Effect of repeated application of microbial larvicides on malaria transmission in central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
breeding sites over a 7-month period. Microbial larvicides were applied once every 3 wk; first Bti (0.8 mg/liter), followed by Bs (10 mg/liter) 3-4 days later. Adult mosquitoes were collected inside and outside
Identification of nuclear proteins that differentially interact with <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> var gene promoters (Publications)
chromosomal regions occurs by different mechanisms. Subtelomeric var gene transcription is repressed 4-8 h before that of chromosome-central var genes. Both repression events coincide with the shifted expression
Effect of floods on the transmission of schistosomiasis in the Yangtze River valley, People's Republic of China (Publications)
cases with schistosomiasis japonica was markedly higher in years characterized by floods; on average, 2.8 times more cases were observed when compared to years that the Yangtze River had normal water levels
Zoonotic <em>Mycobacterium bovis</em> - induced tuberculosis in humans (Publications)
Africa included in the study, we multiplied the observed median proportion of zoonotic TB cases of 2.8% with the continental average overall TB incidence rate of 264/100,000 population/year, which resulted
Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of methylation in children related to prenatal NO2 air pollution exposure (Publications)
and North-American studies (n=1,508) with subsequent look-up analyses in children aged 4 (n=733) and 8 (n=786) years. Additionally, we applied a literature-based candidate approach for antioxidant and a
Prevalence of acute mountain sickness at 3500 m within and between families: a prospective cohort study (Publications)
ascent to 3450 m. Methods: 87 children, 70 adolescents, and 155 parents (n=312) were assessed for AMS 8-10 and 20-24 hours after fast passive ascent by the Lake Louise Score (LLS). Pain sensitivity and oxygen
Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function (Publications)
additional 46,411 individuals. We identified new regions showing association (combined P < 5 x 10(-8)) with pulmonary function in or near MFAP2, TGFB2, HDAC4, RARB, MECOM (also known as EVI1), SPATA9,
Rabies awareness and dog ownership among rural northern and southern Chadian communities − analysis of a community-based, cross-sectional household... (Publications)
population. Almost half of the households (45%) owned dogs, with an overall dog:human ratio of 1:7.8. Southern households owned almost two thirds (701/918) of all dogs and the number of dogs per household
Reprint of "Epidemiology of brucellosis, Q fever and Rift Valley fever at the human and livestock interface in northern Côte d'Ivoire" (Publications)
ELISA. The seroprevalence of Brucella spp. in cattle adjusted for clustering was 4.6%. Cattle aged 5-8 years had higher odds of seropositivity (OR=3.5) than those aged
Identification and characterization of the three members of the CLC family of anion transport proteins in<em> Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
currents. Currents are sensitive to low concentrations of DIDS, insensitive to the pH in the range 5.4 to 8.4 and larger in nitrate than in chloride medium.
