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1. The roles of water, sanitation and hygiene in reducing schistosomiasis: a review (Publications)

   The roles of water, sanitation and hygiene in reducing schistosomiasis: a review

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   Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by infection with blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. Transmission of, and exposure to, the parasite result from faecal or urinary contamination of freshwater co

2. Strategies for tuberculosis control from experiences in Manila: the role of public-private collaboration and of intermittent therapy (Publications)

   Strategies for tuberculosis control from experiences in Manila: the role of public-private collaboration and of intermittent therapy

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3. Resisting infection by <em>Plasmodium berghei</em> increases the sensitivity of the malaria vector <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> to DDT (Publications)

   Resisting infection by <em>Plasmodium berghei</em> increases the sensitivity of the malaria vector <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> to DDT

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   BACKGROUND: The evolution of insecticide resistance threatens current malaria control methods, which rely heavily on chemical insecticides. The magnitude of the threat will be determined by the phenot

4. Malaria risk in Nigeria: Bayesian geostatistical modelling of 2010 malaria indicator survey data (Publications)

   Malaria risk in Nigeria: Bayesian geostatistical modelling of 2010 malaria indicator survey data

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   BACKGROUND: In 2010, the National Malaria Control Programme with the support of Roll Back Malaria partners implemented a nationally representative Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS), which assembled malar

5. Distribution and risk factors for <em>Plasmodium</em> and helminth co-infections: a cross-sectional survey among children in Bagamoyo district,... (Publications)

   Distribution and risk factors for <em>Plasmodium</em> and helminth co-infections: a cross-sectional survey among children in Bagamoyo district, coastal region of Tanzania

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   BACKGROUND: Plasmodium and soil transmitted helminth infections (STH) are a major public health problem, particularly among children. There are conflicting findings on potential association between th

6. Physical activity in preschool children: correlates and intervention effects (the Ballabeina Study) (Publications)

   Physical activity in preschool children: correlates and intervention effects (the Ballabeina Study)

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7. Preliminary epidemiological survey of schistosomiasis in central and southern Liberia (Publications)

   Preliminary epidemiological survey of schistosomiasis in central and southern Liberia

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   Some basic epidemiological data on schistosomiasis in central and southern Liberia were collected. A study of snail density fluctuations was carried out in waterbodies bordering the road between Harbe

8. The use of mobile phones and the risk of brain tumors among children and adolescents (Publications)

   The use of mobile phones and the risk of brain tumors among children and adolescents

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9. Prevalence of <em>Fasciola gigantica</em> infection in slaughtered animals in south-eastern Lake Chad area in relation to husbandry practices and... (Publications)

   Prevalence of <em>Fasciola gigantica</em> infection in slaughtered animals in south-eastern Lake Chad area in relation to husbandry practices and seasonal water levels

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   BACKGROUND: Fasciolosis has been described in sub-Saharan Africa in many accounts, but the latest reports from Chad are from the 1970s. Mobile pastoralists perceive liver parasites as a significant pr

10. The exit interview as a proxy measure of malaria case management practice: sensitivity and specificity relative to direct observation (Publications)

    The exit interview as a proxy measure of malaria case management practice: sensitivity and specificity relative to direct observation

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    BackgroundThis paper aims to assess the sensitivity and specificity of exit interviews as a measure of malaria case management practice as compared to direct observation.MethodsThe malaria case manage