Two cases of long‑lasting, sub‑microscopic <em>Plasmodium malariae</em> infections in adults from coastal Tanzania (Publications)
malariae infections are often characterized by a relatively mild illness with a low number of parasites, which can persist for long periods. In this report, two cases of P. malariae infections that were
Smartphone-Based Tool Improves Care of Children in Tanzania (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20172710-e-poct
around 700,000 people die due to antimicrobial drug resistance to bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. Without counter measures, experts estimate that by 2050, the annual death toll could increase to
Community knowledge, attitude, practices and beliefs associated with persistence of malaria transmission in north-western and southern regions of... (Publications)
caused by bathing and drinking un-boiled water, or consuming contaminated food that has malaria parasites without warming it. Reported barriers to malaria prevention and control (by FGD and IDI participants)
Zanzibar Elimination of Schistosomiasis Transmission (Projects)
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Background Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that continues to be a major public health problem in many developing countries being responsible for an estimated burden of at least 1.4 million di
Performance of new and standard tests for Schistosoma haematobium diagnosis in elimination settings (Projects)
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past decades, in many endemic regions only few people are infected and carry a mostly very light parasite load. These light intensity infections impose a challenge for accurate diagnosis. Accurate diagnosis
Association between helminth infections and diabetes mellitus in adults from the Lao People's Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
for helminth diagnosis were examined with formalin-ether concentration technique for intestinal parasitic infections. The independent associations of helminth infections with diabetic status and HbA1c were
Efficacy and safety of tribendimidine versus praziquantel against <em>Opisthorchis viverrini</em> in Laos: an open-label, randomised, non-inferiority,... (Publications)
number, appearance, and odour of the tablets. The primary outcomes were cure rate, defined as no parasite eggs in stool at 3 weeks' follow-up, and egg reduction rate. We did available-case analysis of all
State of deworming coverage and equity in low-income and middle-income countries using household health surveys: a spatiotemporal cross-sectional... (Publications)
preschool age (12-59 months). Deworming was defined as children having received drugs for intestinal parasites in the previous 6 months before the survey. We estimated deworming coverage disaggregated by geography
Changes in malaria burden and transmission in sentinel sites after the roll-out of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Papua New Guinea exhibits a complex malaria epidemiology due to diversity in malaria parasites, mosquito vectors, human hosts, and their natural environment. Heterogeneities in transmission and
The production and antiprotozoal activity of abietane diterpenes in <em>Salvia austriaca</em> hairy roots grown in shake-flasks and bioreactor (Publications)
microM, (SI values of 1.0 and 0.27). Other diterpenoids demonstrated weaker activity against tested parasites (IC50 values ranging from 0.62 to 194.7 microM) and lower selectivity (SI value ranged from 0.4
