Unlocking the human factor to increase effectiveness and sustainability of malaria vector control (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Progress in the fight against malaria has stalled in recent years, highlighting the importance of new interventions and tailored approaches. A critical factor that must be considered acros
Nachtlärminduzierte Schlafstörungen und Herz-Kreislauf-Risiko (Publications)
Impairment of sleep in the sense of insomnias, i.e. difficulties falling asleep and staying asleep, early morning awakening and chronical unrestful sleep is widespread in the population and are associ
The economic impact of schistosomiasis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The economic impact of schistosomiasis and the underlying tradeoffs between water resources development and public health concerns have yet to be quantified. Schistosomiasis exerts large h
Risk factors for brucellosis and knowledge-attitude practice among pastoralists in Afar and Somali regions of Ethiopia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is a neglected bacterial zoonotic disease with substantial economic impact on households. Pastoral communities are a potential risk group due to their way of life being closely
Emulator-based Bayesian optimization for efficient multi-objective calibration of an individual-based model of malaria (Publications)
Individual-based models have become important tools in the global battle against infectious diseases, yet model complexity can make calibration to biological and epidemiological data challenging. We p
Lived experiences and perceptions of childbirth among pastoralist women in north-eastern Ethiopia: a multimethod qualitative analysis to the WHO... (Publications)
Maternity should be a time of hope and joy. However, for women in pastoralist communities in Ethiopia, the reality of motherhood is often grim. This problem is creating striking disparities of skilled
Global diversity and balancing selection of 23 leading <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>candidate vaccine antigens (Publications)
Investigation of the diversity of malaria parasite antigens can help prioritize and validate them as vaccine candidates and identify the most common variants for inclusion in vaccine formulations. Stu