Control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Yunnan province, People's Republic of China: experiences and lessons from a 5-year multi-intervention... (Publications)
Before the third round of treatment, the prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides was reduced by only 2.8% in the annual treatment arm, whilst bi-annual deworming combined with latrine construction and health
Pharmacological effects of primaquine ureas and semicarbazides on the CNS in mice and antimalarial activity in vitro (Publications)
showed a strong antimalarial activity, confirming the previous findings of the high activity of bis(8-aminoquinolines) and other bisantimalarial drugs. All the compounds decreased the locomotor activity
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria: baseline data from three sites in Papua New Guinea, 2010-2012 (Publications)
(9/225) of sputum samples grown in culture. Five (2.2%) of them were identified as NTM only and four (1.8%) were identified as mixed cultures containing both MTBC and NTM. Four different NTM species were i
Maturation and mip-1beta production of cytomegalovirus-specific T cell responses in Tanzanian children, adolescents and adults: impact by HIV and... (Publications)
the expression of Mip-1beta and the T cell maturation marker CD27 within CMVpp65-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in relation to age, HIV and active Tuberculosis (TB) co-infection in a cohort of Tanzanian
Sleeping glands? - The role of endocrine disorders in sleeping sickness (<em>T.b. gambiense </em>Human African Trypanosomiasis) (Publications)
as a stress response to the infection. However, a transitory adrenal insufficiency was suspected in 8% of HAT patients at admission and in 9% at discharge. All values were normal at follow-up 3 months later
Renaissance remedies: antiplasmodial protostane triterpenoids from <em>Alisma plantago-aquatica</em> L. (Alismataceae) (Publications)
alisol B 23-monoacetate, and alisol G. Their IC(50)s against Plasmodium falciparum ranged from 5.4 to 13.8muM. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report of antiplasmodial activity from protostanes triterpenoids
Simple questionnaire and urine reagent strips compared to microscopy for the diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> in a community in northern... (Publications)
urine samples obtained from 208 individuals aged 1-77 years revealed an S.haematobium prevalence of 6.8%. The presence of any blood or protein on a urine reagent strip was 100% and 42% sensitive, and 93%
Putative compensatory mutations in the <em>rpoC</em> gene of rifampicin-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> are associated with ongoing... (Publications)
this region. These putative compensatory mutations in rpoC were associated with transmission; as 30.8% of all rifampicin-resistant isolates with an IS6110 RFLP pattern belonging to a recognized RFLP cluster
Efficacy and safety of CGP 56697 (artemether and benflumetol) compared with chloroquine to treat acute falciparum malaria in Tanzanian children aged... (Publications)
Seven-day parasitological cure rates were 94% (95% CI 88-97.5) for CGP 56697 and 35.4% (95% CI 25.9-45.8) for chloroquine. Using the same definition, the 14-day parasitological cure rates were 86.4% (95% CI
A description of local pig feeding systems in village smallholder farms of western Kenya (Publications)
pigs with proteins. The average daily gain (ADG) for pigs /=10 months old was 94.5 (+/-43), 127 (+/-49.8) and 99 (+/-92) g, respectively (p = 0.000). This study has outlined the different local pig feeds available
