Harmonisation of variables names prior to conducting statistical analyses with multiple datasets: an automated approach (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Data requirements by governments, donors and the international community to measure health and development achievements have increased in the last decade. Datasets produced in su
Models for short term malaria prediction in Sri Lanka (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria in Sri Lanka is unstable and fluctuates in intensity both spatially and temporally. Although the case counts are dwindling at present, given the past history of resurgence of outbr
Social and cultural aspects of 'malaria' and its control in central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A sound local understanding of preventive measures and health-seeking behaviour is important for the effective control of malaria. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, at
HIV infection disrupts the sympatric host-pathogen relationship in human tuberculosis (Publications)
The phylogeographic population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis suggests local adaptation to sympatric human populations. We hypothesized that HIV infection, which induces immunodeficiency, wil
Guidance for evidence-informed policies about health systems: rationale for and challenges of guidance development (Publications)
In the first paper in a three-part series on health systems guidance, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch and colleagues examine how guidance is currently formulated in low- and middle-income countries, and the ch
Reduction in the proportion of fevers associated with <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> parasitaemia in Africa: a systematic review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria is almost invariably ranked as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. There is growing evidence of a decline in malaria transmission, morbidity and mortality over
On the origin of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em>, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium ulcerans is an unusual bacterial pathogen with elusive origins. While closelyrelated to the aquatic dwelling M. marinum, M. ulcerans has evolved the ability to prod