Monitoring chloroquine resistance using <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> parasites isolated from wild mosquitoes in Tanzania (Publications)
isolates were of single infection (71%), and the prevalence of mutant alleles of Pfcrt76 decreased from 64.5% in 2002 to 16% in 2004; likewise, mutant Pfmdr1-86 alleles decreased from 46.6% to 2.7%. Overall, there [...] isolates with wild-type alleles increased significantly from < 20% in 2002 to 67.6% for Pfcrt76 and 83.5% for Pfmdr1-86 in 2004. This observation suggest a biologic trend of decrease of CQ mutants and a subsequent
Parasitic infections, anemia and malnutrition among rural settled and mobile pastoralist mothers and their children in Chad (Publications)
women and 18% (CI 13-23) in children. Malaria prevalence was low among women (1%, CI 0.5-2) and children (3% CI 2-5). No significant difference was observed in the prevalence of parasitic infection between
Clinical value of the cultural formulation interview in Pune, India (Publications)
CONTEXT: Development of the cultural formulation interview (CFI) in DSM-5 required validation for cross-cultural and global use. AIMS: To assess the overall value (OV) of CFI in the domains of feasibility [...] Narratives clarified the rationale for ratings. CONCLUSIONS: Though developed for the American DSM-5, the CFI was valued by clinicians, patients and relatives in out-patient psychiatric assessment in urban
Antiprotozoal effect of <em>Artemisia indica</em> extracts and essential oil (Publications)
flavonoids, namely eupatin (1), casticin (2), chrysoplenetin (3), cirsilineol (4), chrysophenol-D (5), and artemetin (6). HPLC-DAD and HPLC-MS were used to investigate the extracts macerated by solvents [...] flavonoid could be detected in the infusion. None of the remaining extracts contained chryosphenol-D (5) or artemetin (6), while chrysoplenetin (3) was found in all extracts. The essential oil of the plant
The association of air pollution and depressed mood in 70,928 individuals from four European cohorts (Publications)
), KORA (Germany), HUNT (Norway), and FINRISK (Finland). Residential exposure to particles (PM2.5, PM2.5absorbance, PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) was estimated using land use regression (LUR) models
Survival and health status of DOTS tuberculosis patients in rural Lao PDR (Publications)
status. They were underweight (54.7%), and still had clinical symptoms (53.5%), including dyspnoea (28.8%) and haemoptysis (9.5%). CONCLUSION: Our study suggests a lower rate of survival than expected from
Bayesian risk mapping and model-based estimation of <em>Schistosoma haematobium </em>- <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> co-distribution in Côte... (Publications)
from a national, cross-sectional survey conducted between November 2011 and February 2012. More than 5,000 children in 92 schools across Cote d'Ivoire participated. Bayesian geostatistical multinomial models [...] FINDINGS: We estimated that 8.9% of school-aged children in Cote d'Ivoire are affected by schistosomiasis; 5.3% with S. haematobium and 3.8% with S. mansoni. Approximately 2 million annualized praziquantel treatments
Feeding and survival of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae on plants growing in Kenya (Publications)
(Ricinus communis L.) had the longest survival times (mean and median survival time of 6.99 +/- 0.23 and 5.67 +/- 0.17 days, respectively), comparable to mosquitoes given 6% glucose (mean and median survival [...] containing a range of local plants, but no host for blood, and allowed to feed ad libitum: 6.7 +/- 0.5% (11/64) of those recaptured were found to contain detectable fructose (all females). Common plants
Air pollution and childhood leukaemia: a nationwide case-control study in Italy (Publications)
length of main roads within 100 m) and estimates of pollutants concentrations (particulate matter -PM2.5 and PM10- and gases -NO2 and O3-) from national dispersion model and land use regression models. The [...] controls lived along busy roads, and the mean annual PM10 levels were 33.3 (SD=6.3) and 33.4 µg/m3 (SD=6.5), respectively. No association was found, and all ORs, independent of the method of assessment and the
Pharmacokinetics, <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</em> efficacy and time of drug action of DB829, a preclinical candidate for treatment of second... (Publications)
against the T. b. rhodesiense STIB900 strain. A single dose of DB829 administered intraperitoneally (5 mg/kg) cured all mice infected with different T. b. gambiense strains. No cross-resistance was observed [...] dose of DB829 (20 mg/kg) administered intraperitoneally clears parasites from mouse blood within 2-5 days. In summary, DB829 is a promising preclinical candidate for the treatment of first and second stage