The cost-effectiveness of permethrin impregnated bednets in preventing child mortality in Kassena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana (Publications)
bednets are now being widely promoted as an effective means of protecting African children against malaria, but there is little evidence of their cost-effectiveness. The impact on child mortality of introducing
Sequence analysis of the MSP 1 gene of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> isolates from Hainan, China (Publications)
. METHODS: Genomic DNA was prepared directly from blood samples spotted on filter papers from 2 malaria patients from Baoting County, Hainan Province. PCR amplification of the target gene was carried out
A path to cooperation between China and Mongolia towards the control of echinococcosis under the Belt and Road Initiative (Publications)
development goals, especially goal 3, target 3.3: by 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable
From innovation to application: social-ecological context, diagnostics, drugs and integrated control of schistosomiasis (Publications)
Compared to malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, schistosomiasis remains a truly neglected tropical disease. Schistosomiasis, perhaps more than any other disease, is entrenched in prevailing social-ecological
Fiona Vanobberghen (People)
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on Design and analysis of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) studies for helminths and malaria In addition, my experience and interests span HIV epidemiology and clinical trials, the use of marginal
Neglected Tropical Diseases: Then and Now (Page)
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MDGs were health-related, focusing on child and maternal health as well as on combatting “HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases”. The MDG era spurred an unprecedented global health effort, facilitated by a [...] Global Fund, and the creation of product development partnerships (PDPs), such as Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), FIND and Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DND i ). The Birth of the Term [...] initial group of 13 to 15 NTDs was similar to that of any of the ‘big three’...
<em>P. falciparum</em> and <em>P. vivax</em> orthologous coiled-coil candidates for a potential cross-protective vaccine (Publications)
Over the last four decades, significant efforts have been invested to develop vaccines against malaria. Although most efforts are focused on the development of P. falciparum vaccines, the current availability
Identification and deconvolution of cross-resistance signals from antimalarial compounds using multidrug-resistant <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>... (Publications)
Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly malaria agent, displays a wide variety of resistance mechanisms in the field. The ability of antimalarial compounds in development to overcome these must therefore
In vitro interaction of artemisinin derivatives or the fully synthetic peroxidic anti-malarial OZ277 with thapsigargin in <em>Plasmodium... (Publications)
artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) recommended as first-line treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in disease-endemic countries. Studies by Eckstein-Ludwig and co-workers showed both thapsigargin
Variation in calculating and reporting antimalarial efficacy against<em> Plasmodium falciparum</em> in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of... (Publications)
artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), are critical tools in reducing the global burden of malaria, which is concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa. Performing and reporting antimalarial efficacy studies