Survive and thrive in Brazil: the Boa Vista Early Childhood program: study protocol of a stepped-wedge, randomized controlled trial (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A growing body of evidence suggests that early life health and developmental outcomes can be improved through parental support programs. The objective of this project was to test the feasi
Risk reduction of diarrhea and respiratory infections following a community health education program - a facility-based case-control study in rural... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Diarrheal and acute respiratory infections remain a major cause of death in developing countries especially among children below 5 years of age. About 80% of all hospital attendances in Ke
Ultrasound in managing extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a randomized controlled two-center study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Patients with clinically suspected tuberculosis are often treated empirically, as diagnosis - especially of extrapulmonary tuberculosis - remains challenging. This leads to an overtreatmen
Antigen-stimulated PBMC transcriptional protective signatures for malaria immunization (Publications)
Identifying immune correlates of protection and mechanisms of immunity accelerates and streamlines the development of vaccines. RTS,S/AS01E, the most clinically advanced malaria vaccine, has moderate
Serological and molecular evidence of <em>Brucella </em>species in the rapidly growing pig sector in Kenya (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is an emerging yet neglected zoonosis that has been reported in Kenya. Epidemiological data on brucellosis in ruminants is readily accessible; however, reports on brucellosis i
Recalibration and validation of the Swiss lichen bioindication methods for air quality assessment (Publications)
The aim of this study was to recalibrate the Swiss lichen bioindication methods, developed and calibrated with air pollution data 30 years ago. Since then, levels of air pollution have considerably de
Challenges in protocol development and interpretation of the Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation intervention studies (Publications)
In 2010, the Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) began the design of randomized controlled trials to compare different strategies for praziquantel mass drug admi
Dog rabies control in West and Central Africa: a review (Publications)
Rabies is a neglected but preventable zoonotic disease that predominantly affects the most vulnerable populations living in remote rural areas of resource-limited countries. To date, every country on
Efficacy and safety of ascending dosages of albendazole against <em>Trichuris trichiura</em> in preschool-aged children, school-aged children and... (Publications)
Background: The efficacy of the widely used albendazole against the soil-transmitted helminth Trichuris trichiura is limited; yet optimal doses, which may provide increased efficacy, have not been tho
