"It is not expected for married couples": a qualitative study on challenges to safer sex communication among polygamous and monogamous partners in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Behavioral change approaches for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention in Tanzania encourage married partners to observe safe sex practices (condom use, avoidance of, or safe sex w
TbIRK is a signature sequence free potassium channel from <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> locating to acidocalcisomes (Publications)
Potassium channels from prokaryotes and eukaryotes are usually recognized by a typical amino acid sequence TXTGY(F)G representing the ionic selectivity filter. Using a screening approach with ion chan
European Community Respiratory Health Survey II : final report of work package 6 : PM2.5 assessment in 21 European cities of ECRHS II (Publications)
The follow-up of a cohort of adults from 29 European centres of the former ECRHS I (1989-1992) will examine the long-term effects of exposure to ambient air pollution on the incidence, course, and pro
Cost description and comparative cost efficiency of post-exposure prophylaxis and canine mass vaccination against rabies in N'Djamena, Chad (Publications)
Rabies claims approximately 59,000 human lives annually and is a potential risk to 3.3 billion people in over 100 countries worldwide. Despite being fatal in almost 100% of cases, human rabies can be
Mosquito behavior change after distribution of bednets results in decreased protection against malaria exposure (Publications)
Background.: Behavioral resilience in mosquitoes poses a significant challenge to mosquito control. Although behavior changes in anopheline vectors have been reported over the last decade, there are n
<em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> mouse model refinement for pre-clinical profiling of vaccine candidates (Publications)
Buruli Ulcer is a neglected tropical disease leading to extensive disabilities and morbidity in West Africa. In this paper we sought to characterize various strains of Mycobacterium ulcerans (M.ulcera
Oviposition ecology and species composition of <em>Aedes </em>spp. and <em>Aedes aegypti</em> dynamics in variously urbanized settings in arbovirus... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Aedes mosquito-transmitted outbreaks of dengue and yellow fever have been reported from rural and urban parts of Cote d'Ivoire. The present study aimed at assessing Aedes spp. oviposition