Translation of liver stage activity of M5717, a <em>Plasmodium</em> elongation factor 2 inhibitor: from bench to bedside (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Targeting the asymptomatic liver stage of Plasmodium infection through chemoprevention could become a key intervention to reduce malaria-associated incidence and mortality. METHODS: M5717,
Neglected tropical diseases in Australia: a narrative review (Publications)
*Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent a threat to the health, wellbeing and economic prosperity of billions of people worldwide, often causing serious disease or death. *Commonly considered di
Strain characterisation for measuring bioefficacy of itns treated with two active ingredients (Dual-AI ITNs): developing a robust protocol by building... (Publications)
Durability monitoring of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) containing a pyrethroid in combination with a second active ingredient (AI) must be adapted so that the insecticidal bioefficacy of each AI can
Diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma </em>infection in non-human animal hosts: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Reliable and field-applicable diagnosis of schistosome infections in non-human animals is important for surveillance, control, and verification of interruption of human schistosomiasis tra
Review of 2022 WHO guidelines on the control and elimination of schistosomiasis (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a helminthiasis infecting approximately 250 million people worldwide. In 2001, the World Health Assembly (WHA) 54.19 resolution defined a new global strategy for control of schistos
Impact of COVID-19 on maternal health and child care behavior: evidence from a quasi-experimental study of vulnerable communities in Boa Vista, Brazil (Publications)
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 related distress has been shown to have negative associations with family well-being. OBJECTIVES: To determine the immediate impact of acute COVID-19 infection on maternal well-be
Assessing the association between air pollution and child development in São Paulo, Brazil (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Outdoor air pollution is increasingly recognised as a key threat to population health globally, with particularly high risks for urban residents. In this study, we assessed the association
Strengthening primary healthcare in Kosovo requires tailoring primary, secondary and tertiary prevention interventions and consideration of mental... (Publications)
Objectives: Kosovo has the lowest life expectancy in the Balkans. Primary healthcare (PHC) plays an essential role in non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention. We described primary, secondary and ter
Correcting the description of the design to quasi-experimental instead of cluster-randomized: Corrigendum to “Effect of school-based interventions on... (Publications)
Corrigendum to S Nqweniso, R du Randt, L Adams, et al. Effect of school-based interventions on body composition of grade-4 children from lower socioeconomic communities in Gqeberha, South Africa. S Af
Effectiveness and cost of an incentive-based intervention on food safety and income in "dibiteries" in Dakar, Senegal (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Rapid urbanisation in Sub-Saharan African cities such as Dakar, Senegal, leads to proliferation of informal braised meat restaurants known as "dibiteries". Dibiteries do not often comply w
