Eleganolone, a Diterpene from the French marine alga <em>Bifurcaria bifurcata</em> inhibits growth of the human pathogens <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em>... (Publications)
Organic extracts of 20 species of French seaweed have been screened against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense trypomastigotes, the parasite responsible for sleeping sickness. These extracts have previous
Novel <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex isolate from a wild chimpanzee (Publications)
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by gram-positive bacteria known as the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). MTBC include several human-associated lineages and several variants adapted to domestic an
Antiprotozoal activity of <em>Achillea ptarmica</em> (Asteraceae) and its main alkamide constituents (Publications)
In the course of our ongoing screening of plants of the family Asteraceae for antiprotozoal activity, a CH2Cl2-extract from the flowering aerial parts of Achillea ptarmica L. (sneezewort yarrow) was f
Emergence and spread of extensively and totally drug-resistant tuberculosis, South Africa (Publications)
Factors driving the increase in drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, are not understood. A convenience sample of 309 drug-susceptible and 342 multidrug-resistan
An analysis of interprovincial migration in Vietnam from 1989 to 2009 (Publications)
Background: In Vietnam, reports either present general patterns of internal migration or the migration characteristics of specific subgroups. Reports are often based on small numbers and do not examin
Environmental, dietary, maternal, and fetal predictors of bulky DNA adducts in cord blood: a European mother-child study (NewGeneris) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Bulky DNA adducts reflect genotoxic exposures, have been associated with lower birthweight and may predict cancer risk. AIM: We selected factors known or hypothesized to affect in utero ad
Mapping of genotype-phenotype diversity amongst clinical isolates of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> by sequence-based transcriptional profiling (Publications)
Genome sequencing has identified an extensive repertoire of single nucleotide polymorphisms among clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but the extent to which these differences influence p
Neglected tropical diseases: diagnosis, clinical management, treatment and control (Publications)
Branded in 2005, "neglected tropical diseases" have gained traction in terms of advocacy, interest for research, enhanced funding and political will for their control and eventual elimination. Startin
Ecohealth approach to urban waste management: exposure to environmental pollutants and health risks in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Poor waste management is a key driver of ill-health in urban settlements of developing countries. The current study aimed at assessing environmental and human health risks related to urban waste manag