Towards empirical description of malaria seasonality in southern Africa: the example of Zimbabwe (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Quantitative description and mapping of malaria seasonality is important for timely spatial targeting of interventions and for modelling malaria risk. There is a need for seasonality model
Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of acute, uncomplicated <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>malaria: a pooled analysis (Publications)
Abstract. Randomized trials have confirmed the efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Data from seven studies supported by No
Human resources for health care delivery in Tanzania: a multifaceted problem (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Recent years have seen an unprecedented increase in funds for procurement of health commodities in developing countries. A major challenge now is the efficient delivery of commod
The complete mitochondrial genome of the rodent intra-arterial nematodes <em>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</em> and <em>Angiostrongylus... (Publications)
The two rodent intra-arterial nematodes, Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus costaricensis, can cause human ill-health. The present study aimed to characterize and compare the mitochondria
Mortality due to Chagas disease in Brazil from 1979 to 2009: trends and regional differences (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Studies on mortality due to parasitic diseases such as Chagas disease are useful to understand the epidemiology and to plan and guide control measures for these diseases. We analyzed mor
<em>In vitro</em> assessment of the pharmacodynamic properties and the partitioning of OZ277/RBx-11160 in cultures of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Using synchronous cultures of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, the stage sensitivity of the parasite to OZ277 (RBx-11160), the first fully synthetic antimalarial peroxide that has entered Ph
An unusual dimeric guaianolide with antiprotozoal activity and further sesquiterpene lactones from <em>Eupatorium perfoliatum</em> (Publications)
The CH(2)Cl(2) extract of aerial parts of Eupatorium perfoliatum L. exhibits antiprotozoal activity under in vitro conditions, especially against Plasmodium falciparum (IC(50)=2.7mug/ml). The search f
The emergence of angiostrongyliasis in the People's Republic of China: the interplay between invasive snails, climate change and transmission... (Publications)
P> 1. Only few freshwater snail species transmit the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which is partially explained by the low likelihood of contact between snails and infected rat faeces. The