All Outputs (7)

Demographic patterns of human antibody levels to Simulium damnosum s.l. saliva in onchocerciasis-endemic areas: An indicator of exposure to vector bites (2022)
Journal Article
Willen, L., Milton, P., Hamley, J., Walker, M., Osei-Atweneboana, M., Volf, P., Basanez, M., & Courtenay, O. (2022). Demographic patterns of human antibody levels to Simulium damnosum s.l. saliva in onchocerciasis-endemic areas: An indicator of exposure to vector bites. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010108

BackgroundIn onchocerciasis endemic areas in Africa, heterogenous biting rates by blackfly vectors on humans are assumed to partially explain age- and sex-dependent infection patterns with Onchocerca volvulus. To underpin these assumptions and furthe... Read More about Demographic patterns of human antibody levels to Simulium damnosum s.l. saliva in onchocerciasis-endemic areas: An indicator of exposure to vector bites.

Is the incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis declining? (2022)
Journal Article
Milne, G., Webster, J., & Walker, M. (2022). Is the incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis declining?. Trends in Parasitology, 39(1), 26-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2022.10.003

Prenatal infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii can cause con-genital toxoplasmosis (CT), an often fatal or lifelong-disabling condition. Several studies of human populations have reported temporal decreases in seroprevalence, sugges... Read More about Is the incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis declining?.

Potential drivers for schistosomiasis persistence: Population genetic analyses from a cluster-randomized urogenital schistosomiasis elimination trial across the Zanzibar islands (2022)
Journal Article
Pennance, T., Neves, M. I., Webster, B. L., Gower, C. M., Knopp, S., Khamis, I. S., Ame, S. M., Ali, S. M., Rabone, M., Emery, A., Allan, F., Muhsin, M. A., Suleiman, K. R., Kabole, F., Walker, M., Rollinson, D., & Webster, J. P. (2022). Potential drivers for schistosomiasis persistence: Population genetic analyses from a cluster-randomized urogenital schistosomiasis elimination trial across the Zanzibar islands. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(10), e0010419. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010419

Modelling livestock test-and-treat: A novel One Health strategy to control schistosomiasis and mitigate drug resistance (2022)
Journal Article
Díaz, A. V., Lambert, S., Neves, M. I., Borlase, A., Léger, E., Diouf, N. D., Sène, M., Webster, J. P., & Walker, M. (2022). Modelling livestock test-and-treat: A novel One Health strategy to control schistosomiasis and mitigate drug resistance. Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 3, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2022.893066

Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, is a widespread chronic helminthiasis reported in 78 countries, predominantly those within sub-Saharan Africa, as well as Latin America, Asia, and most recently, even Europe. Species of the causative blo... Read More about Modelling livestock test-and-treat: A novel One Health strategy to control schistosomiasis and mitigate drug resistance.

Global variation in force-of-infection trends for human Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis (2022)
Journal Article
Dixon, M., Winskill, P., Harrison, W., Whittaker, C., Schmidt, V., Sanchez, A., Cucunuba, Z., Edia-Asuke, A., Walker, M., & Basanez, M. (2022). Global variation in force-of-infection trends for human Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis. eLife, 11, https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.76988

Infection by Taenia solium poses a major burden across endemic countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) 2021-2030 Neglected Tropical Diseases roadmap has proposed that 30% of endemic countries achieve intensified T. solium control in hyperendem... Read More about Global variation in force-of-infection trends for human Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis.

Using trained dogs and organic semi-conducting sensors to identify asymptomatic and mild SARS-CoV-2 infections: an observational study (2022)
Journal Article
Guest, C., Dewhirst, S. Y., Lindsay, S. W., Allen, D. J., Aziz, S., Baerenbold, O., Bradley, J., Chabildas, U., Chen-Hussey, V., Clifford, S., Cottis, L., Dennehy, J., Foley, E., Gezan, S. A., Gibson, T., Greaves, C. K., Kleinschmidt, I., Lambert, S., Last, A., Morant, S., …COVID Dogs Research Team. (2022). Using trained dogs and organic semi-conducting sensors to identify asymptomatic and mild SARS-CoV-2 infections: an observational study. Journal of Travel Medicine, 29(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taac043

Improving anthelmintic treatment for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases through sharing and reuse of individual participant data (2022)
Journal Article
Walker, M., Freitas, L. T., Halder, J. B., Brack, M., Keiser, J., King, C. H., Levecke, B., Ai-Lian Lim, Y., Pieri, O., Sow, D., Stothard, J. R., Webster, J. P., Zhou, X.-N., Terry, R. F., Guérin, P. J., & Basáñez, M.-G. (in press). Improving anthelmintic treatment for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases through sharing and reuse of individual participant data. Wellcome Open Research, 7, 5. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17468.1