Emergence and genomic diversification of a virulent serogroup W:ST-2881(CC175) <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em> clone in the African meningitis belt (Publications)
Countries of the African 'meningitis belt' are susceptible to meningococcal meningitis outbreaks. While in the past major epidemics have been primarily caused by serogroup A meningococci, W strains ar
Infant and child mortality in relation to malaria transmission in KEMRI/CDC HDSS, Western Kenya: validation of verbal autopsy (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria transmission reduction is a goal of many malaria control programmes. Little is known of how much mortality can be reduced by specific reductions in transmission. Verbal autopsy (VA
<em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> and hookworm co-infection: spatial distribution and determinants in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworm are two soil-transmitted helminths (STH) that are highly prevalent in Cambodia. Strongyloides stercoralis causes long-lasting infections and signific
Attractive toxic sugar baits for controlling mosquitoes: a qualitative study in Bagamoyo, Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria elimination is unlikely to be achieved without the implementation of new vector control interventions capable of complementing insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying
An approach to the asthma-protective farm effect by geocoding: good farms and better farms (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The highly consistent association of growing up on a farm with a reduced asthma risk has so far been attributed to direct farm exposure. In contrast, geographical determinants of the large
Evaluating the sustainability, scalability, and replicability of an STH transmission interruption intervention: the DeWorm3 implementation science... (Publications)
Hybrid trials that include both clinical and implementation science outcomes are increasingly relevant for public health researchers that aim to rapidly translate study findings into evidence-based pr