Egg-laying and locomotory screens with <em>C. elegans </em>yield a nematode-selective small molecule stimulator of neurotransmitter release (Publications)
Nematode parasites of humans, livestock and crops dramatically impact human health and welfare. Alarmingly, parasitic nematodes of animals have rapidly evolved resistance to anthelmintic drugs, and tr
Differential mortality risks associated with PM2.5 components: a multi-country, multi-city study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and mortality widely differs between as well as within countries. Differences in PM2.5 composition can play a role in modifying the
Effects of a four-year health systems intervention on the use of maternal and infant health services: results from a programme evaluation in two... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Attendance of maternal and infant care services in rural Chad are consistently low. Our study aimed to assess the use of antenatal (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) services, health facility
The association of road traffic noise with problem behaviour in adolescents: a cohort study (Publications)
The findings of environmental noise exposure and behavioural disorders in children and adolescents are inconclusive, and longitudinal studies are scarce. We studied the response of behaviour and behav
Nearly complete genome sequences of eight rabies virus strains obtained from domestic carnivores in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
In this report, we describe eight nearly complete genome sequences of rabies virus strains collected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from domestic carnivores in 2017 and 2018. All of them clus
Cross-sectional study of nutritional intake among patients undergoing tuberculosis treatment along the Myanmar-Thailand border (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: This study summarises nutritional intake among patients with tuberculosis (TB) along the Myanmar-Thailand border according to the local diet. SETTING: TB clinic along the Myanmar-Thailand b
Infectivity of symptomatic malaria patients to <em>Anopheles farauti</em> colony mosquitoes in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
Plasmodium transmission from humans to mosquitoes is an understudied bottleneck in the transmission of malaria. Direct membrane feeding assays (DMFA) allow detailed malaria transmission studies from h
Clinical sign and biomarker-based algorithm to identify bacterial pneumonia among outpatients with lower respiratory tract infection in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Inappropriate antibiotics use in lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) is a major contributor to resistance. We aimed to design an algorithm based on clinical signs and host biomarkers
Causes of death and associated factors over a decade of follow-up in a cohort of people living with HIV in rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Nearly half of HIV-related deaths occur in East and Southern Africa, yet data on causes of death (COD) are scarce. We determined COD and associated factors among people living with HIV (PL
Immunodeficiency and cancer in 3.5 million people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): the South African HIV cancer match study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We analyzed associations between immunodeficiency and cancer incidence in a nationwide cohort of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; PLWH) in South Africa. METHODS: We us
