The influence of sampling effort and the performance of the Kato-Katz technique in diagnosing <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> and hookworm co-infections... (Publications)
The Klato-Katz method is widely used for diagnosing helminth infections in epidemiological surveys, but is known to have a low sensitivity. In the case of Schistosoma mansoni, statistical methods have
Characterization of a defensin from the sand fly <em>Phlebotomus duboscqi</em> induced by challenge with bacteria or the protozoan parasite... (Publications)
Antimicrobial peptides are major components of the innate immune response of epithelial cells. In insect vectors, these peptides may play a role in the control of gut pathogens. We have analyzed antim
Immunopeptides in the defense reactions of <em>Glossina morsitans</em> to bacterial and <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> <em>brucei</em> infections (Publications)
Several dipteran insects are vectors of parasites causing major human infectious diseases. Among these, the tsetse fly, Glossina spp., is responsible for the transmission of trypanosomes, the pathogen
