Efficacy of single-dose and triple-dose albendazole and mebendazole against soil-transmitted helminths and <em>Taenia </em>spp<em>.</em>: a randomized... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The control of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections currently relies on the large-scale administration of single-dose oral albendazole or mebendazole. However, these treatment regime
Measures of clinical malaria in field trials of interventions against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Standard methods for defining clinical malaria in intervention trials in endemic areas do not guarantee that efficacy estimates will be unbiased, and do not indicate whether the interventi
Towards malaria elimination: a new thematic series (Publications)
ABSTRACT: The launch of a new thematic series of Malaria Journal -- "Towards malaria elimination" -- creates the forum that allows carrying scientific evidence on how to achieve malaria elimination in
Helminth and intestinal protozoa infections, multiparasitism and risk factors in Champasack Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Detailed investigations of multiparasitism are scarce in the Mekong River basin. We assessed helminth (trematode, nematode, and cestode), and intestinal protozoa infections, and multiparas
Risk of latent tuberculosis infection in children living in households with tuberculosis patients: a cross sectional survey in remote northern Lao... (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is highly prevalent in Laos (289 per 100,000). We evaluated the risk of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among children (0-15 years) living with tuberculosis pat
