Invasive snails and an emerging infectious disease: results from the first national survey on <em>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</em> in China (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Eosinophilic meningitis (angiostrongyliasis) caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis is emerging in mainland China. However, the distribution of A. cantonensis and its intermediate host snai
Sequence conservation in <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> á-helical coiled coil domains proposed for vaccine development (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The availability of the P. falciparum genome has led to novel ways to identify potential vaccine candidates. A new approach for antigen discovery based on the bioinformatic selection of he
History of malaria control in Tajikistan and rapid malaria appraisal in an agro-ecological setting (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Reported malaria cases in rice growing areas in western Tajikistan were at the root of a rapid appraisal of the local malaria situation in a selected agro-ecological setting where only sca
Effect of combinations of marketed human anthelmintic drugs against <em>Trichuris muris</em> <em>in vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are responsible for a huge public health burden, however treatment options are limited. The discovery and development of novel efficaci
Efficacy and safety of artemether in the treatment of chronic fascioliasis in Egypt: exploratory phase-2 trials (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Fascioliasis is an emerging zoonotic disease of considerable veterinary and public health importance. Triclabendazole is the only available drug for treatment. Laboratory studies have docu
Serodiagnosis of <em>Echinococcus spp.</em> infection: explorative selection of diagnostic antigens by peptide microarray (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Production of native antigens for serodiagnosis of helminthic infections is laborious and hampered by batch-to-batch variation. For serodiagnosis of echinococcosis, especially cystic disea
First insights into the phylogenetic diversity of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> in Nepal (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in Nepal. Strain variation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis may influence the outcome of TB infection and disease. To date, the phylogenetic