Immunologic-based diagnosis of latent tuberculosis among children less than 5 years of age exposed and unexposed to tuberculosis in Tanzania:... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is acquired following exposure to an infectious TB case, often within the household. We prospectively screened children 6-59 months of age, exposed and unexpose
Analysis of interventions against the liver fluke, opisthorchis viverrini (Publications)
We adapt a population-based model of Opisthorchis viverrini transmission dynamics to determine the effectiveness of three different interventions. The model includes the definitive hosts, humans; the
The contribution of livestock to urban resilience: the case of Bamako, Mali (Publications)
Urban livestock keeping is increasing in many sub-Saharan African cities, but detailed contextual information on its extent, challenges, and potential is limited. A cross-sectional household study was
Overall and sex-specific associations between fetal adversity and child development at age 1 year: evidence from Brazil (Publications)
A growing body of epigenetic research suggests that in-utero adaptations to environmental changes display important sex-specific variation. We test this heterogeneous adaptation hypothesis using data
Das Ringerohr der etwas anderen Art (Publications)
We report the case of a 19-year-old patient who presented with recurrent circular and scaly skin changes. The patient reported wrestling as his main leisure activity. After an unsuccessful attempt at
