Spatio-temporal modelling of routine health facility data for malaria risk micro-stratification in mainland Tanzania (Publications)
As malaria transmission declines, the need to monitor the heterogeneity of malaria risk at finer scales becomes critical to guide community-based targeted interventions. Although routine health facili
How do disease control measures impact spatial predictions of schistosomiasis and hookworm? The example of predicting school-based prevalence before... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections are among the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affecting primarily marginalized communities in low- and middle-income countries.
A <em>Plasmodium </em>membrane receptor platform integrates cues for egress and invasion in blood forms and activation of transmission stages (Publications)
Critical events in the life cycle of malaria-causing parasites depend on cyclic guanosine monophosphate homeostasis by guanylyl cyclases (GCs) and phosphodiesterases, including merozoite egress or inv
A facility-based survey of cervical cancer prevention and control programs in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
The preliminary results from a facility-based survey of cervical cancer prevention and control programs in Sub-Saharan Africa are presented. Main findings: HPV vaccination is available in less than ha
Intervention effects and long-term changes in physical activity and cardiometabolic outcomes among children at risk of noncommunicable diseases in... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Risk factors for noncommunicable diseases such as insufficient physical activity (PA), overweight or hypertension are becoming increasingly predominant among children globally. While sch
Recent advances on social determinants of mental health: looking fast forward (Publications)
The fields of psychiatry and mental health are increasingly recognizing the importance of social determinants of health (SDOH) and their impact on mental health outcomes. In this overview, the authors
Spatial and sector-specific contributions of emissions to ambient air pollution and mortality in European cities: a health impact assessment (Publications)
Background Ambient air pollution is a major risk to health and wellbeing in European cities. We aimed to estimate spatial and sector-specific contributions of emissions to ambient air pollution and ev
Pharmacokinetics of ivermectin metabolites and their activity against <em>Anopheles stephensi </em>mosquitoes (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Ivermectin (22,23-dihydroavermectin B(1a): H(2)B(1a)) is an endectocide used to treat worm infections and ectoparasites including lice and scabies mites. Furthermore, survival of malaria t
Efficacy and safety of moxidectin-albendazole and ivermectin-albendazole combination therapy compared to albendazole monotherapy in adolescents and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The currently recommended benzimidazole monotherapy is insufficiently effective to control infection with the soil-transmitted helminth Trichuris trichiura. Ivermectin-albendazole combinat
Systematic review and meta-analysis of tuberculosis in animals in Nigeria (Publications)
Animal tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious and chronic disease caused by mycobacteria belonging to theMycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) in domestic and wild animals. MTBC strains infection has b
