Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of oral artemether for the prevention of patent <em>Schistosoma haematobium </em>infections (Publications)
Artemether is an efficacious antimalarial drug that also displays antischistosomal properties. Laboratory studies have found that artemether curtails the development of adult worms of Schistosoma japo
Hydrangenone, a new isoprenoid with an unprecedented skeleton from <em>Salvia hydrangea</em> (Publications)
Hydrangenone, a new heptacyclic isoprenoid with a 6/7/6/5/5 membered carbon ring skeleton, was isolated from the aerial parts of Salvia hydrangea. The structure was established by extensive NMR spectr
Prospective risk of morbidity in relation to multiplicity of infection with <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>in Sao Tomé (Publications)
The prospective risk of acute morbidity was analysed in relation to multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infection in 491 individuals in a peri-urban community in São Tomé. In an initial cross-sectio
A description of local pig feeding systems in village smallholder farms of western Kenya (Publications)
We used face-to-face interviews to gather data on pig feeding practices in rural Busia District, Kenya. We visited 164 pig farms three times in the course of the study period. The pigs were weighed in
Alkaloids from <em>Nerine filifolia</em> (Publications)
The novel compounds N-demethylbelladine, 6alpha-methoxybuphanidrine and filifoline, in addition to five known alkaloids, and phenol have been isolated from fresh bulbs of Nerine filifolia (Amaryllidac
