Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) II: epidemiology of urban malaria in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The thinking behind malaria research and control strategies stems largely from experience gained in rural areas and needs to be adapted to the urban environment. METHODS: A rapid assessmen
2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus outbreak and response - Rwanda, October, 2009-May, 2010 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In October 2009, the first case of pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 (pH1N1) was confirmed in Kigali, Rwanda and countrywide dissemination occurred within several weeks. We describe clinical
'BRICS without straw'? A systematic literature review of newly emerging economies' influence in global health (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Since 2010, five newly emerging economies collectively known as 'BRICS' (Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa) have caught the imagination, and scholarly attention, of political s
A school-based physical activity program to improve health and fitness in children aged 6-13 years (Kinder-Sportstudie KISS): study design of a... (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is the result of a long lasting imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. A major contributing factor is physical inactivity which is closely link
Efficacy of ICON(R) Maxx in the laboratory and against insecticide-resistant <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> in central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-lasting treatment kits, designed to transform untreated nets into long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), may facilitate high coverage with LLINs where non-treated nets are in place.
Interaction between Retinoid acid receptor-related Orphan Receptor Alpha (RORA) and Neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1) in asthma (Publications)
Retinoid acid receptor-related Orphan Receptor Alpha (RORA) was recently identified as a susceptibility gene for asthma in a genome-wide association study. To investigate the impact of RORA on asthma
Agricultural production in Kikwawila village, southeastern Tanzania (Publications)
Food production, land utilisation and agricultural structures were surveyed at Kikwawila village, north of Ifakara (Kilombero District, Morogoro Region) in 1984. This study was part of a more comprehe
Genotypic diversity and drug susceptibility patterns among <em>M. tuberculosis</em> complex isolates from south-western Ghana (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to use spoligotyping and large sequence polymorphism (LSP) to study the population structure of M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolates. METHODS: MTBC isolates wer