Travelers can import colistin-resistant <em>enterobacteriaceae</em> including those possessing the plasmid-mediated <em>mcr-1</em> gene (Publications)
Stools of 38 travelers returning from India were screened for extended-spectrum cephalosporin- and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae implementing standard selective plates. Twenty-six (76.3%) pe
Sex-specific gene expression in the mosquito <em>Culex pipiens</em> f. molestus in response to artificial light at night (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a typical feature of urban areas and most organisms living in urban or suburban habitats are exposed to low levels of ALAN. Light is one of the most imp
Efficacy and safety of pafuramidine versus pentamidine maleate for treatment of first stage sleeping sickness in a randomized, comparator-controlled,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis [HAT]) is a neglected tropical disease with limited treatment options that currently require parenteral administration. In previous studies
RF exposure survey of children and adults: first results from Slovenia (Publications)
Although RF exposure surveys have been carried out in the general environment using recently developed personal measurement devices (exposure meters), comprehensive measurement of exposure with a true
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor study 2013 (GBD 2013) is the first of a series of annual updates of the GBD. Risk factor quantification, particularly of modifiable
Vaccination with the surface proteins MUL_2232 and MUL_3720 of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> induces antibodies but fails to provide protection... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer, caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a chronic ulcerative neglected tropical disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that is most prevalent in West African
Interferon-gamma is a crucial activator of early host immune defense against <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> infection in mice (Publications)
Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a chronic necrotizing human skin disease associated with the production of the cytotoxic macrolide exotoxin mycolactone. Despite
Isolation of nontuberculous <em>Mycobacteria</em> from the environment of Buruli ulcer endemic communities in Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to isolate nontuberculous mycobacterial species from environmental samples obtained from some selected communities in Ghana. METHODS: To optimise decontamination, spiked e
