Use of recombinant ApxIV in serodiagnosis of <em>Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae</em> infections, development and prevalidation of the ApxIV ELISA (Publications)
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is the etiological agent of porcine pleuropneumonia, which causes worldwide severe losses in pig farming. The virulence of the 15 serotypes of A. pleuropneumoniae is ma
Leptospira seroprevalence and risk factors in health centre patients in Hoima District, Western Uganda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The burden of human leptospirosis in Uganda is unknown. We estimated the seroprevalence of Leptospira antibodies, probable acute/recent leptospirosis, and risk factors for seropositivity i
Comparison between generalized linear modelling and additive Bayesian network; identification of factors associated with the incidence of antibodies... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Additive Bayesian Network (ABN) is a graphical model which extends Generalized Linear Modelling (GLM) to multiple dependent variables. The present study compares results from GLM with thos
Never seen before? Opisthorchiasis and Clonorchiasis (Publications)
Parasitic diseases are relatively rarely diagnosed and treated in Europe. Therefore, European clinicians are not familiar with their clinical and imaging features. In an era of increased human migrati
Anti-inflammatory and quinone reductase-inducing compounds from <em>Beilschmiedia mannii</em> (Publications)
Previous studies on the therapeutic potential of plant species found in the diet of chimpanzees living in Tai National Park have shown that they could be potential candidates for the search of new mol
The role of the print media in earthquake risk communication: information available between 1996 and 2014 in Turkish newspapers (Publications)
Although individual preparedness plays a critical role in overall preparedness for earthquakes, people are not usually keen to adopt mitigation and preparedness measures. One of the reasons for this i
"His mind will work better with both of us": a qualitative study on fathers' roles and coparenting of young children in rural Pakistan (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Parents are the primary providers of nurturing care for young children's healthy early development. However, the literature on parenting in early childhood, especially in low- and middle-i