Assessing the quality of care at primary health care level in two pilot regions of Albania (Publications)
from base- to endline with significant changes seen on national level and for rural facilities (p < 0.01). Facility infrastructure and overall cleanliness, hygiene and basic/essential medical equipment
Dynamics and risk of transmission of bovine tuberculosis in the emerging dairy regions of Ethiopia (Publications)
infection being endemic. The incidence rate was estimated at 3.6 (95% CI 2.8-4.5) and 6.6 (95% CI 3.0-12.6) cases/100 cattle (or herd)-years at the animal- and herd-levels, respectively. Risk factors s
Evaluating different storage media for identification of <em>Taenia saginata</em> proglottids using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry (Publications)
and fungi. Additionally, we analyzed T. saginata proglottids stored in (i) LC–MS grade water; (ii) 0.45% sodium chloride; (iii) 70% ethanol; and (iv) 37% formalin after 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24 weeks of
Costing interventions in the field: preliminary cost estimates and lessons learned from an evaluation of community-wide mass drug administration for... (Publications)
round. A hypothesised at-scale routine implementation scenario yielded a much lower estimate of US$0.11 per person treated per round. CONCLUSIONS: We showed that costing interventions alongside field
Trends of community-based systemic antibiotic consumption: comparative analyses of data from Ethiopia and Norway calls for public health policy... (Publications)
community-based systemic antibiotics consumption per year between 2016 and 2020 was about 3.3% (R2 = 0.89). The highest percentage change in community-based systemic antibiotics consumption happened for
Pathogens that cause acute febrile illness among children and adolescents in Burkina Faso, Madagascar and Sudan (Publications)
Burkina Faso (n=53), Madagascar (n=364) and Sudan (n=198) and were taken from participants ranging from 0-19 years of age. Most individuals [86.4% (531/615)] presenting at healthcare facilities were outpatient
Comparison of two different semiquantitative urinary dipstick tests with albumin-to-creatinine ratio for screening and classification of albuminuria... (Publications)
1-89.1%) and 91.9% (95% CI 88.7-96.9%) and specificity 71.5% (95% CI 68.4-74.6%) and 17.5% (95% CI 15.0-20.2%) for the Combur9-Test((R)) and Micral-Test((R)), respectively. Correct classification to KDIGO
From <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> outbreak to elimination: lessons learnt from a retrospective analysis of data from Guantang (Publications)
incidence in Guantang decreased from 4,333 cases per 10,000 in 1970 before integrated implementation to 0.23 cases per 10,000 in 1991, and no cases in 1992-1995. Some fluctuations in incidence were observed
Capture-based enrichment of <em>Theileria parva </em>DNA enables full genome assembly of first buffalo-derived strain and reveals exceptional... (Publications)
level of genetic divergence is supported by an average Wright's fixation index (FST), genome-wide, of 0.44, reflecting a degree of genetic differentiation between cattle- and buffalo-derived T. parva parasites
Evaluation of a facility-based inspection tool to assess lymphedema management services in Vietnam (Publications)
range 4[29%]-13[93%]). Percentage of surveyed facilities with staff trained in last two years was 0%; availability of lymphedema management guidelines (56%); availability of information, education, and
