Prévalence, diversité antigénique et multiplicité d'infections de <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> en milieu scolaire au centre de la Côte... (Publications)
A study was carried out in the village of Taabo, located in the vicinity of a large man-made lake in central Cote d'Ivoire. The objectives were (i) to determine the level of prevalence, genetic divers
A role for apical membrane antigen 1 during invasion of hepatocytes by <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> sporozoites (Publications)
Plasmodium sporozoites are transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes and invade hepatocytes, as a first and obligatory step of the parasite life cycle in man. Hepatocyte invasion involves pr
Allergic rhinitis and onset of bronchial hyperresponsiveness: a population-based study (Publications)
RATIONALE: Patients with allergic rhinitis have more frequent bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) in cross-sectional studies. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the changes in BHR in nonasthmatic subjects with a
The epidemiology of multiple <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections. 10. Effect of insecticide-treated bed nets on the dynamics of multiple... (Publications)
The rates of acquisition and loss of individual genotypes belonging to the FC27 family of the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 2 (msp2) gene were studied in 120 children aged 5 months t
Effect of vitamin A supplementation on morbidity due to <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> in young children in Papua New Guinea: a randomised trial (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Many individuals at risk of malaria also have micronutrient deficiencies that may hamper protective immunity. Vitamin A is central to normal immune function, and supplementation has been s