Vector mosquito biting intensity is an important measure to understand malaria transmission. Human landing catch (HLC) is an effective but labour-intensive, expensive, and potentially hazardous entomological surveillance tool. The Centres for Disease Control light trap (CDC-LT) and the human decoy trap (HDT) are exposure-free alternatives. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• June 2022

Since 2004, malaria transmission on Bioko Island has declined significantly as a result of the scaling-up of control interventions. The aim of eliminating malaria from the Island remains elusive, however, underscoring the need to adapt control to the local context. Understanding the factors driving the risk of malaria infection is critical to inform optimal suits of interventions in this adaptive approach. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• March 2023

Due to global climate change–induced shifts in species distributions, estimating changes in community composition through the use of Species Distribution Models has become a key management tool. Being able to determine how species associations change along environmental gradients is likely to be pivotal in exploring the magnitude of future changes in species’ distributions. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• January 2022

Individual-based models have become important tools in the global battle against infectious diseases, yet model complexity can make calibration to biological and epidemiological data challenging. We propose using a Bayesian optimization framework employing Gaussian process or machine learning emulator functions to calibrate a complex malaria transmission simulator. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• December 2021

Rotavirus causes substantial morbidity and mortality every year, particularly among under-five children. Despite Rotavirus immunization preventing severe diarrheal disease in children, the vaccination coverage remains inadequate in many African countries including Ethiopia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• November 2022

Sex and intrauterine growth restriction independently affect diaphragm contraction in adult mice without changes in structure ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• January 2020

Intervention to address young people's low levels of understanding, to promote their involvement in consent and reduce vaccination-related fear and anxiety. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• August 2016

We characterized the lower airways microbiome using BAL samples obtained from clinically stable CF young children who underwent bronchoscopy and chest CT. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• January 2018

Our analysis shows that early and late intervention to support household income have equal importance with regards to significance of impact. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• May 2017

Zebrafish have the ability to regenerate damaged parts of their central nervous system (CNS) and regain functionality of the affected area. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• August 2015

This study reports on a three-year group randomized controlled trial, the Cyber Friendly Schools Project (CFSP), aimed to reduce cyberbullying among grade 8... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• March 2015

Mononuclear phagocyte population is directly involved in the production of proinflammatory chemokines that attract other immune cells ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• February 2016