Routine delivery of artemisinin-based combination treatment at fixed health facilities reduces malaria prevalence in Tanzania: an observational study (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has been promoted as a means to reduce malaria transmission due to their ability to kill both asexual blood stages of malaria parasite
Adenosine kinase of <em>T. b. Rhodesiense</em> identified as the putative target of 4-[5-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-2H-pyrazol-3-yl]morpholine using chemical... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), a major parasitic disease spread in Africa, urgently needs novel targets and new efficacious chemotherapeutic agents. Recently, we discovered that 4-[5
Efficacy and safety of artemether in the treatment of chronic fascioliasis in Egypt: exploratory phase-2 trials (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Fascioliasis is an emerging zoonotic disease of considerable veterinary and public health importance. Triclabendazole is the only available drug for treatment. Laboratory studies have docu
Sequence conservation in <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> á-helical coiled coil domains proposed for vaccine development (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The availability of the P. falciparum genome has led to novel ways to identify potential vaccine candidates. A new approach for antigen discovery based on the bioinformatic selection of he
An approach to addressing governance from a health system framework perspective (Publications)
ABSTRACT: As countries strive to strengthen their health systems in resource constrained contexts, policy makers need to know how best to improve the performance of their health systems. To aid these
Invasive snails and an emerging infectious disease: results from the first national survey on <em>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</em> in China (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Eosinophilic meningitis (angiostrongyliasis) caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis is emerging in mainland China. However, the distribution of A. cantonensis and its intermediate host snai
Vitamin A supplementation in Tanzania: the impact of a change in programmatic delivery strategy on coverage (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Efficient delivery strategies for health interventions are essential for high and sustainable coverage. We report impact of a change in programmatic delivery strategy from routine delivery
Studies on the ecology of Bulinus globosus, the intermediate host of <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> in the Ifakara area, Tanzania (Publications)
During a period of 2 years, the ecology of Bulinus globosus was studied in 8 habitats in two streams near Ifakara, SE-Tanzania. The relative Bulinus densities were followed monthly. Two different meth
