Lung function decline, chronic bronchitis, and occupational exposures in young adults (Publications)
RATIONALE: Occupational exposures to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes have been shown to be a risk factor of airway obstruction in cross-sectional studies in the general population. OBJECTIVES: Our aim was
An evaluation of urine-CCA strip test and fingerprick blood SEA-ELISA for detection of urinary schistosomiasis in schoolchildren in Zanzibar (Publications)
To develop better monitoring protocols for detection of urinary schistosomiasis during ongoing control interventions, two commercially available diagnostic tests - the urine-circulating cathodic antig
Exploration of novel<em> in vitro</em> assays to study drugs against <em>Trichuris </em>spp. (Publications)
Though trichuriasis is a significant public health problem, few effective drugs are available underscoring the need for new drug therapies. For the evaluation of trichuricidal activity of test compoun
The epidemiology of multiple <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections. 7. Dynamics of multiple <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>infections in infants... (Publications)
The force of infection and recovery rate for malaria in infants in a highly endemic area of Tanzania were analysed using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism genotyping o