengue fever can be caused by one of four distinct dengue virus (DENV) serotypes that cocirculate in many parts of the world. Point of care serotype-specific nonstructural protein-1 (NS1) capture assa
Bottlenecks in the provision of antenatal care: rural settled and mobile pastoralist communities in Chad (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess antenatal care (ANC) coverage and analyse constraining factors for service delivery to rural settled and mobile populations in two districts in Chad. METHOD: Data from cross-secti
Validity and usability testing of a health systems guidance appraisal tool, the AGREE-HS (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Health systems guidance (HSG) provides recommendations to address health systems challenges. No tools exist to inform HSG developers and users about the components of high quality HSG and