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1. Identification of the human paragonimiasis causative agent in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)

   Identification of the human paragonimiasis causative agent in Lao People's Democratic Republic

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   To assess the species of human paragonimiasis in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 6 ovum samples from 6 native confirmed paragonimiasis patients were examined with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amp

2. The regional network for Asian schistosomiasis and other helminth zoonoses (RNAS+): target diseases in face of climate change (Publications)

   The regional network for Asian schistosomiasis and other helminth zoonoses (RNAS+): target diseases in face of climate change

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   Climate change-according to conventional wisdom-will result in an expansion of tropical parasitic diseases in terms of latitude and altitude, with vector-borne diseases particularly prone to change. H

3. Health-education package to prevent worm infections in Chinese schoolchildren (Publications)

   Health-education package to prevent worm infections in Chinese schoolchildren

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   BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminths are among the most prevalent sources of human infections globally. We determined the effect of an educational package at rural schools in Linxiang City District,

4. Patterns of exposure to infectious diseases and social contacts in early life and risk of brain tumours in children and adolescents: an International... (Publications)

   Patterns of exposure to infectious diseases and social contacts in early life and risk of brain tumours in children and adolescents: an International Case-Control Study (CEFALO)

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   Background:Infectious diseases and social contacts in early life have been proposed to modulate brain tumour risk during late childhood and adolescence.Methods:CEFALO is an interview-based case-contro

5. Association of physical activity, asthma, and allergies: a cohort of farming and nonfarming children [Letter to the editor] (Publications)

   Association of physical activity, asthma, and allergies: a cohort of farming and nonfarming children [Letter to the editor]

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6. Use of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy and fecal occult blood test in the 2007 Swiss health interview survey respondents aged 50 years and older (Publications)

   Use of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy and fecal occult blood test in the 2007 Swiss health interview survey respondents aged 50 years and older

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   Background and study aims: Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence ranks third among all cancers in Switzerland. Screening the general population could decrease CRC incidence and mortality. The aim of this

7. Comparison of three copromicroscopic methods to assess albendazole efficacy against soil-transmitted helminth infections in school-aged children on... (Publications)

   Comparison of three copromicroscopic methods to assess albendazole efficacy against soil-transmitted helminth infections in school-aged children on Pemba Island

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   BACKGROUND: The diagnostic accuracy of three faecal egg count techniques (Kato-Katz, McMaster and FLOTAC) to assess albendazole efficacy against soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections was compared

8. Intersectoral policy dialog for well-being of nomadic people in Chad. Towards a minimal social service package: Scientific report of the intersectoral... (Publications)

   Intersectoral policy dialog for well-being of nomadic people in Chad. Towards a minimal social service package: Scientific report of the intersectoral workshop in Chad (12th and 13th July 2007)

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9. Socioeconomic development to fight malaria, and beyond [Comment] (Publications)

   Socioeconomic development to fight malaria, and beyond [Comment]

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10. More than one way to produce protein diversity: duplication and limited alternative splicing of an adhesion molecule gene in basal arthropods (Publications)

    More than one way to produce protein diversity: duplication and limited alternative splicing of an adhesion molecule gene in basal arthropods

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    Exon duplication and alternative splicing evolved multiple times in metazoa and are of overall importance in shaping genomes and allowing organisms to produce many fold more proteins than there are ge