Short-term effects of air pollution on total and cardiovascular mortality: the confounding effect of influenza epidemics (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Air pollution is associated with total mortality. This association may be confounded by uncontrolled time-varying risk factors such as influenza epidemics. METHODS: We analyzed independent
The spiroindolone drug candidate NITD609 potently inhibits gametocytogenesis and blocks <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> transmission to Anopheles... (Publications)
The global malaria agenda has undergone a reorientation from control of clinical cases to entirely eradicating malaria. For that purpose, a key objective is blocking transmission of malaria parasites
Comparison of novel and existing tools for studying drug sensitivity against the hookworm <em>Ancylostoma ceylanicum in vitro</em> (Publications)
SUMMARYThe motility assay is the current gold standard for evaluating drug effects on hookworm larvae and adults, however, among other drawbacks the assay is time consuming, and prone to individual su
Lagunamides A and B: cytotoxic and antimalarial cyclodepsipeptides from the marine cyanobacterium <em>Lyngbya majuscula</em> (Publications)
Lagunamides A (1) and B (2) are new cyclic depsipeptides isolated from the marine cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula obtained from Pulau Hantu Besar, Singapore. The planar structural characterization of
Risk of<em> vibrio</em> transmission linked to the consumption of crustaceans in coastal towns of Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
The purpose of this study was to assess the risk of Vibrio spp. transmission from crustaceans to humans in two coastal towns of Cote d'Ivoire. Bacteriologic analysis was performed on 322 crustacean sa
Epilepsy in Laos: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices in the community (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated beliefs about, attitudes toward, and stigma associated with epilepsy in four districts of central Laos. METHOD: For this study, 83 people with epilepsy, 83 family members, and
Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: common drugs for treatment and control (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by parasitic trematode worms (schistosomes) that currently affects 200 million people living in tropical and subtropical environments. It is a chronic disease and t
Repeated cross-sectional skin testing for bovine tuberculosis in cattle kept in a traditional husbandry system in Ethiopia (Publications)
Representative repeated cross-sectional skin testing for bovine tuberculosis (TB) was conducted over a period of three years in a total of 5377 cattle in three randomly selected woredas (districts) in