Blood or urine IP-10 cannot discriminate between active tuberculosis and respiratory diseases different from tuberculosis in children (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Interferon-? inducible protein 10 (IP-10), either in blood or in urine, has been proposed as a tuberculosis (TB) biomarker for adults. This study aims to evaluate the potential of IP-10 di
Synthesis and antiprotozoal activities of new 3-azabicyclo[3.2.2]nonanes (Publications)
Some antimalarial agents in use typically bear basic side chains as ligands. Such ligands were attached to the amino substituent of a bridgehead atom of already antiprotozoal active 3-azabicyclo[3.2.2
Design of a phase III cluster randomized trial to assess the efficacy and safety of a malaria transmission blocking vaccine (Publications)
Vaccines interrupting Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission targeting sexual, sporogonic, or mosquito-stage antigens (SSM-VIMT) are currently under development to reduce malaria transmission. An
Inhibitors of plasmodial serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT): cocrystal structures of pyrazolopyrans with potent blood- and liver-stage activities (Publications)
Several of the enzymes related to the folate cycle are well-known for their role as clinically validated antimalarial targets. Nevertheless for serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT), one of the key e
The WHO ultrasonography protocol for assessing morbidity due to <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em>: acceptance and evolution over 14 years: systematic... (Publications)
In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) published an ultrasound field protocol for assessing morbidity due to schistosomiasis. The present study aims to review the acceptance of the WHO protocol
Molecular epidemiology suggests Venezuela as the origin of the dengue outbreak in Madeira, Portugal in 2012-2013 (Publications)
An explosive epidemic occurred in Madeira Island (Portugal) from October 2012 to February 2013. Published data showed that Dengue virus type 1 DENV-1) introduced from South America was the incriminate
Perspectives of family members participating in cultural assessment of psychiatric disorders: findings from the DSM-5 international field trial (Publications)
Abstract Despite the important roles families play in the lives of many individuals with mental illness across cultures, there is a dearth of data worldwide on how family members perceive the process
Co-evolution of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> and <em>Homo sapiens</em> (Publications)
The causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB), Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is an obligate pathogen that evolved to exclusively persist in human populations. For M. tuberculosis to transmit from perso
Actinoallolides A-E, new anti-trypanosomal macrolides, produced by an endophytic actinomycete, <em>Actinoallomurus fulvus</em> MK10-036 (Publications)
Five new anti-trypanosomal macrolides, actinoallolides A-E (1-5), were discovered from the cultured broth of Actinoallomurus fulvus MK10-036. The structures of the actinoallolides, including absolute
In Ivorian school-age children, infection with hookworm does not reduce dietary iron absorption or systemic iron utilization, whereas afebrile... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, parasitic diseases and low bioavailable iron intake are major causes of anemia. Anemia results from inflammation, preventing iron recycling and decreasing dietary ir