A role for apical membrane antigen 1 during invasion of hepatocytes by <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> sporozoites (Publications)
Plasmodium sporozoites are transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes and invade hepatocytes, as a first and obligatory step of the parasite life cycle in man. Hepatocyte invasion involves pr
Effectiveness of artemether/lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> and <em>P. falciparum</em> malaria in young... (Publications)
Background. Artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) is recommended as treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria, while chloroquine is still widely used for non-Pf infections. A comm
The economic cost to households of childhood malaria in Papua New Guinea: a focus on intra-country variation (Publications)
BACKGROUND We compare direct and indirect household costs associated with malaria treatment for children
Antiprotozoal activities of new bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-imines and esters of bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-ols (Publications)
Several bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-imines and esters of bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-ols were prepared. Their antitrypanosomal and antiplasmodial activities against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (STIB 900) and t
Effect of vitamin A supplementation on morbidity due to <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> in young children in Papua New Guinea: a randomised trial (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Many individuals at risk of malaria also have micronutrient deficiencies that may hamper protective immunity. Vitamin A is central to normal immune function, and supplementation has been s
Acute hepatitis A in a young returning traveler from Kenya despite immunization before departure (Publications)
Aluminum-adsorbed hepatitis A vaccines are known to be highly efficient. We present here the case of a patient who was immunized against hepatitis A before leaving for Kenya and who contracted an acut