Health workers' perspectives on school-based mass drug administration control programs for soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis in Ogun... (Publications)
schistosomiasis (SCH) are among the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), affecting 1.5 billion globally, with a significant burden in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria. These diseases
Diagnostic accuracy of a sequence-specific <em>Mtb</em>-DNA hybridization assay in urine: a case-control study including subclinical TB cases (Publications)
contacts with an overall sensitivity of 72.1% [confidence interval (CI) 0.59-0.86] and specificity of 95.5% (CI 0.90-1.02) with a positive predictive value of 93.9% and negative predictive value of 78.2%. The
Impact of malaria interventions on child mortality in endemic African settings: comparison and alignment between LiST and Spectrum-Malaria model (Publications)
interventions, on malaria infection prevalence, case incidence and mortality in children 0-4 years, 5-14 years of age and adults. Spectrum-Malaria uses statistical models fitted to simulations of the dynamic
Self-diagnosis of malaria by travellers: a cohort study on the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests provided by a Swiss travel clinic (Publications)
secure, especially when travelling with children. CONCLUSIONS: 1/6 travellers experienced fever and 4/5 of those reacted appropriately: more than half used RDTs and a quarter consulted immediately. Four
Natural variation in timing of egg hatching, response to water agitation, and bidirectional selection of early and late hatching strains of the... (Publications)
respond to water agitation. In all strains, eggs hatching started at day 2 and continued till day 5 in the older strains, whilst it was more staggered and extended up to day 6 in the younger strains.
Regioselective synthesis of potential non-quinonoid prodrugs of plasmodione: antiparasitic properties against two hemoglobin-feeding parasites and... (Publications)
4a- and the 8a-Ψ-plasmodione regioisomers 1 and 2 (synthesized in six steps with a total yield of 10.5% and 4.1%, respectively. As the expected prodrug effect can only be revealed if the molecule undergoes
Relation between circulating CC16 concentrations, lung function, and development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease across the lifespan: a... (Publications)
concentration, p=0·0014) and ECRHS-Sp (2·4 mL/year, p=0·023); the effect in SAPALDIA was marginal (4·5 mL/year, p=0·052). Low CC16 concentration at baseline was also associated with increased risk of incident
Efficacy and safety of co-administered ivermectin plus albendazole for treating soil-transmitted helminths: a systematic review meta-analysis and... (Publications)
soil-transmitted helminths (STH), Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworms infect 1.5 billion people worldwide and cause an estimated burden of 3.3 million disability-adjusted life years
Effect of an integrated intervention package of preventive chemotherapy, community-led total sanitation and health education on the prevalence of... (Publications)
infection at follow-up. The intervention significantly impacted on reported latrine use (before: 15.5%, after: 94.6%), open defecation in the community surroundings (before: 75.0%, after: 16.7%) and awareness
Active dispersal of <em>Aedes albopictus</em>: a mark-release-recapture study using self-marking units (Publications)
within a radius of 1 km from the marking units over 22 consecutive days. RESULTS: We found that 77.5% of the recaptured Ae. albopictus individuals flew further than 250 m, the limit that is usually deemed