Rabies in sub-Sahara Africa: One Health-based surveillance strategy in the Kongo Central province (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and disease... (Publications)
Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease transmitted to humans in more than 99% of cas-es through the bite or scratch of an infected dog (dog-mediated rabies).To date all countries on the sub-Saharan Africa
Nucleic acid amplification techniques for the detection of Schistosoma mansoni infection in humans and the intermediate snail host: a structured... (Publications)
As part of our studies on antiprotozoal activity of approved herbal medicinal products, we previously found that a commercial tincture from Salvia officinalis L. (common Sage, Lamiaceae) possesses hig
Wellbeing of breastfeeding women in Australia and New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, breastfeeding women have experienced restricted access to support, placing them at increased risk of mental health concerns and limited breastfeeding assistance. This stu
Switch to second-line versus continued first-line antiretroviral therapy for patients with low-level HIV-1 viremia: an open-label randomized... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Current World Health Organization (WHO) antiretroviral therapy (ART) guidelines define virologic failure as two consecutive viral load (VL) measurements > /=1,000 copies/mL, triggering emp
Costing malaria interventions from pilots to elimination programmes (Publications)
Background:Malaria programmes in countries with low transmission levels require evidence to optimize deploy-ment of current and new tools to reach elimination with limited resources. Recent pilots of
An in-depth report of quality control on Kato-Katz and data entry in four clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of albendazole against... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Efforts to control soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections have intensified over the past decade. Field-survey data on STH prevalence, infection intensity and drug efficacy is necessary
Analytical and clinical assessment of a portable, isothermal recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay for the molecular diagnosis of... (Publications)
Accurate diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis is crucial for disease surveillance and control. Routine diagnostic methods, however, lack sensitivity when assessing patients with low levels of infec
Retention of <em>E. coli </em>and water on the skin after liquid contact (Publications)
The frequent contact people have with liquids containing pathogenic microorganisms provides opportunities for disease transmission. In this work, we quantified the transfer of bacteria-using E. coli a