Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2.5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Many regions of the world are now facing more frequent and unprecedentedly large wildfires. However, the association between wildfire-related PM2.5 and mortality has not been well characte
Increased impact of air pollution on lung function in preterm versus term infants: the BILD study (Publications)
Rationale Infants born prematurely have impaired capacity to deal with oxidative stress shortly after birth. Objectives We hypothesize that the relative impact of exposure to air pollution on lung fun
Emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.620 with variant of concern-like mutations and deletions (Publications)
Distinct SARS-CoV-2 lineages, discovered through various genomic surveillance initiatives, have emerged during the pandemic following unprecedented reductions in worldwide human mobility. We here desc
No hints for abundance of <em>Bacillus anthracis</em> and <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei</em> in 100 environmental samples from Cameroon (Publications)
Background: Little is known on the abundance of the pathogens Bacillus anthracis and Burkholderia pseudomallei in environmental samples in Cameroon. Therefore, 100 respective samples were assessed in
Evidence of health system resilience in Myanmar during cyclone Nargis: a qualitative analysis (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to improve the understanding of the characteristics of health system resilience in Myanmar's response to Cyclone Nargis and to explore ways to improve resilience at
8-amino-6-methoxyquinoline-tetrazole hybrids: Impact of linkers on antiplasmodial activity (Publications)
A new series of compounds was prepared from 6-methoxyquinolin-8-amine or its N-(2-aminoethyl) analogue via Ugi-azide reaction. Their linkers between the quinoline and the tert-butyltetrazole moieties
<em>Orientia tsutsugamushi </em>dynamics in vectors and hosts: ecology and risk factors for foci of scrub typhus transmission in northern Thailand (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is an important neglected vector-borne zoonotic disease across the Asia-Pacific region, with an expanding known distribution. The disease ecology is poorly understood, despite