Exposure to night-time traffic noise, melatonin-regulating gene variants and change in glycemia in adults (Publications)
Traffic noise has been linked to diabetes, with limited understanding of its mechanisms. We hypothesize that night-time road traffic noise (RTN) may impair glucose homeostasis through circadian rhythm
Streaming data from a smartphone application: a new approach to mapping health during travel (Publications)
BACKGROUND: New research methods offer opportunities to investigate the influence of environment on health during travel. Our study uses data from a smartphone application to describe spatial and envi
<em>Opisthorchis felineus</em> infection prevalence in Western Siberia: a review of Russian literature (Publications)
In this study we reviewed Russian scientific literature (scientific publications, book chapters, monographs) published between 1 January 1979 and 31 August 2015 from two sources: Main database of the
<em>In vitro</em> and <em>in vivo </em>efficacy of diamidines against<em> Trypanosoma equiperdum</em> strains (Publications)
Trypanosoma equiperdum is a protozoan parasite responsible for causing Dourine, a debilitating neglected veterinary disease, found worldwide affecting equids. It is the only pathogenic trypanosome spe
Liposomal amphotericin B in travelers with cutaneous and muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis: not a panacea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Complex cutaneous and muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL and MCL) often requires systemic therapy. Liposomal amphotericin B (L-AmB) has a strong potential for a solid clinical benefit in thi
Development of amplicon deep sequencing markers and data analysis pipeline for genotyping multi-clonal malaria infections (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Amplicon deep sequencing permits sensitive detection of minority clones and improves discriminatory power for genotyping multi-clone Plasmodium falciparum infections. New amplicon sequenci
African animal trypanosomiasis as a constraint to livestock health and production in Karamoja region: a detailed qualitative and quantitative... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Nagana (African Animal Trypanosomiasis-AAT) and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) constrain livestock production in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa. To this realisation, Uganda government set up