Eco-social determinants of <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> infection supported by multi-level modelling in Eryuan county, People's Republic of... (Publications)
Schistosomiasis remains of considerable public health concern in many tropical and subtropical regions of the world, including the People's Republic of China. The effectiveness of schistosomiasis cont
Epidemiology of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> on Mekong Islands in Southern Laos (Publications)
Strongyloides stercoralis is a neglected helminth infection potentially leading to a systemic infection in immunocompromised individuals. In Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR, Laos), informati
Evaluation of banked urine samples for the detection of circulating anodic and cathodic antigens in <em>Schistosoma mekongi </em>and <em>S. japonicum... (Publications)
In Asia, Schistosoma japonicum is the predominant schistosome species, while Schistosoma mekongi is confined to limited foci in Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic. While the People's Republ
Acquisition of antibodies against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> merozoites and malaria immunity in young children: influence of age, force of... (Publications)
Individuals in Plasmodium falciparum endemic areas develop immunity to malaria after repeated exposure. Knowledge of the acquisition and nature of protective immune responses against P. falciparum is
A Mitogen-activated protein kinase controls differentiation of bloodstream forms of <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
African trypanosomes undergo differentiation in order to adapt to the mammalian host and the tsetse fly vector. To characterize the role of a mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase homologue, TbMAPK5,
Emergence of Zaire ebola virus disease in Guinea - preliminary report (Publications)
In March 2014, the World Health Organization was notified of an outbreak of a communicable disease characterized by fever, severe diarrhea, vomiting, and a high fatality rate in Guinea. Virologic inve
Association between different domains of physical activity and markers of inflammation (Publications)
PURPOSE: Physical activity has recently been established as a potential modifier of the inflammatory process, suggesting that it mitigates inflammation and consequently reduces the incidence of severa