Surveillance-response systems: the key to elimination of tropical diseases (Publications)
Tropical diseases remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Although combined health efforts brought about significant improvements over the past 20 years, communities i
Evaluation of customised lineage-specific sets of MIRU-VNTR loci for genotyping <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex isolates in Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Different combinations of variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) loci have been proposed for genotyping Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Existing VNTR schemes show different dis
<em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> persistence at a village water source of Buruli ulcer patients (Publications)
Buruli ulcer (BU), a neglected tropical disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is the third most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and lepro
Feasibility of repellent use in a context of increasing outdoor transmission: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Extensive employment of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) has substantially reduced malaria morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. These too
Prevalence and risk factors of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> in Takeo Province, Cambodia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The threadworm Strongyloides stercoralis, the most neglected helminth, affects an estimated 30-100 million people worldwide. Information on S. stercoralis infection is scarce in tropical a