What does detection of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> DNA in the margin of an excised Buruli ulcer lesion tell us? (Publications)
We determined the distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans DNA by real-time PCR in the excised lesions of Buruli ulcer patients. In one of the patients a new lesion developed adjacent to the site of exc
Leukaemia, brain tumours and exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields: cohort study of Swiss railway employees (Publications)
AIMS: To investigate the relationship between extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) exposure and mortality from leukaemia and brain tumour in a cohort of Swiss railway workers. METHODS: 20,1
Synthesis and biological evaluation of phosphate prodrugs of 4-phospho-d -erythronohydroxamic acid, an Inhibitor of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (Publications)
We have previously reported the discovery of potent and selective inhibitors of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, the third enzyme of the phosphate pentose pathway, from Trypanosoma brucei, the causat
Combined evoked potentials as markers and predictors of disability in early multiple sclerosis (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To prospectively assess combined evoked potentials (EP) as markers and predictors of the disease course of early MS over 3years. METHODS: Fifty patients in the early phase of relapsing remi
Utilizing environmental, socioeconomic data and GIS techniques to estimate the risk for ascariasis and trichuriasis in Minas Gerais, Brazil (Publications)
The impact of intestinal helminths on human health is well known among the population and health authorities because of their wide geographic distribution and the serious problems they cause. Geohelmi
Decentralizing EPI services and prospects for increasing coverage: the case of Tanzania (Publications)
Primary health Care (PHC) strategies were adopted widely in 1978 after the Alma Ata declaration to improve accessibility to health services and the health of the people. Of the strategies of PHC was t
Uses of mosquito-stage transmission-blocking vaccines against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
A quantitative framework is used to explore the potential applications and probable effects of sexual stage or mosquito stage transmission blocking vaccines (TBVs) against malaria. The combination of
European 1: a globally important clonal complex of <em>Mycobacterium bovis</em> (Publications)
We have identified a globally important clonal complex of Mycobacterium bovis by deletion analysis of over one thousand strains from over 30 countries. We initially show that over 99% of the strains o