Intestinal parasite infections and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in Dolakha and Ramechhap districts, Nepal: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
of intestinal parasite infections was 39.7%. Trichuris trichiura (30.9%), Giardia intestinalis (30.5%) and hookworm (30.2%) were the predominant intestinal parasite infections. Children from households
Total recall in the SCAMP cohort: validation of self-reported mobile phone use in the smartphone era (Publications)
moderate to high for high users with the highest for call frequency during weekdays (98.4, 95% CI: 96.4-99.5). Despite differential agreement between adolescents' self-reported mobile phone use and mobile operator
Eave ribbons treated with transfluthrin can protect both users and non-users against malaria vectors (Publications)
released nightly. Eave ribbons treated with 0.25 g/m(2) transfluthrin were fitted to 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 huts, achieving 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100% coverage, respectively. Volunteers sat near each hut and
Temporal variation of pesticide mixtures in rivers of three agricultural watersheds during a major drought in the Western Cape, South Africa (Publications)
exceeded at least once their EQS 58-fold (EQS 13 ng/L), 12-fold (EQS 10 ng/L), 9-fold (EQS 0.46 ng/L), 5-fold (EQS 24 ng/L) and 3-fold (EQS 220 ng/L), respectively. Our study substantially widens the view
Assessment of ultra-sensitive malaria diagnosis versus standard molecular diagnostics for malaria elimination: an in-depth molecular community... (Publications)
the study population. FINDINGS: Venous blood samples were collected from 300 participants between Dec 5, 2016, and Feb 24, 2017 (ie, during peak rainy season). Standard qPCR identified 87 (54%) of 161 P
Slow clearance of histidine-rich protein-2 in Gabonese with uncomplicated malaria (Publications)
3-day course of artesunate/amodiaquine. HRP2 levels were quantified at enrollment and on days 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 17, 22, and 28 post-treatment initiation. The findings reveal an unexpectedly prolonged clearance
High cure rates and tolerability of artesunate-amodiaquine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in... (Publications)
sites) in the two treatment groups. There was no SAE and the commonly reported AE episodes (with > 5%) included, cough, running nose, abdominal pain, diarrhoea and fever. CONCLUSION: Both artemisinin-based
Comparing the new Ifakara Ambient Chamber Test with WHO cone and tunnel tests for bioefficacy and non-inferiority testing of insecticide-treated nets (Publications)
threshold criteria when tested with I-ACT than with standard WHO bioassays 92% vs 69%, (OR: 4.1, 95% CI 3.5-4.7, p < 0.0001). The proportion of Olyset((R)) nets that passed differed if WHO 2005 or WHO 2013 LN
Use of a handheld ultrasonographic device to identify heart failure and pulmonary disease in rural Africa (Publications)
conducted from February 1, 2022, to April 30, 2023 at a referral center in rural Tanzania. Individuals 5 years or older with respiratory symptoms and at least 2 distinct respiratory signs or symptoms were
Accuracy of screening tests for cervical precancer in women living with HIV in low-resource settings: a paired prospective study in Lusaka, Zambia (Publications)
e tests were: hrHPV, 67.3% (95% CI 57.7% to 75.7%) and 65.3% (95% CI 59.4% to 70.7%); Gynocular 51.5% (95% CI 41.9% to 61.0%) and 80.0% (95% CI 74.8% to 84.3%); and VIA 22.8% (95% CI 15.7% to 31.9%) and