Oral treatment for <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> infection: results from a pilot study in Benin (Publications)
Mycobacterium ulcerans infection is responsible for severe skin lesions in sub-Saharan Africa. We enrolled 30 Beninese patients with Buruli ulcers in a pilot study to evaluate efficacy of an oral chem
Cost-effectiveness of invasive versus medical management of elderly patients with chronic symptomatic coronary artery disease. Findings of the... (Publications)
AIM: To compare benefits and costs of invasive versus medical management in elderly patients with chronic angina. METHODS AND RESULTS: In a predefined subgroup of 188 patients of the Trial of Invasive
Modelling vertical transmission in vector-borne diseases with applications to Rift Valley fever (Publications)
We present two ordinary differential equation models for Rift Valley fever (RVF) transmission in cattle and mosquitoes. We extend existing models for vector-borne diseases to include an asymptomatic h
Seroprevalences and local variation of human and livestock brucellosis in two villages in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt (Publications)
This study aimed at assessing the epidemiology of brucellosis among both human and livestock populations in an endemic area in Egypt. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in two villages, where 616
Okundoperoxide, a bicyclic cyclofarnesylsesquiterpene endoperoxide from <em>Scleria striatinux</em> with antiplasmodial activity (Publications)
Okundoperoxide (1) was isolated by bioassay-guided fractionation of extracts from Scleria striatinux (syn. S. striatonux). The compound contains a cyclic endoperoxide structural moiety and possesses m
Soil-transmitted helminth infections and physical fitness in school-aged Bulang children in southwest China: results from a cross-sectional survey (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Chronic soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections have been associated with reduced physical fitness, but available evidence is limited. The aim of this cross-sectional survey w