<em>In vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> efficacy of Monepantel (AAD 1566) against laboratory models of human intestinal nematode infections (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Few effective drugs are available for soil-transmitted helminthiases and drug resistance is of concern. In the present work, we tested the efficacy of the veterinary drug monepantel, a pot
Compensatory density feedback of <em>Oncomelania hupensis</em> populations in two different environmental settings in China (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The most recent strategy for schistosomiasis control in the People's Republic of China aims to reduce the likelihood of environmental contamination of schistosome eggs. Despite c
Sero-epidemiology as a tool to screen populations for exposure to <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Previous analyses of sera from a limited number of Ghanaian Buruli ulcer (BU) patients, their household contacts, individuals living in BU non-endemic regions as well as European controls
Accuracy of urine circulating cathodic antigen test for the diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> in preschool-aged children before and after... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Kato-Katz technique is widely used for the diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni, but shows low sensitivity in light-intensity infections. We assessed the accuracy of a commercially availab