What we breathe impacts our health: improving understanding of the link between air pollution and health (Publications)
Air pollution contributes to the premature deaths of millions of people each year around the world, and air quality problems are growing in many developing nations. While past policy efforts have succ
Durability of Olyset campaign nets distributed between 2009 and 2011 in eight districts of Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the first line choice for malaria vector control in sub-Saharan Africa, with most countries adopting universal coverage campaigns. However, there
Absolute quantification of the host-to-parasite DNA ratio in <em>Theileria parva</em>-infected lymphocyte cell lines (Publications)
Theileria parva is a tick-transmitted intracellular apicomplexan pathogen of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa that causes East Coast fever (ECF). ECF is an acute fatal disease that kills over one million
Health-related quality of life and its association with medication adherence in active pulmonary tuberculosis- a systematic review of global... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa. Clinical parameters are important objective outcomes in TB; however they often are not directly correlate
Direct susceptibility testing of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> for pyrazinamide using the BACTEC MGIT 960 system (Publications)
Pyrazinamide is a key antituberculosis drug, yet no rapid susceptibility test is commercially available. PZA drug susceptibility testing (DST) was performed directly on the sputum from 327 patients an
Comparative performance of three experimental hut designs for measuring malaria vector responses to insecticides in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Experimental huts are simplified, standardized representations of human habitations that provide model systems to evaluate insecticides used in indoor residual spray (IRS) and long-lasting
Evolution of the national schistosomiasis control programmes in the People's Republic of China (Publications)
Schistosomiasis japonica is caused by the parasitic trematode Schistosoma japonicum. It is endemic in The People's Republic of China and has significant impact on human health and socioeconomic develo
Dog demography, animal bite management and rabies knowledge-attitude and practices in the Awash Basin, eastern Ethiopia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Rabies is a viral zoonosis that has been described in limited numbers of studies in Ethiopia at large and among pastoralists in particular. This study assessed dog demography, bite wound p
Alkanediamide-linked bisbenzamidines are promising antiparasitic agents (Publications)
A series of 15 alkanediamide-linked bisbenzamidines and related analogs was synthesized and tested in vitro against two Trypanosoma brucei (T.b.) subspecies: T.b. brucei and T.b. rhodesiense, Trypanos
