Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis and risk factor assessment in cattle in rural livestock areas of govuro district in the southeast of Mozambique (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is an infectious disease of cattle that also affects other domestic animals, free-ranging and farmed wildlife, and also humans. In
Young and vulnerable: spatial-temporal trends and risk factors for infant mortality in rural South Africa (Agincourt), 1992-2007 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Infant mortality is an important indicator of population health in a country. It is associated with several health determinants, such as maternal health, access to high-quality health care
Bayesian geostatistical modelling of soil-transmitted helminth survey data in the People's Republic of China (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth infections affect tens of millions of individuals in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China). There is a need for high-resolution estimates of at-risk areas a
Development of an educational cartoon to prevent worm infections in Chinese schoolchildren (Publications)
BACKGROUND: With more than two billion people infected worldwide, soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are the most widespread infections. To date, STH control efforts rely predominantly on recurrent mass
Aquaporin 2 mutations in <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</em> field isolates correlate with decreased susceptibility to pentamidine and melarsoprol (Publications)
The predominant mechanism of drug resistance in African trypanosomes is decreased drug uptake due to loss-of-function mutations in the genes for the transporters that mediate drug import. The role of