Anti-nucleocapsid antibody levels and pulmonary comorbid conditions are linked to post-COVID-19 syndrome (Publications)
olonged symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection are well documented. However, which factors influence development of long-term symptoms, how symptoms vary across ethnic groups, and whether long-term symptoms [...] COVID-19 infections. In total, 40% of participants reported at least 1 symptom associated with COVID-19 six months after diagnosis. Median time from diagnosis to first resolution of all symptoms was 44 days; median [...] all disease severities had a similar risk of developing post-COVID-19...
Historic air pollution exposure and long-term mortality risks in England and Wales: prospective longitudinal cohort study (Publications)
and SO2) and 2001 (PM10) in relation to mortality up to 2009 in 367 658 members of the longitudinal survey, a 1% sample of the English Census. Outcomes were all-cause (excluding accidents), cardiovascular [...] mortality that persist decades after exposure, and that historic air pollution exposures influence current estimates of associations between air pollution and mortality [...] Long-term air pollution exposure contributes to mortality but there are few studies examining effects of very...
Historic air pollution exposure and long-term mortality risks in England and Wales: prospective longitudinal cohort study (Publications)
and SO2) and 2001 (PM10) in relation to mortality up to 2009 in 367 658 members of the longitudinal survey, a 1% sample of the English Census. Outcomes were all-cause (excluding accidents), cardiovascular [...] mortality that persist decades after exposure, and that historic air pollution exposures influence current estimates of associations between air pollution and mortality [...] Long-term air pollution exposure contributes to mortality but there are few studies examining effects of very...
World Rabies Day: Early diagnosis and prompt treatment save lives (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/world-rabies-day-early-diagnosis-and-prompt-treatment-save-lives
immediate and thorough washing of the wound with water and soap for a minimum of 15 minutes. Depending on the severity of the contact with the suspected rabid animal, administration of a full PEP course is recommended [...] remaining treatment. One of bite victims receiving treatment. (Photo: G. Voupawoe) Was it the diagnostic result? Until today, I still look back and appreciate the influence of the test result that saved [...] dangerous and exposed him and the rest of the family to the...
Air Pollution Research at Swiss TPH and Its Impact on Policy | Impact Stories (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/air-pollution-research-at-swiss-tph-and-its-impact-on-policy
better understanding of the health status of the Swiss population and the main risk factors, including in particular air pollution and its influence on chronic diseases. The health burden of air pollution We [...] involved in the development of these guidelines and is a member of the WHO Global Air Pollution and Health Technical Advisory Board. As president of the Swiss Federal Commission of Air Hygiene, he will be [...] potential health effects of exposure to air pollutants. "The first Swiss...
The association between exposure determined by radiofrequency personal exposimeters and human exposure: a simulation study (Publications)
an approximation of the exposure due to the influence of the body of the person carrying the exposimeter, the receiver characteristics of the exposimeter, as well as the dependence of the measured value [...] mounted on the roof of one of four buildings at a street crossing, (2) For WLAN an indoor scenario was investigated. For GSM the average degree of underestimation by the exposimeter (relation of the average field [...] The selection of an adequate exposure assessment approach is imperative...
The association between exposure determined by radiofrequency personal exposimeters and human exposure: a simulation study (Publications)
an approximation of the exposure due to the influence of the body of the person carrying the exposimeter, the receiver characteristics of the exposimeter, as well as the dependence of the measured value [...] mounted on the roof of one of four buildings at a street crossing, (2) For WLAN an indoor scenario was investigated. For GSM the average degree of underestimation by the exposimeter (relation of the average field [...] The selection of an adequate exposure assessment approach is imperative...
A One Health evaluation framework (Publications)
description of its theory of change with an assessment of expected and unexpected outcomes; (3) the process evaluation of operational and supporting infrastructures (the ‘OHness’); and (4) an assessment of the [...] Network for Evaluation of One Health (NEOH) proposes an evaluation framework anchored in systems theory to address the intrinsic complexity of OH initiatives and regards them as subsystems of the context within [...] intend to influence a system with a view to improve human, animal,...
A One Health evaluation framework (Publications)
description of its theory of change with an assessment of expected and unexpected outcomes; (3) the process evaluation of operational and supporting infrastructures (the ‘OHness’); and (4) an assessment of the [...] Network for Evaluation of One Health (NEOH) proposes an evaluation framework anchored in systems theory to address the intrinsic complexity of OH initiatives and regards them as subsystems of the context within [...] intend to influence a system with a view to improve human, animal,...
Monitoring an emergent pathogen at low incidence in wastewater using qPCRmpox: mpox in Switzerland (Publications)
shedding may cause detection to be below the limit of quantification or bordering the limit of detection. Here, we investigated how the definition of limit of detection for quantitative polymerase chain reaction [...] with reported clinical cases in 2022, we demonstrate how definitions of detection of a qPCR assay influence epidemiological insights from wastewater. The results highlight the need for information sharing [...] were analyzed for mpox DNA using qPCR. We detected mpox DNA in 22% (79 ...