Detection and monitoring of insecticide resistance mutations in <em>Anopheles gambiae</em>: individual vs pooled specimens (Publications)
Bioassays and molecular diagnostics are routinely used for the monitoring of malaria vector populations to support insecticide resistance management (IRM), guiding operational decisions on which insec
Intestinal parasite infections and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in Dolakha and Ramechhap districts, Nepal: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Infections with soil-transmitted helminths and pathogenic intestinal protozoa pose a considerable public health burden, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, including Nepal. W
Diagnostic accuracy of the InBios Scrub Typhus DetectTM ELISA for the detection of IgM antibodies in Chittagong, Bangladesh (Publications)
Here we estimated the accuracy of the InBios Scrub Typhus Detect immunoglobulin M (IgM) ELISA to determine the optimal optical density (OD) cut-off values for the diagnosis of scrub typhus. Patients w
Estimating the incidence of norovirus acute gastroenteritis among US and European international travelers to areas of moderate to high risk of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is the leading cause of illness among returning travelers seeking medical care. Multiple types of enteric pathogens can cause travel-acquired AGE and, while bac
The origins of malaria artemisinin resistance defined by a genetic and transcriptomic background (Publications)
The predisposition of parasites acquiring artemisinin resistance still remains unclear beyond the mutations in Pfk13 gene and modulation of the unfolded protein response pathway. To explore the chain
Nationwide school malaria parasitaemia survey in public primary schools, the United Republic of Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A nationwide, school, malaria survey was implemented to assess the risk factors of malaria prevalence and bed net use among primary school children in mainland Tanzania. This allowed the m
The phylogeography and incidence of multi-drug resistant typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
There is paucity of data regarding the geographical distribution, incidence, and phylogenetics of multi-drug resistant (MDR) Salmonella Typhi in sub-Saharan Africa. Here we present a phylogenetic reco
Integrated <em>Aedes</em> management for the control of <em>Aedes</em>-borne diseases (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Diseases caused by Aedes-borne viruses, such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever, are emerging and reemerging globally. The causes are multifactorial and include global trade, i