Antigenicity and immunogenicity of a novel chimeric peptide antigen based on the <em>P. vivax</em> circumsporozoite protein (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite (PvCS) protein is a major sporozoite surface antigen involved in parasite invasion of hepatocytes and is currently being considered as vaccine candidate.
Antiprotozoal screening of 60 south African plants, and the identification of the antitrypanosomal germacranolides schkuhrin I and II (Publications)
Two hundred and seven extracts were prepared from sixty plants from South Africa and screened for in vitro activity against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania donovani, and
Concentrations of urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine and 8-isoprostane in women exposed to woodsmoke in a cookstove intervention study in San Marcos,... (Publications)
Nearly half of the world's population is exposed to household air pollution (HAP) due to long hours spent in close proximity to unvented cooking fires. The effect of woodsmoke exposure on oxidative st
Genomic analysis identifies targets of convergent positive selection in drug-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
M. tuberculosis is evolving antibiotic resistance, threatening attempts at tuberculosis epidemic control. Mechanisms of resistance, including genetic changes favored by selection in resistant isolates
High throughput multiplex assay for species identification of Papua New Guinea malaria vectors: members of the <em>Anopheles punctulatus</em>... (Publications)
Malaria and filariasis are transmitted in the Southwest Pacific region by Anopheles punctulatus sibling species including An. punctulatus, An. koliensis, the An. farauti complex 1-8 (includes An. hine
Patients routinely report more symptoms to experienced field enumerators than physicians in rural Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Medical history-taking is among the most powerful diagnostic tools for healthcare professionals. However, its accuracy and reliability are underexplored areas. The present post-hoc study compares medi
Cotton dust, endotoxin and cancer mortality among the Shanghai textile workers cohort: a 30-year analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although occupational exposure to cotton dust and endotoxin is associated with adverse respiratory health, associations with cancer are unclear. We investigated cancer mortality in relatio