Translating preventive chemotherapy prevalence thresholds for <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>from the Kato-Katz technique into the point-of-care... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Intervention guidelines against Schistosoma mansoni are based on the Kato-Katz technique. However, Kato-Katz thick smears show low sensitivity, especially for light-intensity infections. T
HIV infection functionally impairs <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em>-specific CD4 and CD8 T-cell responses (Publications)
HIV infection is the major risk factor predisposing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) progression from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to tuberculosis disease (TB). Since long-term treated avi
Estimating the incidence of norovirus acute gastroenteritis among US and European international travelers to areas of moderate to high risk of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is the leading cause of illness among returning travelers seeking medical care. Multiple types of enteric pathogens can cause travel-acquired AGE and, while bac
Repeated doses of Praziquantel in Schistosomiasis Treatment (RePST) - single versus multiple praziquantel treatments in school-aged children in Côte... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Large scale administration of the anthelminthic drug praziquantel (PZQ) to at-risk populations is the cornerstone of schistosomiasis control, although persisting high prevalence of infecti
Correction to: "His mind will work better with both of us": a qualitative study on fathers' roles and coparenting of young children in rural... (Publications)
After publication of the original article [1], the authors wanted to make an amendment in the Acknowledgments section as Muneera Rasheed requested to be removed. This correction article shows the orig
Dengue fever in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: clinical features and outcome in populations of black and non-black racial category (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although the incidence of dengue across Africa is high, severe dengue is reported infrequently. We describe the clinical features and the outcome of dengue according to raceduring an outbr