Cost savings with rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in low-transmission areas: evidence from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Publications)
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria may help rationalize antimalarial drug use. However, the economic effects of these tests may vary. Data on costs were collected from 259 patients in 6 health
Artemether and tribendimidine lack activity in experimental treatment of <em>Paragonimus westermani </em>in the dog (Publications)
Artemether and tribendimidine are active against several trematode species, but no data are available regarding the lung fluke Paragonimus westermani. We infected six dogs with 100 P. westermani metac
Metabonomic and microbiological analysis of the dynamic effect of vancomycin-induced gut microbiota modification in the mouse (Publications)
The effects of the antibiotic vancomycin (2 x 100 mg/kg/day) on the gut microbiota of female mice (outbred NMRI strain) were studied, in order to assess the relative contribution of the gut microbiome
A model of animal-human brucellosis transmission in Mongolia (Publications)
We developed a dynamic model of livestock-to-human brucellosis transmission in Mongolia. The compartmental model considers transmission within sheep and cattle populations and the transmission to huma
The effects of iron fortification on the gut microbiota in African children: a randomized controlled trial in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Iron is essential for the growth and virulence of many pathogenic enterobacteria, whereas beneficial barrier bacteria, such as lactobacilli, do not require iron. Thus, increasing colonic i
Rice irrigation and schistosomiasis in savannah and forest areas of Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Prevalence and intensity of infection of Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni were studied in relation to irrigated rice cultivation in Cote d'Ivoire. Urine and stool samples were collected
Tegumental changes in 21-day-old <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> harboured in mice treated with artemether (Publications)
Alterations in the tegument of 21-day-old Schistosoma mansoni, caused by artemether administered to the infected mice, were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Mice were infected with S.