Influenza vaccination in pregnancy: current evidence and selected national policies (Publications)
In several countries, pregnant women are recommended seasonal influenza vaccination and identified as a priority group for vaccination in the event of a pandemic. We review the evidence for the risks
El-Ninõ Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and annual malaria incidence in Southern Africa (Publications)
We evaluated the association between annual malaria incidence and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) as measured by the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) in five countries in Southern Africa from 1988
Eosinophilic meningitis due to <em>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</em> in Germany (Publications)
We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a patient who returned from Thailand. The presence of a compatible epidemiologic history and eosinophilia in cerebrosp
Diagnosis of parasite infections: significance of serological examinations (Publications)
The attractiveness of tropical and subtropical travel destinations for European tourists as well as the continuous influx of immigrants originating from such areas force the general practitioner to co
Molecular epidemiology of human blastocystis in a village in Yunnan province, China (Publications)
The purpose of this study was to improve our understanding of the molecular epidemiology of human Blastocystis, focusing on 239 randomly selected individuals in a single village in Yunnan province, Ch
Global metabolic responses of NMRI mice to an experimental <em>Plasmodium berghei</em> infection (Publications)
We present a metabolism-driven top-down systems biology approach to characterize metabolic changes in the mouse resulting from an infection with Plasmodium berghei, using high-resolution (1)H NMR spec
Cross-sectional surveys and subtype classification of human <em>Blastocystis</em> isolates from four epidemiological settings in China (Publications)
The prevalence and geographical distribution of the intestinal protozoa Blastocystis in humans across China is unknown, and the relative importance of different subtypes has yet to be investigated. We