Effects of adult body size on fecundity and the pre-gravid rate of <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> females in Tanzania (Publications)
The influence of adult body size on the pre-gravid state and fecundity was studied in Anopheles gambiae Giles females hand-caught inside houses and virgin females collected as pupae in Tanzania. Blood
Frequency of trypanosomosis and gastrointestinal parasites in draught donkeys in the Gambia in relation to animal husbandry (Publications)
Prevalence of trypanosomosis, gastrointestinal strongyles and level of strongyle egg outputs were studied in relation to husbandry practices in the draught donkey population in The Gambia. Feeding reg
Anthranoid compounds with antiprotozoal activity from <em>Vismia orientalis</em> (Publications)
A phytochemical investigation of the 80% ethanolic extract of stem bark of Vismia orientalis Engl. (Guttiferae or Clusiaceae), a plant used in traditional medicine in Tanzania, resulted in the isolati
Challenges in routine implementation and quality control of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria: Rufiji District, Tanzania (Publications)
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) represent an alternative to microscopy for malaria diagnosis and have shown high sensitivity and specificity in a variety of study settings. Current World Health Organiza
The health impacts of climate change and variability in developing countries (Publications)
Health is a focus reflecting the combined impacts of climate change on the physical environment, ecosystems, the economic environment and society. Long-term changes in the world's climate may affect m
Polyclonal B-cell activation and autoantibody formation during the course of mosquito-transmitted <em>Plasmodium berghei</em> infection in mice (Publications)
The time course of polyclonal B cell activation, as measured by titers of antibodies to DNP, FITC, and haemocyanin, as well as the time course of autoantibody formation, was followed in mice infected
Genomic analysis distinguishes <em>Mycobacterium africanum</em> (Publications)
Mycobacterium africanum is thought to comprise a unique species within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. M. africanum has traditionally been identified by phenotypic criteria, occupying an inter