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TDR funded research in the scientific press 2003

Reference List

• Ackerman H, Usen S, Mott R, Richardson A, Sisay-Joof F, Katundu P et al. Haplotypic analysis of the TNF locus by association efficiency and entropy. Genome Biol 2003; 4(4):R24.
  Wellcome Trust for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK. ackerman@fas.harvard.edu. PubMed
• Ackerman HC, Ribas G, Jallow M, Mott R, Neville M, Sisay-Joof F et al. Complex haplotypic structure of the central MHC region flanking TNF in a West African population. Genes Immun 2003; 4(7):476-486.
  Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, UK. ackerman@fas.harvard.edu. PubMed
• Ajaiyeoba EO, Oladepo O, Fawole OI, Bolaji OM, Akinboye DO, Ogundahunsi OA et al. Cultural categorization of febrile illnesses in correlation with herbal remedies used for treatment in Southwestern Nigeria. J Ethnopharmacol 2003; 85(2-3):179-185.
  Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. eajaiyeo@vt.edu; UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. PubMed
• Al Sherbiny M, Osman A, Barakat R, El Morshedy H, Bergquist R, Olds R. In vitro cellular and humoral responses to Schistosoma mansoni vaccine candidate antigens. Acta Trop 2003; 88(2):117-130.
  Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University/Egyptian Reference Diagnostic Center (ERDC/VACSERA), 7 Okba Ibn Nafei F:37, Dokki, Giza, 12311, Cairo, Egypt. maged123@link.net; UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. PubMed
• Aliberti J, Viola JP, Vieira-de-Abreu A, Bozza PT, Sher A, Scharfstein J. Cutting edge: bradykinin induces IL-12 production by dendritic cells: a danger signal that drives Th1 polarization. J Immunol 2003; 170(11):5349-5353.
  Immunobiology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. jalberti@niaid.nih.gov. PubMed
• Amaya MF, Buschiazzo A, Nguyen T, Alzari PM. The high resolution structures of free and inhibitor-bound Trypanosoma rangeli sialidase and its comparison with T. cruzi trans-sialidase. J Mol Biol 2003; 325(4):773-784.
  Unite de Biochimie Structurale, CNRS URA 2185, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France. PubMed
• Anes E, Kuhnel MP, Bos E, Moniz-Pereira J, Habermann A, Griffiths G. Selected lipids activate phagosome actin assembly and maturation resulting in killing of pathogenic mycobacteria. Nat Cell Biol 2003; 5(9):793-802.
  Molecular Pathogenesis Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Av. Forcas Armadas, 1600-085 Lisbon, Portugal. PubMed
• Anosike JC, Nwoke BE, Dozie I, Thofern UA, Okere AN, Njoku-Tony R et al. Control of endemic dracunculiasis in Ebonyi state, south-eastern Nigeria. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2003; 206(6):591-596.
  Tropical Disease Research Laboratory, Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria. jc_anosike@yahoo.com. PubMed
• Arakawa T, Tsuboi T, Kishimoto A, Sattabongkot J, Suwanabun N, Rungruang T et al. Serum antibodies induced by intranasal immunization of mice with Plasmodium vivax Pvs25 co-administered with cholera toxin completely block parasite transmission to mosquitoes. Vaccine 2003; 21(23):3143-3148.
  Division of Molecular Microbiology, Center of Molecular Biosciences, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, 903-0213, Okinawa, Japan. PubMed
• Asilian A, Jalayer T, Nilforooshzadeh M, Ghassemi RL, Peto R, Wayling S et al. Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with aminosidine (paromomycin) ointment: double-blind, randomized trial in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Bull World Health Organ 2003; 81(5):353-359.
  Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran. PubMed
• Aubouy A, Jafari S, Huart V, Migot-Nabias F, Mayombo J, Durand R et al. DHFR and DHPS genotypes of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Gabon correlate with in vitro activity of pyrimethamine and cycloguanil, but not with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine treatment efficacy. J Antimicrob Chemother 2003; 52(1):43-49.
