Identification of pathogens in mastitis milk samples with fluorescent in situ hybridization (Publications)
Traditionally, the bacteriological examination of mastitis milk samples is performed by culture followed by biochemical tests on the cultured bacteria to allow identification of the causative pathogen
Presence of <em>Borrelia</em> spp. DNA in ticks, but absence of <em>Borrelia </em>spp. and of <em>Leptospira</em> spp. DNA in blood of fever patients... (Publications)
The occurrence of tick-borne relapsing fever and leptospirosis in humans in Madagascar remains unclear despite the presence of their potential vectors and reservoir hosts. We screened 255 Amblyomma va
An unusual presentation of neurocysticercosis: a space-occupying lesion in the fourth ventricle associated with progressive cognitive decline (Publications)
We communicate a case of a middle-aged Brazilian patient with an unusual presentation of fourth ventricular neurocysticercosis: occurrence of two intraventricular cysts at different locations in the b
Molecular epidemiology and seroprevalence in asymptomatic <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections of Malagasy pregnant women in the highlands (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria epidemiology in Madagascar is classified into four different areas, ranging from unstable seasonal transmission in the highlands to hyperendemic perennial transmission areas in the
Prevalence of nasal colonisation by methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> among healthcare workers and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones pose a significant threat to hospitalised patients because the bacteria can be transmitted by asymptomatic carriers within healthc
High detection rate of <em>Rickettsia africae</em> in <em>Amblyomma variegatum</em> but low prevalence of anti-rickettsial antibodies in healthy... (Publications)
Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging infectious diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Madagascar, the endemicity of tick-borne rickettsiae and their vectors has been incomplete
Rapid identification of <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei</em> and <em>Burkholderia mallei </em>by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) from culture... (Publications)
We evaluated newly developed probes for rapid identification of Burkholderia (B.) pseudomallei and B. mallei and differentiation from B. thailandensis by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). FIS
Theory of reactive interventions in the elimination and control of malaria (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Reactive case detection (RCD) is an integral part of many malaria control and elimination programmes and can be conceived of as a way of gradually decreasing transmission. However, it is u
<em>N</em>-substituted noscapine derivatives as new antiprotozoal agents: synthesis, antiparasitic activity and molecular docking study (Publications)
Novel N-substituted noscapine derivatives were synthesized by a three-component Strecker reaction of cyclic ether of N-nornoscapine with varied aldehydes, in the presence of cyanide ion. Moreover, the