Urban agricultural land use and characterization of mosquito larval habitats in a medium-sized town of Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Urban agriculture is common across Africa and contributes to the livelihoods of urban dwellers. Some crop systems create suitable mosquito breeding sites and thus might affect malaria transmission. Th
Respiratory symptoms, atopy and bronchial hyperreactivity in professional firefighters (Publications)
The aim of the present study was to assess respiratory health in professional firefighters. A total of 101 male professional firefighters from Basel, Switzerland, were included in the study. A control
Impact of integrated management of childhood illness on inequalities in child health in rural Tanzania (Publications)
We examined the impact of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy on the equality of health outcomes and access across socioeconomic gradients in rural Tanzania, by comparing ch
Farm exposure and time trends in early childhood may influence DNA methylation in genes related to asthma and allergy (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Genetic susceptibility and environmental influences are important contributors to the development of asthma and atopic diseases. Epigenetic mechanisms may facilitate gene by environment in
La démographie canine et son importance pour la transmission de la rage humaine à N'Djaména (Publications)
A transversal study using the clustering technique was carried out in 600 households to estimate dog-population density in the city of N'Djamena and evaluate the knowledge of the inhabitants concernin