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1. Efficacy of single-dose and triple-dose albendazole and mebendazole against soil-transmitted helminths and <em>Taenia </em>spp<em>.</em>: a randomized... (Publications)

   Efficacy of single-dose and triple-dose albendazole and mebendazole against soil-transmitted helminths and <em>Taenia </em>spp<em>.</em>: a randomized controlled trial

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   BACKGROUND: The control of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections currently relies on the large-scale administration of single-dose oral albendazole or mebendazole. However, these treatment regime

2. Measures of clinical malaria in field trials of interventions against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)

   Measures of clinical malaria in field trials of interventions against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>

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   BACKGROUND: Standard methods for defining clinical malaria in intervention trials in endemic areas do not guarantee that efficacy estimates will be unbiased, and do not indicate whether the interventi

3. Zum Organotropismus der <em>Spirochaete B. duttoni</em> gegenüber der übertragenden Zecke (Publications)

   Zum Organotropismus der <em>Spirochaete B. duttoni</em> gegenüber der übertragenden Zecke

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4. Elimination of tropical disease through surveillance and response [Editorial] (Publications)

   Elimination of tropical disease through surveillance and response [Editorial]

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   Surveillance and response represent the final crucial steps in achieving effective control and particularly elimination of communicable diseases as recognized in the area of neglected tropical disease

5. Costs and cost-effectiveness of vector control in Eritrea using insecticide-treated bed nets (Publications)

   Costs and cost-effectiveness of vector control in Eritrea using insecticide-treated bed nets

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   BACKGROUND: While insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are a recognized effective method for preventing malaria, there has been an extensive debate in recent years about the best large-scale implementation

6. "Communicate to vaccinate": the development of a taxonomy of communication interventions to improve routine childhood vaccination (Publications)

   "Communicate to vaccinate": the development of a taxonomy of communication interventions to improve routine childhood vaccination

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   BACKGROUND: Vaccination is a cost-effective public health measure and is central to the Millennium Development Goal of reducing child mortality. However, childhood vaccination coverage remains sub-opt

7. Effects of hygiene and defecation behavior on helminths and intestinal protozoa infections in Taabo, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)

   Effects of hygiene and defecation behavior on helminths and intestinal protozoa infections in Taabo, Côte d'Ivoire

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   BACKGROUND: More than 1 billion people are currently infected with soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomes. The global strategy to control helminthiases is the regular administration of anthelmint

8. Community health funds (CHFs) in Tanzania: innovations study (Publications)

   Community health funds (CHFs) in Tanzania: innovations study

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9. The peritrophic membrane of blood sucking diptera in relation to their role as vectors of blood parasites (Publications)

   The peritrophic membrane of blood sucking diptera in relation to their role as vectors of blood parasites

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10. Safety, pharmacokinetic, and efficacy studies of oral DB868 in a first stage vervet monkey model of human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)

    Safety, pharmacokinetic, and efficacy studies of oral DB868 in a first stage vervet monkey model of human African trypanosomiasis

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    There are no oral drugs for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness). A successful oral drug would have the potential to reduce or eliminate the need for patient hospitalization, thus re