An African origin for<em> Mycobacterium bovis</em> (Publications)
Background and objectives: Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae are two of the most important agents of tuberculosis in livestock and the most important causes of zoonotic tuberculosis in huma
Financial support to medicaid-eligible mothers increases caregiving for preterm infants (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of financial support on maternal caregiving activities for preterm infants. METHODS: We conducted a small randomized controlled trial (RCT) in two Massachusetts Neonat
Mapping stakeholders of the Palestinian health research system: a qualitative study (Publications)
Background: There is a growing international and regional interest in Health Research Systems (HRSs) in light of a global strategy for HRS stakeholders' (HRSSHs) active involvement. HRSSHs in Palestin
Piloting a surveillance system to monitor the global patterns of drug efficacy and the emergence of anthelmintic resistance in soil-transmitted... (Publications)
To eliminate soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections as a public health problem, the administration of benzimidazole (BZ) drugs to children has recently intensified. But, as drug pressure increases
Sleeping sickness at the crossroads (Publications)
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT; sleeping sickness) is a disease with truly historic dimensions [...].
Investigating health impacts of natural resource extraction projects in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mozambique, and Tanzania: protocol for a mixed methods... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Natural resource extraction projects offer both opportunities and risks for sustainable development and health in host communities. Often, however, the health of the community suffers. Hea
microRNA expression profiles and personal monitoring of exposure to particulate matter (Publications)
An increasing number of findings from epidemiological studies support associations between exposure to air pollution and the onset of several diseases, including pulmonary, cardiovascular and neurodeg
Kato-Katz versus urine POC-CCA for the diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>in preschool-aged children in Homa Bay County, Kenya (Publications)
The diagnosis of schistosomiasis in preschool-aged children (PSAC) is challenging. The point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) assay offers potential improvements in diagnostic access in
[Preprint] Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito (Publications)
Understanding how life is adapting to urban environments represents an important challenge in evolutionary biology. Here we investigate a widely cited example of urban adaptation, Culex pipiens form m
Revealing complex mosquito behaviour: a review of current automated video tracking systems suitable for tracking mosquitoes in the field (Publications)
Mosquito-borne pathogens continue to cause tremendous suffering, morbidity and mortality. For many of these diseases, vector control remains the most effective approach. The development and deployment
