Novel S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase inhibitors for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
Trypanosomiasis remains a significant disease across the sub-Saharan African continent, with 50,000 to 70,000 individuals infected. The utility of current therapies is limited by issues of toxicity an
Women and Fish-for-Sex: transactional Sex, HIV/AIDS and Gender in African Fisheries (Publications)
This paper analyzes the phenomenon of fish-for-sex in small-scale fisheries and discusses its apparent links to HIV/AIDS and transactional sex practices. The research reveals that fish-for-sex is not
Relative stability of meningococcal serogroup A and X polysaccharides (Publications)
Prior to the introduction of the MenAfriVac serogroup A glycoconjugate vaccine in September 2010, serogroup A was the major epidemic disease-causing meningococcal serogroup in the African meningitis b
Gene expression measurements in the context of epidemiological studies (Publications)
Background: Gene expression measurements became an attractive tool to assess biological responses in epidemiological studies. However, collection of blood samples poses various technical problems. We
Urban background particulate matter and allergic sensitization in adults of ECRHS II (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have shown weak or inconsistent associations between ambient air pollutants and allergic sensitization. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether regional urban
Comparison of surface iodination methods by electron microscopic autoradiography applied <em>in vitro</em> to different life-stages of... (Publications)
Different states of Dipetalonema viteae (males, females, microfilariae, and 3rd-stage larvae) have been iodinated in vitro under physiological conditions by chloroglycoluril, lactoperoxidase or chlora
Public hospital costs of treatment of abortion complications in Nigeria (Publications)
Unsafe abortion is a significant contributor to maternal mortality in Nigeria, and treatment of postabortion complications drains public healthcare resources. Provider estimates of medications, suppli
African 2, a clonal complex of <em>Mycobacterium bovis</em> epidemiologically important in East Africa (Publications)
We have identified a clonal complex of Mycobacterium bovis isolated at high frequency from cattle in Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. We have named this related group of M. bovis strains the A