Malaria eradication and elimination: views on how to translate a vision into reality (Publications)
Although global efforts in the past decade have halved the number of deaths due to malaria, there are still an estimated 219 million cases of malaria a year, causing more than half a million deaths. I
Targeting the parasite's DNA with methyltriazenyl purine analogs is a safe, selective and efficacious antitrypanosomal strategy (Publications)
The human and veterinary disease complex known as African trypanosomiasis continues to inflict significant global morbidity, mortality and economic hardship. Drug resistance and toxic side effects of
Association between advanced glycation end products and impaired fasting glucose: results from the SALIA study (Publications)
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) may contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes and related complications, whereas their role in the early deterioration of glycaemia is unknown. While prev
The integrated disease surveillance and response system in northern Ghana: challenges to the core and support functions (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) strategy was adopted in Ghana over a decade ago, yet gaps still remain in its proper functioning. The objective of this study was to
Locally confined clonal complexes of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> in two Buruli ulcer endemic regions of Cameroon (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of the necrotizing skin disease Buruli ulcer (BU), which has been reported from over 30 countries worldwide. The majority of notified patients
