Illness costs to households are a key barrier to access diagnostic and treatment services for tuberculosis in Tajikistan (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) control is based on early detection and complete treatment of infectious cases. Consequently, it is important that TB suspects and patients can readily access m
The genome of <em>Mycobacterium africanum</em> west African 2 reveals a lineage-specific locus and genome erosion common to the <em>M.... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: M. africanum West African 2 constitutes an ancient lineage of the M. tuberculosis complex that commonly causes human tuberculosis in West Africa and has an attenuated phenotype relative to
Malaria prophylaxis policy for travellers from Europe to the Indian subcontinent (Publications)
Analysis of malaria imported into eight European countries from the Indian Sub-continent (ISC) (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) led to a consensus statement on the use of chemoprophylaxis w
Diagnosis, clinical features, and self-reported morbidity of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> and hookworm infection in a co-endemic setting (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Infections with Strongyloides stercoralis and other helminths represent important, yet often neglected issues in developing countries. Indeed, strongyloidiasis can be fatal, but only a few