Bayesian geostatistical modelling of soil-transmitted helminth survey data in the People's Republic of China (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth infections affect tens of millions of individuals in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China). There is a need for high-resolution estimates of at-risk areas a
Development of an educational cartoon to prevent worm infections in Chinese schoolchildren (Publications)
BACKGROUND: With more than two billion people infected worldwide, soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are the most widespread infections. To date, STH control efforts rely predominantly on recurrent mass
Efficacy and safety of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treatment of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> malaria in endemic countries: meta-analysis of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to synthesize available evidence on the efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHP) in treating uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria in people living in endemic cou
The influence of physiological status on age prediction of <em>Anopheles arabiensis</em> using near infra-red spectroscopy (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Determining the age of malaria vectors is essential for evaluating the impact of interventions that reduce the survival of wild mosquito populations and for estimating changes in vectorial
Spinal cystic echinococcosis - a systematic analysis and review of the literature: part 1. Epidemiology and anatomy (Publications)
Bone involvement in human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is rare, but affects the spine in approximately 50% of cases. Despite significant advances in diagnostic imaging techniques as well as surgical and
Strategies for detection of <em>Plasmodium species</em> gametocytes (Publications)
Carriage and density of gametocytes, the transmission stages of malaria parasites, are determined for predicting the infectiousness of humans to mosquitoes. This measure is used for evaluating interve
Orally active antischistosomal early leads identified from the open access malaria box (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Worldwide hundreds of millions of schistosomiasis patients rely on treatment with a single drug, praziquantel. Therapeutic limitations and the threat of praziquantel resistance underline t
