Japanese encephalitis: defining risk incidence for travelers to endemic countries and vaccine prescribing from the UK and Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Large numbers of Western travelers visit countries endemic for Japanese encephalitis (JE). The risk of infection is unknown. This study attempts at estimating a risk incidence for visitors
PM2.5 assessment in 21 European study centers of ECRHS II: Method and first winter results (Publications)
The follow-up of a cohort of adults from 29 European centers of the former European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) I (1989-1992) will examine the long-term effects of exposure to ambient
Development and interactions of <em>Trypanosoma rangeli</em> in and with the reduviid bug <em>Rhodnius prolixus</em> (Publications)
Two strains of Trypanosoma rangeli and three strains of Rhodnius prolixus were used in various combinations to transmit the trypanosomes via the reduviid bug. A persisting infection in the midgut lume
Heart rate variability in an ageing population and its association with lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors: results of the SAPALDIA study (Publications)
AIMS: (i) To report associations between cardiovascular risk factors and heart rate variability (HRV) in a general population and (ii) to provide normal values for various HRV measurements in a health
Antigenic cross-reactivity between different alleles of the <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>merozoite surface protein 2 (Publications)
The polymorphic domain of the gene encoding Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 2 (MSP2) was PCR amplified from blood of malaria patients, genotyped, and 19 distinct fragments were cloned
Antitrypanosomal activity of 1,2-dihydroquinolin-6-ols and their ester derivatives (Publications)
The current chemotherapy for second stage human African trypanosomiasis is unsatisfactory. A synthetic optimization study based on the lead antitrypanosomal compound 1,2-dihydro-2,2,4-trimethylquinoli