Relationship between insecticide resistance profiles in <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> <em>sensu lato</em> and agricultural practices in Côte... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Insecticide-based malaria vector control is increasingly undermined due to the development of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes. Insecticide resistance may partially be related to the u
Subjective burden of government-imposed Covid-19 restrictions in Switzerland: evidence from the 2022 LINK Covid-19 survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: While a large literature has quantified the health and economic impact of COVID-19, estimates on the subjective losses in quality of life due to government imposed restrictions remain scar
Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccine allocation in resource poor settings: towards an artificial intelligence-enabled and geospatial-assisted decision... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To propose a novel framework for COVID-19 vaccine allocation based on three components of Vulnerability, Vaccination, and Values (3Vs). METHODS: A combination of geospatial data analysis a
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests reliably detect asymptomatic <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections in school-aged children that are infectious to... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic malaria infections (Plasmodium falciparum) are common in school-aged children and represent a disease transmission reservoir as they are potentially infectious to mosquitoes.
Relationship between animal health and livestock farmers' wellbeing in Ghana: beyond zoonoses (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Livestock production is a key livelihood source for many people in developing countries. Poor control of livestock diseases hamper livestock productivity, threatening farmers' wellbeing
Resistance of <em>Anopheles stephensi</em> to selected insecticides used for indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal nets in Ethiopia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria, transmitted by the bite of infective female Anopheles mosquitoes, remains a global public health problem. The presence of invasive Anopheles stephensi, capable of transmitting Pla
Design, synthesis and evaluation of praziquantel analogues and new molecular hybrids as potential antimalarial and anti-schistosomal agents (Publications)
Malaria and schistosomiasis are two of the neglected tropical diseases that persistently wreak havoc worldwide. Although many antimalarial drugs such as chloroquine are readily available, the emergenc
Molecular detection of Epstein-Barr virus among Sudanese patients diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is the most common cause of hypothyroidism. The exact mechanism initiating the development of HT is not yet clear. This study aimed to investigate the correlat
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary health care practices and patient management in the Republic of Moldova - results from the PRICOV-19... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on health systems in Europe and has generated unprecedented challenges for tertiary care. Less is known about the effects on the activities
Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 testing in community and clinical settings: lessons learned from Lesotho and Zambia (Publications)
The sudden emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had a devastating impact on health systems and population health globally. To combat the spread of COVID-19, countries enacted guideline
