Dynamics of <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> egg output and associated infection parameters following treatment with praziquantel in school-aged... (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Praziquantel is the drug of choice in preventive chemotherapy targeting schistosomiasis. Increasing large-scale administration of praziquantel requires monitoring of drug efficac
Improving community coverage of oral cholera mass vaccination campaigns: lessons learned in Zanzibar (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Recent research in two cholera-endemic communities of Zanzibar has shown that a majority (?94%) of the adult population was willing to receive free oral cholera vaccines (OCVs). Since OCV
Specificity of human immunodeficiency virus (LAV/HTLV-III)-reactive antibodies in African sera from southeastern Tanzania (Publications)
The prevalence of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV = LAV/HTLV-III) in a rural population from the Ifakara area in southeastern Tanzania was investigated. Sera from 286 individuals colle
Simulation of the cost-effectiveness of malaria vaccines (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A wide range of possible malaria vaccines is being considered and there is a need to identify which vaccines should be prioritized for clinical development. An important element of the inf
Laboratory and field trials at Ifakara (Kilombero District, Tanzania) on the plant molluscicide <em>Swartzia madagascariensis</em> (Publications)
The molluscicidal activity of crushed seed pods of Swartzia madagascariensis was assessed by laboratory and field trials. Mature dry seed pods were ground and extracted in tap water for 24 h. Water ex
Improved protective efficacy of a species-specific DNA vaccine encoding mycolyl-transferase Ag85A from <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> by homologous... (Publications)
Vaccination with plasmid DNA encoding Ag85A from M. bovis BCG can partially protect C57BL/6 mice against a subsequent footpad challenge with M. ulcerans. Unfortunately, this cross-reactive protection