Factors associated with compliance among users of solar water disinfection in rural Bolivia (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Diarrhoea is the second leading cause of childhood mortality, with an estimated 1.3 million deaths per year. Promotion of Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) has been suggested as a
The interrelation between premenstrual syndrome and major depression: results from a population-based sample (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Research about the relationship between premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and major depression is limited. This study examined the relationship between moderate to severe PMS and major
Frontiers of parasitology research in the People's Republic of China: infection, diagnosis, protection and surveillance (Publications)
ABSTRACT: Control and eventual elimination of human parasitic diseases in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China) requires novel approaches, particularly in the areas of diagnostics, mathematical
Exposure to microbial agents in house dust and wheezing, atopic dermatitis and atopic sensitization in early childhood: a birth cohort study in rural... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Early-life exposure to environmental microbial agents may be associated with development of wheezing and allergic diseases. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of microbial exposure in ru
Spatial variations of levoglucosan in four European study areas (Publications)
Relatively little is known about long term effects of wood smoke on population health. A wood combustion marker - levoglucosan - was measured using a standardized sampling and measurement method in fo
Epidemiology of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> on Mekong Islands in Southern Laos (Publications)
Strongyloides stercoralis is a neglected helminth infection potentially leading to a systemic infection in immunocompromised individuals. In Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR, Laos), informati
Evaluation of banked urine samples for the detection of circulating anodic and cathodic antigens in <em>Schistosoma mekongi </em>and <em>S. japonicum... (Publications)
In Asia, Schistosoma japonicum is the predominant schistosome species, while Schistosoma mekongi is confined to limited foci in Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic. While the People's Republ
Repeated stool sampling and use of multiple techniques enhance the sensitivity of helminth diagnosis: a cross-sectional survey in southern Lao... (Publications)
Intestinal parasitic infections are common in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). We investigated the accuracy of the Kato-Katz (KK) technique in relation to varying stool sampling efforts, an
