Prevalence and self-reported health consequences of vaginal practices in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: findings from a household survey (Publications)
Objectives To investigate population-level prevalence of vaginal practices, their frequency and self-reported health consequences in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Methods A household survey using multi
Is fever a good sign for clinical malaria in surveys of endemic communities? (Publications)
Although fever is the characteristic sign of clinical malaria, many Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases in endemic areas do not present with measurable temperature elevations. In a field study in Tanz
Seroepidemiological study of African horse sickness virus in The Gambia (Publications)
An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for the screening of horse sera from The Gambia for antibodies against African horse sickness virus (AHSV). The AHSV antigen used for coating was
Pet-keeping in childhood and adult asthma and hay fever: European community respiratory health survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Whether pet-keeping early in life protects against or promotes allergy remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to examine the effects of childhood pet-keeping on adult allergic disease in
Synthesis, biological evaluation and structure-activity relationships of N-benzoyl-2-hydroxybenzamides as agents active against <em>P. falciparum</em>... (Publications)
In our efforts to identify novel chemical scaffolds for the development of new anti-protozoal drugs, a compound library was screened against T. gondii tachyzoites with activity discovered for N-(4-eth
The activity of diguanidino and 'reversed' diamidino 2,5-diarylfurans versus <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em> and <em>Leishmania donovani</em> (Publications)
The in vitro activity of 20 dicationic molecules containing either diguanidino or reversed amidine cationic groups were evaluated versus Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania donovani. The most active comp
Length of maternity leave and health of mother and child - a review (Publications)
Objectives: Assessment of the literature on the length of maternity leaves and health of mothers and children; evaluation of the Swiss situation in view of the maternity leave policy implemented in 20