Simple anamnestic questions and recalled water-contact patterns for self-diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>infection among schoolchildren in... (Publications)
A study to determine the diagnostic performance of simple anamnestic questions and recalled water-contact patterns for self-diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infection was carried out in western C te d
Conquering schistosomiasis in China: the long march (Publications)
The last half-century of schistosomiasis control activities in China have brought down the overall prevalence of human infection with Schistosoma japonicum to less than 10% of the level initially docu
Toxicity, antimicrobial and anthelmintic activities of <em>Vernonia guineensis</em> Benth. (Asteraceae) crude extracts (Publications)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: This study examined the antibacterial, antifungal, and anthelmintic properties of extracts obtained from the plant Vernonia guineensis, a plant commonly used in traditi
Microhabitat preferences of <em>Biomphalaria pfeifferi</em> and <em>Lymnaea natalensis</em> in a natural and a man-made habitat in southeastern... (Publications)
Schistosoma mansoni is an important human parasitic disease which is widespread throughout Africa. As Biomphalaria pfeifferi snails act as intermediate host, knowledge of their population ecology is a
Source apportionment of ambient PM2.5 at five spanish centres of the european community respiratory health survey (ECRHS II) (Publications)
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) was sampled at 5 Spanish locations during the European Community Respiratory Health Survey II (ECRHS II). In an attempt to identify and quantify PM2.5 sources, source c
Effect of particulate air pollution on lung function in adult and pediatric subjects in a Seattle panel study (Publications)
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine whether increased exposure to particulate matter air pollution (PM), measured with personal, residential, or central site monitoring, was associated with pulmonary functi