Accuracy of urine circulating cathodic antigen test for the diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> in preschool-aged children before and after... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Kato-Katz technique is widely used for the diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni, but shows low sensitivity in light-intensity infections. We assessed the accuracy of a commercially availab
Absence of dry season <em>Plasmodium</em> parasitaemia, but high rates of reported acute respiratory infection and diarrhoea in presschool-aged... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of malaria in the Senegal River Gorgol valley, southern Mauritania, requires particular attention in the face of ongoing and predicted environmental and climate changes. W
Association between advanced glycation end products and impaired fasting glucose: results from the SALIA study (Publications)
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) may contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes and related complications, whereas their role in the early deterioration of glycaemia is unknown. While prev
Repurposing of anticancer drugs: <em>in vitro</em> and<em> in vivo</em> activities against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Drug discovery for the neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis has a high priority. Anticancer drugs, especially protein kinase inhibitors, might serve as a starting point for drug disc
Targeting the parasite's DNA with methyltriazenyl purine analogs is a safe, selective and efficacious antitrypanosomal strategy (Publications)
The human and veterinary disease complex known as African trypanosomiasis continues to inflict significant global morbidity, mortality and economic hardship. Drug resistance and toxic side effects of
Malaria eradication and elimination: views on how to translate a vision into reality (Publications)
Although global efforts in the past decade have halved the number of deaths due to malaria, there are still an estimated 219 million cases of malaria a year, causing more than half a million deaths. I