LuftiBus in the school (LUIS): a population-based study on respiratory health in schoolchildren (Publications)
Respiratory disease is common in children and strongly associated with lifestyle and environmental exposures. Thus, it is important to study the epidemiology locally. The LuftiBus in the School (LUIS)
Association between household solid fuel use and tuberculosis: cross-sectional data from the Mongolian national tuberculosis prevalence survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) and indoor air pollution (IAP) are equally critical public health issues in the developing world. Mongolia is experiencing the double burden of TB and IAP due to solid fu
Long-term exposure to black carbon and mortality: a 28-year follow-up of the GAZEL cohort (Publications)
Background: The current evidence on health effects of long-term exposure to outdoor airborne black carbon (BC) exposure remains scarce. Objectives: To examine the association between long-term exposur
Effect of bovine tuberculosis on selected productivity parameters and trading in dairy cattle kept under intensive husbandry in Central Ethiopia (Publications)
Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) has substantial impact on fertility, milk, and meat productivity in cattle. However, these assumptions are based on outdated data. Recent global studies on the impact of BTB
Associations between household socioeconomic status, car ownership, physical activity, and cardiorespiratory fitness in South African primary... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Little is known whether physical activity (PA)-promoting environments are equally accessible to children with divergent socioeconomic status (SES) in low-/middle-income countries. The auth
Associations of growth impairment and body composition among South African school-aged children enrolled in the <em>KaziAfya </em>project (Publications)
(1) Background: Early childhood malnutrition may result in increased fat mass (FM) amongschool-aged children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We explored whether SouthAfrican children with
Integrated human-animal sero-surveillance of Brucellosis in the pastoral Afar and Somali regions of Ethiopia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is widespread in Ethiopia with variable reported prevalence depending on the geographical area, husbandry practices and animal species. However, there is limited information on
Evaluation of different deployment strategies for larviciding to control malaria: a simulation study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Larviciding against malaria vectors in Africa has been limited to indoor residual spraying and insecticide-treated nets, but is increasingly being considered by some countries as a complem
Treatment strategies for nitroimidazole-refractory giardiasis: a systematic review (Publications)
Rationale for review: Giardiasis is one of the most common human protozoal infections worldwide. First line therapy of giardiasis includes nitroimidazole antibiotics. However, treatment failure with n
Bacteriophage treatment before chemical disinfection can enhance removal of plastic surface-associated <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> (Publications)
Opportunistic pathogens can linger on surfaces in hospital and building plumbing environments, leading to infections in at-risk populations. Further, biofilm-associated bacteria are protected from rem
