<em>Campylobacter </em>infection and household factors are associated with childhood growth in urban Bangladesh: an analysis of the MAL-ED study (Publications)
The dual burden of enteric infection and childhood malnutrition continues to be a global health concern and a leading cause of morbidity and death among children. Campylobacter infection, in particula
SCORE operational research on moving toward interruption of schistosomiasis transmission (Publications)
As part of its diverse portfolio, the Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) included two cluster-randomized trials evaluating interventions that could potentially
Circulating Anodic Antigen (CAA): a highly sensitive diagnostic biomarker to detect active <em>Schistosoma </em>infections-improvement and use during... (Publications)
The Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) was funded in 2008 to conduct research that would support country schistosomiasis control programs. As schistosomiasis pr
Recovery of left ventricular systolic function in peripartum cardiomyopathy: an observational study from rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the recovery rate of the left ventricular systolic function of women diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy receiving specialized care in rural Tanz
Applications of quantitative microbial risk assessment to respiratory pathogens and implications for uptake in policy: a state-of-the-science review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Respiratory tract infections are major contributors to the global disease burden. Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) holds potential as a rapidly deployable framework to underst
Robenidine derivatives as potential antischistosomal drug candidates (Publications)
Schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma spp. is a disease that causes a considerable health burden to millions of people worldwide. The limited availability of effective drugs on the market and the incr
Microhabitat preferences of <em>Biomphalaria pfeifferi</em> and <em>Lymnaea natalensis</em> in a natural and a man-made habitat in southeastern... (Publications)
Schistosoma mansoni is an important human parasitic disease which is widespread throughout Africa. As Biomphalaria pfeifferi snails act as intermediate host, knowledge of their population ecology is a
Caught in action: mechanistic insights into antibody-mediated inhibition of <em>Plasmodium merozoite</em> invasion (Publications)
Apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1) plays an essential role in host cell invasion by apicomplexan parasites. A recent study by Collins et al. investigated the mode of action of an anti-AMA1 invasion-inhi
Epidemiology and control of mekongi schistosomiasis (Publications)
Since the first case of Schistosoma mekongi infection was reported in 1957, control measures have been implemented in Laos and in Cambodia. Operational research provided the necessary information on p