Exposure and measurement contributions to estimates of acute air pollution effects (Publications)
Air pollution health effect studies are intended to estimate the effect of a pollutant on a health outcome. The definition of this effect depends upon the study design, disease model parameterization,
Seasonal and spatial trends in particle number concentrations and size distributions at the children's health study sites in Southern California (Publications)
Continuous measurements of particle number (PN), particle mass (PM(10)) and gaseous copollutants (NO(x), CO and O3) were obtained at eight sites (urban, suburban and remote) in Southern California dur
Mycolic acids as diagnostic markers for tuberculosis case detection in humans and drug efficacy in mice (Publications)
Mycolic acids are attractive diagnostic markers for tuberculosis (TB) infection because they are bacteria-derived, contain information about bacterial species, modulate host-pathogen interactions and
"Cutting for love": genital incisions to enhance sexual desirability and commitment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Publications)
Several studies have documented women's use of vaginal practices in South Africa to enhance their desirability to men. This article describes a little known practice of this kind among women in KwaZul
Intermittent treatment for malaria and anaemia control at time of routine vaccinations in Tanzania infants: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Clinical malaria and severe anaemia are major causes of paediatric hospital admission and death in many malaria-endemic settings. In the absence of an effective and affordable vaccine, con
Rare human infection with the trematode <em>Echinochasmus japonicus</em> in Lao PDR (Publications)
Food-borne trematodiases are often neglected although millions of people are affected and these zoonotic diseases are emerging in some parts of the world. Humans acquire an infection through consumpti
Anti-trypanosomal activity of helenalin and some structurally related sesquiterpene lactones (Publications)
The anti-trypanosomal activity of six sesquiterpene lactones (helenalin, mexicanin I, 11alpha,13-dihydrohelenalin acetate, chamissonolide, ivalin and isoalantolactone) against the African Trypanosoma
A point mutation in codon 76 of <em>pfcrt </em>of <em>P. falciparum </em>is positively selected for by chloroquine treatment in Tanzania (Publications)
This study was undertaken to validate the relevance of Chloroquine (CQ) resistance markers pfcrt(76) and pfmdr1(86) in an endemic area in Tanzania. After treatment with CQ, recrudescence was distingui
Systems parasitology: effects of <em>Fasciola hepatica</em> on the neurochemical profile in the rat brain (Publications)
We characterize the integrated response of a rat host to the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica using a combination of (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic profiles (liver, kidney, intestine, brai