  Centre International de Recherches Medicales de Franceville, Unite de Parasitologie Medicale, BP 769 Franceville, Gabon. PubMed
• Awadzi K, Edwards G, Duke BO, Opoku NO, Attah SK, Addy ET et al. The co-administration of ivermectin and albendazole--safety, pharmacokinetics and efficacy against Onchocerca volvulus. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2003; 97(2):165-178.
  Onchocerciasis Chemotherapy Research Centre, Hohoe Hospital, P.O. Box 144, Hohoe, Ghana. PubMed
• Awadzi K. Clinical picture and outcome of Serious Adverse Events in the treatment of Onchocerciasis. Filaria J 2003; 2 Suppl 1:S6.
  Onchocerciasis Chemotherapy Research Centre (OCRC) Hohoe Hospital, Hohoe, Ghana. awadzi@ghana.com. PubMed
• Babu BV, Satyanarayana K. Factors responsible for coverage and compliance in mass drug administration during the programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in the East Godavari District, South India. Trop Doct 2003; 33(2):79-82.
  Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, SE Rly Project Complex (Post), Bhubaneswar 751 023, India. babubv@satyam.net.in. PubMed
• Bahar AM, Ghalib HW, Moosa RA, Zaki ZM, Thomas C, Nabri OA. Maternal serum interleukin-6, interleukin-8, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interferon-gamma in preterm labor. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2003; 82(6):543-549.
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.abahar2@hotmail.com; PubMed
• Baldwin TM, Elso C, Curtis J, Buckingham L, Handman E. The site of Leishmania major infection determines disease severity and immune responses. Infect Immun 2003; 71(12):6830-6834.
  The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia. PubMed
• Barrett MP, Burchmore RJ, Stich A, Lazzari JO, Frasch AC, Cazzulo JJ et al. The trypanosomiases. Lancet 2003; 362(9394):1469-1480.
  Division of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Glasgow, UK. m.barrett@bio.gla.ac.uk. PubMed
• Besansky NJ, Krzywinski J, Lehmann T, Simard F, Kern M, Mukabayire O et al. Semipermeable species boundaries between Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis: evidence from multilocus DNA sequence variation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100(19):10818-10823.
  University of Notre Dame, Center for Tropical Disease Research and Training, Department of Biological Sciences, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA. besansky.1@nd.edu . PubMed
• Borsboom GJ, Boatin BA, Nagelkerke NJ, Agoua H, Akpoboua KL, Alley EW et al. Impact of ivermectin on onchocerciasis transmission: assessing the empirical evidence that repeated ivermectin mass treatments may lead to elimination/eradication in West-Africa. Filaria J 2003; 2(1):8.
  Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands..borsboom@erasmusmc.nl . PubMed
• Bourreau E, Pascalis H, Prevot G, Kariminia A, Jolly N, Milon G et al. Increased production of interferon-gamma by Leishmania homologue of the mammalian receptor for activated C kinase-reactive CD4+ T cells among human blood mononuclear cells: an early marker of exposure to Leishmania? Scand J Immunol 2003; 58(2):201-210.
  Immunologie des Leishmanioses, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, BP 6010, 97306 Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana . PubMed
• Bourreau E, Gardon J, Pradinaud R, Pascalis H, Prevot-Linguet G, Kariminia A et al. Th2 responses predominate during the early phases of infection in patients with localized cutaneous leishmaniasis and precede the development of Th1 responses. Infect Immun 2003; 71(4):2244-2246.
  Immunologie des Leishmaniose, Institut Pasteur, Institut Guyanais de Dermatologie Tropicale, E.A. 2188, Centre Hospitalier Andree Rosemon, 97306 Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana. PubMed
• Bouyou-Akotet MK, Ionete-Collard DE, Mabika-Manfoumbi M, Kendjo E, Matsiegui PB, Mavoungou E et al. Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnant women in Gabon. Malar J 2003; 2(1):18.
  Departement de Parasitologie, Mycologie, Medecine Tropicale, Universite des Sciences de la Sante, Libreville, Gabon. mar_bouyou@yahoo.fr. PubMed
• Britton WJ, Palendira U. Improving vaccines against tuberculosis. Immunol Cell Biol 2003; 81(1):34-45.
  Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. wbritton@medicine.usyd.edu.au. PubMed
• Bullen DV, Baldwin TM, Curtis JM, Alexander WS, Handman E. Persistence of lesions in suppressor of cytokine signaling-1-deficient mice infected with Leishmania major. J Immunol 2003; 170(8):4267-4272.
  The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and the Cooperative Research Center for Cellular Growth Factors, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia. PubMed
• Caldwell HD, Wood H, Crane D, Bailey R, Jones RB, Mabey D et al. Polymorphisms in Chlamydia trachomatis tryptophan synthase genes differentiate between genital and ocular isolates. J Clin Invest 2003; 111(11):1757-1769.
  Laboratory of Intracellular Parasites, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Hamilton, Montana, USA. PubMed
• Calissano C, Modiano D, Sirima BS, Konate A, Sanou I, Sawadogo A et al. IgE antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum and severity of malaria in children of one ethnic group living in Burkina Faso. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2003; 69(1):31-35.
  Centre National de Recherche et Formation sur le Paludisme, Ministere de la Sante, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. PubMed
• Carr JM, Hocking H, Bunting K, Wright PJ, Davidson A, Gamble J et al. Supernatants from dengue virus type-2 infected macrophages induce permeability changes in endothelial cell monolayers. J Med Virol 2003; 69(4):521-528.
  Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, South Australia. jill.carr@imvs.sa.gov.au. PubMed
• Certain E. Recherche médicale en Afrique francophone: une recherche méconnue.[Medical research in French-speaking Africa: unrecognized research]. Med Trop (Mars ) 2003; 63(6):627-631.
  Programme special PNUD/Banque mondiale/OMS de Recherche et de Formation concernant les Maladies tropicales (TDR), Organisation mondiale de la Sante, 1211 Geneve 27, Suisse. certaine@who.int. PubMed
• Charlwood JD, Pinto J, Sousa CA, Ferreira C, Petrarca V, Rosario VE. 'A mate or a meal'--pre-gravid behaviour of female Anopheles gambiae from the islands of Sao Tome and Principe, West Africa. Malar J 2003; 2(1):9.
  Centro de Malaria e outras Doencas Tropicais, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Rua da Junqueira 96, 1349-008 Lisbon, Portugal. dc@bilharziasis.dk. PubMed
• Chen L, Hall PR, Zhou XE, Ranson H, Hemingway J, Meehan EJ. Structure of an insect delta-class glutathione S-transferase from a DDT-resistant strain of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2003; 59(Pt 12):2211-2217.
  Laboratory for Structural Biology, Department of Chemistry, Graduate Programs of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA. chenlq@email.uah.edu. PubMed
• Chen Y, Hung CH, Burderer T, Lee GS. Development of RNA interference revertants in Trypanosoma brucei cell lines generated with a double stranded RNA expression construct driven by two opposing promoters. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2003; 126(2):275-279.
  Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA. PubMed
• Cotreau MM, Warren S, Ryan JL, Fleckenstein L, Vanapalli SR, Brown KR et al. The antiparasitic moxidectin: safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics in humans. J Clin Pharmacol 2003; 43(10):1108-1115.
  Experimental Medicine, Wyeth Research, 87 CambridgePark Drive, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA. PubMed
• Cowman AF, Crabb BS. Functional genomics: identifying drug targets for parasitic diseases. Trends Parasitol 2003; 19(11):538-543.
  The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 1G Royal Parade, Melbourne 3050, Australia. cowman@wehi.edu.au. PubMed
• Craig A, Kyes S, Ranson H, Hemingway J. Malaria parasite and vector genomes: partners in crime. Trends Parasitol 2003; 19(8):356-362.
  Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK. agcraig@liv.ac.uk. PubMed
• Curwen RS, Wilson RA. Invasion of skin by schistosome cercariae: some neglected facts. Trends Parasitol 2003; 19(2):63-66.
  Department of Biology, Area 5, PO Box 373, University of York, York, UK YO10 5YW. rsc105@york.ac.uk. PubMed
• D'Orso I, De Gaudenzi JG, Frasch AC. RNA-binding proteins and mRNA turnover in trypanosomes. Trends Parasitol 2003; 19(4):151-155.
  Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnologicas-Instituto Tecnologico de Chascomus, CONICET-UNSAM, Av. Gral. Paz s/n, Edificio 24, INTI, 1650 -, Buenos Aires, San Martin, Argentina. PubMed
• Dafallah SE, El Agib FH, Bushra GO. Maternal mortality in a teaching hospital in Sudan. Saudi Med J 2003; 24(4):369-372.
  Associate Professor and Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, PO Box 20, Sudan. PubMed
• Daneshvar H, Coombs GH, Hagan P, Phillips RS. Leishmania mexicana and Leishmania major: attenuation of wild-type parasites and vaccination with the attenuated lines. J Infect Dis 2003; 187(10):1662-1668.
  Division of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom. PubMed Dardonville C, Rinaldi E, Hanau S, Barrett MP, Brun R, Gilbert IH. Synthesis and biological evaluation of substrate-based inhibitors of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase as potential drugs against African trypanosomiasis. Bioorg Med Chem 2003; 11(14):3205-3214.
  Welsh School of Pharmacy, Redwood building, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, CF10 3XF, Cardiff, UK. PubMed
• De Gaudenzi JG, D'Orso I, Frasch AC. RNA recognition motif-type RNA-binding proteins in Trypanosoma cruzi form a family involved in the interaction with specific transcripts in vivo. J Biol Chem 2003; 278(21):18884-18894.
  Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnologicas-Instituto Tecnologico de Chascomus, CONICET-UNSAM, 1650 San Martin, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. PubMed
• De Silva NR, Pathmeswaran A, Fernando SD, Weerasinghe CR, Selvaratnam RR, Padmasiri EA et al. Impact of mass chemotherapy for the control of filariasis on geohelminth infections in Sri Lanka. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2003; 97(4):421-425.
  Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, PO Box 6, Ragama, Sri Lanka. PubMed
• de Veer MJ, Curtis JM, Baldwin TM, DiDonato JA, Sexton A, McConville MJ et al. MyD88 is essential for clearance of Leishmania major: possible role for lipophosphoglycan and Toll-like receptor 2 signaling. Eur J Immunol 2003; 33(10):2822-2831.
  The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia. PubMed
• Delobel P, Launois P, Djossou F, Sainte-Marie D, Pradinaud R. American cutaneous leishmaniasis, lepromatous leprosy, and pulmonary tuberculosis coinfection with downregulation of the T-helper 1 cell response. Clin Infect Dis 2003; 37(5):628-633.
  Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France. pierredelobel@yahoo.fr . PubMed
• Desai MR, Mei JV, Kariuki SK, Wannemuehler KA, Phillips-Howard PA, Nahlen BL et al. Randomized, controlled trial of daily iron supplementation and intermittent sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the treatment of mild childhood anemia in western Kenya. J Infect Dis 2003; 187(4):658-666.
  Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. mdesai@cdc.gov. PubMed
• Diabate A, Baldet T, Chandre C, Dabire KR, Kengne P, Guiguemde TR et al. KDR mutation, a genetic marker to assess events of introgression between the molecular M and S forms of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) in the tropical savannah area of West Africa. J Med Entomol 2003; 40(2):195-198.
  Laboratoire de Parasitologie et d'Entomologie du Centre Muraz BP 390 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. a_diabate@hotmail.com. PubMed
• Dicko A, Mantel C, Thera MA, Doumbia S, Diallo M, Diakite M et al. Risk factors for malaria infection and anemia for pregnant women in the Sahel area of Bandiagara, Mali. Acta Trop 2003; 89(1):17-23.
  Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, Malaria Research and Training Center, Bamako, Mali. PubMed
• Dicko A, Heng YM, Boggs JM. Interactions between glucosylceramide and galactosylceramide I(3) sulfate and microstructures formed. Biochim Biophys Acta 2003; 1613(1-2):87-100.
  Department of Structural Biology and Biochemistry, The Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8. PubMed
• Diniz CG, Arantes RM, Cara DC, Lima FL, Nicoli JR, Carvalho MA et al. Enhanced pathogenicity of susceptible strains of the Bacteroides fragilis group subjected to low doses of metronidazole. Microbes Infect 2003; 5(1):19-26.
  Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Caixa Postal 486, 31270-901, MG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. PubMed
• Djimde AA, Doumbo OK, Traore O, Guindo AB, Kayentao K, Diourte Y et al. Clearance of drug-resistant parasites as a model for protective immunity in Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2003; 69(5):558-563.
  Bandiagara Malaria Project, Malaria Research and Training Center, Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali. PubMed
• Doan HN, Taylor WR, Nguyen DT, Tran TU, Fryauff DJ, Susanti I et al. Short report: in vivo sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum to halofantrine in southern central Vietnam. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2003; 69(5):553-554.
  U. S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia. PubMed
• Docampo R, Moreno SN. Current chemotherapy of human African trypanosomiasis. Parasitol Res 2003; 90 Supp 1:S10-S13.
  Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61802, USA. rodoc@uiuc.edu. PubMed
• Donia M, Hamann MT. Marine natural products and their potential applications as anti-infective agents. Lancet Infect Dis 2003; 3(6):338-348.
  Department of Pharmacognosy and National Center for the Development of Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, MS 38677, USA. mthamann@olemiss.edu . PubMed
• Dryselius R, Nekhotiaeva N, Nielsen PE, Good L. Antibiotic-free bacterial strain selection using antisense peptide nucleic acid. Biotechniques 2003; 35(5):1060-1064.
  Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. PubMed
• Duffy PE. Maternal immunization and malaria in pregnancy. Vaccine 2003; 21(24):3358-3361.
  Malaria Antigen Discovery Program, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 4 Nickerson Street, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98119, USA. pduffy@sbri.org. PubMed
• Engers H, Kieny MP, Malhotra P, Pink JR. Third meeting on Novel Adjuvants Currently in or Close to Clinical Testing World Health Organization--Organisation Mondiale de la Sante, Fondation Merieux, Annecy, France, 7-9 January 2002. Vaccine 2003; 21(25-26):3503-3524.
  UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. PubMed
• Engers H, Morel CM. Leprosy. Nat Rev Microbiol 2003; 1(2):94-95.
  UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland engersh@who.int. PubMed
• Fanello C, Petrarca V, della TA, Santolamazza F, Dolo G, Coulibaly M et al. The pyrethroid knock-down resistance gene in the Anopheles gambiae complex in Mali and further indication of incipient speciation within An. gambiae s.s. Insect Mol Biol 2003; 12(3):241-245.
  Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. caterina.fanello@lshtm.ac.uk. PubMed
• Fernando SD, Gunawardena DM, Bandara MR, De Silva D, Carter R, Mendis KN et al. The impact of repeated malaria attacks on the school performance of children. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2003; 69(6):582-588.
  Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. deepfern@slt.lk. PubMed
• Fernandopulle BM, Weeraratne CL, Weerasuriya K, Karunaweera ND. Efficacy of a five-day course of primaquine in preventing relapses in Plasmodium vivax malaria--a pilot study. Ceylon Med J 2003; 48(1):32.
  Sri Lanka. PubMed
• Fettene M, Temu EA. Species-specific primer for identification of Anopheles quadriannulatus sp. B (Diptera: Culicidae) from Ethiopia using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay. J Med Entomol 2003; 40(1):112-115.
  Medical Entomology, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology of the National Health Laboratory Services and the University of Witwatersrand, PO Box 1038, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa. messayg@hotmail.com. PubMed
• Flores W, Ochoa H, Briggs J, Garcia R, Kroeger A. Economic costs associated with inadequate drug prescribing: an exploratory study in Chiapas, Mexico. Acta Trop 2003; 88(1):57-68.
  Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK. PubMed
• Fontenille D, Cohuet A, Awono-Ambene PH, Antonio-Nkondjio C, Wondji C, Kengne P et al. [Systematics and biology of Anopheles vectors of Plasmodium in Africa, recent data]. Med Trop (Mars ) 2003; 63(3):247-253.
  IRD, BP 64501, 911, Avenue Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier, France. didier.fontenille@mpl.ird.fr. PubMed
• Foster JE, Bennett SN, Vaughan H, Vorndam V, McMillan WO, Carrington CV. Molecular evolution and phylogeny of dengue type 4 virus in the Caribbean. Virology 2003; 306(1):126-134.
