In vitro activity and preliminary toxicity of various diamidine compounds against <em>Trypanosoma evansi</em> (Publications)
Trypanosoma evansi is an animal pathogenic protozoan, causing a wasting disease called Surra, which is broadly distributed in a wide range of mammalian hosts. Chemotherapy is the most efficient contro
Treatment of acute uncomplicated <em>Falciparum</em> malaria with artemether-lumefantrine in nonimmune populations: a safety, efficacy, and... (Publications)
The efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of malaria in nonimmune populations are not well defined. In this study, 165 nonimmune patients from Europe and non-malarious areas
Response of Kampuchean strains of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> to antimalarials: in-vivo assessment of quinine and quinine plus tetracycline;... (Publications)
Forty-three patients were enlisted in the in-vivo test for sensitivity of Kampuchean strains of Plasmodium falciparum to quinine. The mean parasite density count on day 0 was 32,398 asexual parasites
Non-stationary partition modeling of geostatistical data for malaria risk mapping (Publications)
The most common assumption in geostatistical modeling of malaria is stationarity, that is spatial correlation is a function of the separation vector between locations. However, local factors (environm
Heat wave 2003 and mortality in Switzerland (Publications)
QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: During June to August 2003, high temperatures were reported across Europe including Switzerland. In many European countries, particularly in France the heat wave was associated