A household randomized, controlled trial of the efficacy of 0.03% transfluthrin coils alone and in combination with long-lasting insecticidal nets on... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mosquito coils are the most commonly used household insecticidal product in the world with sales exceeding 50 billion coils, used by two billion people worldwide annually. Despite strong e
Expression of genes related to anti-inflammatory pathways are modified among farmers' children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The hygiene hypothesis states that children exposed to higher loads of microbes such as farmers' children suffer less from allergies later in life. Several immunological mechanisms underpi
Community-owned resource persons for malaria vector control: enabling factors and challenges in an operational programme in Dar es Salaam, United... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Community participation in vector control and health services in general is of great interest to public health practitioners in developing countries, but remains complex and poorly underst
Evidence of an 'invitation' effect in feeding sylvatic <em>Stegomyia albopicta</em> from Cambodia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Orientation of haematophagous insects towards a potential host is largely mediated by kairomones that, in some groups or species may include chemicals produced during feeding by the insect
Air pollution and subclinical airway inflammation in the SALIA cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The association between long-term exposure to air pollution and local inflammation in the lung has rarely been investigated in the general population of elderly subjects before. We investi
Understanding private sector antimalarial distribution chains: a cross-sectional mixed methods study in six malaria-endemic countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Private for-profit outlets are important treatment sources for malaria in most endemic countries. However, these outlets constitute only the last link in a chain of businesses that include