Background Scarce data are available on what variables affect the risk of transmission of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the development of …

Objectives: We assessed whether lockdown had a disproportionate impact on physical activity
behavior in groups who were, or who perceived themselves to be, at heightened risk from …

Background The success of a government’s COVID-19 control strategy relies on public trust
and broad acceptance of response measures. We investigated public perceptions of the UK …

Despite continued efforts to improve health systems worldwide, emerging pathogen epidemics
remain a major public health concern. Effective response to such outbreaks relies on …

Background Trachoma, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, remains the worlds leading infectious
cause of blindness. Repeated ocular infection during childhood leads to scarring of the …

Background Frail older adults are heavy users of health and social care. In order to reduce
the costs associated with frailty in older age groups, safe and cost-effective strategies are …

Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) is an emulsion PCR process that performs absolute quantitation
of nucleic acids. We developed a ddPCR assay for Chlamydia trachomatis infections and …

Background Efforts are underway to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem by 2020.
Programmatic guidelines are based on clinical signs that correlate poorly with Chlamydia …

Background: Approval for the use of COVID-19 vaccines has been granted in a number of
countries but there are concerns that vaccine uptake may be low amongst certain groups. …

Background The prevalence of skin disease in low and middle income countries is high and
communicable skin diseases are a significant public health problem. Tungiasis is an …