Repeated cross-sectional skin testing for bovine tuberculosis in cattle kept in a traditional husbandry system in Ethiopia (Publications)
more than 2 mm the overall representative prevalence increased to 4 per cent (95 per cent CI 2.4 to 4.8 per cent). Due to the low apparent prevalence, the true prevalence could be calculated only in Meskan
Different contribution of interleukin-6 and cortisol activity to total plasma fibrin concentration and to acute mental stress-induced fibrin formation (Publications)
over a 2-h period and in response to acute mental stress. Twenty-one male volunteers (mean age, 47+/-8 years) underwent the Trier Social Stress Test combining a 3-min preparation phase, a 5-min job interview
Asthma during pregnancy and clinical outcomes in offspring: a national cohort study (Publications)
validating findings by secondary analyses. RESULTS: Offspring median age at end of follow-up was 6.2 (3.6-8.9) years. Asthma was associated with an increased offspring risk of infectious and parasitic diseases
Cross-reactive immune response elicited by parenteral Vi polysaccharide typhoid vaccine against non-typhoid <em>Salmonellae</em> (Publications)
and the Ty21a group, respectively). The response against strains only sharing O-12 was weaker (22: 8-38 and 222: 105-338 against S. Typhimurium). Strains without typhoidal O-antigens generated no significant
Exposure of highway maintenance workers to fine particulate matter and noise (Publications)
to 321 mug m(-3) (mean 62 mug m(-3)) and PNC were between 1.6x10(4) and 4.1x10(5) particles cm(-3) (8.9x10(4) particles cm(-3)). Noise levels were generally high with Leq over work shifts from 73.3 to 96
Antibody isotype responses, infection and re-infection for <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> in a marshland area of China (Publications)
all isotypes to AWA were higher than those observed for both the recombinant antigens. Only 18.2%, 16.8% and 7.3% of the study population were IgE responders to AWA, PMY and TEG. A longer follow-up period
Recent HIV-1 infection: identification of individuals with high viral load setpoint in a voluntary counselling and testing centre in rural Mozambique (Publications)
BED-CEIA test, CD4 counts > 200 cells/microl and HIV-RNA > 400 copies/mL, was 11.58% (57/492; 95% CI 8.89-14.74). Due to heterogeneity in HIV-RNA levels in recently infected patients, individuals were c
Retail sector distribution chains for malaria treatment in the developing world: a review of the literature (Publications)
Wholesale price mark-ups varied across chain levels, ranging from 27% to 99% at the top of the chain, 8% at intermediate level (one study only) and 2% to 67% at the level supplying retailers directly. Retail
The treatment of non-malarial febrile illness in Papua New Guinea: findings from cross sectional and longitudinal studies of health worker practice (Publications)
infection by rapid diagnostic test (N=303 and 5705 outpatients, respectively). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: 96.8% of non-malarial febrile patients received a diagnosis in the longitudinal sample, compared to 52.4%
Effect of a governmentally-led physical activity program on motor skills in young children attending child care centers: a cluster randomized... (Publications)
showed no significant increase in motor skills (delta of mean change (95% confidence interval: -0.2 (-0.8 to 0.3), p = 0.43) or in any of the secondary outcomes. Not all child care centers implemented all the
