Background The health of migrants has become an important issue in global health and
foreign policy. Assessing the current status of research activity and identifying gaps in global …

Evasion of clinical interventions by Streptococcus pneumoniae occurs through selection of
non-susceptible genomic variants. We report whole-genome sequencing of 3,085 …

Many studies have stated the results of interventions presented in refugee camps to improve
the quality of refugees' lives and reduce their suffering. However, there has been no formal …

Despite tremendous advances in diagnostic laboratory technology, identifying the pathogen
(s) causing pneumonia remains challenging because the infected lung tissue cannot usually …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of invasive disease in infants, especially in
low-income settings. Asymptomatic carriage in the nasopharynx is a prerequisite for …

Background Border malaria, a shared phenomenon in the Greater Mekong Sub-region of
Southeast Asia, is a major obstacle for regional malaria elimination. Along the China …

A longitudinal study was undertaken in infants living in the Maela refugee camp on the
Thailand-Myanmar border between 2007 and 2010. Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected …

Introduction Healthcare providers in resource-limited settings rely on the presence of
tachypnoea and chest indrawing to establish a diagnosis of pneumonia in children. We …

Background. Pneumonia causes about two million under‐five deaths each year, accounting
for nearly one in five child deaths globally. Knowing the determinants of under‐five …

Assessment of antibody responses to pneumococcal colonization in early childhood may aid
our understanding of protection and inform vaccine antigen selection. Serum samples were …