Jerry Hella
University of Basel
34 Papers
25 Citations
Jerry Hella is an academic researcher from University of Basel. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tuberculosis & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 20 publications. Previous affiliations of Jerry Hella include Ifakara Health Institute & Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute.
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Papers
Prevalence and clinical relevance of helminth co-infections among tuberculosis patients in urban Tanzania.
Francis Apolinary Mhimbira,Jerry Hella,Jerry Hella,Jerry Hella,Khadija Said,Khadija Said,Khadija Said,Lujeko Kamwela,Mohamed Sasamalo,Mohamed Sasamalo,Mohamed Sasamalo,Thomas Maroa,Magreth Chiryamkubi,Grace Mhalu,Grace Mhalu,Grace Mhalu,Christian Schindler,Klaus Reither,Klaus Reither,Klaus Reither,Stefanie Knopp,Stefanie Knopp,Stefanie Knopp,Jürg Utzinger,Jürg Utzinger,Sebastien Gagneux,Lukas Fenner +26 more
TL;DR: A role for schistosomiasis in modulating the pathogenesis of human TB is suggested and treatment of helminths should be considered in clinical management of TB and TB control programs.
Diagnostic delay and associated factors among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Khadija Said,Khadija Said,Khadija Said,Jerry Hella,Jerry Hella,Jerry Hella,Grace Mhalu,Grace Mhalu,Grace Mhalu,Mary Chiryankubi,Edward Masika,Thomas Maroa,Francis Mhimbira,Francis Mhimbira,Francis Mhimbira,Neema Kapalata,Lukas Fenner +16 more
TL;DR: TB diagnostic delay was common in Dar es Salaam, and was more likely among patients without prior use of medication and presenting with hemoptysis, while geographical distance to HCFs may have an impact on health-seeking behaviour.
Tuberculosis transmission in public locations in Tanzania: A novel approach to studying airborne disease transmission.
Jerry Hella,Jerry Hella,Jerry Hella,Carl Morrow,Francis Mhimbira,Francis Mhimbira,Francis Mhimbira,Samuel Ginsberg,Nakul Chitnis,Nakul Chitnis,Sebastien Gagneux,Sebastien Gagneux,Beatrice Mutayoba,Robin Wood,Lukas Fenner +14 more
TL;DR: For the first time in a country representative of sub-Saharan Africa, the risk of TB transmission in important public locations is modelled using a novel approach of studying airborne transmission by using a modified Wells-Riley equation.
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Local adaptation in populations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis endemic to the Indian Ocean Rim
Fabrizio Menardo,Fabrizio Menardo,Liliana K. Rutaihwa,Liliana K. Rutaihwa,Michaela Zwyer,Michaela Zwyer,Sonia Borrell,Sonia Borrell,Iñaki Comas,Emilyn Costa Conceição,Emilyn Costa Conceição,Mireia Coscolla,Helen Cox,Moses Joloba,Horng-Yunn Dou,Julia Feldmann,Julia Feldmann,Lukas Fenner,Lukas Fenner,Lukas Fenner,Janet A. M. Fyfe,Qian Gao,Darío García de Viedma,Alberto L. García-Basteiro,Sebastian M. Gygli,Sebastian M. Gygli,Jerry Hella,Jerry Hella,Jerry Hella,Hellen Hiza,Hellen Hiza,Levan Jugheli,Levan Jugheli,Lujeko Kamwela,Lujeko Kamwela,Lujeko Kamwela,Midori Kato-Maeda,Qingyun Liu,Serej D. Ley,Serej D. Ley,Serej D. Ley,Chloé Loiseau,Chloé Loiseau,Surakameth Mahasirimongkol,Surakameth Mahasirimongkol,Bijaya Malla,Bijaya Malla,Prasit Palittapongarnpim,Prasit Palittapongarnpim,Niaina Rakotosamimanana,Voahangy Rasolofo,Miriam Reinhard,Miriam Reinhard,Klaus Reither,Klaus Reither,Mohamed Sasamalo,Mohamed Sasamalo,Mohamed Sasamalo,Rafael Silva Duarte,Christophe Sola,Christophe Sola,Philip Noel Suffys,Karla Valéria Batista Lima,Dorothy Yeboah-Manu,Christian Beisel,Daniela Brites,Daniela Brites,Sebastien Gagneux,Sebastien Gagneux +68 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed 2,938 L1 and 2,030 L3 whole genome sequences originating from 69 countries and reconstructed the evolutionary history of these two lineages and identified genes under positive selection.
Distinct clinical characteristics and helminth co-infections in adult tuberculosis patients from urban compared to rural Tanzania
George Sikalengo,Jerry Hella,Jerry Hella,Jerry Hella,Francis Mhimbira,Francis Mhimbira,Francis Mhimbira,Liliana K. Rutaihwa,Liliana K. Rutaihwa,Liliana K. Rutaihwa,Farida Bani,Robert Ndege,Mohamed Sasamalo,Mohamed Sasamalo,Mohamed Sasamalo,Lujeko Kamwela,Khadija Said,Khadija Said,Khadija Said,Grace Mhalu,Grace Mhalu,Grace Mhalu,Yeromin P. Mlacha,Yeromin P. Mlacha,Yeromin P. Mlacha,Christoph Hatz,Christoph Hatz,Stefanie Knopp,Stefanie Knopp,Sebastien Gagneux,Sebastien Gagneux,Klaus Reither,Klaus Reither,Jürg Utzinger,Jürg Utzinger,Marcel Tanner,Marcel Tanner,Emilio Letang,Emilio Letang,Emilio Letang,Maja Weisser,Maja Weisser,Maja Weisser,Lukas Fenner +43 more
TL;DR: Clinical characteristics and helminth co-infections pattern differ in TB patients in urban and rural Tanzania, which underline the need for setting-specific, tailored public health interventions to improve clinical management of TB and comorbidities.