Impact of a school-based health intervention program on body composition among South African primary schoolchildren: results from the KaziAfya... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among African children potentially predisposing them to greater obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in adulthood. This risk
Update of transmission modelling and projections of <em>gambiense </em>human African trypanosomiasis in the Mandoul focus, Chad (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In recent years, a programme of vector control, screening and treatment of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT) infections led to a rapid decline in cases in the Mandoul focus of
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, primary varicella zoster virus coinfection, and a polymicrobial ventilator-associated... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The spectrum of clinical manifestations and differential diagnosis associated with coronavirus disease 2019 is broad, ranging from fever and cutaneous eruptions to respiratory distress or
'The body is difficult': reproductive navigation through sociality and corporeality in rural Burundi (Publications)
The route from family planning intentions to practices is not linear, it is contingent on different social factors including the preferences of individuals and couples, their gendered positions and ba
Association between allergic sensitization and intestinal parasite infection in schoolchildren in Gqeberha, South Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Inconsistent data exist regarding the influence of parasitic infection on the prevalence of allergic sensitization and disorders. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of geohelminth and pr
Analysis of nucleic acids extracted from rapid diagnostic tests reveals a significant proportion of false positive test results associated with recent... (Publications)
Background: Surveillance programmes often use malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) to determine the proportion of the population carrying parasites in their peripheral blood to assess the malaria tra
The empirical support for the radical cure strategy for eliminating <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> in China (Publications)
BACKGROUND: With the recent certification by World Health Organization that the People's Republic of China is malaria-free, it is timely to consider how elimination of malaria was completed in People'
Transcriptional correlates of malaria in RTS,S/AS01-vaccinated African children: a matched case-control study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In a phase 3 trial in African infants and children, the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine (GSK) showed moderate efficacy against clinical malaria. We sought to further understand RTS,S/AS01-induced immun
Complete genome sequences of five rabies virus strains obtained from domestic carnivores in Liberia (Publications)
As in other African countries, canine rabies is endemic in Liberia. However, data concerning the genetic diversity of rabies virus isolates circulating in this country remain limited. We report here t
