Lung allograft microbiome association with gastroesophageal reflux, inflammation, and allograft dysfunction (Publications)
RATIONALE: It remains unclear how gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects allograft microbial community composition in lung transplant recipients, and its impact on lung allograft inflammation
Assessment of pesticide safety knowledge and practices in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study of smallholder farmers in the Mekong delta (Publications)
Over the past three decades, the Vietnamese Mekong Delta experienced a significant increase in agricultural productivity, partly achieved through increased agrochemical use. To abate negative effects
Gender moderates results of a randomized clinical trial for the Khanya intervention for substance use and ART adherence in HIV care in South Africa (Publications)
Little is known about gender effects of alcohol and drug use (AOD) among people living with HIV (PLWH) in resource-limited settings. Using multilevel models, we tested whether gender moderated the eff
Diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma </em>infection in non-human animal hosts: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Reliable and field-applicable diagnosis of schistosome infections in non-human animals is important for surveillance, control, and verification of interruption of human schistosomiasis tra
Review of 2022 WHO guidelines on the control and elimination of schistosomiasis (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a helminthiasis infecting approximately 250 million people worldwide. In 2001, the World Health Assembly (WHA) 54.19 resolution defined a new global strategy for control of schistos
Impact of COVID-19 on maternal health and child care behavior: evidence from a quasi-experimental study of vulnerable communities in Boa Vista, Brazil (Publications)
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 related distress has been shown to have negative associations with family well-being. OBJECTIVES: To determine the immediate impact of acute COVID-19 infection on maternal well-be
Assessing the association between air pollution and child development in São Paulo, Brazil (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Outdoor air pollution is increasingly recognised as a key threat to population health globally, with particularly high risks for urban residents. In this study, we assessed the association
Whole-genome characterisation of ESBL-producing <em>E. coli</em> isolated from drinking water and dog faeces from rural Andean households in Peru (Publications)
E. coli that produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are major multidrug-resistant bacteria. In Peru, only a few reports have characterised the whole genome of ESBL enterobacteria. We aimed
Long-term effect of asthma on the development of obesity among adults: an international cohort study, ECRHS (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a known risk factor for asthma. Although some evidence showed asthma causing obesity in children, the link between asthma and obesity has not been investigated in adults. METH
Reflections on the 2021 World Malaria Report and the future of malaria control (Publications)
The World Malaria Report, released in December 2021, reflects the unique challenges currently facing the global malaria community. The report showed the devastating toll of malaria, with an estimated
