Travel-related health risks in moderately and severely immunocompromised patients: a case-control study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The number of immunocompromised persons travelling to tropical countries is increasing. The hypothesis is that this population is at increased risk of travel-related health problems but th
Direct susceptibility testing of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> for pyrazinamide using the BACTEC MGIT 960 system (Publications)
Pyrazinamide is a key antituberculosis drug, yet no rapid susceptibility test is commercially available. PZA drug susceptibility testing (DST) was performed directly on the sputum from 327 patients an
Comparative performance of three experimental hut designs for measuring malaria vector responses to insecticides in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Experimental huts are simplified, standardized representations of human habitations that provide model systems to evaluate insecticides used in indoor residual spray (IRS) and long-lasting
Durability of Olyset campaign nets distributed between 2009 and 2011 in eight districts of Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the first line choice for malaria vector control in sub-Saharan Africa, with most countries adopting universal coverage campaigns. However, there
Trends in amenable mortality rate in the Mongolian population, 2007-2014 (Publications)
Amenable mortality (AM) is an indicator of medical care quality. This study aimed to assess the trend and magnitude of AM in Mongolia, with the purpose of providing evidence for decisions on resource
Absolute quantification of the host-to-parasite DNA ratio in <em>Theileria parva</em>-infected lymphocyte cell lines (Publications)
Theileria parva is a tick-transmitted intracellular apicomplexan pathogen of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa that causes East Coast fever (ECF). ECF is an acute fatal disease that kills over one million
DNA methylation in newborns and maternal smoking in pregnancy: genome-wide consortium meta-analysis (Publications)
Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, represent a potential mechanism for environmental impacts on human disease. Maternal smoking in pregnancy remains an important public health proble