Chronic exposure to ambient ozone and lung function in young adults (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Tropospheric ozone (O3) is an oxidant, outdoor air pollutant. Chronic exposure has been associated with decreased lung function in children and adolescents. This study investigated the eff
The diamidine diminazene aceturate is a substrate for the high-affinity pentamidine transporter: implications for the development of high resistance... (Publications)
African trypanosomiasis is a disease of humans and livestock in many areas south of the Sahara. Resistance to the few existing drugs is a major impediment to the control of these diseases, and we inve
High levels of grass pollen inside European dairy farms: a role for the allergy-protective effects of environment? (Publications)
Background: There is evidence of an allergy protective effect in children raised on farm. It has been assumed that microbial exposure may confer this protection. However in farm, little attention has
Genesis of and trafficking to the Maurer's clefts of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>-infected erythrocytes (Publications)
Malaria parasites export proteins beyond their own plasma membrane to locations in the red blood cells in which they reside. Maurer's clefts are parasite-derived structures within the host cell cytopl
Socio-cultural determinants of anticipated acceptance of an oral cholera vaccine in western Kenya (Publications)
SUMMARYDeterminants of anticipated acceptance of an oral cholera vaccine (OCV) were studied in urban and rural communities of Western Kenya. An explanatory model interview administered to 379 communit
Chronic bronchitis and urban air pollution in an international study (Publications)
Objectives The chronic effects of urban air pollution are not well known. Our aim was to investigate the association between the prevalence and new onset of chronic bronchitis and urban air pollution.