Comparative detection of trypanosomal DNA by loop mediated isotherma amplification and PCR from FTA cards spotted with patient blood (Publications)
We analyzed DNA eluted from FTA (Flinders Technology Associates) cards spotted with blood from Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) patients admitted at Lwala Hospital, Eastern Uganda, and Kaliua Healt
Culture, changing livelihoods, and HIV/AIDS discourse: reframing the institutionalization of fish-for-sex exchange in the Zambian Kafue Flats (Publications)
Discussions about the cultural dimensions of the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa persist. Drawing ondata on fish-for-sex deals between local Ila or Tonga women and immigrant fishermen in theZambian Kafue
Relationship of atmospheric pollution characterized by gas NO2 and particles (PM10) to microbial communities living in bryophytes at three differently... (Publications)
Atmospheric pollution has become a major problem for modern societies owing to its fatal effects on both human health and ecosystems. We studied the relationships of nitrogen dioxide atmospheric pollu
Synthesis and antimalarial and antituberculosis activities of a series of natural and unnatural 4-methoxy-6-styryl-pyran-2-ones, dihydro analogues and... (Publications)
Previous studies have identified the 3,6-dialkyl-4-hydroxy-pyran-2-one marine microbial metabolites pseudopyronines A and B to be modest growth inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a range of
Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel uracil acetamide derivatives as potential inhibitors of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> dUTP... (Publications)
The ubiquitous enzyme dUTP nucleotidohydrolase (dUTPase) catalyses the hydrolysis of dUTP to dUMP and can be considered as the first line of defence against incorporation of uracil into DNA. Inhibitio
Association of cytokeratin 7 and 19 expression with genomic stability and favorable prognosis in clear cell renal cell cancer (Publications)
The purpose of our study was to demonstrate that distinct cytogenetic alterations in the most common subtype of renal cell cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), are reflected in protein exp
Efficacy of the novel diamidine compound 2,5-Bis(4-amidinophenyl)- furan-bis-<em>O</em>-Methlylamidoxime (Pafuramidine, DB289) against <em>Trypanosoma... (Publications)
Owing to the lack of oral drugs for human African trypanosomiasis, patients have to be hospitalized for 10 to 30 days to facilitate treatment with parenterally administered medicines. The efficacy of
Urban agricultural land use and characterization of mosquito larval habitats in a medium-sized town of Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Urban agriculture is common across Africa and contributes to the livelihoods of urban dwellers. Some crop systems create suitable mosquito breeding sites and thus might affect malaria transmission. Th
Introducing insecticide-treated nets in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania: the relevance of local knowledge and practice for an information, education... (Publications)
Since 1997 the WHO has been recommending an integrative strategy to combat malaria including new medicines, vaccines, improvements of health care systems and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). After suc