The incidence of malaria in travellers to South-East Asia: is local malaria transmission a useful risk indicator? (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The presence of ongoing local malaria transmission, identified though local surveillance and reported to regional WHO offices, by S-E Asian countries, forms the basis of national and inter
Diagnosis, clinical features, and self-reported morbidity of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> and hookworm infection in a co-endemic setting (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Infections with Strongyloides stercoralis and other helminths represent important, yet often neglected issues in developing countries. Indeed, strongyloidiasis can be fatal, but only a few
Access to and utilisation of GP services among Burmese migrants in London: a cross-sectional descriptive study (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: An estimated 10,000 Burmese migrants are currently living in London. No studies have been conducted on their access to health services. Furthermore, most studies on migrants in t
Highly antiplasmodial non-natural oxidative products of dioncophylline A: synthesis, absolute configuration, and conformational stability (Publications)
Four new compounds, the monomeric dioncotetralones A (6 a) and B (6 b) and the dimeric compounds jozimine A3 (7) and jozimine A4 (9), were semi-synthesized from the natural product dioncophylline A (4
A novel isothermal microcalorimetry tool to assess drug effects on<em> Ancylostoma ceylanicum</em> and <em>Necator americanus</em> (Publications)
Soil-transmitted helminths, which affect the poorest communities, worldwide cause a range of symptoms and morbidity, yet few treatment options are available and drug resistance is a concern. To improv
Integrated health messaging for multiple neglected zoonoses: approaches, challenges and opportunities in Morocco (Publications)
Integrating the control of multiple neglected zoonoses at the community-level holds great potential, but critical data is missing to inform the design and implementation of different interventions. In
Benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives have a strong antimalarial activity and inhibit indoleamine dioxygenase (Publications)
The heme-containing enzymes indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 and -2 (IDO-1, -2) catalyze the conversion of the essential amino acid tryptophan into kynurenine. Metabolites of the kynurenine pathway and I
Prevalence of malaria across Papua New Guinea after initial roll-out of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the population prevalence of malaria in villages across Papua New Guinea (PNG) following the first roll-out of free long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN). METHODS: Between Octobe
Mobile health applications for HIV prevention and care in Africa (Publications)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: More people have mobile phones in Africa than at any point in history. Mobile health (m-health), the use of mobile phones to support the delivery of health services, has expanded in