Efficacy and safety of moxidectin compared with ivermectin against <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> infection in adults in Laos and Cambodia: a... (Publications)
outcome data, we observed a cure rate of 93·6% (95% CI 90·5 to 96·0; 324 of 346 participants) in the moxidectin group and 95·7% (93·0 to 97·6; 335 of 350 participants) in the ivermectin group, resulting
Variability in white blood cell count during uncomplicated malaria and implications for parasite density estimation: a WorldWide Antimalarial... (Publications)
cells/microL) in age groups < 1, 1-4, 5-14 and > /= 15 years were 10.5, 8.3, 7.1, 5.7 and 7.5, 7.0, 6.5, 6.0 for individuals with falciparum (n = 24,978) and vivax (n = 2678) malaria, respectively. At pr
Dietary diversity in primary schoolchildren of south-central Côte d'Ivoire and risk factors for non-communicable diseases (Publications)
with overweight, HDL-C, LDL-C, and HbA1c. RESULTS: Among the 620 children (330 girls, 290 boys; Mage 8.0 (+/- 1.7) years), 530 children attended school in a semi-urban and 90 in a rural area. Around 60% of [...] dietary diversity score (DDS). Children in peri-urban areas consumed more cereals (80.2% vs. 63.3%, p < 0.05). Most children were normal weight (n = 496), whereas 3.9% of children classified as prediabetic
Socioeconomic inequalities and family planning utilization among female adolescents in urban slums in Nigeria (Publications)
more disadvantaged in terms of FP utilization (Education: RII = 1.86, p < 0.05; 95% C.I. = 1.02-2.71; Social Status: RII = 1.97, p < 0.05; 95% C.I. = 1.26-2.68) with results showing a more marked level of
Longitudinal study based on a safety registry for malaria patients treated with artenimol-piperaquine in six European countries (Publications)
participants had significantly (p < 0.05) more AEs. Among AEs, 21 were due to cardiotoxicity (7.1%), mostly QT prolongation, while 6 were due to neurotoxicity (2.0%), mostly dizziness. Using QTcF correction
Risk factors for rabies in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
evolution of these deaths is almost constant with an average of 18 annual deaths (annual incidence=0.06-0.08 per 100,000). Children predominate among these victims. However, prevention measures exist in
Performance of a real-time PCR approach for diagnosing <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> infections of different intensity in urine samples from... (Publications)
There was a significant negative correlation between Ct-values and egg counts (Spearman's rho = - 0.49, P < 0.001). Seventy-five percent of the Ct-values were > /= 33 in the egg-negative category, < 31 in
Developing an SMS text message intervention on sexual and reproductive health with adolescents and youth in Peru (Publications)
Adolescents provided high scores for the SMS, with all sub-domains receiving average scores of 3.0 or higher (out of 4.0) for the SMS included. Adolescents also provided suggestions to optimize content, including
Evidence of blood stage efficacy with a virosomal malaria vaccine in a phase IIa clinical trial (Publications)
parasite growth were observed in volunteers vaccinated with PEV3A compared to unvaccinated controls (p = 0.012), and this was reflected in the PCR results from PEV3A vaccinated volunteers. These showed early [...] were present in the blood of all (n = 24) PEV3A vaccinated volunteers, and in only 2/6 controls (p = 0.001). We describe evidence of vaccine-induced blood stage efficacy for the first time in a sporozoite
Long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) ownership, use and cost of implementation after a mass distribution campaign in Kasai Occidental Province,... (Publications)
increased from 18.0 to 68.3%. Higher LLIN ownership was achieved with the fixed delivery strategy compared with the door-to-door (92.5% [95% CI 90.2-94.4%] versus 85.2% [95% CI 78.5-90.0%]), while distribution
