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1. Feasibility of repellent use in a context of increasing outdoor transmission: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania (Publications)

   Feasibility of repellent use in a context of increasing outdoor transmission: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania

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   BACKGROUND: Extensive employment of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) has substantially reduced malaria morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. These too

2. Some aspects of the surface coat formation in <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)

   Some aspects of the surface coat formation in <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em>

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3. Sleeping sickness survey in Musoma district, Tanzania. II. The role of <em>Glossina </em>in the transmission of sleeping sickness (Publications)

   Sleeping sickness survey in Musoma district, Tanzania. II. The role of <em>Glossina </em>in the transmission of sleeping sickness

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4. Surveillance-response systems: the key to elimination of tropical diseases (Publications)

   Surveillance-response systems: the key to elimination of tropical diseases

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   Tropical diseases remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Although combined health efforts brought about significant improvements over the past 20 years, communities i

5. Micro-encapsulated pirimiphos-methyl shows high insecticidal efficacy and long residual activity against pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors in... (Publications)

   Micro-encapsulated pirimiphos-methyl shows high insecticidal efficacy and long residual activity against pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors in central Côte d'Ivoire

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   BACKGROUND: The wide-scale implementation of insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying (IRS) has contributed to a considerable decrease of malaria morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Af

6. Effect of deworming on physical fitness of school-aged children in Yunnan, China: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (Publications)

   Effect of deworming on physical fitness of school-aged children in Yunnan, China: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

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   BACKGROUND: There is considerable debate on the health impacts of soil-transmitted helminth infections. We assessed effects of deworming on physical fitness and strength of children in an area in Yunn

7. Low risk for transmission of zoonotic <em>Giardia duodenalis</em> from dogs to humans in rural Cambodia (Publications)

   Low risk for transmission of zoonotic <em>Giardia duodenalis</em> from dogs to humans in rural Cambodia

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   BACKGROUND: A number of epidemiological studies have demonstrated Giardia as prevalent in both humans and dogs worldwide and have postulated the occurrence of anthroponotic, zoonotic and animal-specif

8. Beyond leukaemia and nuclear power: Swiss health sciences need a mega-cohort [Editorial] (Publications)

   Beyond leukaemia and nuclear power: Swiss health sciences need a mega-cohort [Editorial]

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9. Evidence of an 'invitation' effect in feeding sylvatic <em>Stegomyia albopicta</em> from Cambodia (Publications)

   Evidence of an 'invitation' effect in feeding sylvatic <em>Stegomyia albopicta</em> from Cambodia

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   BACKGROUND: Orientation of haematophagous insects towards a potential host is largely mediated by kairomones that, in some groups or species may include chemicals produced during feeding by the insect

10. Evaluation of customised lineage-specific sets of MIRU-VNTR loci for genotyping <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex isolates in Ghana (Publications)

    Evaluation of customised lineage-specific sets of MIRU-VNTR loci for genotyping <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex isolates in Ghana

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    BACKGROUND: Different combinations of variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) loci have been proposed for genotyping Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Existing VNTR schemes show different dis