The pH in the upper gastrointestinal tract of young, healthy men and women was measured
in the fasting state and after administration of a standard solid and liquid meal. Calibrated …

Background Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) represent the
front-line tools for malaria vector control globally, but are optimally effective where the …

INTRODUCTION Control of mosquito vectors has historically proven to be an effective
means of eliminating malaria. Human malaria is transmitted only by mosquitoes in the genus …

Gastric and duodenal pH levels were measured in 79 healthy, elderly men and women (mean
± SD = 71 ± 5 years) under both fasted and fed conditions using the Heidelberg capsule …

Background The communities of Namawala and Idete villages in southern Tanzania experienced
extremely high malaria transmission in the 1990s. By 2001-03, following high usage …

Background The ultimate long-term goal of malaria eradication was recently placed back onto
the global health agenda. When planning for this goal, it is important to remember why the …

Background Partial mosquito-proofing of houses with screens and ceilings has the potential
to reduce indoor densities of malaria mosquitoes. We wish to measure whether it will also …

The bioavailability of dipyridamole, a poorly soluble weak base, was evaluated in 11 healthy,
older subjects (≥65 years), 6 with a low fasting gastric pH (control) and 5 with a fasting …

Background Increases in the coverage of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have significantly
reduced the abundance of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto in several African settings, …

Background Medical entomologists increasingly recognize that the ability to make inferences
between laboratory experiments of vector biology and epidemiological trends observed in …