A review of the literature on the use of ultrasonography in schistosomiasis with special reference to its use in field studies. 2. <em>Schistosoma... (Publications)
This review presents an outline of the pathology resulting from Schistosoma mansoni infections, and the ways in which it can be investigated. The use of ultrasonography is covered in detail. Ultrasono
Association of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution with blood pressure and hypertension in an adult population-based cohort in Spain... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution may increase blood pressure (BP) and induce hypertension; however evidence is limited and this association may be confounded by traffic
The contribution of spatial analysis to understanding HIV/TB mortality in children: a structural equation modelling approach (Publications)
Background: South Africa accounts for more than a sixth of the global population of people infected with HIV and TB, ranking her highest in HIV/TB co-infection worldwide. Remote areas often bear the g
Scenario planning for community development in Vietnam: a new tool for integrated health approaches? (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Like many countries in Southeast Asia, Vietnam's rapid population and economic growth has met challenges in infrastructure development, especially sanitation in rural areas. OBJECTIVE: As
Factors affecting adoption, implementation fidelity, and sustainability of the redesigned community health fund in Tanzania: a mixed methods protocol... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite the implementation of various initiatives to address low enrollment in voluntary micro health insurance (MHI) schemes in sub-Saharan Africa, the problem of low enrollment remains u
A qualitative appraisal of stakeholder reactions to a tool for burden of disease-based health system budgeting in Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In 2010, the Ghana Health Service launched a program of cooperation with the Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare that was designed to adapt Tanzania's PLANREP budgeting and repo
Anti-protozoal activities of cembrane-type diterpenes from Vietnamese soft corals (Publications)
Based on our previous finding that certain cembranoid diterpenes possess selective toxicity against protozoan pathogens of tropical diseases such as Trypanosoma and Plasmodium, we have subjected a ser
Chimerization at the AQP2-AQP3 locus is the genetic basis of melarsoprol-pentamidine cross-resistance in clinical<em> Trypanosoma</em> <em>brucei... (Publications)
Aquaglyceroporin-2 is a known determinant of melarsoprol-pentamidine cross-resistance in Trypanosoma brucei brucei laboratory strains. Recently, chimerization at the AQP2-AQP3 tandem locus was describ
Lung function, respiratory symptoms, and the menopausal transition (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is limited information on potential changes in respiratory health when women enter the menopausal transition. OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate whether the menopausal transition is
