Intestinal parasitic infections in HIV-infected patients, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
Strongyloides stercoralis was the most prevalent helminth following Opisthorchis viverrini (20.4% and 47.5% respectively). The most immunocompromised patients, as assessed by a CD4 count
The role of parasitic infections in atopic diseases in rural schoolchildren (Publications)
associated with high total IgE levels [odds ratio (OR) = 3.05, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.81-5.12] and eosinophilia (OR = 2.84, 95% CI = 1.66-4.84). However, no association between anti-nematode
Activity of antiandrogens against juvenile and adult <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>in mice (Publications)
to antiandrogen concentrations of 1, 10 and 100 microg/mL. Results Low total worm burden reductions (5%-37%) and low to moderate female worm burden reductions (13%-75%) were achieved with the antiandrogens
Effect of artemether, artesunate, OZ78, praziquantel, and tribendimidine alone or in combination chemotherapy on the tegument of <em>Clonorchis... (Publications)
C. sinensis, dosed orally with single agents or combination treatments and flukes recovered at 3 or 5days post-treatment. The number of flukes was counted, the viability recorded and surface changes monitored
Change in prevalence of IgE sensitization and mean total IgE with age and cohort (Publications)
of house dust mite, grass, or cat (net change per 10 years of follow-up, -0.1%; 95% CI, -1.7% to 1.5%), although there was a fall in mean total IgE (ratio of geometric mean total IgE, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.79
Short Message Service (SMS) applications for disease prevention in developing countries (Publications)
prevention in developing countries. RESULTS: A total of 34 SMS applications were described, among which 5 had findings of an evaluation reported. The majority of SMS applications were pilot projects in various
Urban agriculture and <em>Anopheles</em> habitats in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Publications)
using multivariate logistic regression with independent random effects. It was found that more than 5% of the study area (total size 16.8 km2) was used for farming in backyard gardens and larger open spaces
Secondhand Smoke and Health-Related Quality of Life in Never Smokers: Results From the SAPALDIA Cohort Study 2 (Publications)
home had significantly lower scores on the physical functioning (-7.8, P < .001), role physical (-10.5, P = .02), bodily pain (-9.2, P = .01), and social functioning (-8.1, P = .007) domains. Exposed men
Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
2) the collection of available health statistics, 3) a risk mapping, 4) school parasitaemia surveys, 5) health facility-based surveys and 6) a brief description of the health care system. These formed the
Bayesian geostatistical modeling of Malaria Indicator Survey data in Angola (Publications)
of the key malaria control interventions and measuring malaria-related burden among children under 5 years of age. In this paper, the Angolan MIS data were analyzed to produce the first smooth map of