Assessment of the humoral and cell-mediated immunity against the <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> vaccine candidates circumsporozoite protein and SPf66... (Publications)
To assess natural immunity against the circumsporozoite (CS) protein and the synthetic vaccine SPf66, immunologic studies were carried out in a highly endemic malarious area of Papua New Guinea. Antib
Cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) low-responsiveness to the <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> circumsporozoite protein in naturally-exposed endemic... (Publications)
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) specific for epitope(s) within the circumsporozoite (CS) protein of malaria sporozoites have been shown to play an important role in protective immunity against malaria,
The use of untreated bednets and malaria infection, morbidity and immunity (Publications)
The effect of bednet use was investigated, without undertaking a specific intervention, in four cross-sectional community-based surveys in 10 villages of a highly endemic area of Papua New Guinea. Ove
Use of modern and traditional products to self-treat symptoms of sexually transmitted infections in South African women (Publications)
The objective of the study is to investigate products used by women self-treating symptoms of reproductive tract infections (RTIs), including sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and their methods
Severe dental fluorosis in juvenile deer linked to a recent volcanic eruption in patagonia (Publications)
The Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic eruption deposited large amounts of tephra (ashes) on about 36 million ha of Argentina in June of 2011. Tephra was considered chemically innoxious based on water lea
Health impact assessment of air pollution in Shiraz, Iran: a two-part study (Publications)
We aimed to assess health-impacts of short-term exposure to the air pollutants including PM10, SO2, and NO2 in Shiraz, Iran in a two-part study from 2008 to 2010. In part I, local relative risks (RRs)