Eradication of<em> Anopheles gambiae</em> from Brazil: lessons for malaria control in Africa? (Publications)
Current malaria-control strategies emphasise domestic protection against adult mosquitoes with insecticides, and improved access to medical services. Malaria prevention by killing adult mosquitoes is
Aerobic and lung performance in premature children with and without chronic lung disease of prematurity (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: This study intended to identify pulmonary and exercise-related effects of chronic lung disease of infancy (CLD) versus prematurity (PRE) without CLD in children 5 to 7 years old who were bo
Malaria transmission dynamics in central Côte d'Ivoire: the influence of changing patterns of irrigated rice agriculture (Publications)
The dynamics of malaria transmission was studied comparatively in the villages of Zatta and Tiemelekro, central Cote d'Ivoire, from February 2002 to August 2003. Prominent agroecosystems in these vill
Identification of a synthetic peptide inducing cross-reactive antibodies binding to <em>Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus</em>, <em>Rhipicephalus... (Publications)
The BM86 antigen, originally identified in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, is the basis of the only commercialized anti-tick vaccine. The long-term goal of our study is to improve BM86 based vacc
Antiplasmodial activity of a series of 1,3,5-triazine-substituted polyamines (Publications)
Polyamine biosynthesis and function has been shown to be a good drug target in some parasitic protozoa and it is proposed that the pathway might also represent a target in the malaria parasite Plasmod
Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations (Publications)
Elevated serum urate concentrations can cause gout, a prevalent and painful inflammatory arthritis. By combining data from > 140,000 individuals of European ancestry within the Global Urate Genetics C
Anthelmintic activity of medicinal plants used in Côte d'Ivoire for treating parasitic diseases (Publications)
Natural products play an important role in the discovery and development of new pharmaceuticals. In the present study, we assessed the anthelmintic properties of medicinal plants used in Cote d'Ivoire