Improving influenza vaccination rates in the elderly (Publications)
BACKGROUND Vaccination coverage for influenza in the elderly remains low when the physician is the only person responsible for immunization. Integration of other health care workers may improve the co
Anonymous HIV surveillance with risk factor elicitation at Scotland's largest prison, Barlinnie (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence of HIV infection and risk behaviours among male inmates of Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) Barlinnie, Glasgow, Scotland on 8-9 September 1994. DESIGN: Cross-sectional stu
Biannual anthelmintic treatments in village Djallonke sheep in The Gambia: effects on productivity and profitability (Publications)
An on-farm deworming trial was conducted between 1991 and 1995 on traditionally managed Djallonke sheep in The Gambia to assess the impact on productivity and profitability of prophylactic biannual an
Chikungunya, dream holidays but. . . a painful "souvenir" (Publications)
Little is known about chikungunya fever and, until March 2005, this abovirosis was seldom part of the differential diagnosis in the case of a patient with fever after travel return; at this time, a ma
Safety and immunogenicity profile of an experimental hepatitis B vaccine adjuvanted with AS04 (Publications)
The reactogenicity and safety of an experimental hepatitis B (HB) vaccine containing adjuvant system (AS04) was compared with a licensed vaccine in a phase III, single-blind, randomised study in healt