Social and cultural aspects of 'malaria' and its control in central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A sound local understanding of preventive measures and health-seeking behaviour is important for the effective control of malaria. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, at
HIV infection disrupts the sympatric host-pathogen relationship in human tuberculosis (Publications)
The phylogeographic population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis suggests local adaptation to sympatric human populations. We hypothesized that HIV infection, which induces immunodeficiency, wil
Factors associated with compliance among users of solar water disinfection in rural Bolivia (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Diarrhoea is the second leading cause of childhood mortality, with an estimated 1.3 million deaths per year. Promotion of Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) has been suggested as a
The interrelation between premenstrual syndrome and major depression: results from a population-based sample (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Research about the relationship between premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and major depression is limited. This study examined the relationship between moderate to severe PMS and major
Frontiers of parasitology research in the People's Republic of China: infection, diagnosis, protection and surveillance (Publications)
ABSTRACT: Control and eventual elimination of human parasitic diseases in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China) requires novel approaches, particularly in the areas of diagnostics, mathematical
Time to move from presumptive malaria treatment to laboratory-confirmed diagnosis and treatment in African children with fever (Publications)
BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE: Current guidelines recommend that all fever episodes in African children be treated presumptively with antimalarial drugs. But declining malarial transmission in parts of sub
On the origin of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em>, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium ulcerans is an unusual bacterial pathogen with elusive origins. While closelyrelated to the aquatic dwelling M. marinum, M. ulcerans has evolved the ability to prod