Health education and the control of intestinal worm infections in China: a new vision (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The transmission of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) is associated with poverty, poor hygiene behaviour, lack of clean water and inadequate waste disposal and sanitation. Periodic adminis
Associations of short-term particle and noise exposures with markers of cardiovascular and respiratory health among highway maintenance workers (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Highway maintenance workers are constantly and simultaneously exposed to traffic-related particle and noise emissions, both of which have been linked to increased cardiovascular morbidity
Italy's contribution to global health: the need for a paradigm shift (Publications)
This paper reviews Italian Development Assistance for Health and overall contribution to Global Health from 2001 to 2012. It analyses strategies and roles of central and decentralized authorities as w
In vitro damage of cultured ookinetes of <em>Plasmodium gallinaceum</em> by digestive proteinases from susceptible <em>Aedes aegypti</em> (Publications)
After exposure to extracts from blood fed A. aegupti cultured ookinetes of P. gallinaceum were damaged to various, defined extents. Immature ookinetes were found to be more sensitive to damage than ma
Mechanoreceptor--trypanosome interactions in the labrum of <em>Glossina</em>: fluid mechanics (Publications)
The fluid mechanics of the flow of blood through the labrum of Glossina is described in uninfected and trypanosome infected flies. The flow is characterised by the Reynolds number, and a frequency par
