<em>In vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> activity of the chloroaryl-substituted imidazole viniconazole against <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em> (Publications)
Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and affects more than 10 million people in poor areas of Latin America. There is an urgent need for alternative
Feeding behaviour of tsetse flies infected with <em>salivarian trypanosomes</em> (Publications)
Although much is known about factors which determine infection rates of salivarian trypanosomes (subgenera Nannomonas, Duttonella and Tryanozoon) in the tsetse fly Glossina, it is not clear why infect
Power spectra for screening parkinsonian patients for mild cognitive impairment (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD-MCI) is diagnosed based on the results of a standardized set of cognitive tests. We investigate whether quantitative EEG (qEEG) measures
Nitrogen dioxide and mortality: review and meta-analysis of long-term studies (Publications)
Exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2) has been linked to increased mortality in several epidemiological studies but the question remains of whether NO2 is directly responsible for the health effe
Morphometric comparison of the midgut epithelial cells in male and female <em>Aedes aegypti</em> L. (Insecta, Diptera) (Publications)
Midgut epithelial cells of male and female Aedes aegypti, 3 days after emergence, were compared morphometrically. The results of the present investigation concerning the female, are in good agreement
Establishing a baseline to measure change in political will and the use of data for decision-making in maternal and newborn health in six African... (Publications)
The Evidence for Action (E4A) program assumes that both resource allocation and quality of care can improve via a strategy that combines evidence and advocacy to stimulate accountability. The present
Impact of in vitro evolution on antigenic diversity of <em>Mycobacterium bovis</em> bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) (Publications)
Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), the only vaccine currently used against tuberculosis, is an attenuated derivative of M. bovis that has been propagated in vitro for more than 40 yea
Effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine during pregnancy on placental malaria, maternal anaemia and... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of IPTp in two areas with different malaria transmission intensities. METHODS: Prospective observational study recruiting pregnant women in two health facilities