Past, present, and future of Japanese encephalitis (Publications)
Japanese encephalitis (JE), a vector-borne viral disease, is endemic to large parts of Asia and the Pacific. An estimated 3 billion people are at risk, and JE has recently spread to new territories. V
Interaction between exposure to dairy farms and polymorphisms in the TLR2 gene determines susceptibility to asthma in European children' (Publications)
Background: The finding that the prevalence of asthma and allergies is less frequent in children raised on animal farms has led to the conjecture that exposure to microbial products modifies immune re
Praziquantel analogs with activity against juvenile<em> Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
Six amide and four urea derivatives of praziquantel were synthesized and tested for antischistosomal activity against juvenile and adults stages of Schistosoma mansoni in infected mice. Only one of th
Owner valuation of rabies vaccination of dogs, Chad (Publications)
We estimated the association between amount charged and probability that dog owners in N'Djamena, Chad, would have their dogs vaccinated against rabies. Owners would pay approximately 400-700 CFA fran
Development and validation of a liquid chromatography and ion spray tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantification of artesunate, artemether... (Publications)
Recently, promising fasciocidal activities of artesunate and artemether were described in rats and sheep. Therefore, a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed to
Birth weight and carotid artery intima-media thickness (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between birth weight and carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT), a measure of atherogenesis, in a population of 11-year-old children.STUDY DESIGN: CIMT m
Impact of road traffic noise annoyance on health-related quality of life: results from a population-based study (Publications)
PURPOSE: To estimate the impact of traffic-related noise annoyance on health-related quality of life (HrQoL) in a population-based study and potential effect modification by gender. METHODS: The study
Time-activity relationships to VOC personal exposure factors (Publications)
Social and demographic factors have been found to play a significant role in differences between time-activity patterns of population subgroups. Since time-activity patterns largely influence personal