Feline calicivirus and other respiratory pathogens in cats with Feline calicivirus-related symptoms and in clinically healthy cats in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cats with feline calicivirus (FCV)-related symptoms are commonly presented to veterinary practitioners. Various clinical manifestations have been attributed to FCV, i.e. upper respiratory
Risk factors for new infection with Leptospira in meat workers in New Zealand (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate risk factors for new infection with Leptospira interrogans sv Pomona and Leptospira borgpetersenii sv Hardjo in meat workers. METHODS: Sera were collected twice approximately 12
If you can't measure it- you can't change it - a longitudinal study on improving quality of care in hospitals and health centers in rural... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Kenyan Ministry of Health- Department of Standards and Regulations sought to operationalize the Kenya Quality Assurance Model for Health. To this end an integrated quality management s
Biological evaluation and x-ray co-crystal structures of cyclohexylpyrrolidine ligands for trypanothione reductase, an enzyme from the redox... (Publications)
The tropical diseases human African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, and the various forms of leishmaniasis are caused by parasites of the family of trypanosomatids. These protozoa possess a unique re
GDV1 induces sexual commitment of malaria parasites by antagonizing HP1-dependent gene silencing (Publications)
Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites that proliferate in the bloodstream. During each replication cycle, some parasites differentiate into gametocytes, the only forms able to infect the mosquito
Airway responsiveness to methacholine and incidence of COPD: an international prospective cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: It has been debated, but not yet established, whether increased airway responsiveness can predict COPD. Recognising this link may help in identifying subjects at risk. OBJECTIVE: We studie
Total synthesis and biological investigation of (-)-artemisinin: the antimalarial activity of artemisinin is not stereospecific (Publications)
Here, we describe an efficient and diversity oriented entry to both (-)-artemisinin (1) and to its natural antipode (+)-artemisinin starting from commercially and readily available S-(+)- and R-(-)-ci
Cleaning at home and at work in relation to lung function decline and airway obstruction (Publications)
RATIONALE: Cleaning tasks may imply exposure to chemical agents with potential harmful effects to the respiratory system, and increased risk of asthma and respiratory symptoms among professional clean
The impact of the scale-up of malaria rapid diagnostic tests on the routine clinical diagnosis procedures for febrile illness: a series of repeated... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: This paper examines the impact of the scale-up of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) on routine clinical diagnosis procedures for febrile illness in primary healthcare settings in Papua
