Safety of falciparum malaria diagnostic strategy based on rapid diagnostic tests in returning travellers and migrants: a retrospective study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic tests for malaria (RDT) allow accurate diagnosis and prompt treatment. Validation of their usefulness in travellers with fever was needed. The safety of a strategy to diag
Exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and sleep quality: a prospective cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is persistent public concern about sleep disturbances due to radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate wheth
Experience and challenges from clinical trials with malaria vaccines in Africa (Publications)
Malaria vaccines are considered amongst the most important modalities for potential elimination of malaria disease and transmission. Research and development in this field has been an area of intense
Potential drug development candidates for human soil-transmitted helminthiases (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Few drugs are available for soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH); the benzimidazoles albendazole and mebendazole are the only drugs being used for preventive chemotherapy as they can be gi
Malaria elimination in Isabel Province, Solomon Islands: establishing a surveillance-response system to prevent introduction and reintroduction of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Solomon Islands National Malaria Programme is currently focused on intensified control and progressive elimination. Recent control efforts in Isabel Province have reduced their malaria
Specificity of human immunodeficiency virus (LAV/HTLV-III)-reactive antibodies in African sera from southeastern Tanzania (Publications)
The prevalence of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV = LAV/HTLV-III) in a rural population from the Ifakara area in southeastern Tanzania was investigated. Sera from 286 individuals colle
Modelling age-heterogeneous <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> and <em>S. mansoni</em> survey data via alignment factors (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Reliable maps of the geographical distribution, number of infected individuals and burden estimates of schistosomiasis are essential tools to plan, monitor and evaluate control p
Comparison of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> allelic frequency distribution in different endemic settings by high-resolution genotyping (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The diversity of genotyping markers of Plasmodium falciparum depends on transmission intensity. It has been reported that the diversity of the merozoite surface protein 2 (msp2) is greater