Transmission dynamics of highly pathogenic avian influenza at lake constance (Europe) during the outbreak of winter 2005-2006 (Publications)
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) H5N1 poses a serious threat to domestic animals. Despite the large number of studies on influenza A virus in waterbirds, little is still known about the
Diagnostic concordance of neurasthenia spectrum disorders in Pune, India (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Clinically significant fatigue or weakness is a common but understudied clinical problem in India. The applicability and relevance of Western clinical criteria in this setting are not stud
Parental smoking and children's respiratory health: independent effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Adverse effects have been reported of prenatal and/or postnatal passive exposure to smoking on children's health. Uncertainties remain about the relative importance of smoking at different
Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy for second-stage African <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</em> trypanosomiasis: a multicentre, randomised,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT; sleeping sickness) caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is a fatal disease. Current treatment options for patients with second-stage disease are toxic
Synthesis, stereoelectronic characterization and antiparasitic activity of new 1-benzenesulfonyl-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines (Publications)
The synthesis and full 3D structural characterization of nine new 1-benzenesulfonyl-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline derivatives are reported. These belong to a library whose rationale for the des
Human antibodies to recombinant protein constructs of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> Apical Membrane Antigen 1 (AMA1) and their associations with... (Publications)
Serum antibodies from 1071 people in two Kenyan villages were assayed using eight different recombinant Apical Membrane Antigen 1 (AMA1) protein constructs to investigate their role in naturally acqui
Molecular epidemiology of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections among asymptomatic inhabitans of a holoendemic malarious area in northern Ghana (Publications)
Age dependence of malaria infection was assessed in an age-stratified cluster sample of 308 individuals from Kassena-Nankana District of northern Ghana during June and July 2000. Overall prevalence of