<em>Leptospira</em> seroprevalence among Ugandan slaughter cattle: comparison of sero-status with renal <em>Leptospira </em>infection (Publications)
serovars Tarassovi (sg Tarassovi) (11.6%), Sejroe (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
Hunting bats for human consumption in Bangladesh (Publications)
sell live bats to traditional healers. They report that the bat population has declined compared with 5 or 10 years ago, a decline they attribute to hunting and deforestation. Many have heard of a disease
Gammaglobulin and selenium status in healthy neonatal dairy calves in Switzerland (Publications)
calves with suboptimal colostrum administration (p < 0.004). The median Se concentration was 26.8 and 36.5 µg/L for the calves and dams, respectively. A high correlation was observed between the Se concentration
Isolation and propagation of <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense </em>from sleeping sickness patients in South Sudan (Publications)
breeds were susceptible after the second subpassage and developed a parasitaemia > 10(6)/ml by Day 5 post infection. The highest parasitaemias were achieved in C57/BL and BALB/c mice. These results indicate
Chemical constituents from <em>Waltheria indica</em> exert <em>in vitro</em> activity against <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> and <em>T. cruzi</em> (Publications)
derivatives (betulinic acid (4), 3beta-acetoxy-27-trans-caffeoyloxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid methyl ester (5) and 3beta-acetoxy-27-cis-caffeoyloxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid methyl ester (6)) identified by 1D and
Planning a family: priorities and concerns in rural Tanzania (Publications)
fertility survey using qualitative and quantitative techniques described a high fertility setting (TFR 5.8) in southern Tanzania where family planning use was 16%. Current use was influenced by rising parity
The Eukaryotic Promoter Database EPD: the impact of in silico primer extension (Publications)
The underlying experimental evidence comes from journal articles and, starting from release 73, from 5' ESTs of full-length cDNA clones used for so-called in silico primer extension. Access to promoter sequences
Influence of <em>M. tuberculosis</em> lineage variability within a clinical trial for pulmonary tuberculosis (Publications)
belonged to the Euro-American lineage, with sublineage 724 predominating at African sites (99/192, 51.5%), and the Euro-American strains other than 724 predominating at non-African sites (89/114, 78.1%).
Jozimine A2: the first dimeric dioncophyllaceae-type naphthylisoquinoline alkaloid, with three chiral axes and high antiplasmodial activity (Publications)
prepared by semi-synthesis from the co-occurring (and likewise synthetically available) dioncophylline A (5), along with its atropo-diastereomer, 3'-epi-2.
Epidemiological aspects of snake bites on a Liberian rubber plantation (Publications)
0.4 per thousand per year in the group of non-employees. The temporary disability was between 3 and 5 days, and the loss of workings days due to snake bites was one day per 10,000 working days on the plantation