Ecology, global diversity and evolutionary mechanisms in the <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex (Publications)
With the COVID-19 pandemic receding, tuberculosis (TB) is again the number one cause of human death to a single infectious agent. TB is caused by bacteria that belong to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Trends of severe HIV disease and mortality among children in rural Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess trends of severe HIV disease (SHD) and mortality/loss to follow-up (LTFU) among children living with HIV in rural Tanzania. METHODS: Among children aged 0-14 years living with HIV
Equitable health care in the context of migration (Publications)
The health policy guiding principle of equitable access to healthcare faces barriers in the context of migration, on the part of both those affected and the health system. The operationalised measurem
Anti-trypanosomatid and antiplasmodial activities of alkaloids from <em>Hippeastrum</em> species (Publications)
Diseases caused by trypanosomatid parasites like human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), Chagas disease (CD), leishmaniasis, and malaria are persistent health problems in developing countries that still
Comparative efficacy of Vector Guard® to Olyset® Plus insecticide-treated nets against strongly pyrethroid-resistant <em>Anopheles arabiensis</em> in... (Publications)
Introduction: The resistance of malaria vectors to pyrethroids has compromised the efficacy of pyrethroid insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). In response, ITNs with pyrethroids and piperonyl butoxide (PB
How do monomorphic bacteria evolve? The <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex and the awkward population genetics of extreme clonality (Publications)
Exchange of genetic material through sexual reproduction or horizontal gene transfer is ubiquitous in nature. Among the few outliers that rarely recombine and mainly evolve by de novo mutation are a g