A single-nucleotide-polymorphism real-time PCR assay for genotyping of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex in peri-urban Kampala (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Accurate and high-throughput genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) may be important for understanding the epidemiology and pathogenesis of tuberculosis (TB). In this stud
Larval and adult environmental temperatures influence the adult reproductive traits of <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> s.s. (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Anopheles mosquito life-history parameters and population dynamics strongly influence malaria transmission, and environmental factors, particularly temperature, strongly affect these param
Gender determinants of vaccination status in children: evidence from a meta-ethnographic systematic review (Publications)
Using meta-ethnographic methods, we conducted a systematic review of qualitative research to understand gender-related reasons at individual, family, community and health facility levels why millions
Point-of-care screening for syphilis and HIV in the borderlands: challenges in implementation in the Brazilian Amazon (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Point-of-care (POC) screening for HIV and syphilis using rapid testing was implemented in indigenous communities in the triple-border area of the Brazilian Amazon. We describe the context
Implications of heterogeneous biting exposure and animal hosts on <em>Trypanosomiasis brucei gambiense</em> transmission and control (Publications)
The gambiense form of sleeping sickness is a neglected tropical disease, which is presumed to be anthroponotic. However, the parasite persists in human populations at levels of considerable rarity and