Tests diagnostiques rapides (TDR): la panacée pour le praticien? (Publications)
aimed at interrupting the transmission of the disease, (4) avoiding useless antibiotic treatments and (5) implementing a sequential diagnostic strategy to avoid extensive investigations. Using the example
Seroprevalences and local variation of human and livestock brucellosis in two villages in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt (Publications)
seroprevalences considering the clustering of brucellosis within households were 0.03 for people and 5.2 for livestock in village II. The village variable (P=0.07) and keeping sheep in the household (P=0
Design and synthesis of new (E)-cinnamic N-acylhydrazones as potent antitrypanosomal agents (Publications)
exploiting molecular hybridization between the potent cruzain inhibitors (E)-1-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-3-(4-bromophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one and (E)-3-hydroxy-N'-((2-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)methylene)-7-m
Honeys from different floral sources as inhibitors of enzymatic browning in fruit and vegetable homogenates (Publications)
approximately 2-45% in fruit and vegetable homogenates, corresponding to a reduction in browning index by 2.5-12 units. Soy honey was particularly effective when compared to clover honey, which had a similar a
<em>Dipetalonema viteae</em> (Filarioidea): development of the infective larvae in vitro (Publications)
isolated from ticks. The larvae could complete their third moult and grew on a fourth stage larvae up to 5 mm. This development was comparable to that observed in vivo. The presence of an irradiated hamster
Chicken egg yolk antibodies (IgY) for detecting circulating antigens of <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> (Publications)
japonicum were tested. All acute cases and 91.3% of the chronic cases showed a positive reaction. Only 5% of the control sera from healthy persons gave a positive response. Cross-reactions with antibodies
Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex genotypes prevalent in West Africa (Publications)
West Africa. Thirty-six whole genome sequenced drug susceptible MTBC isolates belonging to lineages 4, 5 and 6 were included in this study. The isolates were phenotypically characterized for urease activity
Association of urinary and ambient black carbon, and other ambient pollutants with risk of prediabetes and metabolic syndrome in children and... (Publications)
femtosecond pulsed laser illumination. We assessed annual exposure to ambient air pollutants (BC, PM(2.5) and NO(2)) at the place of residence using land use regression models for Europe, and we calculated
Monitoring of larval habitats and mosquito densities in the Sudan savanna of Mali: implications for malaria vector control (Publications)
season mosquito breeding population in and near the village of Bancoumana, Mali, and in a fishing hamlet 5 km from this village and adjacent to the Niger River. In Bancoumana, most larval habitats were human
Measuring exposure to <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> in China. III. Activity diaries, snail and human infection, transmission ecology and options for... (Publications)
snails in this area are focal and were found in only five of the 12 zones, with the highest rate being 5.7%. Thirty-one subjects (17%) were re-infected with a mean intensity of 63.2 epg. Mean water contact
