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Taking the strain out of onchocerciasis? A reanalysis of blindness and transmission data does not support the existence of a savannah blinding strain of onchocerciasis in West Africa (2021)
Book Chapter
Cheke, R., Little, K., Young, S., Walker, M., & Basanez, M. (2021). Taking the strain out of onchocerciasis? A reanalysis of blindness and transmission data does not support the existence of a savannah blinding strain of onchocerciasis in West Africa. In R. Stothard, & D. Rollinson (Eds.), . https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.apar.2021.01.002

Onchocerciasis (also known as `river blindness'), is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by the (Simulium-transmitted) filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus. The occurrence of `blinding' (savannah) and non-blinding (forest) parasite strains and... Read More about Taking the strain out of onchocerciasis? A reanalysis of blindness and transmission data does not support the existence of a savannah blinding strain of onchocerciasis in West Africa.

What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for the next decade of onchocerciasis control and elimination? (2021)
Journal Article
Hamley, J., Blok, D., Walker, M., Milton, P., Hopkins, A., Hamill, L., Downs, P., de Vlas, S., Stolk, W., & Basanez, M. (2021). What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for the next decade of onchocerciasis control and elimination?. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 115(3), 269-280. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa193

Background: Mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin for onchocerciasis has been disrupted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Mathematical modelling can help predict how missed/delayed MDA will affect short-term epidemiological... Read More about What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for the next decade of onchocerciasis control and elimination?.

Scaling-Down Mass Ivermectin Treatment for Onchocerciasis Elimination: Modeling the Impact of the Geographical Unit for Decision Making (2021)
Journal Article
Stolk, W., Blok, D., Hamley, J., Cantey, P., de Vlas, S., Walker, M., & Basanez, M. (2021). Scaling-Down Mass Ivermectin Treatment for Onchocerciasis Elimination: Modeling the Impact of the Geographical Unit for Decision Making. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72, S165-S171. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab238

Background. Due to spatial heterogeneity in onchocerciasis transmission, the duration of ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) required for eliminating onchocerciasis will vary within endemic areas and the occurrence of transmission "hotspots" is... Read More about Scaling-Down Mass Ivermectin Treatment for Onchocerciasis Elimination: Modeling the Impact of the Geographical Unit for Decision Making.

Hybridized Zoonotic Schistosoma Infections Result in Hybridized Morbidity Profiles: A Clinical Morbidity Study amongst Co-Infected Human Populations of Senegal (2021)
Journal Article
Fall, C., Lambert, S., Leger, E., Yasenev, L., Garba, A., Diop, S., Borlase, A., Catalano, S., Faye, B., Walker, M., Sene, M., & Webster, J. (2021). Hybridized Zoonotic Schistosoma Infections Result in Hybridized Morbidity Profiles: A Clinical Morbidity Study amongst Co-Infected Human Populations of Senegal. Microorganisms, 9(8), https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9081776

Hybridization of infectious agents is a major emerging public and veterinary health concern at the interface of evolution, epidemiology, and control. Whilst evidence of the extent of hybridization amongst parasites is increasing, their impact on morb... Read More about Hybridized Zoonotic Schistosoma Infections Result in Hybridized Morbidity Profiles: A Clinical Morbidity Study amongst Co-Infected Human Populations of Senegal.

Survey Design to Monitor Drug Efficacy for the Control of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis and Schistosomiasis (2021)
Journal Article
Coffeng, L., Levecke, B., Hattendorf, J., Walker, M., & Denwood, M. (2021). Survey Design to Monitor Drug Efficacy for the Control of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis and Schistosomiasis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72, S195-S202. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab196

Background. Control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis relies heavily on regular preventive chemotherapy. Monitoring drug efficacy is crucial to provide early warning of treatment failures. The World Health Organization (WHO) recom... Read More about Survey Design to Monitor Drug Efficacy for the Control of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis and Schistosomiasis.

Surveillance and control of SARS-CoV-2 in mustelids: An evolutionary perspective (2021)
Journal Article
Diaz, A., Walker, M., & Webster, J. (2021). Surveillance and control of SARS-CoV-2 in mustelids: An evolutionary perspective. Evolutionary Applications, https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13310

The relevance of mustelids in SARS-CoV-2 transmission has become increasingly evident. Alongside experimental demonstration of airborne transmission among ferrets, the major animal model for human respiratory diseases, transmission of SARS-CoV-2 with... Read More about Surveillance and control of SARS-CoV-2 in mustelids: An evolutionary perspective.

Individual responses to a single oral dose of albendazole indicate reduced efficacy against soil-transmitted helminths in an area with high drug pressure (2021)
Journal Article
Walker, M., Cools, P., Albonico, M., Ame, S. M., Ayana, M., Dana, D., Keiser, J., Matoso, L. F., Montresor, A., Mekonnen, Z., Corrêa-Oliveira, R., Pinto, S. A., Sayasone, S., Vercruysse, J., Vlaminck, J., & Levecke, B. (in press). Individual responses to a single oral dose of albendazole indicate reduced efficacy against soil-transmitted helminths in an area with high drug pressure. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(10), e0009888. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009888