Reduced efficacy of praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoni associated with multiple-rounds of mass drug administration
(2016)
Journal Article
Crellen, T., Walker, M., Lamberton, P. H. L., Kabatereine, N. B., Tukahebwa, E. J., Cotton, J. A., & Webster, J. P. (2016). Reduced efficacy of praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoni associated with multiple-rounds of mass drug administration. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 63(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw506
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Reduced efficacy of praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoni associated with multiple-rounds of mass drug administration (2016)
Journal Article
Crellen, T., Walker, M., Lamberton, P. H. L., Kabatereine, N. B., Tukahebwa, E. J., Cotton, J. A., & Webster, J. P. (2016). Reduced efficacy of praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoni associated with multiple-rounds of mass drug administration. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 63(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw506
A mixed methods approach to evaluating community drug distributor performance in the control of neglected tropical diseases (2016)
Journal Article
Fleming, F., Matovu, F., Hansen, K., & Webster, J. P. (2016). A mixed methods approach to evaluating community drug distributor performance in the control of neglected tropical diseases. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1606-2
Whole genome resequencing of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni reveals population history and effects of selection (2016)
Journal Article
Crellen, T., Allan, F., David, S., Durrant, C., Huckvale, T., Holroyd, N., …Cotton, J. A. (2016). Whole genome resequencing of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni reveals population history and effects of selection. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep20954Schistosoma mansoni is a parasitic fluke that infects millions of people in the developing world. This study presents the first application of population genomics to S. mansoni based on high-coverage resequencing data from 10 global isolates and an i... Read More about Whole genome resequencing of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni reveals population history and effects of selection.
One Health – an Ecological and Evolutionary Framework for tackling Neglected Zoonotic Diseases (2016)
Journal Article
Webster, J. P., Gower, C. M., Knowles, S. C. L., & Fenton, A. (2016). One Health – an Ecological and Evolutionary Framework for tackling Neglected Zoonotic Diseases. Evolutionary Applications, 9(2), 313-333. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12341Understanding the complex population biology and transmission ecology of multihost parasites has been declared as one of the major challenges of biomedical sciences for the 21st century and the Neglected Zoonotic Diseases (NZDs) are perhaps the most... Read More about One Health – an Ecological and Evolutionary Framework for tackling Neglected Zoonotic Diseases.
Multi-parallel qPCR provides increased sensitivity and diagnostic breadth for gastrointestinal parasites of humans: field-based inferences on the impact of mass deworming (2016)
Journal Article
Easton, A. V., Oliveira, R. G., O'Connell, E. M., Kepha, S., Mwandawiro, C. S., Njenga, S. M., …Nutman, T. B. (2016). Multi-parallel qPCR provides increased sensitivity and diagnostic breadth for gastrointestinal parasites of humans: field-based inferences on the impact of mass deworming. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1314-y
Estimation of changes in the force of infection for intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis in countries with Schistosomiasis Control Initiative-assisted programmes (2015)
Journal Article
French, M. D., Churcher, T. S., Webster, J. P., Fleming, F. M., Fenwick, A., Kabetereine, N. B., …Basáñez, M. (2015). Estimation of changes in the force of infection for intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis in countries with Schistosomiasis Control Initiative-assisted programmes. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1138-1The last decade has seen an expansion of national schistosomiasis control programmes in Africa based on large-scale preventative chemotherapy. In many areas this has resulted in considerable reductions in infection and morbidity levels in treated ind... Read More about Estimation of changes in the force of infection for intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis in countries with Schistosomiasis Control Initiative-assisted programmes.
Brown rats on farmland: ecological citizens or subsidised carpet-baggers? (2015)
Book Chapter
Macdonald, D. W., Berdoy, M., & Webster, J. P. (2015). Brown rats on farmland: ecological citizens or subsidised carpet-baggers?. In Wildlife Conservation on Farmland Volume 2: Conflict in the Countryside. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198745501.003.0011
Brown rats on farmland: ecological citizens or subsidised carpet-baggers? (2015)
Book Chapter
Macdonald, D. W., Berdoy, M., & Webster, J. P. (2015). Brown rats on farmland: ecological citizens or subsidised carpet-baggers?. In Wildlife Conservation on Farmland Volume 2: Conflict in the Countryside. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198745501.003.0011
Sensitivity and Specificity of Multiple Kato-Katz Thick Smears and a Circulating Cathodic Antigen Test for Schistosoma mansoni Diagnosis Pre- and Post-repeated-Praziquantel Treatment (2014)
Journal Article
Lamberton, P. H. L., Kabatereine, N. B., Oguttu, D. W., Fenwick, A., & Webster, J. P. (2014). Sensitivity and Specificity of Multiple Kato-Katz Thick Smears and a Circulating Cathodic Antigen Test for Schistosoma mansoni Diagnosis Pre- and Post-repeated-Praziquantel Treatment. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(9), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003139Two Kato-Katz thick smears (Kato-Katzs) from a single stool are currently recommended for diagnosing Schistosoma mansoni infections to map areas for intervention. This ‘gold standard’ has low sensitivity at low infection intensities. The urine point-... Read More about Sensitivity and Specificity of Multiple Kato-Katz Thick Smears and a Circulating Cathodic Antigen Test for Schistosoma mansoni Diagnosis Pre- and Post-repeated-Praziquantel Treatment.