Comparison of novel and standard diagnostic tools for the detection of<em> Schistosoma mekongi</em> infection in Lao People's Democratic Republic and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Given the restricted distribution of Schistosoma mekongi in one province in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and two provinces in Cambodia, together with progress of the national
Peak flow variability in the SAPALDIA study and its validity in screening for asthma-related conditions (Publications)
We used 3-wk peak expiratory flow (PEF) measurements (twice daily) made in the diary study of the population-based Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Disease in Adults to describe PEF-variability (
High awareness but low coverage of a locally produced fortified complementary food in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: findings from a cross-sectional... (Publications)
Poor complementary feeding practices among infants and young children in Cote d'Ivoire are major contributing factors to the country's high burden of malnutrition. As part of a broad effort to address
Understanding resilience of female adolescents towards teenage pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In Tanzania, teenage pregnancy rates are still high despite the efforts being made to reduce them. Not enough is known about how adolescents experience and cope with sexuality and teenage
Different but overlapping populations of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> in dogs and humans: dogs as a possible source for zoonotic... (Publications)
Strongyloidiasis is a much-neglected soil born helminthiasis caused by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis. Human derived S. stercoralis can be maintained in dogs in the laboratory and this parasit
An assessment of hair cortisol among postpartum Brazilian mothers and infants from a high-risk community in Sâo Paulo: intra-individual stability and... (Publications)
This study examined maternal-infant synchrony of hair cortisol at 12 months after birth and the intra-individual stability of maternal hair cortisol in the postpartum period. Participants were selecte