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1. Biomonitoring human exposure to household air pollution and association with self-reported health symptoms- a stove intervention study in Peru (Publications)

   Biomonitoring human exposure to household air pollution and association with self-reported health symptoms- a stove intervention study in Peru

   Relevance:

   BACKGROUND: Household air pollution (HAP) from indoor biomass stoves contains harmful pollutants, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and is a leading risk factor for global disease burde

2. Comparison of sensitivity and faecal egg counts of mini-FLOTAC using fixed stool samples and Kato-Katz technique for the diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma... (Publications)

   Comparison of sensitivity and faecal egg counts of mini-FLOTAC using fixed stool samples and Kato-Katz technique for the diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> and soil-transmitted helminths

   Relevance:

   Accurate diagnostic tools for human helminthiasis are crucial for improved patient management and evaluation of community-based intervention studies. However, the diagnosis of intestinal schistosomias

3. Evaluation of malaria diagnoses using a handheld light microscope in a community-based setting in rural Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)

   Evaluation of malaria diagnoses using a handheld light microscope in a community-based setting in rural Côte d'Ivoire

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   Portable microscopy may facilitate quality diagnostic care in resource-constrained settings. We compared a handheld light microscope (Newton Nm1) with a mobile phone attachment to conventional light m

4. Pregnant women and infants as sentinel populations to monitor prevalence of malaria: results of pilot study in Lake Zone of Tanzania (Publications)

   Pregnant women and infants as sentinel populations to monitor prevalence of malaria: results of pilot study in Lake Zone of Tanzania

   Relevance:

   BACKGROUND: As malaria control interventions are scaled-up, rational approaches are needed for monitoring impact over time. One proposed approach includes monitoring the prevalence of malaria infectio

5. Health in times of uncertainty in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (Publications)

   Health in times of uncertainty in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

   Relevance:

   BACKGROUND: The eastern Mediterranean region is comprised of 22 countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar,

6. Mapping intra-urban malaria risk using high resolution satellite imagery: a case study of Dar es Salaam (Publications)

   Mapping intra-urban malaria risk using high resolution satellite imagery: a case study of Dar es Salaam

   Relevance:

   BACKGROUND: With more than half of Africa's population expected to live in urban settlements by 2030, the burden of malaria among urban populations in Africa continues to rise with an increasing numbe

7. CRISPR-Cas9-modified <em>pfmdr1</em> protects <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>asexual blood stages and gametocytes against a class of... (Publications)

   CRISPR-Cas9-modified <em>pfmdr1</em> protects <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>asexual blood stages and gametocytes against a class of piperazine-containing compounds but potentiates artemisinin-based combination therapy partner drugs

   Relevance:

   Emerging resistance to first-line antimalarial combination therapies threatens malaria treatment and the global elimination campaign. Improved therapeutic strategies are required to protect existing d

8. Antibody-mediated neutralization of the exotoxin mycolactone, the main virulence factor produced by <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> (Publications)

   Antibody-mediated neutralization of the exotoxin mycolactone, the main virulence factor produced by <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em>

   Relevance:

   BACKGROUND: Mycolactone, the macrolide exotoxin produced by Mycobacterium ulcerans, causes extensive tissue destruction by inducing apoptosis of host cells. In this study, we aimed at the production o

9. Inhibition of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> Hsp90 contributes to the antimalarial activities of aminoalcohol-carbazoles (Publications)

   Inhibition of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> Hsp90 contributes to the antimalarial activities of aminoalcohol-carbazoles

   Relevance:

   Malaria caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) remains a major public health problem throughout the developing world. One molecular target that should receive more attention is th

10. Non-vector-borne transmission of Zika virus: a systematic review (Publications)

    Non-vector-borne transmission of Zika virus: a systematic review

    Relevance:

    BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of confirmed cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection resulting from non-mosquito-borne transmission have been reported. METHODS: We performed a systematic literature review