Multinational corporations and infectious disease: embracing human rights management techniques (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Global health institutions have called for governments, international organisations and health practitioners to employ a human rights-based approach to infectious diseases. The motivation
Quantitative whole-cell MALDI-TOF MS fingerprints distinguishes human monocyte sub-populations activated by distinct microbial ligands (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Conventionally, human monocyte sub-populations are classified according to surface marker expression into classical (CD14(++)CD16(-)), intermediate (CD14(++)CD16(+)) and non-classical (CD1
Ultra-sensitive detection of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> by amplification of multi-copy subtelomeric targets (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Planning and evaluating malaria control strategies relies on accurate definition of parasite prevalence in the population. A large proportion of asymptomatic parasite infections can only b
Quality control in the diagnosis of <em>Trichuris trichiura</em> and <em>Ascaris lumbricoides</em> using the Kato-Katz technique: experience from... (Publications)
BackgroundAn accurate diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis is important for individual patient management, for drug efficacy evaluation and for monitoring control programmes. The Kato-Katz tech
Sustaining control of <em>Schistosomiasis mansoni</em> in moderate endemicity areas in western Côte d'Ivoire: a SCORE study protocol (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that occurs in the tropics and subtropics. The mainstay of control is preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel. In Africa, an estimated 230 million
Experimental hut evaluation of linalool spatial repellent agar gel against <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> <em>sensu</em> <em>stricto</em> mosquitoes in a... (Publications)
BackgroundMalaria vector control is in need of new tools to face its current challenges such as the spread of pyrethroid-resistance and the increase of outdoor feeding mosquitoes. New strategies such