Background The rising level of antimicrobial resistance among bacterial pathogens is one
of the most significant public health problems globally. While the antibiotic resistance of …

The tet(X) gene encodes a flavin-dependent monooxygenase that confers resistance to all
clinically relevant tetracycline antibiotics including tigecycline. It has only previously been …

Background Malaria continues to affect over 200 million individuals every year, especially
children in Africa. Rapid and sensitive detection and identification of Plasmodium parasites is …

We describe the results of a molecular epidemiological survey of 15 carbapenemase-encoding
genes from a recent collection of clinical isolates from Mercy Hospital in Bo, Sierra Leone…

We phylogenetically compared sequences of the zoonotic Lassa virus (LASV) obtained
from Mastomys rodents in seven localities across the highly endemic Edo and Ondo States …

… Bockarie b , Umaru Bangura b , Jacob AG Buanie b , David A. Stenger d , Kathryn H. … U.
afzelii is used by traditional healers from Cote d׳Ivoire (Ménan et al., 2006, Okpekon et al., 2004). …

Background Spatial epidemiology is useful but difficult to apply in developing countries due
to the low availability of digitized maps and address systems, accurate population …

Malaria remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in West Africa, but the contribution
of other vector-borne infections (VBIs) to the burden of disease has been understudied. …

There is a need for better estimators of population size in places that have undergone rapid
growth and where collection of census data is difficult. We explored simulated estimates of …

Laboratories associated with small hospitals often have limited expertise, personnel, and
equipment to rapidly identify rare and emerging infectious diseases. We describe the …