  Department of Pre-Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. PubMed
• Gasasira AF, Dorsey G, Nzarubara B, Staedke SG, Nassali A, Rosenthal PJ et al. Comparative efficacy of aminoquinoline-antifolate combinations for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Kampala, Uganda. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2003; 68(2):127-132.
  Makerere University Medical School, Kampala, Uganda. PubMed
• Ghalib HW, Ali MA, Elkarib A, Moosa RA, Thomas C. Interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels in pregnancy complicated by pre-eclampsia. Faseb Journal 2003; 17(7):C118.
  UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
• Good L. Translation repression by antisense sequences. Cell Mol Life Sci 2003; 60(5):854-861.
  Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Karolinska Institutet, Berzelius vag 35, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden. liam.good@cgb.ki.se. PubMed
• Good L. Diverse antisense mechanisms and applications. Cell Mol Life Sci 2003; 60(5):823-824.
  Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Karolinska Institutet, Berzelius vag 35, Stockholm 17177, Sweden. liam.good@cgb.ki.se. PubMed
• Gouagna LC, Okech BA, Kabiru EW, Killeen GF, Obare P, Ombonya S et al. Infectivity of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in patients attending rural health centres in western Kenya. East Afr Med J 2003; 80(12):627-634.
  International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya. PubMed
• Grijalva MJ, Escalante L, Paredes RA, Costales JA, Padilla A, Rowland EC et al. Seroprevalence and risk factors for Trypanosoma cruzi infection in the Amazon region of Ecuador. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2003; 69(4):380-385.
  Tropical Disease Institute, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA. Grijalva@ohiou.edu. PubMed
• Gyapong JO, Chinbuah MA, Gyapong M. Inadvertent exposure of pregnant women to ivermectin and albendazole during mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis. Trop Med Int Health 2003; 8(12):1093-1101.
  Health Research Unit, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana. john.gyapong@hru-ghs.org. PubMed
• Hale BR, Owusu-Agyei S, Fryauff DJ, Koram KA, Adjuik M, Oduro AR et al. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial of tafenoquine for weekly prophylaxis against Plasmodium falciparum. Clin Infect Dis 2003; 36(5):541-549.
  US Navy Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt. PubMed
• Hall N, Berriman M, Lennard NJ, Harris BR, Hertz-Fowler C, Bart-Delabesse EN et al. The DNA sequence of chromosome I of an African trypanosome: gene content, chromosome organisation, recombination and polymorphism. Nucleic Acids Res 2003; 31(16):4864-4873.
  The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton CB10 1SA, UK. PubMed
• Hamann MT. Enhancing marine natural product structural diversity and bioactivity through semisynthesis and biocatalysis. Curr Pharm Des 2003; 9(11):879-889.
  Department of Pharmacognosy, The Center for the Development of Natural Products, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA. mthamann@olemiss.edu. PubMed
• Hammarton TC, Mottram JC, Doerig C. The cell cycle of parasitic protozoa: potential for chemotherapeutic exploitation. Prog Cell Cycle Res 2003; 5:91-101.
  Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, Anderson College, University of Glasgow, 56 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, G11 6NU, UK. PubMed
• Happi TC, Thomas SM, Gbotosho GO, Falade CO, Akinboye DO, Gerena L et al. Point mutations in the pfcrt and pfmdr-1 genes of Plasmodium falciparum and clinical response to chloroquine, among malaria patients from Nigeria. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2003; 97(5):439-451.
  Malaria Research Laboratories, Postgraduate Institute for Medical Research and Training, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. PubMed
• Hawley WA, Ter Kuile FO, Steketee RS, Nahlen BL, Terlouw DJ, Gimnig JE et al. Implications of the western Kenya permethrin-treated bed net study for policy, program implementation, and future research. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2003; 68(4 Suppl):168-173.
  Centre for Vector Biology and Control Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya. PubMed
• Hawley WA, Phillips-Howard PA, Ter Kuile FO, Terlouw DJ, Vulule JM, Ombok M et al. Community-wide effects of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and malaria morbidity in western Kenya. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2003; 68(4 Suppl):121-127.
  Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. PubMed
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