An ensemble approach to short-term forecast of COVID-19 intensive care occupancy in Italian regions (Publications)
The availability of intensive care beds during the COVID-19 epidemic is crucial to guarantee the best possible treatment to severely affected patients. In this work we show a simple strategy for short
Estimating the numbers of malaria infections in blood samples using high-resolution genotyping data (Publications)
People living in endemic areas often habour several malaria infections at once. High-resolution genotyping can distinguish between infections by detecting the presence of different alleles at a polymo
Costs and effects of the Tanzanian national voucher scheme for insecticide-treated nets (Publications)
BACKGROUND:The cost-effectiveness of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in reducing morbidity and mortality is well established. International focus has now moved on to how best to scale up coverage and
Couple experiences of provider-initiated couple HIV testing in an antenatal clinic in Lusaka, Zambia: lessons for policy and practice (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Couple HIV testing has been recognized as critical to increase uptake of HIV testing, facilitate disclosure of HIV status to marital partner, improve access to treatment, care and support,
The acceptability of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) delivered through the expanded programme of immunization in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) reduces the incidence of clinical malaria. However, before making decisions about implementation, it is essential to ensure t
Allomonal effect of breath contributes to differential attractiveness of humans to the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Removal of exhaled air from total body emanations or artificially standardising carbon dioxide (CO2) outputs has previously been shown to eliminate differential attractiveness of humans to
