Evaluation of efficacy of community-based vs. institutional-based direct observed short-course treatment for the control of tuberculosis in Kilombero... (Publications)
Tuberculosis (TB) has reappeared as a serious public health problem. Non-compliance to antituber-culous drug treatment is cited as one of the major obstacles to the containment of the epidemic. Compli
Isothermal microcalorimetry to study drugs against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
Background: Alternative antischistosomal drugs are required since praziquantel is virtually the only drug available for treatment and morbidity control of schistosomiasis. Manual microscopic reading i
Environmental predictors of the seasonality of malaria transmission in Africa: the challenge (Publications)
A description of malaria seasonality is important for planning and optimizing malaria control in both time and space, but adequate malariologic data are not available for many disease-endemic areas. W
Development and validation of the Kilifi epilepsy beliefs and attitude scale (Publications)
Epilepsy remains misunderstood, particularly in resource poor countries (RPC). We developed and validated a tool to assess beliefs and attitudes about epilepsy among people with epilepsy (PWE) in Kili
A nucleoside transporter from <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> involved in drug resistance (Publications)
Drug resistance of pathogens is an increasing problem whose underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Cellular uptake of the major drugs against Trypanosoma brucei spp., the causative agents of
Ökonomische Nutzen und Kosten populationsbezogener Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung (Publications)
Objectives: It is a generally accepted requirement that disease and accident prevention as well as health promotion should be both effective and accomplished at minimum cost. The aim of this study is
