The burden and spatial distribution of bovine African trypanosomes in small holder crop-livestock production systems in Tororo District, south-eastern... (Publications)
BackgroundAfrican animal trypanosomiasis (AAT) is considered to be one of the greatest constraints to livestock production and livestock-crop integration in most African countries. South-eastern Ugand
A literature review of economic evaluations for a neglected tropical disease: human African trypanosomiasis ("sleeping sickness") (Publications)
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a disease caused by infection with the parasite Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or T. b. rhodesiense. It is transmitted to humans via the tsetse fly. Approximately
<em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> merozoite surface protein 2: epitope mapping and fine specificity of human antibody response against non-polymorphic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Two long synthetic peptides representing the dimorphic and constant C-terminal domains of the two allelic families of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface proteins 2 are considered prom
Distribution and risk factors for <em>Plasmodium</em> and helminth co-infections: a cross-sectional survey among children in Bagamoyo district,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium and soil transmitted helminth infections (STH) are a major public health problem, particularly among children. There are conflicting findings on potential association between th
Preliminary epidemiological survey of schistosomiasis in central and southern Liberia (Publications)
Some basic epidemiological data on schistosomiasis in central and southern Liberia were collected. A study of snail density fluctuations was carried out in waterbodies bordering the road between Harbe