Immunization of cattle with Ra86 impedes <em>Rhipicephalus appendiculatus</em> nymphal-to-adult molting (Publications)
Commercial vaccines based on the tick gut protein Bm86 have been successful in controlling the one-host tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and provide heterologous protection against certain oth
Coarse particles from Saharan dust and daily mortality (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Winds from the Sahara-Sahel desert region regularly transport large amounts of dust to the Americas, North Africa, and Europe. The presence of high dust concentrations for long periods of
Successful treatment of imported mucosal <em>Leishmania infantum</em> leishmaniasis with miltefosine after severe hypokalemia under meglumine... (Publications)
Old World mucosal leishmaniasis is a rare but regularly reported disease in Southern Europe. We report the case of a 64-year-old woman who developed severe hypokalemia under meglumine antimoniate trea
Exposure assessment in the National Children's Study: introduction (Publications)
The science of exposure assessment is relatively new and evolving rapidly with the advancement of sophisticated methods for specific measurements at the picogram per gram level or lower in a variety o
NO2 and children's respiratory symptoms in the PATY study (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: NO2)is a major urban air pollutant. Previously reported associations between ambient NO2)and children's respiratory health have been inconsistent, and independent effects of correlated pol
Development and evaluation of a personal particulate organic and mass sampler (Publications)
Accurate measurement of personal exposure to particulate matter and its constituents requires samplers that are accurate, compact, lightweight, inexpensive, and convenient to use. The personal particu
Support for provision of early medical abortion by mid-level providers in Bihar and Jharkhand, India (Publications)
Medical abortion has the potential to increase the number, cadre and geographic distribution of providers offering safe abortion services in India. This study reports on a sample of family planning pr