Five-year impact of repeated praziquantel treatment on subclinical morbidity due to<em> Schistosoma japonicum</em> in China (Publications)
We report the 5-year impact (1996-2001) of repeated praziquantel chemotherapy on subclinical morbidity related to Schistosoma japonicum infection. We repeated stool examinations and hepatosplenic ultr
The protective effect of farm milk consumption on childhood asthma and atopy: The GABRIELA study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Farm milk consumption has been identified as an exposure that might contribute to the protective effect of farm life on childhood asthma and allergies. The mechanism of action and the role
Perception par les éleveurs des nuisances causées par les insectes et les tiques aux bovins dans le Canton du Jura (Publications)
During summer 2005, a survey of 172 farmers from the Canton Jura was carried out to determine their perception of the nuisances caused by insects and ticks to cattle. The presence of ticks was signifi
Decreased in vitro susceptibility of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> isolates to artesunate, mefloquine, chloroquine, and quinine in Cambodia from 2001... (Publications)
This study describes the results of in vitro antimalarial susceptibility assays and molecular polymorphisms of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Cambodia. The samples were collected from patients en
Molecular markers of in vivo <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> resistance to amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine: mutations in pvdhfr and pvmdr1 (Publications)
Background. @nbsp; Molecular markers for sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) resistance in Plasmodium vivax have been reported. However, data on the molecular correlates involved in the development of resi
Measuring exposure to <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> in China. III. Activity diaries, snail and human infection, transmission ecology and options for... (Publications)
We used activity diaries and snail detection to relate water contact and Schistosoma japonicum infection among a cohort of 178 residents on two islands in the Dongting Lake, China. Water exposure to e
Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Cardiorespiratory Effects in the Elderly (Publications)
BACKGROUND:: Past studies of air pollution effects among sensitive subgroups have produced inconsistent results. Our objective was to determine relationships between various measures of air pollution