Effects of structurally different HDAC inhibitors against <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em>, <em>Leishmania</em>, and <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and schistosomiasis, result in a significant burden in terms of morbidity and mortality worldwide every year. Current anti
Industrial mining and HIV risk: evidence from 39 mine openings across 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of natural resource extraction projects on HIV transmission risks in local communities in sub-Saharan Africa. DESIGN: Difference-in-differenc
Dolutegravir in real life: self-reported mental and physical health outcomes after transitioning from efavirenz- to dolutegravir-based antiretroviral... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: HIV programmes across many countries in Africa have recently transitioned people living with HIV from efavirenz (EFV)- to dolutegravir (DTG)-containing antiretroviral therapy (ART). As b
Treatment outcome of imported cutaneous leishmaniasis among travellers and migrants infected with<em> Leishmania major</em> and <em>Leishmania... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Asia, Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa is mainly caused by Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica. We describe and evaluate the treatment outcome of CL amon
Parasite viability as a measure of <em>in vivo</em> drug activity in preclinical and early clinical antimalarial drug assessment (Publications)
The rate at which parasitemia declines in a host after treatment with an antimalarial drug is a major metric for assessment of antimalarial drug activity in preclinical models and in early clinical tr
Priority setting in early childhood development: an analytical framework for economic evaluation of interventions (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Early childhood development (ECD) sets the foundation for healthy and successful lives with important ramifications for education, labour market outcomes and other domains of well-being. E
<em>Opisthorchis felineus </em>infection is a risk factor for cholangiocarcinoma in Western Siberia: a hospital-based case-control study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a fatal bile duct cancer, has a high incidence in Western Siberia, Russian Federation. In addition, Opisthorchis felineus (O. felineus), a bile duct dwelling trem
Exposure to surrounding greenness and natural-cause and cause-specific mortality in the ELAPSE pooled cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The majority of studies have shown higher greenness exposure associated with reduced mortality risks, but few controlled for spatially correlated air pollution and traffic noise exposures.
Tuberculosis molecular bacterial load assay reveals early delayed bacterial killing in patients with relapse (Publications)
Bacterial killing in TB-patients with relapse was compared to patients achieving cure, measured by TB-molecular bacterial load assay(TB-MBLA) or MGIT time to positivity(TTP). TB-MBLA in 4 relapsed pat