Maternal mortality and distance to facility-based obstetric care in rural southern Tanzania: a secondary analysis of cross-sectional census data in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Access to skilled obstetric delivery and emergency care is deemed crucial for reducing maternal mortality. We assessed pregnancy-related mortality by distance to health facilities and by c
If I tweet will you cite? The effect of social media exposure of articles on downloads and citations (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: We sought to investigate whether exposing scientific papers to social media (SM) has an effect on article downloads and citations. METHODS: We randomized all International Journal of Publi
The incidence and differential seasonal patterns of <em>Plasmodium vivax </em>primary infections and relapses in a cohort of children in Papua New... (Publications)
Plasmodium vivax has the ability to relapse from dormant parasites in the liver weeks or months after inoculation, causing further blood-stage infection and potential onward transmission. Estimates of
Clonorchiasis (Publications)
On Aug 21, 1875, James McConnell published in The Lancet his findings from a post-mortem examination of a 20-year-old Chinese man-undertaken at the Medical College Hospital in Calcutta, India-in whom
Molecular characterization of canine rabies virus, Mali, 2006-2013 (Publications)
We genetically characterized 32 canine rabies viruses isolated in Mali during 2006-2013 and identified 3 subgroups that belonged to the Africa 2 lineage. We also detected subgroup F rabies virus. This
New approaches to measuring anthelminthic drug efficacy: parasitological responses of childhood schistosome infections to treatment with praziquantel (Publications)
BACKGROUND: By 2020, the global health community aims to control and eliminate human helminthiases, including schistosomiasis in selected African countries, principally by preventive chemotherapy (PCT
Effect of sanitation and water treatment on intestinal protozoa infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pathogenic intestinal protozoa infections are responsible for substantial mortality and morbidity, particularly in settings where people lack improved sanitation and safe drinking water. W
Buruli ulcer in Cameroon: the development and impact of the National Control Programme (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cameroon is endemic for Buruli ulcer (BU) and organised institutional BU control began in 2002. The objective was to describe the evolution, achievements and challenges of the national BU
Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of three rapid tests for the serodiagnosis of hepatic cystic echinococcosis in humans (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (CE) is based primarily on imaging, in particular with ultrasound for abdominal CE, complemented by serology when imaging results are unclear. In rur
The intermediate host immune response in cystic echinococcosis (Publications)
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a chronic, complex and neglected zoonotic infection. In most cases, CE cysts and the intermediate host co-habit for a long time in the absence of symptoms and elicit very
