African 1, an epidemiologically important clonal complex of <em>Mycobacterium bovis</em> dominant in Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Chad (Publications)
We have identified a clonal complex of Mycobacterium bovis present at high frequency in cattle in population samples from several sub-Saharan west-central African countries. This closely related group
Staubförmige Verunreinigung der Luft (Publications)
Particulate matter air potlution. Suspended particulate matter is strongly associated with parameters defining respiratory health. Besides the total mass of particulates, the size distribution is of i
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
<em>Anopheles arabiensis</em> and <em>A. gambiae</em> chromosomal inversion polymorphism, feeding and resting behaviour in relation to insecticide... (Publications)
Differential responses of the mosquitoes Anopheles arabiensis and An. gambiae sensu stricto to house-spraying with DDT or lambda-cyhalothrin were evaluated in relation to chromosomal inversion polymor
Antileishmanial activity, cytotoxicity and QSAR analysis of synthetic dihydrobenzofuran lignans and related benzofurans (Publications)
A series of synthetic dihydrobenzofuran lignans and related benzofurans were evaluated for their cytotoxicity in a screening panel consisting of various human tumour cell lines, and for their antiprot
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
Genome-wide association study of body mass index in 23,000 individuals with and without asthma (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Both asthma and obesity are complex disorders that are influenced by environmental and genetic factors. Shared genetic factors between asthma and obesity have been proposed to partly expla