Mortality due to Chagas disease in Brazil from 1979 to 2009: trends and regional differences (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Studies on mortality due to parasitic diseases such as Chagas disease are useful to understand the epidemiology and to plan and guide control measures for these diseases. We analyzed mor
<em>In vitro</em> assessment of the pharmacodynamic properties and the partitioning of OZ277/RBx-11160 in cultures of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Using synchronous cultures of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, the stage sensitivity of the parasite to OZ277 (RBx-11160), the first fully synthetic antimalarial peroxide that has entered Ph
Whose logic? The local redistribution of food aid targeting old and chronically sick people in Zambia (Publications)
In 2002-2003, the agro-pastoralist groups in the Kafue Flats of the Southern Province of Zambia were severely affected by famine. Livelihood changes due to an economic crisis decreased the ability of
Association of cytokeratin 7 and 19 expression with genomic stability and favorable prognosis in clear cell renal cell cancer (Publications)
The purpose of our study was to demonstrate that distinct cytogenetic alterations in the most common subtype of renal cell cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), are reflected in protein exp
Efficacy of the novel diamidine compound 2,5-Bis(4-amidinophenyl)- furan-bis-<em>O</em>-Methlylamidoxime (Pafuramidine, DB289) against <em>Trypanosoma... (Publications)
Owing to the lack of oral drugs for human African trypanosomiasis, patients have to be hospitalized for 10 to 30 days to facilitate treatment with parenterally administered medicines. The efficacy of
Introducing insecticide-treated nets in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania: the relevance of local knowledge and practice for an information, education... (Publications)
Since 1997 the WHO has been recommending an integrative strategy to combat malaria including new medicines, vaccines, improvements of health care systems and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). After suc
Identification and characterization of trypanocides by functional expression of an adenosine transporter from <em>Trypanosoma</em> <em>brucei</em> in... (Publications)
The causative agents of sleeping sickness, Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and T. brucei gambiense, do not synthesize purines de novo but salvage purine bases and nucleosides from their hosts. We used
Comparative field evaluation of the Mbita trap, the Centers for Disease Control light trap, and the human landing catch for sampling of malaria... (Publications)
The mosquito sampling efficiency of a new bed net trap (the Mbita trap) was compared with that of the Centers for Disease Control miniature light trap (hung adjacent to an occupied bed net) and the hu
