Malaria transmission dynamics in central Côte d'Ivoire: the influence of changing patterns of irrigated rice agriculture (Publications)
The dynamics of malaria transmission was studied comparatively in the villages of Zatta and Tiemelekro, central Cote d'Ivoire, from February 2002 to August 2003. Prominent agroecosystems in these vill
Identification of a synthetic peptide inducing cross-reactive antibodies binding to <em>Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus</em>, <em>Rhipicephalus... (Publications)
The BM86 antigen, originally identified in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, is the basis of the only commercialized anti-tick vaccine. The long-term goal of our study is to improve BM86 based vacc
Peroxide bond-dependent antiplasmodial specificity of artemisinin and OZ277 (RBx11160) (Publications)
Using nonperoxidic analogs of artemisinin and OZ277 (RBx11160), the strong in vitro antiplasmodial activities of the latter two compounds were shown to be peroxide bond dependent. In contrast, the wea
Associations of daily walking activity with biomarkers related to cardiac distress in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Publications)
Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular mortality is high in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the identification of clinical parameters to improve risk stratification is of great
Screening mammographies in Switzerland: what makes female and male physicians prescribe them? (Publications)
QUESTION UNDER STUDY: Physicians play a key role in motivating women to undergo mammography screening. In 1998 we assessed Swiss physicians' attitudes to mammography screening and their prescription b
Imported falciparum malaria in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from the European network on surveillance of imported infectious diseases (Publications)
Malaria continues to have a high morbidity rate associated among European travelers. Thorough recording of epidemiological and clinical aspects of imported malaria has been helpful in the detection of
Synthesis and antiprotozoal activity of aza-analogues of furamidine (Publications)
6-[5-(4-Amidinophenyl)furan-2-yl]nicotinamidine (8a) was synthesized from 6-[5-(4-cyanophenyl)furan-2-yl]nicotinonitrile (4a), through the bis-O-acetoxyamidoxime followed by hydrogenation. Compound 4a
The drugs we have and the drugs we need against major helminth infections (Publications)
Parasitic worms (helminths) have accompanied humans for thousands of years and, still today, they are pervasive where poverty persists, including large parts of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific
