Stray dog population demographics in Jodhpur, India following a population control/rabies vaccination program (Publications)
declined (p 0.05) in 1 area, and remained stable in 1 area between 2005 and 2007. By 2007, 61.8-86.5% of the free-roaming dog population was surgically sterilized and vaccinated for rabies in the areas
Potential long-term toxicity of repeated orally administered doses of artemether in rats (Publications)
potential long-term toxicity, rats were treated orally with 80 mg/kg artemether once every 2 weeks for 5 months. After the final treatment, routine blood test results were normal except for reversible reductions
Personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide in Switzerland (Publications)
Gas-cooking and smoking were important factors for elevated indoor and personal NO2 levels (contribution: 5 micrograms m-3, 2 micrograms m-3, respectively). Personal exposure to NO2 correlated best with the indoor
A novel in vitro screening assay for trypanocidal activity using the fluorescent dye BCECF-AM (Publications)
developed for the screening of new compounds against African trypanosomes. 2',7'-Bis-(carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein-pentaacetoxymethyles ter (BCECF-AM), an esterase substrate, was used in the assay
Diversity of human intestinal helminthiasis in Lao PDR (Publications)
trematodes included Phaneropsolus bonnei (22.7%), Prosthodendrium molenkampi (14.4%), Haplorchis pumilio (5.2%), Haplorchis yokogawai (3.1%) and Echinochasmus japonicus (3.1%). Co-infection with O. viverrini
Are overweight and obesity in children risk factors for anemia in early childhood? Results from a national nutrition survey in Tajikistan (Publications)
RESULTS: In the study population, the prevalence of anemia was 20.0%, overweight 13.0%, and obesity 9.5%. In multivariable analyses, obesity and overweight were not associated with anemia. Lower age and living
Sesquiterpene lactones from <em>Vernonia cinerascens </em>sch. bip. and their <em>in vitro</em> antitrypanosomal activity (Publications)
isolation of vernodalin (2), 11beta,13-dihydrovernodalin (3), 11beta,13-dihydrovernolide (4), vernolide (5), 11beta,13-dihydrohydroxyvernolide (6), hydroxyvernolide (7), and a new germacrolide type sesquiterpene
Thermal field formation during wIRA-hyperthermia: temperature measurements in skin and subcutis of piglets as a basis for thermotherapy of superficial... (Publications)
wIRA-hyperthermia was performed in 11 anesthetized piglets using 85.0 mW cm(-2), 103.2 mW cm(-2) and 126.5 mW cm(-2), respectively. Invasive temperature measurements were carried out simultaneously in 1-min
Definitions of severity in treatment seeking studies of febrile illness in children in low and middle income countries: a scoping review (Publications)
we investigate definitions of severe febrile illness in treatment seeking studies on children under 5 years of age in low and middle income countries. We analyze the association of SFI definitions with
Bacterial genome-wide association study of hyper-virulent pneumococcal serotype 1 identifies genetic variation associated with neurotropism (Publications)
statistically significant genotype-phenotype associations in surface-exposed choline-binding (P = 5.00 x 10(-08)) and helicase proteins (P = 1.32 x 10(-06)) important for invasion, immune evasion and