Accuracy and quality of immunization information systems in forty-one low income countries (Publications)
To measure the accuracy and quality of immunization information systems in a range of low-income countries eligible to receive GAVI support. The Data Quality Audit (DQA) uses a WHO validated, standard
Unvaccinated children in years of increasing coverage: how many and who are they? Evidence from 96 low- and middle-income countries (Publications)
Objective While childhood immunisation coverage levels have increased since the 70s, inequities in coverage between and within countries have been widely reported. Unvaccinated children remain undetec
Human African trypanosomiasis in endemic populations and travellers (Publications)
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness is caused by the protozoan parasites Trypanosoma brucei (T.b.) gambiense (West African form) and T.b. rhodesiense (East African form) that are
Assessment of breast cancer opportunistic screening by clinical-pathological indicators: a population-based study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although some clinical-pathological features of breast cancers, such as the incidence of ductal cancer in situ (DCIS) and the diameter of invasive tumours, are sensitive indicators of earl
A polymorphism in CD14 modifies the effect of farm milk consumption on allergic diseases and CD14 gene expression (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Consumption of farm milk in early life is associated with less asthma and allergies. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that genetic variation in the innate immunity receptor CD14 might modify the
