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tropical medicine. I started working on human African trypanosomiasis during my Ph.D., followed by malaria during my postdoc and later had the chance to build up my own group working on helminth infections
The health impacts of climate change and variability in developing countries (Publications)
the distribution and seasonal transmission of several vector-borne infectious diseases (such as malaria and dengue) may be affected by climate change. Altered distribution of some vector species may be
Wayanin and guaijaverin, two active metabolites found in a <em>Psidium acutangulum</em> Mart. ex DC (syn. P. persoonii McVaugh) (Myrtaceae)... (Publications)
tree used by the Wayana Amerindians from the Upper-Maroni in French Guiana for the treatment of malaria. AIM OF THE STUDY: In a previous study, we highlighted the in vitro antiplasmodial, antioxidant and
Local and foreign authorship of maternal health interventional research in low- and middle-income countries: systematic mapping of publications... (Publications)
health systems or promotion; community-based activities; and haemorrhage, hypertension, HIV/STIs and malaria were included. Following review of 35,078 titles and abstracts, 2292 full-text publications were
Pregnancy-related morbidity and risk factors for fatal foetal outcomes in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
= 3.15; 95% CI 1.71-5.80), only two doses of tetanus vaccination (aOR = 2.59; 95% CI 1.56-4.30), malaria during pregnancy (aOR = 1.94; 95% CI 1.21-3.11), preterm birth (aOR = 4.45; 95% CI 2.82-7.01), and
The impact of different sprayable surfaces on the effectiveness of indoor residual spraying using a micro encapsulated formulation of... (Publications)
formulation of lambda-cyhalothrin across the different types of wall surfaces studied. In areas where malaria transmission is bimodal and wall surfaces with short residual efficacy comprise > 20% of sprayable
Antibiotic exposure among children younger than 5 years in low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally... (Publications)
prescribed to 80.5% of children diagnosed with respiratory illness, 50.1% with diarrhoea, and 28.3% with malaria. The mean number of antibiotic prescriptions issued to children between birth and age 5 years across
Associations between the use of insecticide-treated nets in early childhood and educational outcomes, marriage and child-bearing in early adulthood:... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in preventing malaria in young children is well established. However, the long-term effects of early childhood ITN use on educational outcomes
Trends of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> molecular markers associated with resistance to artemisinins and reduced susceptibility to lumefantrine in... (Publications)
Photo-induced electron transfer polymerase chain reaction (PET-PCR) was used to confirm presence of malaria parasites before capillary sequencing, which targeted two genes: Plasmodium falciparum kelch 13 propeller
Accelerating towards <em>P. vivax</em> elimination with a novel serological test-and-treat strategy: a modelling case study in Brazil (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax malaria is challenging to control and eliminate. Treatment with radical cure drugs fails to target the hidden asymptomatic and hypnozoite reservoirs in populations. PvSeroTAT