Molecular surveillance of the antifolateresistant mutation I164L in imported African isolates of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> in Europe: sentinel... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria parasites that carry the DHFR-mutation I164L are not only highly resistant to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine but also to the new antimalarial drug chlorproguanil-dapsone. The spread of
Nuclear factor I genomic binding associates with chromatin boundaries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Nuclear Factor I (NFI) family of DNA binding proteins (also called CCAAT box transcription factors or CTF) is involved in both DNA replication and gene expression regulation. Using chr
Estimating <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> transmission rates in low-endemic settings using a combination of community prevalence and health facility... (Publications)
As some malaria control programs shift focus from disease control to transmission reduction, there is a need for transmission data to monitor progress. At lower levels of transmission, it becomes incr
Sleeping sickness in travelers - do they really sleep? (Publications)
The number of imported Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) cases in non-endemic countries has increased over the last years. The objective of this analysis is to describe the clinical presentation of
Effect of sanitation on soil-transmitted helminth infection: systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In countries of high endemicity of the soil-transmitted helminth parasites Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworm, preventive chemotherapy (i.e., repeated administration o
A high-resolution geospatial surveillance-response system for malaria elimination in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A high-resolution surveillance-response system has been developed within a geographic information system (GIS) to support malaria elimination in the Pacific. This paper examines the applic
Quality assurance in transnational higher education: a case study of the tropEd network (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Transnational or cross-border higher education has rapidly expanded since the 1980s. Together with that expansion issues on quality assurance came to the forefront. This article aims to
A research agenda for malaria eradication: monitoring, evaluation, and surveillance (Publications)
Monitoring, evaluation, and surveillance measure how well public health programs operate over time and achieve their goals. As countries approach malaria elimination, these activities will need to shi
