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1. Molecular biogeography of red deer Cervus elaphus from eastern Europe: insights from mitochondrial DNA sequences (Publications)

   Molecular biogeography of red deer Cervus elaphus from eastern Europe: insights from mitochondrial DNA sequences

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   European red deer are known to show a conspicuous phylogeographic pattern with three distinct mtDNA lineages (western, eastern and North-African/Sardinian). The western lineage, believed to be indicat

2. At a glance : Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Publications)

   At a glance : Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

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3. Seasonal dynamics of human retinol status in mobile pastoralists in Chad (Publications)

   Seasonal dynamics of human retinol status in mobile pastoralists in Chad

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   Vitamin A deficiency is a prevalent public health problem in Africa and South-East Asia, although national population based surveys are lacking in many countries. This study investigated seasonal vari

4. Poor validity of noninvasive hemoglobin measurements by pulse oximetry compared with conventional absorptiometry in children in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)

   Poor validity of noninvasive hemoglobin measurements by pulse oximetry compared with conventional absorptiometry in children in Côte d'Ivoire

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   Anemia remains a major public health issue in many African communities. We compared a novel, commercially available noninvasive hemoglobin (Hb)-measuring device to direct Hb measurements by finger-pri

5. Environmental measurement and modeling: introduction and methods using geographical information systems (Publications)

   Environmental measurement and modeling: introduction and methods using geographical information systems

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6. Prevalence and risk factors of undernutrition among schoolchildren in the Plateau Central and Centre-Ouest regions of Burkina Faso (Publications)

   Prevalence and risk factors of undernutrition among schoolchildren in the Plateau Central and Centre-Ouest regions of Burkina Faso

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   BACKGROUND: Multiple factors determine children's nutritional status, including energy and nutrient intake, recurrent infectious diseases, access (or lack thereof) to clean water and improved sanitati

7. Human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)

   Human African trypanosomiasis

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8. A severe case of visceral leishmaniasis and liposomal amphotericin B treatment failure in an immunosuppressed patient 15 years after exposure (Publications)

   A severe case of visceral leishmaniasis and liposomal amphotericin B treatment failure in an immunosuppressed patient 15 years after exposure

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   BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a protozoan disease, which is responsible for 200.000-400.000 yearly infections worldwide. If left untreated, the fatality rate can be as high as 100% within

9. Host finding of the pigeon tick <em>Argas reflexus</em> (Publications)

   Host finding of the pigeon tick <em>Argas reflexus</em>

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   The medically and veterinary important feral pigeon tick Argas reflexus (Ixodida: Argasidae) Fabricius usually feeds on pigeons, but if its natural hosts are not available, it also enters dwellings to

10. Validation of self-reported figural drawing scales against anthropometric measurements in adults (Publications)

    Validation of self-reported figural drawing scales against anthropometric measurements in adults

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    OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to validate figural drawing scales depicting extremely lean to extremely obese subjects to obtain proxies for BMI and waist circumference in postal surveys.