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Use of bioelectrical impedance analysis to assess body composition in rural Gambian children by Prins, M, Hawkesworth, S, Wright, A, Fulford, A.J.C, Jarjou, L.M.A, Prentice, A.M, Moore, S.E

“…Objective: To validate the Tanita BC-418MA Segmental Body Composition Analyser and four-site skinfold measurements for the prediction of total body water…”
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Evidence for metabolic endotoxemia in obese and diabetic Gambian women by Hawkesworth, S, Moore, S E, Fulford, A J C, Barclay, G R, Darboe, A A, Mark, H, Nyan, O A, Prentice, A M

“…Objective: Emerging evidence from animal models suggests that translocation of bacterial debris across a leaky gut may trigger low-grade inflammation, which in…”
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Ethnic differences in the relationship between fasting leptin and BMI in children by MOORE, S. E, FALORNI, A, BINI, V, FULFORD, A. J. C, O'CONNELL, M. A, PRENTICE, A. M

“…To compare the relationship between fasting serum leptin levels and body mass index (BMI) in children from different ethnic groups. Children aged 6-10 y from…”
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Early-life nutritional and environmental determinants of thymic size in infants born in rural Bangladesh by Moore, SE, Prentice, AM, Wagatsuma, Y, Fulford, AJC, Collinson, AC, Raqib, R, Vahter, M, Persson, LÅ, Arifeen, SE

“…Aim:  The aim was to assess the impact of nutritional status and environmental exposures on infant thymic development in the rural Matlab region of Bangladesh…”
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A statistical approach to schistosome population dynamics and estimation of the life-span of Schistosoma mansoni in man by Fulford, A J, Butterworth, A E, Ouma, J H, Sturrock, R F

“…Dynamic models which predict changes in the intensity of schistosome infection with host age are fitted to pre-intervention Schistosoma mansoni data from…”
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Adult resistance to schistosomiasis mansoni: age-dependence of reinfection remains constant in communities with diverse exposure patterns by Kabatereine, N B, Vennervald, B J, Ouma, J H, Kemijumbi, J, Butterworth, A E, Dunne, D W, Fulford, A J

“…In a fishing community on Lake Albert in Uganda the pattern of intensity of Schistosoma mansoni infection 6 months after treatment with praziquantel was found…”
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Longitudinal Studies on Human Schistosomiasis [and Discussion] by Butterworth, A. E., Fulford, A. J. C., Dunne, D. W., Ouma, J. H., Sturrock, R. F., Bundy, D. A. P.

“…A major difficulty in understanding the epidemiology of human schistosomiasis has been to distinguish between acquired immunity and reduced exposure as…”
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Spatial patterns of human water contact and Schistosoma mansoni transmission and infection in four rural areas in Machakos District, Kenya by Kloos, H., Fulford, A.J.C., Butterworth, A.E., Sturrock, R.F., Ouma, J.H., Kariuki, H.C., Thiongo, F.W., Dalton, P.R., Klumpp, R.K.

“…This paper presents the results of microgeographical studies of human water contact behavior and Schistosoma mansoni transmission levels and intensity of…”
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The development of an age structured model for schistosomiasis transmission dynamics and control and its validation for Schistosoma mansoni by Chan, M. S., Guyatt, H. L., Bundy, D. A. P., Booth, M., Fulford, A. J. C., Medley, G. F.

“…Mathematical models are potentially useful tools to aid in the design of control programmes for parasitic diseases. In this paper, a fully age structured…”
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The influence of sex and age on antibody isotype responses to Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum in human populations in Kenya and the Philippines by Webster, M, Libranda-Ramirez, B D, Aligui, G D, Olveda, R M, Ouma, J H, Kariuki, H C, Kimani, G, Olds, G R, Fulford, A J, Butterworth, A E, Dunne, D W

