Studies on <em>Dipetalonema viteae</em> (Filarioidea). 3. Antibody-dependent cell-mediated destruction of microfilariae<em> in vivo</em> (Publications)
using a micropore chamber technique. Microfilariae were eliminated within 24 hours in chambers of 3.0 and 5.0 microm pore size when implanted into amicrofilaremic hamsters (week 30 post infection). At peak [...] (week 12 post infection), only some hamsters could efficiently destroy microfilariae. In chambers with 0.3 microm pore size, microfilariae survived for more than 3 weeks in all hamsters. In uninfected hamsters
Effectiveness of a chlorhexidine dressing on silver-coated external ventricular drain associated colonization/infection - a prospective single-blinded... (Publications)
Cutaneous bacterial regrowth at the EVD exit wound was significantly reduced over time (OR 0.18, 95% CI 0.08, 0.42, p
Phytochemical study of <em>Salvia leriifolia</em> roots: rearranged abietane diterpenoids with antiprotozoal activity (Publications)
IC50 values of 0.4 and 33.6 muM, respectively, and a selectivity index of 84. Compound 2 displayed activity against T. brucei, T. cruzi, and L. donovani, with IC50 values of 1.0, 4.6, and 1.0 muM, respectively
<em>Leptospira</em> seroprevalence among Ugandan slaughter cattle: comparison of sero-status with renal <em>Leptospira </em>infection (Publications)
(Sg Sejroe) (7.8%), and Australis (Sg Australis) (5.2%). Older animals had 2.8 times (95% CI 1.0-8.2, p-value 0.055) greater odds of being seropositive than younger ones ( [...] same slaughter cattle as tested in this reported study. Of 500 cattle sampled, 27.8% (95% CI 23.9-32.0) tested positive (titer > /= 100) to at least one Leptospira serovar, with the majority of seropositive
persistieren. Grenzwert ELISA Adult Ag : < 0.15 negativ, 0.15-0.29 unsicher, ≥ 0.30 positiv; Einheit: OD Grenzwert ELISA Ei Ag : < 0.30 negativ, 0.30-0.59 unsicher, ≥ 0.60 positiv; Einheit: OD Grenzwert IFAT [...] : < 0.50 negativ, 0.50-0.69 unsicher, ≥ 0.70 positiv; Einheit: OD Methode: ELISA ( S.papillosus Antigen), Bestätigungstest Sensitivität : 94% Spezifität : 93-96% Grenzwert ELISA : < 0.8 negativ, 0.8-1 [...] : < 0.50 negativ, 0.50-0.69 unsicher, ≥ 0.70 positiv; Einheit: OD Methode:...
Simulating the council-specific impact of anti-malaria interventions: a tool to support malaria strategic planning in Tanzania (Publications)
for each council with an agreement of 87% in 2016 (95%CI: 0.84-0.90) and an agreement of 90% for the historical trend (2003-2016) (95%CI: 0.87-0.93) The current national malaria strategy was expected to [...] case management were the most cost-effective interventions, expected to reduce the prevalence by 25.0% (95% CI: 19.7%-30.2) and to avert 37 million cases between 2017 and 2020. Mass drug administration
Long-lasting insecticidal nets retain bio-efficacy after 5 years of storage: implications for malaria control programmes (Publications)
test) were used to evaluate the bio-efficacy and wash resistance of Olyset((R)) and DawaPlus((R)) 2.0 (rebranded Tsara((R)) Soft) LLINs after 5 years of storage at 25 degrees C to 33.4 degrees C and 40% [...] strain). RESULTS: After 5 years of storage, both unwashed and washed, Olyset((R)) and DawaPlus((R)) 2.0 (Tsara((R)) Soft) LLINs passed WHO bio-efficacy criteria on knockdown (KD60) > /= 95%, 24-h mortality [...] /= 90% blood-feeding inhibition in WHO assays against susceptible An. gambiae...
Associations between the use of insecticide-treated nets in early childhood and educational outcomes, marriage and child-bearing in early adulthood:... (Publications)
were found between ITN use in early life and both adolescent childbearing (aOR 0.91 [0.75, 1.10]) and early marriage (aOR 0.86 [0.69, 1.05]). CONCLUSION: This study found that early life use of ITNs was strongly [...] associated with a 13% increase in the odds of completing primary school (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.13 [0.85, 1.50]) and with a 40% increase in the odds of completing secondary school (aOR 1.40 [1.11, 1.76])
Access to vaccination services for priority ruminant livestock diseases in Ghana: barriers and determinants of service utilization by farmers (Publications)
the diseases, vaccination utilization was negatively associated with limited knowledge (aOR=0.19, 95%CI=0.08-0.43), and positively associated with personal exposure to outbreaks in the study year (aOR=5 [...] nia (CBPP) and peste-des-petits-ruminants (PPR) in 2021) using logistic regression analyses at the 0.05 significance level. FGD transcripts were analyzed deductively. We used triangulation to achieve [...] farmers kept an average (median) of 5 tropical livestock units (TLUs) of ruminant...
Association between estimated whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields dose and cognitive function in preadolescents and adolescents (Publications)
associated with lower non-verbal intelligence score in the Dutch and Spanish preadolescents (-0.10 points, 95% CI -0.19; -0.02 per 100 mJ/kg/day increase in each exposure). However, none of the whole-brain RF-EMF [...] RF-EMF dose was 90.1 mJ/kg/day (interquartile range (IQR) 42.7; 164.0) in the Dutch and Spanish preadolescents and 105.1 mJ/kg/day (IQR 51.0; 295.7) in the Spanish adolescents. Higher overall estimated whole-brain
