Transmission modelling for human non-zoonotic schistosomiasis incorporating vaccination: guiding decision- and policymaking (Publications)
Schistosomiasis, acquired by skin-penetrating cercariae of dioecious digenean schistosomes during freshwater contact, afflicts nearly 260 and 440 million people with active infections and residual mor
Workshop on the design and use of clinical trials with multiple endpoints, with a focus on prevention of RSV (Publications)
A meeting held in Lisbon, Portugal, in February 2023 focused on critical aspects of clinical trial design for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) preventative therapies. The meeting addressed two primar
From PERFORM to PERFORM2Scale: lessons from scaling-up a health management strengthening intervention to support Universal Health Coverage in three... (Publications)
Strengthening management and leadership competencies among district and local health managers has emerged as a common approach for health systems strengthening and to achieve Universal Health Coverage
Neonatal physical growth predicts electroencephalography power in rural South African children (Publications)
Anthropometric measures at birth, indexing prenatal growth, are associated with later cognitive development. Children in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are at elevated risk for impaired prena
Test-treat-track-test-treat (5T) approach for <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> elimination on Pemba Island, Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: After decades of praziquantel mass drug administration (MDA), several countries approach schistosomiasis elimination. Continuing MDA in largely uninfected populations no longer seems justi
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy and lung function in childhood: The LUIS study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The adverse effects of high air pollution levels on childhood lung function are well-known. Limited evidence exists on the effects of moderate exposure levels during early life on childhoo
The implementation of a new measles vaccine mandate in Germany: a qualitative study in local health departments (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Measles is a highly contagious disease with the potential for severe complications. Despite the availability of effective vaccines, there have been recurrent measles outbreaks in Germany o
The three <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>Aurora-related kinases display distinct temporal and spatial associations with mitotic structures in asexual... (Publications)
Aurora kinases are crucial regulators of mitotic cell cycle progression in eukaryotes. The protozoan malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum replicates via schizogony, a specialised mode of cell divisi
