Publications

Recent Publications and Reports

2023

World Health Organization, 2023

Target product profile for a diagnostic test to confirm leprosy in individuals with clinical signs and symptoms

World Health Organization, 2023

Target product profile for a diagnostic test to detect Mycobacterium leprae infection among asymptomatic household and familial contacts of leprosy patients

BMC Health Services Research, Volume 23, 2023

Assessing the cost-effectiveness of integrated case management of neglected tropical diseases in Liberia

PLOS ONE, Volume 18, Issue 5, 2023

The development, implementation, and evaluation of an optimal model for the case detection, referral, and case management of neglected tropical diseases

PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, Volume 17, Issue 5, 2023

Multi-centric evaluation of Biomeme Franklin Mobile qPCR for rapid detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in clinical specimens

Frontiers in Microbiology, Volume 14, 2023

Mycobacterium leprae and host immune transcriptomic signatures for reactional states in leprosy

2022

Leprosy Review, Volume 93, Issue 4, 2022

Leprosy in Europe – towards zero leprosy

International Journal for Equity in Health, Volume 21, 2022

Financing care for Severe Stigmatizing Skin Diseases (SSSDs) in Liberia: challenges and opportunities

Leprosy Review, Volume 93, Issue 4, 2022

Improving early case detection in leprosy: Reports from recent workshops

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Volume 16, Issue 11, 2022

A combined effort of 11 laboratories in the WHO African region to improve quality of Buruli ulcer PCR diagnosis: The “BU-LABNET”

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 28, Issue 9, 2022

Quantifying Population Burden and Effectiveness of Decentralized Surveillance Strategies for Skin-Presenting Neglected Tropical Diseases, Liberia 

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Volume 15, Issue 3, 2022

Mapping suitability for Buruli ulcer at fine spatial scales across Africa: A modelling study

Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 94, Issue 9, 2022

In silico analysis of mutations near S1/S2 cleavage site in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein reveals increased propensity of glycosylation in Omicron strain

Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development, Volume 33, Issue 1, 2022

Lessons from a Women-led Livelihood Pilot in a Neglected Tropical Diseases endemic area in Southern India

bioRxiv, July 2022

Mycobacterium leprae and host immune transcriptomic signatures for reactional states in leprosy

bioRxiv, May 2022

Structural-guided fragment-based drug discovery applied to antitoxin, MAB3862 opens a new possibility of exploring the Toxin and Antitoxin for antibiotics

Indian Journal of Medical Research, April 2022

The end of leprosy is not imminent, but it is on the horizon

Leprosy Review, Volume 93, Issue 1, 2022

The need for an integrated, contextual, and holistic, minimum essential data collection tool for leprosy and lymphatic filariasis disability in India

medRxiv – February 2022

Recommendations for an optimal model of integrated case detection, referral, and confirmation of neglected tropical diseases: A case study in Bong county, Liberia

2021

Leprosy Review, Volume 92, Issue 4, 2021

Inflamed skin lesions along the course of a nerve as patient self-help proxy indicator of nerve abnormalities in leprosy

Leprosy Review, Volume 92, Issue 4, 2021

Personal experience with self-care training in different settings

Health Policy and Planning, Volume 36, Issue 7, 2021

Impact evaluation of a maternal and neonatal health training intervention in private Ugandan facilities

American Leprosy Missions, 2021

Liberia Study Shows Integrated NTD Care Improves Health Outcomes

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Volume 15, Issue 5, 2021

Mycobacterium leprae transmission characteristics during the declining stages of leprosy incidence: A systematic review