Differential patterns of infection and disease with <em>P. falciparum</em> and <em>P. vivax</em> in young Papua New Guinean children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Where P. vivax and P. falciparum occur in the same population, the peak burden of P. vivax infection and illness is often concentrated in younger age groups. Experiences from malaria thera
Multiplicity and diversity of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> infections in a highly endemic region in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
Plasmodium vivax is highly endemic in the lowlands of Papua New Guinea and accounts for a large proportion of the malaria cases in children less than 5 years of age. We collected 2117 blood samples at
Bottlenecks and the maintenance of minor genotypes during the life cycle of <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
African trypanosomes are digenetic parasites that undergo part of their developmental cycle in mammals and part in tsetse flies. We established a novel technique to monitor the population dynamics of
Isolation of <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</em> from cured and relapsed sleeping sickness patients and adaptation to laboratory mice (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Sleeping sickness due to Trypanosoma brucei (T.b.) gambiense is still a major public health problem in some central African countries. Historically, relapse rates around 5% have been obser
A virosomal malaria peptide vaccine elicits a long-lasting sporozoite-inhibitory antibody response in a phase 1a clinical trial (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Peptides delivered on the surface of influenza virosomes have been shown to induce solid humoral immune responses in experimental animals. High titers of peptide-specific antibodies were a
Prevalence and risk factors of helminths and intestinal protozoa infections among children from primary schools in western Tajikistan (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasitic infections represent a public health problem in Tajikistan, but epidemiological evidence is scarce. The present study aimed at assessing the extent of helmin
European community respiratory health survey II : final report of work package 5 : historic data of ambient air pollution in 37 European cities of... (Publications)
Starting in 2000, the adult population of 29 of the original 41 (mostly) European centres of the former ECRHS I cross-sectional study (1989-92) is being re- investigated in a cohort study. The primary
From strategy development to routine implementation: the cost of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Infants for malaria control (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals for health requires a massive scaling-up of interventions in Sub Saharan Africa. Intermittent Preventive Treatment in infants (IPTi) is