Inter-sectoral approaches for the prevention and control of malaria among the mobile and migrant populations: a scoping review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria cases among mobile and migrant populations (MMPs) represent a large and important reservoir for transmission, if undetected or untreated. The objectives of this review were to iden
Recent advances on <em>Dirofilaria repens</em> in dogs and humans in Europe (Publications)
Dirofilaria repens is a nematode affecting domestic and wild canids, transmitted by several species of mosquitoes. It usually causes a non-pathogenic subcutaneous infection in dogs and is the principa
The context of emergency contraception use among young unmarried women in Accra, Ghana: a qualitative study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Over the past decade, awareness and use of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) among young women has rapidly increased in Ghana; however, the rate of unintended pregnancy among this group
Measuring health facility readiness and its effects on severe malaria outcomes in Uganda (Publications)
There is paucity of evidence for the role of health service delivery to the malaria decline in Uganda We developed a methodology to quantify health facility readiness and assessed its role on severe m
Multidisciplinary collaboration between a community pharmacy and a travel clinic in a Swiss university primary care and public health centre (Publications)
This review is a narrative description of a collaboration between a travel clinic and a community pharmacy centre within a university primary care and public health centre (Lausanne/Switzerland). Phar
Molecular characterization and distribution of <em>Schistosoma</em> cercariae collected from naturally infected bulinid snails in northern and central... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Accurate identification of schistosome species infecting intermediate host snails is important for understanding parasite transmission, schistosomiasis control and elimination. Cercariae e
Rating early child development outcome measurement tools for routine health programme use (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Identification of children at risk of developmental delay and/or impairment requires valid measurement of early child development (ECD). We systematically assess ECD measurement tools for
Attributes of <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> swarms in south central Uganda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Anopheles gambiae continues to be widespread and an important malaria vector species complex in Uganda. New approaches to malaria vector control are being explored including population sup
Expression of the MSPDBL2 antigen in a discrete subset of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> schizonts is regulated by GDV1 but may not be linked to... (Publications)
The Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein MSPDBL2 is a polymorphic antigen targeted by acquired immune responses, and normally expressed in only a minority of mature schizonts. The potential
