Point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnosis of melioidosis in Laos (Publications)
Melioidosis is endemic in many rural areas in Southeast Asia where facilities for culture and identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei are often limited. We performed a prospective observational st
Leprosy transmission in Amazonian countries: current status and future trends (Publications)
Purpose of Review: Leprosy is one of the first pathologies described in the history of mankind. However, the ecology, transmission, and pathogenicity of the incriminated bacilli remain poorly understo
Case report: management of dead intraocular helminth parasites in asymptomatic patients (Publications)
We report four asymptomatic patients from Nepal with an incidental finding of a dead intraocular helminth parasite on ophthalmological routine examination. Because the patients were asymptomatic and t
Effect of ageing on antiretroviral drug pharmacokinetics using clinical data combined with modelling and simulation (Publications)
AIMS: The impact of ageing on antiretroviral pharmacokinetics remains uncertain, leading to missing dosing recommendations for elderly people living with HIV (PLWH). The objective of this study was to
Typology, technical efficiency and scale economy of <em>dibiteries </em>in Dakar, Senegal (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In recent years, a profound transformation has been observed in the eating habits of the populations of African cities, induced by accelerated socioeconomic and demographic growth. In Sene
Molecular methods for tracking residual <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>transmission in a close-to-elimination setting in Zanzibar (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Molecular detection of low-density Plasmodium falciparum infections is essential for surveillance studies conducted to inform malaria control strategies in close-to-elimination settings. M
Efficiency and stability evaluation of Cu2O/MWCNTs filters for virus removal from water (Publications)
Both multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and metal or metal oxides have demonstrated virus removal efficacy in drinking water applications. In this study, MWCNTs were coated with copper(I) oxide (C
Epigenome-wide association study of DNA methylation and adult asthma in the agricultural lung health study (Publications)
Epigenome-wide studies of methylation in children support a role for epigenetic mechanisms in asthma. Studies in adults are rare, and few have examined non-atopic asthma. We conducted the largest epig
Sub-national stratification of malaria risk in mainland Tanzania: a simplified assembly of survey and routine data (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Recent malaria control efforts in mainland Tanzania have led to progressive changes in the prevalence of malaria infection in children, from 18.1% (2008) to 7.3% (2017). As the landscape o