Monitoring and evaluating schistosomiasis control within a primary health care programme (Publications)
Approaches for monitoring and evaluation of schistosomiasis control within primary health care (PHC) programmes are discussed on the basis of experiences in rural Tanzania. Feedback is regarded as an
Evaluation of antiprotozoal and plasmodial enoyl-ACP reductase inhibition potential of turkish medicinal plants (Publications)
A total of 58 extracts of different polarity were prepared from various organs of 16 species of Turkish plants and screened for their antitrypanosomal, antileishmanial and antiplasmodial activities. N
Synthesis and structure-activity analysis of new phosphonium salts with potent activity against African trypanosomes (Publications)
A series of 73 bisphosphonium salts and 10 monophosphonium salt derivatives were synthesized and tested in vitro against several wild type and resistant lines of Trypanosoma brucei (T. b. rhodesiense
Tolerability and efficacy of a pediatric granule formulation of artesunate-mefloquine in young children from Cameroon with uncomplicated falciparum... (Publications)
A fixed-dose pediatric formulation of artesunate and mefloquine (Artequin Pediatric) has been developed. In this open, non-comparative study in Cameroonian children with uncomplicated falciparum malar
First case of ivermectin-induced severe hepatitis (Publications)
Loiasis, caused by the filarial parasite Loa loa, is endemic in West and Central Africa. Ivermectin has been shown to be an effective treatment of loiasis. We report the case of a 20-year-old woman or
Self-reported TV and computer time do not represent accelerometer-derived total sedentary time in 10 to 12-year-olds (Publications)
Screen-time activities are often used as proxies for sedentary time. We studied associations of self-reported television (TV), computer and total screen-time with accelerometer-derived total sedentary