Controlled human malaria infection leads to long-lasting changes in innate and innate-like lymphocyte populations (Publications)
Animal model studies highlight the role of innate-like lymphocyte populations in the early inflammatory response and subsequent parasite control following Plasmodium infection. IFN-gamma production by
Attitudes of orthopedic specialists toward effects of medical device purchasing (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess viewpoints of end-users concerning the purchasing process of high-risk medical devices and to discuss the relevance of health technology assessments (HT
Phenotypes of atopic dermatitis depending on the timing of onset and progression in childhood (Publications)
Importance: Atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory, pruritic skin disease that often occurs in early infancy with a chronic course. However, a specific description of subtypes of atopic dermatitis depen
Bayesian spatio-temporal modeling of mortality in relation to malaria incidence in western Kenya (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The effect of malaria exposure on mortality using health facility incidence data as a measure of transmission has not been well investigated. Health and demographic surveillance systems
Draft genome sequences of seven <em>Streptococcus agalactiae </em>strains isolated from <em>Camelus dromedarius</em> at the Horn of Africa (Publications)
We present draft whole-genome sequences of seven Streptococcus agalactiae strains isolated from Camelus dromedarius in Kenya and Somalia. These data are an extension to the group B Streptococcus (GBS)
Cohort profile: the Kilombero and Ulanga Antiretroviral Cohort (KIULARCO): a prospective HIV cohort in rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Kilombero and Ulanga Antiretroviral Cohort (KIULARCO) is a single-site, open and ongoing prospective cohort of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWHIV) established in 2
Experience and lessons from health impact assessment guiding prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in a copper mine project, northwestern Zambia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To avoid or mitigate potential project-related adverse health effects, the Trident copper project in Kalumbila, northwestern Zambia, commissioned a health impact assessment. HIV was identi
Urbanization is a main driver for the larval ecology of <em>Aedes</em> mosquitoes in arbovirus-endemic settings in south-eastern Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Failure in detecting naturally occurring breeding sites of Aedes mosquitoes can bias the conclusions drawn from field studies, and hence, negatively affect intervention outcomes. We charac
