<em>Plasmodium berghei</em> ANKA: selection of resistance to piperaquine and lumefantrine in a mouse model (Publications)
We have selected piperaquine (PQ) and lumefantrine (LM) resistant Plasmodium berghei ANKA parasite lines in mice by drug pressure. Effective doses that reduce parasitaemia by 90% (ED(90)) of PQ and LM
The role of parasitic infections in atopic diseases in rural schoolchildren (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that the farming environment has a protective effect as regards allergic diseases. Exposure to animal parasites, particularly helminth infections, is common in
Update on the diagnosis and treatment of food-borne trematode infections (Publications)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: More than 40 million people are affected by food-borne trematode infections. Diagnosis is unsatisfactory and there are only two drugs available for treatment and control: praziquant
A Trk/HKT-type K+ transporter from <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
The molecular mechanisms of K(+) homeostasis are only poorly understood for protozoan parasites. Trypanosoma brucei subsp. parasites, the causative agents of human sleeping sickness and nagana, are st
Staubförmige Verunreinigung der Luft (Publications)
Particulate matter air potlution. Suspended particulate matter is strongly associated with parameters defining respiratory health. Besides the total mass of particulates, the size distribution is of i
African 1, an epidemiologically important clonal complex of <em>Mycobacterium bovis</em> dominant in Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Chad (Publications)
We have identified a clonal complex of Mycobacterium bovis present at high frequency in cattle in population samples from several sub-Saharan west-central African countries. This closely related group
Pacing pattern and speed skating performance in competitive long-distance events (Publications)
The present study was aimed to compare the pacing pattern adopted by women and men in races performed during a complete World Cup series. Elite skaters competed in long-distance races of different len