Apolipoprotein L1 variant associated with increased susceptibility to trypanosome infection (Publications)
African trypanosomes, exceptTrypanosoma brucei gambienseandTrypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, which cause human African trypanosomiasis, are lysed by the human serum protein apolipoprotein L1 (ApoL1). Th
Assessing the effects of malaria interventions on the geographical distribution of parasitaemia risk in Burkina Faso (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Burkina Faso conducted its first nationally representative household malaria survey in 2010/2011. The survey collected among others, information on malaria interventions, treatment choices
The effect of zinc supplementation on body composition and hormone levels related to adiposity among children: a systematic review (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To provide a comprehensive synthesis of the effects of Zn supplementation on childhood body composition and adiposity-related hormone levels. DESIGN: Five electronic databases were searched
Local and foreign authorship of maternal health interventional research in low- and middle-income countries: systematic mapping of publications... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are under-represented in scientific literature. Mapping of authorship of articles can provide an assessment of data ownership and re
Safe start at home: what parents of newborns need after early discharge from hospital - a focus group study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The length of postpartum hospital stay is decreasing internationally. Earlier hospital discharge of mothers and newborns decreases postnatal care or transfers it to the outpatient setting.
Dose-response relationships and tegumental surface alterations in <em>Opisthorchis viverrini</em> following treatment with mefloquine in vivo and in... (Publications)
The treatment and control of opisthorchiasis relies on a single drug, praziquantel; hence, there is a need to develop novel opisthorchicidal drugs. We investigated the in vitro and in vivo activity of
Spatial distribution of, and risk factors for, <em>Opisthorchis viverrini</em> infection in southern Lao PDR (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Opisthorchis viverrini is a food-borne trematode species that might give rise to biliary diseases and the fatal cholangiocarcinoma. In Lao PDR, an estimated 2.5 million individuals are inf