The importance of dog population contact network structures in rabies transmission (Publications)
Canine rabies transmission was interrupted in N'Djamena, Chad, following two mass vaccination campaigns. However, after nine months cases resurged with re-establishment of endemic rabies transmission
Diagnostic comparison of Baermann funnel, Koga agar plate culture and polymerase chain reaction for detection of human <em>Strongyloides... (Publications)
Human infection with the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis, which may have a life-threatening course, primarily occurs in tropical settings. Epidemiological data on the occurrence of strongyloidiasis
Virus detection by high-throughput sequencing of small RNAs: large scale performance testing of sequence analysis strategies (Publications)
Recent developments in high-throughput sequencing (HTS), also called next-generation sequencing (NGS), technologies and bioinformatics have drastically changed research on viral pathogens and spurred
Schistosomiasis (Publications)
Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic flatworms (blood flukes) of the genus Schistosoma, with considerable morbidity in parts of the Middle East, South Americ
Acute phase proteins and IP-10 as triage tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: We examined the data reported in studies for diagnostic purposes and discuss whether their intended use could be extended to triage, as rule in or rule out tests to select individuals who
Particulate matter air pollution components and incidence of cancers of the stomach and the upper aerodigestive tract in the European Study of Cohorts... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Previous analysis from the large European multicentre ESCAPE study showed an association of ambient particulate matter
