Nucleic acid amplification techniques for the detection of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> infection in humans and the intermediate snail host: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by hematodes of genus Schistosoma. This review evaluated the available nucleic acid amplification techniques for diagnosing S. mansoni infecti
Discovery of novel antischistosomal scaffolds from the open access Pandemic Response Box (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Treatment and control of schistosomiasis rely on a single drug, praziquantel. New orally active antischistosomals featuring novel molecular scaffolds are urgently needed to prevent the eme
Perinatal mental health care from the user and provider perspective: protocol for a qualitative study in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mental disorders in the perinatal period (PMD) can severely harm women and their children if not detected early and treated appropriately. Even though mental health care is covered by heal
Distribution of bovine <em>Fasciola gigantica</em> (Cobbold, 1885) in the district des Savanes, northern Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Fascioliasis, caused by an infection with liver flukes of the genus Fasciola, is an important disease of livestock in most parts of the world. However, little is known about the distribution of fascio
Overcoming roadblocks in the development of vaccines for leishmaniasis (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The leishmaniases represent a group of parasitic diseases caused by infection with one of several species of Leishmania parasites. Disease presentation varies because of differences in p
Adherence to the paediatric immunisation schedule in England (Publications)
Both adequate coverage and adherence to paediatric immunisation schedules are required for optimal protection against vaccine preventable diseases. We studied the timeliness of routine paediatric vacc
Reliability of trial information across registries for trials with multiple registrations: a systematic review (Publications)
IMPORTANCE: Clinical trial registries are important for gaining an overview of ongoing research efforts and for deterring and identifying publication bias and selective outcome reporting. The reliabil
Maternal drinking behaviour and co-exposure from smoking during and after pregnancy in relation to the neurocognitive function of school-children in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Maternal substance use and its long-term effect on the neurocognitive functions of children is a global public health issue. Despite an increase in substance use in rural areas of low to m
Spatio-temporal modelling of COVID-19 incident cases using Richards’ curve: an application to the Italian regions (Publications)
We introduce an extended generalised logistic growth model for discrete outcomes, in which spatial and temporal dependence are dealt with the specification of a network structure within an Auto-Regres
