Contribution of influenza immunity and virosomal-formulated synthetic peptide to cellular immune responses in a phase I subunit malaria vaccine trial (Publications)
falciparum apical membrane antigen-1 (AMA-1) was observed with stimulation indices ranging from 2 to 4.5. All volunteers showed pre-existing IRIV specific cellular immunity assessed by ex vivo IFN-gamma ELISpot
Sensitive and accurate quantification of human malaria parasites using droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) (Publications)
high (> 0.95) between qPCR and ddPCR. Quantification between technical replicates by ddPCR differed 1.5-1.7-fold, compared to 2.4-6.2-fold by qPCR. ddPCR facilitates parasite quantification for studies where
Stray dog population demographics in Jodhpur, India following a population control/rabies vaccination program (Publications)
declined (p 0.05) in 1 area, and remained stable in 1 area between 2005 and 2007. By 2007, 61.8-86.5% of the free-roaming dog population was surgically sterilized and vaccinated for rabies in the areas
Bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopian wildlife (Publications)
animals (23%) were positive for BTB by RT; acid-fast bacilli were cultured from 29 of 89 animals (32.5%). None of the positive cultures yielded mycobacteria from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex but
A novel in vitro screening assay for trypanocidal activity using the fluorescent dye BCECF-AM (Publications)
developed for the screening of new compounds against African trypanosomes. 2',7'-Bis-(carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein-pentaacetoxymethyles ter (BCECF-AM), an esterase substrate, was used in the assay
The Mini-FLOTAC technique for the diagnosis of helminth and protozoan infections in humans and animals (Publications)
This protocol is an extension to: Nat. Protoc. 5, 503-515 (2010); doi: 10.1038/nprot.2009.235; published online 25 February 2010The FLOTAC is a sensitive, accurate, and precise technique for the diagnosis
Synthesis and biological evaluation of natural-product-inspired, aminoalkyl-substituted 1-benzopyrans as novel antiplasmodial agents (Publications)
distance of the basic amino moiety toward both aromatic rings were varied systematically. 1-Benzopyran-5-ol 8b (IC50 = 10 nM), 1-benzopyran-7-ol 9c (IC50 = 38 nM), and the aminoalcohol 19c (IC50 = 17 nM) displayed
Newcastle-Krankheit: seroepidemiologische Untersuchung einer hochansteckenden Tierseuche beim Geflügel und bei Wildvögeln in der Schweiz (Publications)
NDV-seropositive, and the true NDV seroprevalence in this population was most likely between 1.3 and 1.5%. NDV antibodies were also detected in five of the 169 backyard poultry-flocks. ND-antibody positive
Definitions of severity in treatment seeking studies of febrile illness in children in low and middle income countries: a scoping review (Publications)
we investigate definitions of severe febrile illness in treatment seeking studies on children under 5 years of age in low and middle income countries. We analyze the association of SFI definitions with
The prevalence of symptoms attributed to electromagnetic field exposure: a cross-sectional representative survey in Switzerland (Publications)
environmental risk factors (five of which were different EMF sources). RESULTS: We found a prevalence of 5% (95% CI 4-6%) for electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) in our study sample. The most common health