Overview: <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans </em>disease (Buruli ulcer) (Publications)
Enhanced international research efforts since the establishment of the Global BU Initiative in 1998 by the WHO have helped to advance our understanding of the epidemiology, and pathogenesis of Mycobac
Clinical diversity and treatment results in tegumentary leishmaniasis: a European clinical report in 459 patients (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is frequent in travellers and can involve oro-nasal mucosae. Clinical presentation impacts therapeutic management. METHODOLOGY: Demographic and clinical data f
Chronic wounds in Sierra Leone: searching for Buruli ulcer, a NTD caused b<em>y Mycobacterium ulcerans</em>, at Masanga Hospital (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Chronic wounds pose a significant healthcare burden in low- and middle-income countries. Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, causes wounds with high morbidity an
Leprosy in wild chimpanzees (Publications)
Humans are considered as the main host for Mycobacterium leprae(1), the aetiological agent of leprosy, but spillover has occurred to other mammals that are now maintenance hosts, such as nine-banded a
Challenges and experiences in linking community level reported out-of-pocket health expenditures to health provider recorded health expenditures:... (Publications)
Out of pocket health payment (OOPs) has been identified by the System of Health Accounts (SHA) as the largest source of health care financing in most low and middle-income countries. This means that m
Covid-19 – Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft. Beiträge in Zeiten der Pandemie (Publications)
Das Virus verstehen, Todesfälle verhindern, Chaos vermeiden, Fakten aufzeigen und den Boden bereiten für gesellschaftliches Mittragen von Massnahmen – Wissenschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft kamen sich
Co-administration of routine paediatric vaccines in England often deviates from the immunisation schedule (Publications)
Vaccine co-administration can facilitate the introduction of new vaccines in immunisation schedules and improve coverage. We analysed real life data to quantify the extent of routine paediatric vaccin
Definitions of severity in treatment seeking studies of febrile illness in children in low and middle income countries: a scoping review (Publications)
Objectives: Understanding treatment seeking for severe febrile illness (SFI) is methodologically challenging. In this scoping review, we investigate definitions of severe febrile illness in treatment