The use of classification and regression trees to predict the likelihood of seasonal influenza (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Individual signs and symptoms are of limited value for the diagnosis of influenza. OBJECTIVE: To develop a decision tree for the diagnosis of influenza based on a classification and regres
Cause-specific mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa and Bangladesh (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To provide internationally comparable data on the frequencies of different causes of death. METHODS: We analysed verbal autopsies obtained during 1999 -2002 from 12 demographic surveillance
Voices of Youth video project: video by youth in Dar es Salaam [Video] (Publications)
The video project Voices of Youth aimed at giving Tanzanian youth a voice by empowering them to speak out and to visualize their experiences related to sexuality and teenage pregnancy. Voices of Youth
Endlich: Die Malaria-Impfung kommt [TV Broadcast] (Publications)
"Bill Gates selbst gibt am Gates Malaria Forum in Seattle die bahnbrechende Nachricht bekannt: Erstmals im 100-jährigen Kampf gegen Malaria kann die Registrierung eines Impfstoffs eingeleitet werden.
Epidemiology of malaria in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system, south-central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A deep understanding of the local epidemiology of malaria is essential for the design and implementation of setting-specific control and elimination efforts. In Cote d'Ivoire, new initiati
Development of novel multiplex microsatellite polymerase chain reactions to enable high-throughput population genetic studies of <em>Schistosoma... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Human urogenital schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium is widely distributed across Africa and is increasingly targeted for control and regional elimination. The development of
Development of a bead-based Luminex assay using lipopolysaccharide specific monoclonal antibodies to detect biological threats from <em>Brucella... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Brucella, a Gram-negative bacterium, is classified as a potential bioterrorism agent mainly due to the low dose needed to cause infection and the ability to transmit the bacteria via aeros
Encouraging impact following 2.5 years of reinforced malaria control interventions in a hyperendemic region of the Republic of Guinea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria is one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in the Republic of Guinea, particularly in the highly endemic regions. To assist in malaria control efforts, a multi-compo