The public health significance and control of schistosomiasis in China - then and now (Publications)
The description of schistosomiasis in China dates back more than two millennia. The disease caused social and economic hardship, and the rates of morbidity and mortality were high. In the mid 1950s, w
Phosphatidic acid is a pH biosensor that links membrane biogenesis to metabolism (Publications)
Recognition of lipids by proteins is important for their targeting and activation in many signaling pathways, but the mechanisms that regulate such interactions are largely unknown. Here, we found tha
Heritability of gastrointestinal nematode faecal egg counts in West African village N'Dama cattle and its relation to age (Publications)
Offspring-dam regression was used to estimate the heritability of strongyle faecal egg counts (FEC) of traditionally raised West African N'Dama cattle in the Central River Division in The Gambia. Faec
Effect of temperature on the development of <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> within <em>Oncomelania hupensis</em>, and hibernation of <em>O.... (Publications)
The objectives of this investigation were to assess the effect of temperature on the development of Schistosoma japonicum harboured in Oncomelania hupensis and to determine the lowest temperature thre