Epidemiologische Aspekte der Toxokariasis in der Schweiz (Publications)
In the regions of Basel, Jura and Zürich (Switzerland) 765 blood donors completed a questionnaire with respect to symptoms, animal contacts and occupation, and their sera were tested for antibodies to
Kinetoplastids: related protozoan pathogens, different diseases (Publications)
Kinetoplastids are a group of flagellated protozoans that include the species Trypanosoma and Leishmania, which are human pathogens with devastating health and economic effects. The sequencing of the
Control of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: progress made, new opportunities and remaining challenges (Publications)
Several other journal supplements have documented progress made in the control of schistosomiasis in Egypt, China and Brazil, however, with more than 97% of the schistosome infections now estimated to
Infection of organotypic slice cultures from rat central nervous tissue with <em>Trypanosoma brucei brucei</em> (Publications)
We recently described a new procedure to grow nervous tissue as organotypic culture. The main feature of these slice cultures is to maintain a well preserved, three-dimensional organisation of the cen
Trypanocidal activity of melamine-based nitroheterocycles (Publications)
A series of nitroheterocyclic compounds were designed with linkages to melamine or benzamidine groups that are known substrates of the P2 aminopurine and other transporters in African trypanosomes of
Rethinking Th2 antibody responses and allergic sensitization (Publications)
Human Th2 cytokines (interleukins 4 and 13) induce co-expression of IgE and IgG4 through sequential switching. The regulation of IgG4 responses and the role of these responses in the pathogenesis of a