Prospects for dog rabies elimination in Nigeria by 2030 (Publications)
The attainment of the global target of zero dog-mediated human rabies by 2030 depends on functional rabies programmes. Nigeria, a rabies-endemic country, and the most populous country in Africa has a
High incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and related antibiotic resistance in two hospitals of different geographic regions of... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are common worldwide, but due to limited resources, its actual burden in low-income countries is unknown. Currently, there are gaps in k
Effects of climate variability on malaria transmission in southern Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa (Publications)
Malaria continues to be a major public health concern with a substantial burden in Africa. Even though it has been widely demonstrated that malaria transmission is climate-driven, there have been very
Global, regional, and national incidence of six major immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The causes for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are diverse and the incidence trends of IMIDs from specific causes are rarely studied. The study aims to investigate the patter
Comparison of antigen and antibody responses in repeat lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment surveys in American Samoa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Current WHO recommendations for lymphatic filariasis (LF) surveillance advise programs to implement activities to monitor for new foci of transmission after stopping mass drug administrati
Characterization of the rhesus macaque (<em>Macaca mulatta</em>) scrub typhus model: susceptibility to intradermal challenge with the human pathogen... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is an important endemic disease in tropical Asia caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi for which no effective broadly protective vaccine is available. The successful evaluation of
