Strategies for understanding and reducing the <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> and <em>Plasmodium ovale</em> hypnozoite reservoir in Papua New Guinean... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The undetectable hypnozoite reservoir for relapsing Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale malarias presents a major challenge for malaria control and elimination in endemic countries. This study a
The time-course of protection of the RTS,S vaccine against malaria infections and clinical disease (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Recent publications have reported follow-up of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine candidate Phase III trials at 11 African sites for 32 months (or longer). This includes site- and time-specifi
Innovative tools and OpenHDS for health and demographic surveillance on Rusinga Island, Kenya (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Health in low and middle income countries is on one hand characterized by a high burden associated with preventable communicable diseases and on the other hand considered to be under-docum
Improving health outcomes through concurrent HIV program scale-up and health system development in Rwanda: 20 years of experience (Publications)
The 1994 genocide against the Tutsi destroyed the health system in Rwanda. It is impressive that a small country like Rwanda has advanced its health system to the point of now offering near universal
Environmental and behavioural determinants of leptospirosis transmission: a systematic review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis is one of the most widespread zoonotic diseases, which is of global medical and veterinary importance, and also a re-emerging infectious disease. The main tracks of transmiss
Malaria transmission dynamics surrounding the first nationwide long-lasting insecticidal net distribution in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The major malaria vectors of Papua New Guinea exhibit heterogeneities in distribution, biting behaviour and malaria infection levels. Long-lasting, insecticide-treated nets (LLINs), distri
Modeling and validation of environmental suitability for schistosomiasis transmission using remote sensing (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is the most widespread water-based disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Transmission is governed by the spatial distribution of specific freshwater snails that act as intermediat
Assessing the presence of <em>Wuchereria bancrofti</em> in vector and human populations from urban communities in Conakry, Guinea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched in 2000 with the goal of interrupting transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF) through multiple rounds of mass drug adm
