The effect of temperature on the development of <em>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</em> (Chen 1935) in <em>Pomacea canaliculata</em> (Lamarck 1822) (Publications)
Angiostrongyliasis cantonensis, clinically presented as eosinophilic meningitis, is a snail-borne parasitic disease. We studied the effects of different temperatures on the larval development of Angio
A cross cultural study of vaginal practices and sexuality: implications for sexual health (Publications)
Between 2005 and 2006, we investigated vaginal practices in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Tete, Mozambique; KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; and Bangkok and Chonburi, Thailand. We sought to understand women's pr
Enhancing the routine health information system in rural southern Tanzania: successes, challenges and lessons learned (Publications)
Objective To describe and evaluate the use of handheld computers for the management of Health Management Information System data. Methods Electronic data capture took place in 11 sentinel health centr
Human resources for health care delivery in Tanzania: a multifaceted problem (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Recent years have seen an unprecedented increase in funds for procurement of health commodities in developing countries. A major challenge now is the efficient delivery of commod
Mortality due to Chagas disease in Brazil from 1979 to 2009: trends and regional differences (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Studies on mortality due to parasitic diseases such as Chagas disease are useful to understand the epidemiology and to plan and guide control measures for these diseases. We analyzed mor
Pouched rats' detection of tuberculosis in human sputum: comparison to culturing and polymerase chain reaction (Publications)
Setting. Tanzania. Objective. To compare microscopy as conducted in direct observation of treatment, short course centers to pouched rats as detectors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Design. Ten pouche