Targeting the trypanosome kinetochore with CLK1 protein kinase inhibitors (Publications)
The kinetochore is a macromolecular structure that assembles on the centromeres of chromosomes and provides the major attachment point for spindle microtubules during mitosis. In Trypanosoma brucei, t
Strategies supporting the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic (Publications)
Emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases represent a public health challenge of international concern. They include a large group of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), many of which are of zoonotic
The determinants of information seeking behaviour and paying attention to earthquake-related information (Publications)
This study explores the process and determinants of finding information about earthquake-preparedness andof paying attention to earthquake-related information. Data were collected in Istanbul-Turkey,
Mixed-methods study on pharmacies as contraception providers to Kenyan young people: who uses them and why? (Publications)
Objectives: This study sought to answer two questions: (1) what are the characteristics of young Kenyans aged 18-24 who use contraception obtained at pharmacies, and (2) why are pharmacies appealing s
Drones and digital adherence monitoring for community-based tuberculosis control in remote Madagascar: a cost-effectiveness analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Continuing tuberculosis control with current approaches is unlikely to reach the World Health Organization's objective to eliminate TB by 2035. Innovative interventions such as unmanned ae
Health care cost of overweight-related diseases in Bangladesh (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the economic burden of overweight in Bangladesh. DESIGN: We used data from Household Income and Expenditure Survey, 2010. A prevalence-based approach was used to calculate the p
Toward a single-dose cure for Buruli ulcer (Publications)
A single dose of TELACEBEC (Q203), a phase 2 clinical candidate for tuberculosis, eradicates Mycobacterium ulcerans in a mouse model of Buruli ulcer infection without relapse up to 19 weeks post treat
Field postmortem rabies rapid immunochromatographic diagnostic test for resource-limited settings with further molecular applications (Publications)
Functional rabies surveillance systems are crucial to provide reliable data and increase the political commitment necessary for disease control. To date, animals suspected as rabies-positive must be s
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis surveillance and cascade of care in Madagascar: a five-year (2012-2017) retrospective study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In Madagascar, the multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) surveillance programme was launched in late 2012 wherein previously treated TB cases and symptomatic MDR-TB contacts (hereafter
Knowledge, attitudes and bite prevention practices and estimation of productivity of vector breeding sites using a Habitat Suitability Score (HSS)... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The frequency and magnitude of dengue epidemics has increased dramatically throughout the tropics in the past 40 years due to unplanned urbanization, globalization and lack of effective mo
