Facile synthesis of cyclohexanediones and dialkylresorcinols - bioactive natural products from entomopathogenic bacteria [Short communication] (Publications)
A synthesis for the recently identified, widespread bacterial natural product classes of dialkylresorcinols and cyclohexanediones was developed. The synthesis route is similar to the biosynthesis rout
Assessing willingness to pay for improved sanitation in rural Vietnam (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: The willingness to pay (WTP) for the construction of bathrooms with a flush toilet was assessed in households in a rural community in northern Vietnam. We also examined the effects of socio
Bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopian wildlife (Publications)
Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is endemic in Ethiopian cattle. However, the status of the disease in wildlife populations that often share habitat with livestock is unknown. We screened for BTB in wildlife
Testing for <em>Chlamydia trachomatis</em>: time trends in positivity rates in the canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland (Publications)
SUMMARY National health statistics report a 2·5-fold increase in laboratory-confirmed Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) cases over the last decade in Switzerland where no CT screening programme exists. We ob
Persistence of brucellosis in pastoral systems (Publications)
Regarded as a highly contagious, zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution, brucellosis is endemic in many countries and settings and is responsible for a considerable economic and health-related b
