Activity profile of an FDA-approved compound library against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: As plans to expand mass drug treatment campaigns to fight schistosomiasis form, worries about reliance on praziquantel as the sole available treatment motivate the investigation for novel
'I know it has worked for millions of years': the role of the 'natural' in parental reasoning against child immunization in a qualitative study in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite efforts of international and national health authorities, immunization coverage and timeliness of vaccination against dangerous childhood diseases have been adversely affected by p
Use of recombinant virus replicon particles for vaccination against <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> disease (Publications)
Buruli ulcer, caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a necrotizing disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, which is most prevalent in rural regions of West African countries. The maj
Evaluation of farm-level parameters derived from animal movements for use in risk-based surveillance programmes of cattle in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: This study focused on the descriptive analysis of cattle movements and farm-level parameters derived from cattle movements, which are considered to be generically suitable for risk-based s
Disseminated tuberculosis in an HIV-infected child: rifampicin resistance detected by GeneXpert in a lymph node aspirate but not in cerebrospinal... (Publications)
A 9-year-old HIV-infected child previously treated with inadequate doses of antitubercular drugs based on weight was admitted 5 months after initial tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis with acute hemiplegia a
Applications and limitations of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention miniature light traps for measuring biting densities of African malaria... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Measurement of densities of host-seeking malaria vectors is important for estimating levels of disease transmission, for appropriately allocating interventions, and for quantifying their i