A tool box for operational mosquito larval control: preliminary results and early lessons from the Urban Malaria Control Programme in Dar es Salaam,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: As the population of Africa rapidly urbanizes, large populations could be protected from malaria by controlling aquatic stages of mosquitoes if cost-effective and scalable implementation s
Global burden of human brucellosis: a systematic review of disease frequency (Publications)
BACKGROUND: This report presents a systematic review of scientific literature published between 1990-2010 relating to the frequency of human brucellosis, commissioned by WHO. The objectives were to id
Malaria chemoprophylaxis recommendations for immigrants to Europe, visiting relatives and friends: a Delphi method study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Numbers of travellers visiting friends and relatives (VFRs) from Europe to malaria endemic countries are increasing and include long-term and second generation immigrants, who represent th
A major role for the <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> ApiAP2 protein PfSIP2 in chromosome end biology (Publications)
The heterochromatic environment and physical clustering of chromosome ends at the nuclear periphery provide a functional and structural framework for antigenic variation and evolution of subtelomeric
Phase change material for thermotherapy of Buruli ulcer: a prospective observational single centre proof-of-principle trial (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU) is an infection of the subcutaneous tissue leading to chronic necrotizing skin ulcers. The causative pathogen, Mycobacterium ulcerans, grows best at 30 degrees C-33 degre
High-resolution genotyping and mapping of recombination and gene conversion in the protozoan <em>Theileria parva</em> using whole genome sequencing (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Theileria parva is a tick-borne protozoan parasite, which causes East Coast Fever, a disease of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa. Like Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite undergoes a
Spatial effects of mosquito bednets on child mortality (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Insecticide treated nets (ITN) have been proven to be an effective tool in reducing the burden of malaria. Few randomized clinical trials examined the spatial effect of ITNs on child morta
<em>Plasmodium vivax</em> and mixed infections are associated with severe malaria in children: a prospective cohort study from Papua New Guinea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Severe malaria (SM) is classically associated with Plasmodium falciparum infection. Little information is available on the contribution of P. vivax to severe disease. There are some epidem