Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990-2016: a... (Publications)
million (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 40.8-75.9 million [7.2%, 6.0-8.3]), 45.1 million (29.0-62.8 million [5.6%, 4.0-7.2]), 36.3 million (25.3-50.9 million [4.5%, 3.8-5.3]), 34.7 million (23.0-49.6 million [...] of 40 and 69 years. Age-standardised YLD rates for all conditions combined were 10.4% (95% UI 9.0-11.8) higher in women than in men. Iron-deficiency anaemia, migraine, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
Correction: Testing and treatment for malaria elimination: a systematic review (Publications)
Correction: Malaria Journal (2023) 22:254 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04670-8
Correction: Testing and treatment for malaria elimination: a systematic review (Publications)
Correction: Malaria Journal (2023) 22:254 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04670-8
Vector composition, abundance, biting patterns and malaria transmission intensity in Madang, Papua New Guinea: assessment after 7 years of an... (Publications)
villages, constituting 63.7-73.8% of all Anopheles, but in Megiar Anopheles farauti was the most prevalent species (97.6%). Vector abundance varied among villages (ranging from 2.8 to 72.3 Anopheles per screen-night [...] Most (54.1-75.1%) of the Anopheles bites occurred outdoors, with a substantial proportion (25.5-50.8%) occurring before 22:00. CONCLUSION: The estimates of vector abundance and transmission intensity in
Evaluation of a urogenital schistosomiasis behavioural intervention among students from rural schools in Unguja and Pemba islands, Zanzibar (Publications)
49.4% (350/708) versus 5.8% (43/743), stopped bathing in streams/ponds 49.4% (350/708) versus 4.2% (31/743), and stopped playing in streams/ponds 40.8% (289/708) versus 10.8% (80/743). HEBC exposed children
Monitoring <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> using microsatellite markers indicates limited changes in population structure... (Publications)
parasite prevalence declining substantially (East Sepik Province: Pf=54.9-8.5%, Pv=35.7-5.6%, Madang Province: Pf=38.0-9.0%, Pv: 31.8-19.7%), genetically diverse and intermixing parasite populations remained [...] declined modestly post-LLIN relative to pre-LLIN (East Sepik: Rs = 7.1-6.4, He = 0.77-0.71; Madang: Rs = 8.2-6.1, He = 0.79-0.71). Unexpectedly, population structure present in pre-LLIN populations was lost
Rapid suppression of HIV-RNA is associated with improved control of immune activation in Mozambican adults initiating antiretroviral therapy with low... (Publications)
ely followed over 16 months within a larger observational study. Plasma HIV-RNA, CD4 counts, and CD8 T cell activation were monitored at the pre-cART visit and at 4, 10, and 16 months during cART. Of the [...] tuberculosis OR: 11.0 (95% CI 1.4; 87.9) p = 0.024]. EC demonstrated significantly lower median activated CD8 T cells at 4, 10, and 16 months post-cART than did LC. Approximately 63% (12/19) of LC experienced [...] rapid suppression of HIV-RNA may lead to a lower rate of reappearance of...
Skin and soft tissue infections in intercontinental travellers and the import of multi-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> to Europe (Publications)
and associated with travel to South Asia (ORcrude 5.3, 95% CI 2.4-11.8), even after adjusting for confounding by genotype (ORadjusted 3.8, 95% 1.5-9.5). Choosing randomly from compounds recommended for the [...] (21%), erythromycin (21%), tetracycline (20%), ciprofloxacin (13%), methicillin (12%) and clindamycin (8%). Place of exposure was significantly (p < 0.05) associated with predominant resistance phenotypes
First insights into the phylogenetic diversity of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> in Nepal (Publications)
were previously described. The Beijing (83 isolates, 31.8%) and CAS spoligotype (52, 19.9%) were the dominant spoligotypes. A total of 36 (13.8%) isolates could not be assigned to any known spoligotyping [...] resistance was determined by sequencing the hot spot regions of the relevant target genes. Overall, 164 (62.8%) TB patients were new, and 97 (37.2%) were previously treated. Any drug resistance was detected in
Global health initiative investments and health systems strengthening: a content analysis of global fund investments (Publications)
in Round 8 of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (totalling approximately US$1 billion). RESULTS: According to the analysis, 37% (US$ 362 million) of the Global Fund Round 8 funding [...] relatively low funding. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that a substantial portion of Global Fund's Round 8 funds was devoted to health systems strengthening. Dramatic skewing among the health system building
