Antibody isotype responses, infection and re-infection for <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> in a marshland area of China (Publications)
Antibody isotype responses to adult worm antigen (AWA) of Schistosoma japonicum and two recombinant proteins (paramyosin (PMY) and a 22 kDa tegumental membrane-associated antigen (TEG)) were analyzed
Search for antiprotozoal activity in herbal medicinal preparations; new natural leads against neglected tropical diseases (Publications)
Sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, and Malaria are infectious diseases caused by unicellular eukaryotic parasites ("protozoans"). The three first mentioned are classified as Neglected T
Ebola virus disease surveillance and response preparedness in northern Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak has been described as unprecedented in terms of morbidity, mortality, and geographical extension. It also revealed many weaknesses and inadequ
Use of an ecologically relevant modelling approach to improve remote sensing-based schistosomiasis risk profiling (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a widespread water-based disease that puts close to 800 million people at risk of infection with more than 250 million infected, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. Transmission is govern
Annoyance from road traffic, trains, airplanes and from total environmental noise levels (Publications)
There is a lack of studies assessing the exposure-response relationship between transportation noise and annoyance in North America. Our aims were to investigate the prevalence of noise annoyance indu
Comparison of community-wide, integrated mass drug administration strategies for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: More than 1·5 billion people are affected by schistosomiasis or soil-transmitted helminthiasis. WHO's recommendations for mass drug administration (MDA) against these parasitic infections
