Investigation of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for assessing the molecular diversity of C<em>ampylobacter jejuni</em> and comparison with MLST and... (Publications)
random forest algorithm was trained to predict STs. With a 94% similarity cut-off, an AWC of 1.000, 0.933 and 0.851 was obtained for MLSTCC, MLSTST and cgMLST profile, respectively. The random forest classifier
Coping with adversity: Resilience dynamics of livestock farmers in two agroecological zones of Ghana (Publications)
statistically significant (p = 0.06). The resilience significantly improved with age, each unit increase in cattle in the herd, and having experience raising livestock (p < 0.001). The CF have relatively
Association of livestock ownership and household dietary quality: results from a cross-sectional survey from rural India (Publications)
p-values < 0.05). After adjusting for multiple confounders, the odds ratio of milk consumption between dairy animal-owning households as compared to other households was 2.11 (95% confidence interval 0.85, 5
Evaluation of human liver microtissues for drug screening on <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>schistosomula (Publications)
and (S)-praziquantel and the main metabolite trans-OH-praziquantel following incubation with 0.032-50 muM (0.01-15.62 mug/mL) praziquantel for up to 72 h by a validated LC-MS/MS method. We cocultured hLiMTs
The influence of sampling effort and the performance of the Kato-Katz technique in diagnosing <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> and hookworm co-infections... (Publications)
cumulative prevalence of co-infections was estimated at 9.9% after reading slides on the first day, and 57.0% after reading all 25 slides per person. The latent class model yielded a co-infection prevalence estimate [...] smear for detection of S. mansoni alone, hookworms alone, or S. mansoni plus hookworms were 22.4%, 8.0% and 17.7%, respectively. In the current setting this could be attributable to low infection intensities
Progression to active tuberculosis, but not transmission, varies by <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> lineage in The Gambia (Publications)
significantly lower in contacts exposed to M. africanum than in those exposed to M. tuberculosis (1.0% vs. 2.9%; hazard ratio [HR], 3.1 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.1-8.7]). Within M. tuberculosis sensu [...] family strain were most likely to progress to disease (5.6%; HR relative to M. africanum, 6.7 [95% CI, 2.0-22]). CONCLUSIONS: M. africanum and M. tuberculosis transmit equally well to household contacts, but
Naturally acquired immunoglobulin (Ig)G subclass antibodies to crude asexual <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> lysates: evidence for association with... (Publications)
from severe malaria (P = 0.02). Conversely, elevated levels of IgG2 in relation to IgG1 and IgG3 antibodies were associated with a higher risk of developing severe malaria (P = 0.006)
A GIS-based method for modelling air pollution exposures across Europe (Publications)
measures of performance (R(2), RMSE and fractional bias) obtained. Validation gave R(2)=0.61, RMSE=6.59 and FB=-0.01, and indicated performance equivalent to universal kriging and better than ordinary kriging
Dynamics of gene introgression in the African malaria vector <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> (Publications)
markers revealed a large genetic differentiation between the two populations (average F(ST) = 0.093, P < 0.001). When the two strains were crossed in random mating between the two populations, significant
Challenges associated with management of Buruli ulcer/human immunodeficiency virus coinfection in a treatment center in Ghana: a case series study (Publications)
that of general patients attending the facility (4.8%; 718/14,863; P = 0.07) and that of pregnant women alone (2.5%; 279/11,125; P = 0.001). All seven BU/HIV-coinfected cases enrolled in the study presented
