Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of three rapid tests for the serodiagnosis of hepatic cystic echinococcosis in humans (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (CE) is based primarily on imaging, in particular with ultrasound for abdominal CE, complemented by serology when imaging results are unclear. In rur
Clonorchiasis (Publications)
On Aug 21, 1875, James McConnell published in The Lancet his findings from a post-mortem examination of a 20-year-old Chinese man-undertaken at the Medical College Hospital in Calcutta, India-in whom
If I tweet will you cite? The effect of social media exposure of articles on downloads and citations (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: We sought to investigate whether exposing scientific papers to social media (SM) has an effect on article downloads and citations. METHODS: We randomized all International Journal of Publi
The incidence and differential seasonal patterns of <em>Plasmodium vivax </em>primary infections and relapses in a cohort of children in Papua New... (Publications)
Plasmodium vivax has the ability to relapse from dormant parasites in the liver weeks or months after inoculation, causing further blood-stage infection and potential onward transmission. Estimates of
Socio-environmental factors associated with the risk of contracting Buruli ulcer in Tiassalé, south Côte d'Ivoire: a case-control study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a cutaneous infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. The exact mode of transmission remains elusive; yet, some studies identified environmental, socio-sani
Absence of hepatitis delta infection in a large rural HIV cohort in Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The epidemiological and clinical determinants of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection in sub-Saharan Africa are ill-defined. We determined the prevalence of HDV infection in HIV/hepatitis
Sociocultural determinants of anticipated acceptance of pandemic influenza vaccine in Pune, India: a community survey using mixed-methods (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate community priority and determinants of pandemic influenza vaccine acceptance in Pune, India. Community willingness to accept vaccines is often neglected in pandemic prepared
Fixed-dose artesunate-amodiaquine combination vs chloroquine for treatment of uncomplicated blood stage <em>P. vivax</em> infection in the Brazilian... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite increasing evidence of the development of Plasmodium vivax chloroquine (CQ) resistance, there have been no trials comparing its efficacy with that of artemisinin-based combination