Tracking and predicting U.S. influenza activity with a real-time surveillance network (Publications)
Each year in the United States, influenza causes illness in 9.2 to 35.6 million individuals and is responsible for 12,000 to 56,000 deaths. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tr
Leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis with single-dose rifampicin (LPEP): an international feasibility programme (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Innovative approaches are required for leprosy control to reduce cases and curb transmission of Mycobacterium leprae. Early case detection, contact screening, and chemoprophylaxis are the
A brief history of the major rickettsioses in the Asia-Australia-Pacific region: a capstone review for the special issue of <em>TMID</em> (Publications)
The rickettsioses of the "Far East" or Asia-Australia-Pacific region include but are not limited to endemic typhus, scrub typhus, and more recently, tick typhus or spotted fever. These diseases embody
Associations of air pollution and greenness with mortality in Greece: an ecological study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have documented the adverse effects of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on health, while there has been less research on the effects of nitroge
Development of a multiplex bead assay for the detection of canine IgG4 antibody responses to Guinea worm (Publications)
Increased levels of guinea worm (GW) disease transmission among dogs in villages along the Chari River in Chad threaten the gains made by the GW Eradication Program. Infected dogs with preemergent wor
Core components, concepts and strategies for parasitic and vector-borne disease elimination with a focus on schistosomiasis: a landscape analysis (Publications)
Efforts to control and eliminate human schistosomiasis have accelerated over the past decade. In a number of endemic countries and settings, interruption of schistosome transmission has been achieved.
Preparation of new 1,3-dibenzyl tetrahydropyridinylidene ammonium salts and their antimicrobial and anticellular activities (Publications)
New 1,3 dibenzyl -tetrahydropyridinylidene ammonium salts have been prepared from unsubstituted or N-benzylated tetrahydropyridinylidene ammonium salts. The antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal activit
Seasonal liquidity, rural labor markets, and agricultural production (Publications)
Rural economies in many developing countries are characterized by a lean season in the months preceding harvest, when farmers have depleted their cash and grain savings from the previous year. To iden
Aetiology of fever in returning travelers and migrants: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Numerous publications focus on fever in returning travelers, but there is no known systematic review considering all diseases, or all tropical diseases causing fever. Such a review is nece