“…We have investigated the effects of host age and sex on human antibody isotype responses to Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum adult worm (AW) and…”
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Water contact observations in Kenyan communities endemic for schistosomiasis: methodology and patterns of behaviour by Fulford, A J, Ouma, J H, Kariuki, H C, Thiongo, F W, Klumpp, R, Kloos, H, Sturrock, R F, Butterworth, A E

“…A descriptive analysis of observed water contact activities in seven Kenyan (Akamba) communities is presented. The patterns of contact with time of day, month…”
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The relationship between worm burden and levels of a circulating antigen (CAA) of five species of Schistosoma in mice by Agnew, A, Fulford, A J, De Jonge, N, Krijger, F W, Rodriguez-Chacon, M, Gutsmann, V, Deelder, A M

“…This study examines the ability of an assay which measures the amount of a schistosome specific antigen (CAA) in the host circulation to reliably reflect…”
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On the use of age-intensity data to detect immunity to parasitic infections, with special reference to Schistosoma mansoni in Kenya by Fulford, A J, Butterworth, A E, Sturrock, R F, Ouma, J H

“…We consider two phenomena, related to the host age-intensity profiles of parasitic infections, which have been suggested to be indicative of acquired immunity:…”
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Human IgE responses to rSm22.6 are associated with infection intensity rather than age per se, in a recently established focus of Schistomiasis mansoni by Webster, M., Roberts, M., Fulford, A. J. C., Marguerite, M., Gallisot, M‐C., Diagne, M., Niang, M., Riveau, G., Capron, A., Dunne, D. W.

“…In studies of schistosomasis mansoni‐endemic communities, individuals with IgE responses to a 22 kD adult worm antigen (rSm22.6) suffered lower intensities of…”
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Immunity and morbidity in Schistosoma mansoni infection: quantitative aspects by Butterworth, A E, Dunne, D W, Fulford, A J, Ouma, J H, Sturrock, R F

“…Immunity to Schistosoma mansoni infection in humans can be studied most easily by monitoring serially the intensity of reinfection that occurs among…”
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The development of schistosomiasis mansoni in an immunologically naive immigrant population in Masongaleni, Kenya by Ouma, J H, Fulford, A J, Kariuki, H C, Kimani, G, Sturrock, R F, Muchemi, G, Butterworth, A E, Dunne, D W

“…The relocation of several thousand members of the Kamba tribe from the Kyulu Hills to the Thange valley near Masongaleni in Kenya provides an excellent…”
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Comparison of different chemotherapy strategies against Schistosoma mansoni in Machakos District, Kenya: effects on human infection and morbidity by Butterworth, A E, Sturrock, R F, Ouma, J H, Mbugua, G G, Fulford, A J, Kariuki, H C, Koech, D

“…A comparison was made of the long-term impact of different methods of administration of chemotherapy (oxamniquine, 30 mg/kg in divided doses; or praziquantel,…”
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Observations on the effects of different chemotherapy strategies on the transmission of Schistosoma mansoni in Machakos District, Kenya, measured by long-term snail sampling and cercariometry by Sturrock, R F, Klumpp, R K, Ouma, J H, Butterworth, A E, Fulford, A J, Kariuki, H C, Thiongo, F W, Koech, D

“…Transmission of Schistosoma mansoni was monitored by routine snail sampling for Biomphalaria pfeifferi and by supplementary cercariometric measurements in 4…”
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Puberty and Age-related Changes in Susceptibility to Schistosome Infection by Fulford, A.J.C., Webster, M., Ouma, J.H., Kimani, G., Dunne, D.W.

“…Recent data from outbreaks of schistosomiasis in immunologically naive populations have refuelled the debate concerning the nature or existence of protective,…”
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Immunity after treatment of human schistosomiasis: association between IgE antibodies to adult worm antigens and resistance to reinfection by Dunne, D W, Butterworth, A E, Fulford, A J, Kariuki, H C, Langley, J G, Ouma, J H, Capron, A, Pierce, R J, Sturrock, R F

“…Previous studies in school children have demonstrated the slow development with age of resistance to reinfection after chemotherapy of Schistosoma mansoni…”
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