TB-diabetes co-morbidity in Ghana: the importance of <em>Mycobacterium africanum </em>infection (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a known risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) but little is known on TB-Diabetes Mellitus (TBDM) co-morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: Consecutive TB cases reg
Adherence to intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in Papua New Guinean infants: a pharmacological study alongside the randomized controlled... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) trial that took place in Papua New Guinea showed an overall reduction of 29% of the risk of malaria when delivering single-dose sulf
Elimination of schistosomiasis mekongi from endemic areas in Cambodia and the Lao People's Democratic Republic: current status and plans (Publications)
The areas endemic for schistosomiasis in the Lao People's Democratic Republic and in Cambodia were first reported 50 and 60 years ago, respectively. However, the causative parasite Schistosoma mekongi
Whole genome sequencing for drug resistance profile prediction in<em> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
Whole genome sequencing allows rapid detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. However, the availability of high-quality data linking quantitative phenotypic drug susceptibility
Gastrointestinal parasites and bacteria in free-living South American sea lions (<em>Otaria flavescens</em>) in Chilean Comau Fjord and new host... (Publications)
Present study aimed to characterize gastrointestinal parasites and culturable bacteria from free-living South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) inhabiting waters of Comau Fjord, Patagonia, Chile.
Restrictive spirometry pattern is associated with low physical activity levels. A population based international study (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Restrictive spirometry pattern is an under-recognised disorder with a poor morbidity and mortality prognosis. We compared physical activity levels between adults with a restrictive spiro
Flood governance for resilience in cities: the historical policy transformations in Dakar's suburbs (Publications)
Flooding disasters in urban and suburban Dakar have been prioritised in various policy actions over the last two decades. Our research aimed to generate a historical overview of the progressive transf
Risk factors for detection, survival, and growth of antibiotic-resistant and pathogenic <em>Escherichia coli </em>in household soils in rural... (Publications)
Soils in household environments in low- and middle-income countries may play an important role in the persistence, proliferation, and transmission of Escherichia coli Our goal was to investigate the r
Optimization of novel 1-methyl-1 h-pyrazole-5-carboxamides leads to high potency larval development inhibitors of the barber's pole worm (Publications)
A phenotypic screen of a diverse library of small molecules for inhibition of the development of larvae of the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus led to the identification of a 1-methyl-1 H-pyraz