Novel functionalized melamine-based nitroheterocycles: synthesis and activity against trypanosomatid parasites (Publications)
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei spp., is a major health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. New drugs are urgently required for the disease. Selecti
Structure-activity study of pentamidine analogues as antiprotozoal agents (Publications)
Diamidine 1 (pentamidine) and 65 analogues (2-66) have been tested for in vitro antiprotozoal activities against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Plasmodium falciparum, and Leishmania donovani, and for
Safety and efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01(E) candidate malaria vaccine given with expanded-programme-on-immunisation vaccines: 19 month follow-up of a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The RTS,S/AS01(E) candidate malaria vaccine is being developed for immunisation of infants in Africa through the expanded programme on immunisation (EPI). 8 month follow-up data have been
3D QSAR on a library of heterocyclic diamidine derivatives with antiparasitic activity (Publications)
African trypanosomes, Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (TBR) and Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (TBG), affect hundreds of thousands of lives in tropical regions of the world. The toxicity of the diamidine
Pharmacophore model for pentamidine analogs active against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
Pentamidine and its analogs constitute a class of compounds that are known to be active against Plasmodium falciparum, which causes the most dangerous malarial infection. Malaria is a widespread disea
Community effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment for infants (IPTi) in rural southern Tanzania (Publications)
Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine shows evidence of efficacy in individually randomized, controlled trials. In a large-scale effectiveness