Acting beyond 2020: better characterization of praziquantel and promising antischistosomal leads (Publications)
The commitment to eliminate schistosomiasis as a public health problem has mobilized the expansion of praziquantel treatment to meet the London Declaration targets. New research has thus sought to elu
Predictors of stunting and pathway analysis for linear growth among children aged two to three years of age after a trial of small-quantity... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Globally, 148 million children under 5 are stunted, with risk factors varying by context. Our 'Impact of Growth Charts and Nutritional Supplements on Child Growth in Zambia' (ZamCharts) tr
Assessment of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution: an exposure framework (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with morbidity and mortality, making it an important public health concern. Emissions from motorized traffic are a common source of air poll
Markers of environmental enteric dysfunction are associated with poor growth and developmental outcomes among young children in Lusaka, Zambia (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To examine cross-sectional relationships between biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), an acquired subclinical condition of the small intestine, and anthropometric and deve
Assessing the ecological patterns of <em>Aedes aegypti</em> in areas with high arboviral risks in the large city of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The city of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire has increasingly faced multiple outbreaks of Aedes mosquito-borne arboviral diseases (e.g., dengue (DEN) and yellow fever (YF)) during the recent years,
A matter of timing: biting by malaria-infected <em>Anopheles</em> mosquitoes and the use of interventions during the night in rural south-eastern... (Publications)
Knowing when and where infected mosquitoes bite is required for estimating accurate measures of malaria risk, assessing outdoor exposure, and designing intervention strategies. This study combines sec
Estimating the burden of disease attributable to non-assisted suicide in Switzerland from 2009 to 2021: a secondary data analysis (Publications)
CONTEXT AND GOAL: This research addresses the issue of suicide and attempted suicide, which have a significant impact on global premature mortality and disability. Particularly noteworthy is the preva
Viral suppression and adherence in adolescents living with HIV in rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by poor treatment outcomes, likely a consequence of poor adherence. OBJECTIVES: To assess viral suppression rates and
One Health (Publications)
One Health is an integrated approach to the health of people, animals and the environment simultaneously. An integrated view of human and environmental health is not new and has roots in India and Chi