Effectiveness of a comprehensive schistosomiasis japonica control program in Jiangsu province, China, from 2005 to 2008 (Publications)
The effectiveness of a comprehensive schistosomiasis japonica control program implemented in 8 villages along the Yangtze river in Jiangsu province from 2005 to 2008 was studied. Control measures included
The changing epidemiology of malaria in Ifakara Town, southern Tanzania (Publications)
incidence of clinical malaria in placebo-receiving infants in additional study cohorts dropped from 0.8 in 1995 to 0.43 episodes per infant per year in 2000, an incidence rate ratio of 0.53 (95% confidence
Mass drug administration for malaria elimination: do we understand the settings well enough? (Publications)
see related research article: https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-018-1202-8 .
Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2021: findings from the Global... (Publications)
5·08 million (95% UI 4·07-6·35) in 1990 to 3·04 million (2·61-3·62) in 2021, corresponding to a 39·8% (31·8-48·0) reduction, which lagged behind a global improvement in neonatal deaths of 45·6% (36·3-53·1) [...] 1000 births at 28 weeks' gestation or longer. The global neonatal mortality rate in 2021 was 17·1 (14·8-19·9) per 1000 livebirths, corresponding to 2·19 million (1·90-2·55) neonatal deaths. The estimated
Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the... (Publications)
UI 26·8-32·4) overall YLLs among males and 22·2 billion (20·1-24·6) YLLs among females over this period. Life expectancy at birth under this scenario would increase from 73·6 years (95% UI 72·8-74·4) in [...] respectively. Life expectancy in 2050 would increase to 77·1 years (95% UI 74·6-79·0) among males and 80·8 years (78·3-82·9) among females. INTERPRETATION: Existing tobacco policies must be maintained if smoking
Determinants of modern paediatric healthcare seeking in rural Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
non-fatal and 82 fatal cases were assessed. Modern healthcare was sought for 63.9% of non-fatal and 76.8% of fatal cases, respectively. In non-fatal cases, young age, caregiver being a parent, secondary or
Synthesis of a small library of 2-phenoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone and 2-phenoxy-1,4-anthraquinone derivatives bearing anti-trypanosomal and... (Publications)
All the derivatives showed inhibitory activity toward either Trypanosoma or Leishmania species, with 8, 10, and 16 being the most active compounds against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Leishmania donovani
Antitrypanosomal sesquiterpene lactones from <em>Saussurea costus</em> (Publications)
ene lactones parthenolide (5), zaluzanin D (6), and eupatoriopicrin (7), and had IC(50)s between 0.8 and 22muM. Cytotoxic IC(50)s were from 1.6 to 19muM, and selectivity indices from 0.5 to 6.5
Sense and sensibility in the context of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure (Publications)
RF-EMF sources was modelled and cordless and mobile phone use was also considered in the analyses. About 8% (n = 130) of the study population declared to be EHS. Health disturbances were considerably more prevalent
Studies on <em>Dipetalonema viteae</em> (Filarioidea). 4. Passive transfer of immunity to circulating microfilariae by spleen cells (Publications)
antibodies to the cuticle of microfilariae could be found in the sera of recipients as early as week 8 of a primary infection
