Years of life lost attributable to air pollution in Switzerland: dynamic exposure-response model (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is debate on how the effect of air pollution should be assessed. We propose an approach to estimate its impact on adult and infant mortality that integrates data from long-term epide
<em>Ascaris lumbricoides</em> and <em>Trichuris trichiura</em> infections associated with wastewater and human excreta use in agriculture in Vietnam (Publications)
BACKGROUND:We assessed the risk of helminth infections in association with the use of wastewater and excreta in agriculture in Hanam province, northern Vietnam. In two cross-sectional surveys, we obta
Size fractionate particulate matter, vehicle traffic, and case-specific daily mortality in Barcelona, Spain (Publications)
Recent epidemiological research suggests that short-term effects of particle matter (PM) in urban areas may preferentially be driven by fine fractions. Questions remain concerning the adversehealth ef
Efficacy of the cyclooctadepsipeptide PF1022A against <em>Heligmosomoides bakeri in vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> (Publications)
SUMMARYThe cyclooctadepsipeptide PF1022A derived from the fungus, Mycelia sterilia, is characterized by a broad spectrum of activity against different parasitic gastrointestinal nematodes of livestock
Preclinical evaluation of the antifolate QN254, 5-chloro- N'6'-(2,5-dimethoxy-benzyl)-quinazoline-2,4,6-triamine, as an antimalarial drug... (Publications)
Drug resistance against dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibitors-such as pyrimethamine (PM)-has now spread to almost all regions where malaria is endemic, rendering antifolate-based malaria treatment
Sushi delights and parasites: the risk of fishborne and foodborne parasitic zoonoses in Asia (Publications)
Because of the worldwide popularization of Japanese cuisine, the traditional Japanese fish dishes sushi and sashimi that are served in Japanese restaurants and sushi bars have been suspected of causin
The N-terminal domain of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> circumsporozoite protein represents a target of protective immunity (Publications)
The N-terminal domain of the circumsporozoite protein (CSP) has been largely neglected in the search for a malaria vaccine in spite of being a target of inhibitory antibodies and protective T cell res