The cell surface protein MUL_3720 confers binding of the skin pathogen <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> to sulfated glycans and keratin (Publications)
Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of the chronic, necrotizing skin disease Buruli ulcer. Modes of transmission and molecular mechanisms involved in the establishment of M. ulcerans infecti
Radio-frequency electromagnetic field exposure and contribution of sources in the general population: an organ-specific integrative exposure... (Publications)
In order to achieve an integrated radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) dose assessment, detailed information about source-specific exposure duration and output power is needed. We developed
Real-time dispersal of malaria vectors in rural Africa monitored with lidar (Publications)
Lack of tools for detailed, real-time observation of mosquito behavior with high spatio-temporal resolution limits progress towards improved malaria vector control. We deployed a high-resolution entom
Investigating the effect of recall period on estimates of inpatient out-of-pocket expenditure from household surveys in Vietnam (Publications)
Out-of-pocket payments (OOPs), direct payments by households or individuals for healthcare are part of the health financing landscape. Data on OOPs is needed to monitor progress in financial risk prot
Evaluating survey designs for targeting preventive chemotherapy against S<em>chistosoma haematobium</em> and <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>across... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis control programmes primarily use school-based surveys to identify areas for mass drug administration of preventive chemotherapy. However, as the spatial distribution of sch
Efficacy and safety of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose compared with oral iron for the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in women after... (Publications)
Background: Iron deficiency anaemia is of major concern in low-income settings, especially for women of childbearing age. Oral iron substitution efficacy is limited by poor compliance and iron depleti
Kyasanur forest disease: state-of-the-art review (Publications)
Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) virus is a flavivirus that can be transmitted to humans from monkeys or other mammals through hard ticks (Haemaphysalis spinigera). The disease is endemic to sixteen dist
<em>P. falciparum</em> and <em>P. vivax</em> orthologous coiled-coil candidates for a potential cross-protective vaccine (Publications)
Over the last four decades, significant efforts have been invested to develop vaccines against malaria. Although most efforts are focused on the development of P. falciparum vaccines, the current avai
HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment in stable people living with HIV on ART in rural Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Few studies have assessed cognitive impairment among healthy people living with HIV (PLWH) who are stable on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: We conducted a c
Long-term low-level ambient air pollution exposure and risk of lung cancer - a pooled analysis of 7 European cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND/AIM: Ambient air pollution has been associated with lung cancer, but the shape of the exposure-response function - especially at low exposure levels - is not well described. The aim of this
