In Ivorian school-age children, infection with hookworm does not reduce dietary iron absorption or systemic iron utilization, whereas afebrile... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, parasitic diseases and low bioavailable iron intake are major causes of anemia. Anemia results from inflammation, preventing iron recycling and decreasing dietary ir
Actinoallolides A-E, new anti-trypanosomal macrolides, produced by an endophytic actinomycete, <em>Actinoallomurus fulvus</em> MK10-036 (Publications)
Five new anti-trypanosomal macrolides, actinoallolides A-E (1-5), were discovered from the cultured broth of Actinoallomurus fulvus MK10-036. The structures of the actinoallolides, including absolute
LC-MS/MS method for the determinatin of two metabolites of tribendimidine, deacylated amidantel and its acetylated metabolite in plasma, blood and... (Publications)
Tribendimidine has emerged as potential alternative to praziquantel in the treatment of Opisthorchis viverrini infections. To support its clinical development program, a quantitative high performance
Spatial and temporal distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and geostatistical meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Interest is growing in predictive risk mapping for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), particularly to scale up preventive chemotherapy, surveillance, and elimination efforts. Soil-transmi
Apathy in Parkinson's disease is related to executive function, gender and age but not to depression (Publications)
Deficits in executive functions occur in up to 93% of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Apathy, a reduction of motivation and goal-directed behavior is an important part of the syndrome; affecti
Elucidation of the<em> in vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> activities of bridged 1,2,4-trioxolanes, bridged 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes, tricyclic... (Publications)
Praziquantel is currently the only drug available to treat schistosomiasis. Since drug resistance would be a major barrier for the increasing global attempts to eliminate schistosomiasis as a public h
Efficacy and safety of albendazole plus ivermectin, albendazole plus mebendazole, albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, and mebendazole alone against... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Existing anthelmintic drugs (eg, albendazole and mebendazole) have low efficacy against the intestinal nematode species Trichuris trichiura and the drug pipeline is exhausted. We aimed to
