Hookworm infections: reappraising the evidence for a role of neutrophils in light of NETosis (Publications)
In Hookworm infection, neutrophils have long had the image of the villain, being recruited to the site of larval migration because of damage but participating themselves in tissue injury. With recent
Capacity building efforts for rabies diagnosis in resource-limited countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: a case report of the central veterinary laboratory... (Publications)
Rabies has been listed as a priority zoonotic disease in many African countries and the countdown to reach the goal of eliminating dog-mediated human rabies deaths by 2030 means that disease control m
Milk and meat consumption patterns and the potential risk of zoonotic disease transmission among urban and peri-urban dairy farmers in Ethiopia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In the Ethiopian dairy farming system, prevalence of zoonotic diseases such as bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is high in the cattle population. This, combined with some risky milk and meat cons
Failure to return pillbox is a predictor of being lost to follow-up among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Pill count is used to assess drug adherence in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Carrying a pillbox is associated with fear of concealment and stigma and might indicate poor adherence and pr
Assessment of FDA-approved drugs against <em>Strongyloides ratti in vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> to identify potentially active drugs against... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Infections with Strongyloides stercoralis belong to the most neglected helminth diseases, and research and development (R&D) efforts on novel drugs are inadequate. METHODS: A commercially
Impact of vaccination and non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-CoV-2 dynamics in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: As vaccination coverage against SARS-CoV-2 increases amidst the emergence and spread of more infectious and potentially more deadly viral variants, decisions on timing and extent of relaxi
Soil-transmitted helminth infections and nutritional indices among Filipino schoolchildren (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are still prevalent among schoolchildren in the Philippines. We evaluated the risk factors associated with STH and the relationship between STH a
Methodological approaches for conducting follow-up research with clinical trial participants: a scoping review and expert interviews (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based establishment and implementation of best principles, laws and ordinances that regulate clinical research depend on the consultation and involvement of trial participants. Ye