Post-Kala-Azar dermal leishmaniasis as a reservoir for visceral leishmaniasis transmission (Publications)
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a parasitic skin infection which can occur after visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Recent xenodiagnosis studies (Mondal et al., Clin. Infect. Dis., 2018) have
The mediating effect of immune markers on the association between ambient air pollution and adult-onset asthma (Publications)
We aim to investigate to what extent a set of immune markers mediate the association between air pollution and adult-onset asthma. We considered long-term exposure to multiple air pollution markers an
Genomic determinants of speciation and spread of the<em> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex (Publications)
Models on how bacterial lineages differentiate increase our understanding of early bacterial speciation events and the genetic loci involved. Here, we analyze the population genomics events leading to
The migration-related language barrier and professional interpreter use in primary health care in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: With increased international migration, language barriers are likely becoming more relevant in primary care. The aim of this study was to investigate the language barrier in paediatric and
Health impact and related cost of ambient air pollution in Tehran (Publications)
Ambient air pollution represents one of the biggest environmental risks to health. In this study, we estimated the avoidable mortality burden attributable to ambient air pollution in Tehran, and deriv
Clinical trials in low-resource settings: the perspectives of caregivers of paediatric participants from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Vaccine clinical trials in low-resource settings have unique challenges due to structural and financial inequities. Specifically, protecting participant and caregiver autonomy to participa
Effects of a school-based health intervention program in marginalized communities of Port Elizabeth, South Africa (the KaziBantu study): protocol for... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The burden of poverty-related infectious diseases remains high in low- and middle-income countries, while noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly gaining importance. To address this du
Prenatal and postnatal exposure to air pollution and emotional and aggressive symptoms in children from 8 European birth cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The association between air pollution exposure and emotional and behavioural problems in children is unclear. We aimed to assess prenatal and postnatal exposure to several air pollutants a
