The relative contribution of climate variability and vector control coverage to changes in malaria parasite prevalence in Zambia 2006-2012 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Four malaria indicator surveys (MIS) were conducted in Zambia between 2006 and 2012 to evaluate malaria control scale-up. Nationally, coverage of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor
Ultrasound assessment of schistosomiasis (Publications)
In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an ultrasound field protocol for assessing the morbidity due to Schistosoma (S.) haematobium and S. mansoni. The experience with this classification
Nitrotriazole-based acetamides and propanamides with broad spectrum antitrypanosomal activity (Publications)
3-Nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-based acetamides bearing a biphenyl- or a phenoxyphenyl moiety have shown remarkable antichagasic activity both in vitro and in an acute murine model, as well as substantial
Community co-designed schistosomiasis control interventions for school-aged children in Zanzibar (Publications)
Top-down biomedical interventions to control schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa have had limited success, primarily because they fail to engage with the social, political, economic and ecological c
Should viral load thresholds be lowered? Revisiting the WHO definition for virologic failure in patients on antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited... (Publications)
The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on antiretroviral therapy (ART) define treatment failure as 2 consecutive viral loads (VLs) > /=1000 copies/mL. There is, however, little evidence suppor
Spatial mapping and prediction of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection risk among school-aged children in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In Cote d'Ivoire, malaria remains a major public health issue, and thus a priority to be tackled. The aim of this study was to identify spatially explicit indicators of Plasmodium falcipar
Assessing anti-<em>T. cruzi</em> candidates<em> in vitro</em> for sterile cidality (Publications)
Total clearance of the T. cruzi infection - referred to herein as "sterile cure" - seems to be a critical prerequisite for new drug candidates for Chagas disease, ensuring long-term beneficial effects
Microscopic diagnosis of sodium acetate-acetic acid-formalin-fixed stool samples for helminths and intestinal protozoa: a comparison among European... (Publications)
Clin Microbiol InfectAbstract The present study aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of different European reference laboratories in diagnosing helminths and intestinal protozoa, using an ether
Spatial air pollution modelling for a West-African town (Publications)
Land use regression (LUR) modelling is a common approach used in European and Northern American epidemiological studies to assess urban and traffic related air pollution exposures. Studies applying LU