Integrating neuroscience in psychiatry: a cultural-ecosocial systemic approach (Publications)
Psychiatry has increasingly adopted explanations for psychopathology that are based on neurobiological reductionism. With the recognition of health disparities and the realisation that someone's postc
Molecular detection and genetic characterization of zoonotic hookworm in semi-domesticated cats residing in monasteries in Bangkok, Thailand (Publications)
Hookworms are the most common parasitic nematodes in the genus of Ancylostoma that infect both humans and animals in subtropical and tropical South East Asia. The common hookworm species in cats is An
Reaction hijacking of tyrosine tRNA synthetase as a new whole-of-life-cycle antimalarial strategy (Publications)
Aminoacyl transfer RNA (tRNA) synthetases (aaRSs) are attractive drug targets, and we present class I and II aaRSs as previously unrecognized targets for adenosine 5'-monophosphate-mimicking nucleosid
Rickettsial infections are neglected causes of acute febrile illness in Teluk Intan, Peninsular Malaysia (Publications)
Rickettsial infections are among the leading etiologies of acute febrile illness in Southeast Asia. However, recent data from Malaysia are limited. This prospective study was conducted in Teluk Intan,
Towards a global One Health index: a potential assessment tool for One Health performance (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A One Health approach has been increasingly mainstreamed by the international community, as it provides for holistic thinking in recognizing the close links and inter-dependence of the hea
Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and selected health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
The health effects of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) continue to be of important public health interest. Following its well-cited 2010 critical review, the Health Effects Institute (HEI) appoint
Timely completion of childhood vaccination and its predictors in Burkina Faso (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite important progress in global vaccination coverage, many countries are still facing preventable disease outbreaks. Timely vaccination is important in getting adequate protection aga
A systematic molecular epidemiology screen reveals numerous human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 superinfections in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Studying HIV-1 superinfection is important to understand virus transmission, disease progression, and vaccine design. But detection remains challenging, with low sampling frequencies, and
Drug resistance in leprosy: an update following 70 years of chemotherapy (Publications)
Leprosy is one of the oldest infectious diseases, reported for more than 2,000 years. Leprosy elimination goal as a public health problem set by the World Health Organization, aiming for a global prev
