Molecular epidemiology of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections among asymptomatic inhabitans of a holoendemic malarious area in northern Ghana (Publications)
fever associated with parasitaemia. The correlation between parasite density and msp2 multiplicity was 0.42; highest among infants, and decreased with age to a minimum among 5-9 year olds. Contrasting with
Multiple parasite infections and their relationship to self-reported morbidity in a community of rural Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
of Plasmodium falciparum, hookworms, Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar, and S. mansoni were 76.4%, 45.0%, 42.2%, and 39.8%, respectively. Three-quarters of the population harboured three or more parasites
Exploration of novel<em> in vitro</em> assays to study drugs against <em>Trichuris </em>spp. (Publications)
72h. The health status of the worms was either evaluated microscopically using a motility scale from 0 to 3 (motility assay), by examination of absorbance or emission in response to metabolic activity (MTT
The epidemiology of multiple <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections. 10. Effect of insecticide-treated bed nets on the dynamics of multiple... (Publications)
by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis in any one sample of 0.5 microL of packed peripheral blood cells. In children less than 18 months old this sensitivity was
High levels of grass pollen inside European dairy farms: a role for the allergy-protective effects of environment? (Publications)
pollen (95% of Poaceae fragments and grains) were significantly higher in winter than in summer (P = 0.001) and ranged between 858 to 11 265 counts/m(3) during feeding in winter, thus exceeding typical outdoor
Anti-protozoal and plasmodial FabI enzyme inhibiting metabolites of <em>Scrophularia lepidota</em> roots (Publications)
compounds revealed some trypanocidal potential against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (IC50 values 29.3-73.0 microg/ml). Only compound 10 showed moderate anti-plasmodial (IC50 40.6 microg/ml) and FabI enzyme
Contrasting the distribution of phenotypic and molecular variation in the freshwater snail <em>Biomphalaria pfeifferi</em>, the intermediate host of... (Publications)
analysis based on five microsatellite markers confirms that B. pfeifferi is a selfer (s approximately 0.9) and exhibits limited variation within populations. Most pairwise F(ST) were significant indicating
FLOTAC: a new sensitive technique for the diagnosis of hookworm infections in humans (Publications)
prevalences as assessed by the FLOTAC, Kato-Katz and ether concentration techniques were 65.7%, 51.0% and 28.4%, respectively. Considering the combined results as the diagnostic 'gold' standard, the FLOTAC
Associations between home- and family-related factors and fruit juice and soft drink intake among 10- to 12-year old children: the ENERGY project (Publications)
modeling, self-efficacy, rewarding, and family consumption). 7915 children (52% girls; mean age=11.7±0.8 years) and 6512 parents (83% women; mean age=41.4±5.3 years) completed the questionnaire. Multilevel
Prevalence of epilepsy in a rural district of central Lao PDR (Publications)
le as either generalized or partial. EEG abnormal findings were found in 12 of the 24 patients (50.0%) who had an EEG registration. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study in Lao PDR to estimate the prevalence
