Assessing different next-generation sequencing technologies for wastewater-based epidemiology (Publications)
Wastewater-based epidemiology has proven to be an important public health asset during the COVID-19 pandemic. It can provide less biassed and more cost-effective population-level monitoring of the dis
Forecasting malaria dynamics based on causal relations between control interventions, climatic factors, and disease incidence in western Kenya (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains one of the deadliest diseases worldwide, especially among young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Predictive models are necessary for effective planning and resource allocati
Respiratory and allergic outcomes among farmworkers exposed to pesticides in Costa Rica (Publications)
AIM: We examined the association of exposure to a pesticide mixture with respiratory and allergic outcomes among farmworkers from Costa Rica. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 299 farmw
HIV co-infection increases the risk of post-tuberculosis mortality among persons who initiated treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (Publications)
Little is known regarding the relationship between common comorbidities in persons with tuberculosis (TB) (including human immunodeficiency virus [HIV], diabetes, and hepatitis C virus [HCV]) and post
Characterizing the pharmacological interaction of the antimalarial combination artefenomel-piperaquine in healthy volunteers with induced blood-stage... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The combination antimalarial artefenomel-piperaquine failed to achieve target efficacy in a phase 2b study in Africa and Vietnam. We retrospectively evaluated whether characterizing the ph
A study protocol for a multi-country cluster randomized controlled trial of the impact of a multi-component One Health strategy to eliminate... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Opisthorchis viverrini (OV) and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are two of the most common helminths contributing to the Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) burden in the Lower Mekong Basin
Seeking and receiving hypertension and diabetes mellitus care in Tanzania (Publications)
The rapid increase in chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) poses a major challenge to already strained health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigates the factors associated with see