<em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> persistence at a village water source of Buruli ulcer patients (Publications)
Buruli ulcer (BU), a neglected tropical disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is the third most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and lepro
Feasibility of repellent use in a context of increasing outdoor transmission: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Extensive employment of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) has substantially reduced malaria morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. These too
Evidence of an 'invitation' effect in feeding sylvatic <em>Stegomyia albopicta</em> from Cambodia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Orientation of haematophagous insects towards a potential host is largely mediated by kairomones that, in some groups or species may include chemicals produced during feeding by the insect
Low risk for transmission of zoonotic <em>Giardia duodenalis</em> from dogs to humans in rural Cambodia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A number of epidemiological studies have demonstrated Giardia as prevalent in both humans and dogs worldwide and have postulated the occurrence of anthroponotic, zoonotic and animal-specif
Evaluation of customised lineage-specific sets of MIRU-VNTR loci for genotyping <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex isolates in Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Different combinations of variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) loci have been proposed for genotyping Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Existing VNTR schemes show different dis