Infection and co-infection with helminths and <em>Plasmodium</em> among school children in Côte d'Ivoire: results from a national cross-sectional... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Helminth infection and malaria remain major causes of ill-health in the tropics and subtropics. There are several shared risk factors (e.g., poverty), and hence, helminth infection and mal
<em>Mycobacterium africanum</em> is associated with patient ethnicity in Ghana (Publications)
Mycobacterium africanum is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and an important cause of human tuberculosis in West Africa that is rarely observed elsewhere. Here we genotyped 61
Mass distribution of free insecticide-treated nets do not interfere with continuous net distribution in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To protect the most vulnerable groups from malaria (pregnant women and infants) the Tanzanian Government introduced a subsidy (voucher) scheme in 2004, on the basis of a public-private par
In vitro damage of cultured ookinetes of <em>Plasmodium gallinaceum</em> by digestive proteinases from susceptible <em>Aedes aegypti</em> (Publications)
After exposure to extracts from blood fed A. aegupti cultured ookinetes of P. gallinaceum were damaged to various, defined extents. Immature ookinetes were found to be more sensitive to damage than ma
Demographic model of the Swiss cattle population for the years 2009-2011 stratified by gender, age and production type (Publications)
Demographic composition and dynamics of animal and human populations are important determinants for the transmission dynamics of infectious disease and for the effect of infectious disease or environm
Disparities of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection, malaria-related morbidity and access to malaria prevention and treatment among school-aged... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is limited knowledge on the malaria burden of school-aged children in Cote d'Ivoire. The aim of this study was to assess Plasmodium falciparum infection, malaria-related morbidity, u
Medication exposure during pregnancy: a pilot pharmacovigilance system using health and demographic surveillance platform (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is limited safety information on most drugs used during pregnancy. This is especially true for medication against tropical diseases because pharmacovigilance systems are not much dev