Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever, Q fever, and brucellosis in ruminants on the southeastern shore of Lake Chad (Publications)
Abstract The seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever (RVF), brucellosis, and Q fever among domestic ruminants on the southeastern shore of Lake Chad was studied. The study area consisted of two parts, inc
<em>Trypanosoma brucei brucei</em>: a model for cerebral trypanosomiasis in mice--an immunological, histological and electronmicroscopic study (Publications)
The successful induction of cerebral trypanosomiasis in ordinary laboratory mice using Trypanosoma brucei brucei is reported. Sequential studies demonstrated the presence of trypanosomes in the inters
Novel nitro(triazole/imidazole)-based heteroarylamides/ sulfonamides as potential antitrypanosomal agents (Publications)
We have previously shown that 3-nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-based arylamides and arylsulfonamides demonstrate significant activity in vitro against Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative parasite of Chagas dise
Cost of near-roadway and regional air pollution-attributable childhood asthma in Los Angeles county (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence suggests that near-roadway air pollution (NRP) exposure causes childhood asthma. The associated costs are not well documented. OBJECTIVE: We estimated the cost of childho
<em>In vitro</em> antiplasmodial screening of ethnopharmacologically selected South African plant species used for the treatment of malaria (Publications)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The investigated plant species are traditionally used by Venda people of South Africa in the treatment of malaria and associated symptoms. To evaluate the in vitro anti
<em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> eflornithine transporter AAT6 is a low-affinity low-selective transporter for neutral amino acids (Publications)
Amino acid transporters are crucial for parasite survival since the cellular metabolism of parasitic protozoa depends on the up-take of exogenous amino acids. Amino acid transporters are also of high