Introduction (Publications)
The geographical focus of this book pertains to Europe and Central Asia, while thematically, the seven chapters concentrate on a group of diseases, collec tively termed neglected tropical diseases (NT
Using population-specific add-on polymorphisms to improve genotype imputation in underrepresented populations (Publications)
Genome-wide association studies rely on the statistical inference of untyped variants, called imputation, to increase the coverage of genotyping arrays. However, the results are often suboptimal in po
R-praziquantel integrated population pharmacokinetics in preschool- and school-aged African children infected with <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> and... (Publications)
Racemic praziquantel (PZQ) is the standard treatment for schistosomiasis and liver fluke infections (opisthorchiasis and clonorchiasis). The development of an optimal pediatric formulation and dose se
The relationship between harmful alcohol use and antiretroviral non-adherence in people accessing HIV treatment in Cape Town, South Africa: an... (Publications)
Harmful alcohol consumption can significantly compromise adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Prior research has identified aggregate relationships between alcohol use and ART non-adherence, lar
First serodetection and molecular phylogenetic documentation of <em>Coxiella burnetii </em>isolates from female camels in Wasit governorate, Iraq (Publications)
This study aims to detect Coxiellaburnetiiin one-humped female camels (Camelus dromedarius) using ELISA andconfirmation of infection by PCR with the phylogenetic analysis of local isolates. The 91 adu
Schistosomiasis in the People’s Republic of China – down but not out (Publications)
Schistosomiasis has been subjected to extensive control efforts in the People’s Republic of China (China) which aims to eliminate the disease by 2030. We describe baseline results of a longitudinal co
Estimating COVID-19-induced excess mortality in Lombardy, Italy (Publications)
We compare the expected all-cause mortality with the observed one for different age classes during the pandemic in Lombardy, which was the epicenter of the epidemic in Italy. The first case in Italy w