Pre-treatment HIV-1 drug resistance in antiretroviral therapy-naive adults in Eastern Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pre-treatment HIV drug resistance (PDR) may result in increased risk of virological failure and acquisition of new resistance mutations. With recently increasing ART coverage and periodic
Containment of a fatal and highly infectious disease outbreak (Publications)
This case study was designed based on several experience with several viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) outbreaks responded to in Uganda between 2000 and 2016. Fictitious scenarios have been included t
Work time allocation at primary health care level in two regions of Albania (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Although well-performing workforce is essential to equitable and efficient health service delivery, few countries have systematically addressed performance improvements. How health worke
Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in the Somali region, eastern Ethiopia (Publications)
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in low-income countries like Ethiopia. However, because of the limited laboratory infrastructure there is a shorta
Hepatitis E virus outbreak among Tigray war refugees from Ethiopia, Sudan (Publications)
We report hepatitis E virus (HEV) outbreaks among refugees from Ethiopia in Sudan during June 2021-February 2022. We identified 1,589 cases of acute jaundice syndrome and used PCR to confirm HEV infec
Functional limitations 12 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection correlate with initial disease severity: an observational study of cardiopulmonary... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) provides a comprehensive assessment of pulmonary, cardiovascular and musculosceletal function. Reduced CPET performance could be an indicator for ch
Pharmacokinetics of ascending doses of praziquantel in adults infected with <em>Opisthorchis felineus</em> in Western Siberia, Russian Federation (Publications)
Opisthorchiasis due to the liver fluke Opisthorchis felineus is highly prevalent in rural regions of Western Siberia, causing severe liver and bile duct maladies. Praziquantel administered as a three-
Multi-sensor data collection for personal exposure monitoring: ICARUS experience (Publications)
As part of the ICARUS (Integrated Climate forcing and Air pollution Reduction in Urban Systems) H2020 EU project, sampling campaigns took place in seven European cities (Athens, Basel, Brno, Ljubljana
