A high force of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> blood-stage infection drives the rapid acquisition of immunity in Papua New Guinean children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: When both parasite species are co-endemic, Plasmodium vivax incidence peaks in younger children compared to P. falciparum. To identify differences in the number of blood stage infections o
A novel electronic data collection system for large-scale surveys of neglected tropical diseases (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Large cross-sectional household surveys are common for measuring indicators of neglected tropical disease control programs. As an alternative to standard paper-based data collection, we ut
Health access livelihood framework reveals potential barriers in the control of schistosomiasis in the Dongting Lake area of Hunan Province, China (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Access to health care is a major requirement in improving health and fostering socioeconomic development. In the People's Republic of China (P.R. China), considerable changes have occurred
Abdominal decompression after cardiac surgery: outcome of 42 patients with abdominal compartment syndrome (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Up to 50% of patients in intensive care units develop intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) in the course of medical treatment. If not detected on time and treated adequately, IAH may develop
Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths using the Kato-Katz technique: what is the influence of stirring, storage time and storage temperature on... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminths infect about one ninth of the world's population and have a negative impact on health. The Kato-Katz technique is the recommended method to detect soil-transmitt
Premature mortality due to air pollution in European cities: a health impact assessment (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Ambient air pollution is a major environmental cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cities are generally hotspots for air pollution and disease. However, the exact extent of the hea
Global oral cholera vaccine use, 2013-2018 (Publications)
Vaccination is a key intervention to prevent and control cholera in conjunction with water, sanitation and hygiene activities. An oral cholera vaccine (OCV) stockpile was established by the World Heal
Machine learning-based lifetime breast cancer risk reclassification compared with the BOADICEA model: impact on screening recommendations (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The clinical utility of machine-learning (ML) algorithms for breast cancer risk prediction and screening practices is unknown. We compared classification of lifetime breast cancer risk bas