Impact of random and systematic recall errors and selection bias in case-control studies on mobile phone use and brain tumors in adolescents (CEFALO... (Publications)
Whether the use of mobile phones is a risk factor for brain tumors in adolescents is currently being studied. Case-control studies investigating this possible relationship are prone to recall error an
Bovine tuberculosis: an old disease but a new threat to Africa (Publications)
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a disease characterised by progressive development of specific granulomatous lesions or tubercles in lung tissue, lymph nodes or other organs. Mycobacterium bovis is the ca
Deliberate self-harm and suicide by pesticide ingestion in the Sundarban region, India (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To examine the clinical epidemiology, including case fatality and determinants of self-harm in six island blocks of the Sundarban region of West Bengal, India. METHODS: We examined the clin
The effect of iron-fortified complementary food and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria on anaemia in 12- to 36-month-old children: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency (ID) and malaria co-exist in tropical regions and both contribute to high rates of anaemia in young children. It is unclear whether iron fortification combined with intermi
Significant geographical differences in prevalence of mutations associated with <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> drug... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Drug resistance remains a major obstacle to malaria treatment and control. It can arise and spread rapidly, and vary substantially even at sub-national level. National malaria programmes r
Health worker compliance with a 'test and treat' malaria case management protocol in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Department of Health introduced a 'test and treat' malaria case management protocol in 2011. This study assesses health worker compliance with the test and treat protocol on