Semi-field evaluation of a volatile transfluthrin-based intervention reveals efficacy as a spatial repellent and evidence of other modes of action (Publications)
Presently, the most common malaria control tools-i.e., long lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS)-are limited to targeting indoor biting and resting behaviors of
Lack of methoxy-mycolates characterizes the geographically restricted lineage 7 of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </em>complex (Publications)
Lineage 7 (L7) emerged in the phylogeny of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) subsequent to the branching of 'ancient' lineage 1 and prior to the Eurasian dispersal of 'modern' lineages 2,
The highly diverse plasmid population found in <em>Escherichia coli </em>colonizing travellers to Laos and its role in antimicrobial resistance gene... (Publications)
Increased colonization by antimicrobial-resistant organisms is closely associated with international travel. This study investigated the diversity of mobile genetic elements involved with antimicrobia
A general framework to support cost-efficient fecal egg count methods and study design choices for large-scale STH deworming programs-monitoring of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs currently lack evidence-based recommendations for cost-efficient survey designs for monitoring and evaluation. Here, we present a framework
School-based preventive chemotherapy program for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth control in Angola: 6-year impact assessment (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A school preventive chemotherapy (PC) program for soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and schistosomiasis has operated in Huambo, Uige and Zaire provinces, Angola, since 2013 and 2014, respe
The air and viruses we breathe: assessing the effect the PM2.5 air pollutant has on the burden of COVID-19 (Publications)
Evidence suggests an association between air pollutant exposure and worse outcomes for respiratory viral diseases, like COVID-19. However, does breathing polluted air over many years affect the suscep
Health service quality in 2929 facilities in six low-income and middle-income countries: a positive deviance analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Primary care is of insufficient quality in many low-income and middle-income countries. Some health facilities perform better than others despite operating in similar contexts, although th
Antibody and B cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination (Publications)
Antibodies, and the B cell and plasma cell populations responsible for their production, are key components of the human immune system's response to SARS-CoV-2, which has caused the coronavirus diseas