Spatio-temporal analysis to identify determinants of <em>Oncomelania hupensis</em> infection with <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> in Jiangsu province,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: With the successful implementation of integrated measures for schistosomiasis control, Jiangsu province has reached low-endemicity status. However, infected Oncomelania hupensis snails cou
Out-of-pocket expenditures for primary health care in Tajikistan: a time-trend analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Aligned with the international call for universal coverage of affordable and quality health care, the government of Tajikistan is undertaking reforms of its health system aiming amongst ot
Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) IV: epidemiology of urban malaria in Cotonou (Benin) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: An estimated 40 % of the population in Benin lives in urban areas. The purpose of the study was to estimate malaria endemicity and the fraction of malaria-attributable fevers in health fac
Naphthoquinone derivatives exert their antitrypanosomal activity via a multi-target mechanism (Publications)
BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY: Recently, we reported on a new class of naphthoquinone derivatives showing a promising anti-trypanosomatid profile in cell-based experiments. The lead of this series (B6, 2
Epidemiology of brucellosis and Q fever in linked human and animal populations in northern Togo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although brucellosis (Brucella spp.) and Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii) are zoonoses of global importance, very little high quality data are available from West Africa. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FIND
Malaria case management in Papua New Guinea prior to the introduction of a revised treatment protocol (Publications)
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to document malaria case management practices in Papua New Guinea prior to the introduction of a revised national malaria treatment protocol. The revised protocol stipulat
