Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In 2009, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Department of Health adopted artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ) as the first- and second-line treatments for unco
Novel high-throughput screening method using quantitative PCR to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of <em>Orientia tsutsugamushi... (Publications)
Objectives: To develop a method to enable the large-scale antimicrobial susceptibility screening of Orientia tsutsugamushi clinical isolates, using one timepoint and one concentration of antibiotics t
Case report: concurrent sympatric scrub typhus and Japanese spotted fever in Japan (Publications)
Scrub typhus and Japanese spotted fever-both rickettsial diseases-are endemic and notifiable in Japan and may cause a fatal outcome without prompt treatment. Here we present the first case of a concur
Identifying risk of viral failure in treated HIV-infected patients using different measures of adherence: the Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort... (Publications)
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is critical for successful treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), but comparisons across settings are difficult because adherence is measured in dif
Methionine-containing rhabdopeptide/xenortide-like peptides from heterologous expression of the biosynthetic gene cluster <em>kj12ABC</em> in... (Publications)
Seven new methionine-containing rhabdopeptide/xenortide-like peptides (1-7) were identified from Escherichia coli expressing the rhabdopeptide/xenortide-like peptide biosynthetic gene cluster kj12ABC
Assessing whether universal coverage with insecticide-treated nets has been achieved: is the right indicator being used? (Publications)
BACKGROUND/METHODS: Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are the primary tool for malaria vector control in sub-Saharan Africa, and have been responsible for an estimated two-thirds of the reduction in the
Identifying key bird species and geographical hotspots of avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in China (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In China since the first human infection of avian influenza A (H7N9) virus was identified in 2013, it has caused serious public health concerns due to its wide spread and high mortality ra
Community-based prevalence of typhoid fever, typhus, brucellosis and malaria among symptomatic individuals in Afar Region, Ethiopia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, where there is the scarcity of proper diagnostic tools, febrile illness related symptoms are often misdiagnosed as malaria. Information on causative agents of febril
Detection and monitoring of insecticide resistance mutations in <em>Anopheles gambiae</em>: individual vs pooled specimens (Publications)
Bioassays and molecular diagnostics are routinely used for the monitoring of malaria vector populations to support insecticide resistance management (IRM), guiding operational decisions on which insec
Intestinal parasite infections and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in Dolakha and Ramechhap districts, Nepal: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Infections with soil-transmitted helminths and pathogenic intestinal protozoa pose a considerable public health burden, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, including Nepal. W
