Reduction of anti-malarial consumption after rapid diagnostic tests implementation in Dar es Salaam: a before-after and cluster randomized controlled... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Presumptive treatment of all febrile patients with anti-malarials leads to massive over-treatment. The aim was to assess the effect of implementing malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) o
Plasmodium infection alters <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> detoxification gene expression (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Anopheles gambiae has been shown to change its global gene expression patterns upon Plasmodium infection. While many alterations are directly related to the mosquito's innate imm
Measurement of overall insecticidal effects in experimental hut trials (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The 'overall insecticidal effect' is a key measure used to evaluate public health pesticides for indoor use in experimental hut trials. It depends on the proportion of mosquitoes
MalHaploFreq: a computer programme for estimating malaria haplotype frequencies from blood samples (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Molecular markers, particularly those associated with drug resistance, are important surveillance tools that can inform policy choice. People infected with falciparum malaria often contain
The role of standby emergency medication for falciparum malaria: current opinion (Publications)
Travellers to malaria-endemic destinations are at risk of significant disease and, sometimes, death. Current malaria protection strategies, including chemoprophylaxis, can never be completely effectiv