Drug use in the management of uncomplicated malaria in public health facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria the first causes of death from parasitic infection worldwide. Interventions to reduce the burden of malaria have produced a tremendous drop in malaria morbidity and mortality. Howe
Malaria infection in mosquitoes decreases the personal protection offered by permethrin-treated bednets (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Insecticides targeting adult mosquitoes are the main way of controlling malaria. They work not only by killing mosquitoes, but also by repelling and irritating them. Indeed their repellent
Epiisopilosine alkaloid has activity against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> in mice without acute toxicity (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by parasites of the genus Schistosoma, currently affecting more than 200 million people. Among the various species of this parasite that infect humans, S. mansoni i
Effectiveness of a chlorhexidine dressing on silver-coated external ventricular drain associated colonization/infection - a prospective single-blinded... (Publications)
Background: Observational studies have shown that dressings containing chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) lower the incidence external ventricular drain (EVD) associated infections (EVDAI). This prospectiv
Associations between dietary patterns and post-bronchodilation lung function in the SAPALDIA cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not restricted to smokers. Dietary habits may contribute to the disease occurrence. Epidemiological studies point to a protective effect of
Training in youth-friendly service provision improves nurses' competency level in the Great Lakes Region (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: This survey investigates whether relevant training and availability of guidelines improve self-reported competencies of nurses in the provision of youth-friendly sexual and reproductive he
Navigating fertility, reproduction and modern contraception in the fragile context of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: 'Les enfants sont une... (Publications)
Modern contraception has created new possibilities for reimagining reproductive norms and has generated new socio-cultural uncertainties in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Using ind
Tuberculosis outbreak investigation using phylodynamic analysis (Publications)
The fast evolution of pathogenic viruses has allowed for the development of phylodynamic approaches that extract information about the epidemiological characteristics of viral genomes. Thanks to advan
Diagnostic comparison between FECPAKG2 and the Kato-Katz method for analyzing soil-transmitted helminth eggs in stool (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Over one billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH), i.e. Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichiura. For estimating drug efficacy and monitoring anthelm
Malaria control across borders: quasi-experimental evidence from the Trans-Kunene malaria initiative (TKMI) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The transmission of malaria through population inflows from highly endemic areas with limited control efforts poses major challenges for national malaria control programmes. Several multil
