The Equatoguinean Malaria Vaccine Initiative: from the launching of a clinical research platform to malaria elimination planning in Central West... (Publications)
Fifteen years of investment in malaria control on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (EG), dramatically reduced malaria-associated morbidity and mortality, but the impact has plateaued. To progress towar
Outpatient treatment of imported uncomplicated <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria: results from a survey among TropNet and GeoSentinel experts for... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum malaria (P.f. malaria) is frequently imported to non-endemic countries. Recommendations on outpatient treatment differ largely due to differences in country-level gui
Population genomics of <em>Mycobacterium leprae</em> reveals a new genotype in Madagascar and the Comoros (Publications)
Human settlement of Madagascar traces back to the beginning of the first millennium with the arrival of Austronesians from Southeast Asia, followed by migrations from Africa and the Middle East. Remai
Genome-wide DNA methylation in peripheral blood and long-term exposure to source-specific transportation noise and air pollution: the SAPALDIA study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Few epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) on air pollutants exist, and none have been done on transportation noise exposures, which also contribute to environmental burden of disease.
Urban informal settlements as hotspots of antimicrobial resistance and the need to curb environmental transmission (Publications)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health challenge that is expected to disproportionately burden lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the coming decades. Although the contrib
Whipworm and roundworm infections (Publications)
Trichuriasis and ascariasis are neglected tropical diseases caused by the gastrointestinal dwelling nematodes Trichuris trichiura (a whipworm) and Ascaris lumbricoides (a roundworm), respectively. Bot
A simple, rapid typing method for<em> Streptococcus agalactiae </em>based on ribosomal subunit proteins by MALDI-TOF MS (Publications)
Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS), is a frequent human colonizer and a leading cause of neonatal meningitis as well as an emerging pathogen in non-pregnant adults. GBS possesses a