A comparison of linear regression, regularization, and machine learning algorithms to develop Europe-wide spatial models of fine particles and... (Publications)
Empirical spatial air pollution models have been applied extensively to assess exposure in epidemiological studies with increasingly sophisticated and complex statistical algorithms beyond ordinary li
Health risks for sanitation service workers along a container-based urine collection system and resource recovery value chain (Publications)
Container-based sanitation (CBS) within a comprehensive service system value chain offers a low-cost sanitation option with potential for revenue generation but may increase microbial health risks to
Microbial Ecosystem Therapeutics 4 (MET4) elicits treatment-specific IgG responses associated with changes in gut microbiota in immune checkpoint... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Gut microbiome modulation has shown promise in its potential to treat cancer in combination with immunotherapy. Mechanistically, the pathways and routes by which gut microbiota may influen
Identifying gaps in protection from malaria vector biting in rural Cambodia using an entomological assessment and human behaviour observations (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Forest-exposed populations remain the last significant, and most difficult to access, high-risk populations for malaria in Cambodia. Despite the availability of long-lasting insecticidal n
Global impact of parasitic infections and the importance of parasite control (Publications)
Parasites have a severe impact on animal and human health. Parasites like worms, ticks, mites, fleas, biting flies, mosquitoes, and pathogenic protozoa affect humans and their pets as well as their li
Assessment of health status and creation of a registry of potential research participants aged 1.5 to 50 years on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (Publications)
A malaria control program established in 2004 on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, achieved significant reductions in malaria prevalence; however, progress subsequently stalled, leading to a proposal t
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure among European adults: evidence from the HBM4EU aligned studies (Publications)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent environmental pollutants with well-documented associations to adverse health effects, posing significant public health challenges across Europe.
Ecology, global diversity and evolutionary mechanisms in the <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex (Publications)
With the COVID-19 pandemic receding, tuberculosis (TB) is again the number one cause of human death to a single infectious agent. TB is caused by bacteria that belong to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Trends of severe HIV disease and mortality among children in rural Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess trends of severe HIV disease (SHD) and mortality/loss to follow-up (LTFU) among children living with HIV in rural Tanzania. METHODS: Among children aged 0-14 years living with HIV
Equitable health care in the context of migration (Publications)
The health policy guiding principle of equitable access to healthcare faces barriers in the context of migration, on the part of both those affected and the health system. The operationalised measurem
