A5088328061- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Disaster Response and Management
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Global Health and Surgery
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
2020-2024
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2020-2023
King's College London
2019-2020
Scabies is known to be a public health problem in many settings but the majority of recent data from rural Pacific. There need for high quality sub-Saharan Africa and peri-urban inform scale up scabies control efforts. have been anecdotal reports being Liberia robust are lacking. We conducted cross-sectional cluster-randomised prevalence survey community Monrovia, February-March 2020. Participants underwent standardised examination by trained local care workers. Health related life (HRQoL)...
The International Alliance for the Control of Scabies (IACS) recently published expert consensus criteria scabies diagnosis. Formal validation these is needed to guide implementation. We conducted a study provide detailed description morphology and distribution lesions as assessed by dermatologists validate IACS diagnosis both non-expert examiners.Participants from community in Monrovia, Liberia, were independently two six examiners. Lesion documented based on dermatologist examination....
Background Buruli ulcer is a chronic ulcerating skin condition, with the highest burden found in Central and West Africa where it disproportionately affects most vulnerable populations. Treatment demanding, comprising eight-weeks of daily antibiotics, regular wound care possible surgical intervention. completion key to optimising outcomes, however degree barriers this are not well understood. Recent change from injectable treatment (SR8) oral (CR8) has made feasible further decentralise...
Human behavioural factors are an important consideration in the response to COVID-19 outbreaks. Prior emergence of highly infectious variants SARS-CoV-2 and implementation vaccination programmes, we conducted a study explore role influencing transmission at essential services workplace during outbreak COVID-19.Observational cohort study.In November 2020 office-based call centre providing service Thames Valley, designed anonymous staff questionnaire potential behaviour that influence...
Abstract Background The International Alliance for the Control of Scabies (IACS) recently published expert consensus criteria scabies diagnosis. Formal validation these is needed to guide implementation. We conducted a study provide detailed description morphology and distribution lesions as assessed by dermatologists validate IACS diagnosis both non-expert examiners. Methods Participants from community in Monrovia, Liberia, were independently two six mid-level healthcare workers. Lesion...
Abstract Background Scabies is known to be a public health problem in many settings but the majority of recent data from rural Pacific. There need for high quality sub-Saharan Africa and peri-Urban inform scale up scabies control efforts. have been anecdotal reports being Liberia robust are lacking. Methods We conducted cross-sectional cluster-randomised prevalence survey peri-urban community Monrovia, February-March 2020. Participants underwent standardised examination by trained local care...
Abstract Scabies is a parasitic infestation with high global burden. Mass drug administrations (MDAs) are recommended for communities scabies prevalence of >10%. Quantitative analyses needed to demonstrate the likely effectiveness MDA recommendations. In this study, we developed an agent-based model transmission calibrated demographic and epidemiological data from Monrovia. We used compare scenarios achieving elimination reducing burden, as measured by time until recrudescence following...
Abstract Background Scabies is a parasitic infestation with high global burden. Mass drug administrations (MDAs) are recommended for communities scabies prevalence of >10%. Quantitative analyses needed to demonstrate the likely effectiveness MDA recommendations. In this study, we compare differing strategies, supported by improved treatment access, on in Monrovia, Liberia. Methods We developed an agent-based model transmission calibrated demographic and epidemiological data from Monrovia....