Risk factors for epilepsy in rural Lao PDR: a case-control study (Publications)
The objective of this study was to assess the major etiologic categories of epilepsy in a rural district of the Lao PDR. Thirty-one newly identified patients with confirmed active epilepsy were compar
Anthrax spore detection by a Luminex assay based on monoclonal antibodies recognizing anthrose-containing oligosaccharides (Publications)
The similarity of endospore surface antigens between bacteria of the Bacillus cereus group complicates the development of selective antibody-based anthrax detection systems. The surface of B. anthraci
Studies on <em>Dipetalonema viteae</em> (Filarioidea). 4. Passive transfer of immunity to circulating microfilariae by spleen cells (Publications)
Passive transfer experiments provided clear evidence for a role of spleen cells in the immunity of hamsters against Dipetalonema viteae microfilariae. 106 or more spleen cells from postpatent (amicrof
Socioeconomic, cultural and behavioural features of prior and anticipated influenza vaccine uptake in urban and rural Pune district, India: a... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Ensuring production capacity of efficacious vaccines for pandemic preparedness alone may not be sufficient for effective influenza control. Community willingness to accept the vaccine is
Pediatric disease burden and vaccination recommendations: understanding local differences (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Diphtheria (D), tetanus (T), pertussis (P), hepatitis B (HepB), invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease, and measles cause substantial global morbidity and mortality. METHODS:
Antiprotozoal activity of (e)-cinnamic N-acylhydrazone derivatives (Publications)
A series of 14 (E)-cinnamic N-acylhydrazone derivatives, designed through molecular hybridization between the (E)-1-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-3-(4-bromophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one and (E)-3-hydroxy-N'-((2
Legionellosis outbreak associated with asphalt paving machine, Spain, 2009 (Publications)
From 1999 through 2005 in Alcoi, Spain, incidence of legionellosis was continually high. Over the next 4 years, incidence was lower, but an increase in July 2009 led health authorities to declare an e
