Public health benefits from livestock Rift Valley fever control: a simulation of two epidemics in Kenya (Publications)
In controlling Rift Valley fever, public health sector optimises health benefits by considering cost-effective control options. We modelled cost-effectiveness of livestock RVF control from a public he
The burden of leprosy in Cameroon: fifteen years into the post-elimination era (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cameroon achieved the elimination target of leprosy in 2000, and has maintained this status ever since. However, a number of health districts in the country continue to report significant
2-Octadecynoic acid as a dual life stage inhibitor of <em>Plasmodium</em> infections and plasmodial FAS-II enzymes (Publications)
The malaria parasite Plasmodium goes through two life stages in the human host, a non-symptomatic liver stage (LS) followed by a blood stage with all clinical manifestation of the disease. In this stu
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Non-fatal outcomes of disease and injury increasingly detract from the ability of the world's population to live in full health, a trend largely attributable to an epidemiological transiti
Benefits and limitations of a community-engaged emergency referral system in a remote, impoverished setting of northern Ghana (Publications)
Although Ghana has a well-organized primary health care system, it lacks policies and guidelines for developing or providing emergency referral services. In 2012, an emergency referral pilot-the Susta
Urogenital schistosomiasis transmission on Unguja Island, Zanzibar: characterisation of persistent hot-spots (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis transmission is a priority for the Zanzibar Ministry of Health. Preventative chemotherapy together with additional control interventions have succ
Comparison of molecular quantification of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> gametocytes by <em>Pfs</em>25 qRT-PCR and QT-NASBA in relation to mosquito... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Quantifying gametocyte densities in natural malaria infections is important to estimate malaria transmission potential. Two molecular methods (Pfs25 mRNA quantitative reverse transcriptase
Metagenomic diagnostics for the simultaneous detection of multiple pathogens in human stool specimens from Côte d'Ivoire: a proof-of-concept... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The intestinal microbiome is a complex community and its role in influencing human health is poorly understood. While conventional microbiology commonly attributes digestive disorders to a
