Public health benefits from livestock Rift Valley fever control: a simulation of two epidemics in Kenya (Publications)
In controlling Rift Valley fever, public health sector optimises health benefits by considering cost-effective control options. We modelled cost-effectiveness of livestock RVF control from a public he
<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> lineage 4 comprises globally distributed and geographically restricted sublineages (Publications)
Generalist and specialist species differ in the breadth of their ecological niches. Little is known about the niche width of obligate human pathogens. Here we analyzed a global collection of Mycobacte
Intestinal parasite infections and associated risk factors in communities exposed to wastewater in urban and peri-urban transition zones in Hanoi,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Infections with intestinal parasites (helminths and intestinal protozoa) are endemic in Southeast Asia and inappropriate management and reuse of wastewater might exacerbate the risk of hum
<em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> endocarditis as a complication of toxocariasis-associated endomyocarditis with fibrosis: a case report (Publications)
Complications associated with Toxocara canis infection are rare. We present a case of a patient with Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis as a complication of an endomyocardial fibrosis caused by T cani
Gnathostomiasis in Brazil: an emerging disease with a challenging diagnosis (Publications)
This case report describes the second reported case of gnathostomiasis acquired in Brazil. The French traveller returned from a sport fishing trip from Tocantins where he was repeatedly consuming raw
Asymptomatic only at first sight: malaria infection among schoolchildren in highland Rwanda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium infection and malaria in school children are increasingly recognized as a relevant public health problem, but data on actual prevalence and health consequences are insufficient.
