Importance of factors determining the effective lifetime of a mass, long-lasting, insecticidal net distribution: a sensitivity analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) reduce malaria transmission by protecting individuals from infectious bites, and by reducing mosquito survival. In recent years, millions of LLINs ha
Efficacy and safety of a fixed-dose oral combination of pyronaridine-artesunate compared with artemether-lumefantrine in children and adults with... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is a need for new artemisinin-based combination therapies that are convenient, effective, and safe. We compared the efficacy and safety of pyronaridine-artesunate with that of arteme
Illness meanings and experiences for pre-ulcer and ulcer conditions of Buruli ulcer in the Ga-West and Ga-South municipalities of Ghana (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Ghana is a Buruli ulcer (BU) endemic country yet there is paucity of socio-cultural research on BU. Examining distinctive experiences and meanings for pre-ulcers and ulcers of BU
Phylogeography and taxonomy of <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Characterizing the evolutionary relationships and population structure of parasites can provide important insights into the epidemiology of human disease. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: W
Survival and health status of DOTS tuberculosis patients in rural Lao PDR (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Contact tracing of tuberculosis (TB) patients is rarely performed in low-income countries. Our objective was to assess the outcome of and compliance with directly observed treatment (DOTS)