Independent large scale duplications in multiple <em>M. tuberculosis</em> lineages overlapping the same genomic region (Publications)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of most human tuberculosis, infects one third of the world's population and kills an estimated 1.7 million people a year. With the world-wide emergence
Bovine tuberculosis at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in Hamer Woreda, South Omo, southern Ethiopia (Publications)
Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is endemic in cattle in the Ethiopian Highlands but no studies have been done so far in pastoralists in South Omo. This study assessed the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (
HIV/AIDS, parasites and co-infections: publication patterns in China (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Since its discovery, HIV/AIDS has arguably captured more attention among the Chinese biomedical research community than most other infectious diseases. Traditional parasitic dise
Co-infection of HIV and intestinal parasites in rural area of China (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasite infections (IPIs) are among the most significant causes of illness and disease of socially and economically disadvantaged populations in developing countries,
Bayesian geostatistical modeling of leishmaniasis incidence in Brazil (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Leishmaniasis is endemic in 98 countries with an estimated 350 million people at risk and approximately 2 million cases annually. Brazil is one of the most severely affected countries. MET
Isothermal microcalorimetry, a new tool to monitor drug action against <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> and <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
Isothermal microcalorimetry is an established tool to measure heat flow of physical, chemical or biological processes. The metabolism of viable cells produces heat, and if sufficient cells are present
Evaluating the effectiveness of IPTi on malaria using routine health information from sentinel health centres in southern Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) consists of the administration of a treatment dose of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) at the time of routine vaccinations. Th
Genotypic diversity and drug susceptibility patterns among <em>M. tuberculosis</em> complex isolates from south-western Ghana (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to use spoligotyping and large sequence polymorphism (LSP) to study the population structure of M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolates. METHODS: MTBC isolates wer
Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) I: Epidemiology of urban malaria in Ouagadougou (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Rapid urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa has a major impact on malaria epidemiology. While much is known about malaria in rural areas in Burkina Faso, the urban situation is less well unde
