Immune deficiency in mouse models for inherited peripheral neuropathies leads to improved myelin maintenance (Publications)
The adhesive cell surface molecule P(0) is the most abundant glycoprotein in peripheral nerve myelin and fulfills pivotal functions during myelin formation and maintenance. Mutations in the correspond
A trichinellosis outbreak in Borikhamxay Province, Lao PDR (Publications)
Trichinellosis is documented in Southeast Asia, particularly in Thailand and China. Data from Lao PDR are lacking. An outbreak investigation was conducted in Borikhamxay Province after three patients
Exposure to microbial components and allergens in population studies: a comparison of two house dust collection methods applied by participants and... (Publications)
Dust collection by study participants instead of fieldworkers would be a practical and cost-effective alternative in large-scale population studies estimating exposure to indoor allergens and microbia
Malaria ecotypes and stratification (Publications)
To deal with the variability of malaria, control programmes need to stratify their malaria problem into a number of smaller units. Such stratification may be based on the epidemiology of malaria or on
Evaluation of real-time PCR for <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> and hookworm as diagnostic tool in asymptomatic schoolchildren in Cambodia (Publications)
Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths such as Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus) is challenging due to irregular larval and egg output in infected
Indoor time-microenvironment-activity patterns in seven regions of Europe (Publications)
Personal exposure to environmental substances is largely determined by time-microenvironment-activity patterns while moving across locations or microenvironments. Therefore, time-microenvironment-acti