Efficacy and safety of ascending doses of moxidectin against<em> Strongyloides stercoralis</em> infections in adults: a randomised, parallel-group,... (Publications)
(95% CI 59-87; 22 [73%] of 30 cured) against S stercoralis compared with a predicted cure rate of 14% (5-31; four [14%] of 29 cured) for placebo. With escalating doses, the probability of cure increased from
Global Malaria Technical & Training Support Package, Phase 4 (Projects)
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Sustainable Development Goals 3.3, malaria is a major global health threat, impacting mainly children under 5 in Sub-Saharan Africa. This burden is exacerbated by new challenges such as increasing resistance to
SAPALDIA (Page)
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questionnaires, clinical examination and health measures (SAPALDIA3 in 2010, SAPALDIA4 in 2017 and SAPLDIA5 currently ongoing). SAPALDIA is one of the very few population-based adult longitudinal cohort studies
Physical Activity (Page)
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government-funded sports promotion programme. It focuses on young people aged 10 to 20 and children aged 5 to 10 (J+S kids). The effects of this Swiss wide programme were evaluated in a panel study. The theory-based
Modified World Health Organization (WHO) tunnel test for higher throughput evaluation of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) considering the effect of... (Publications)
between membrane-50 and rabbit-100, by B&A. The mean difference was 9.06% (-11.42-29.64) for BSF and -5.44% (-50.3-39.45) for M72. Both membrane-50, rabbit-50 and rabbit-100 predicted the superiority of
Specialized active leprosy search strategies in an endemic area of the Brazilian Amazon identifies a hypermutated <em>Mycobacterium leprae</em> strain... (Publications)
we diagnosed two additional cases (n = 2). Individuals received a dermato-neurological examination, 5 ml of peripheral blood was collected to assess the anti-PGL-I titer by ELISA and intradermal earlobe
Efficacy and safety of acoziborole in patients with human African trypanosomiasis caused by <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</em>: a multicentre,... (Publications)
reached in 159 of 167 patients with late-stage gambiense HAT (mITT population) and 98·1% (95·1–99·5) reached in 159 of 162 patients (evaluable population). Overall, 155 (75%) of 208 patients had 600
Factors associated with dog rabies immunisation status in Bamako, Mali (Publications)
titre of > /= 0.25 IU/ml for 75% of owned dogs, revaccination should be done after not more than 2.5 years. This work contributes vital information towards planning an effective dog rabies control programme
Strategies for understanding and reducing the <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> and <em>Plasmodium ovale</em> hypnozoite reservoir in Papua New Guinean... (Publications)
Papua New Guinean children. METHODS AND FINDINGS: From 17 August 2009 to 20 May 2010, 524 children aged 5-10 y from East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG) participated in a randomised double-blind p
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Congo using a longitudinal survey. BMC Public Health . 2024;24(1):443. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17717-5 Bold B et al. The diagnostic challenge of cystic echinococcosis in humans: first assessment of unde
