National and sub-national drinking water fluoride concentrations and prevalence of fluorosis and of decayed, missed, and filled teeth in Iran from... (Publications)
Fluoride intake, fluorosis, and dental caries could affect quality of life and disease burden worldwide. As a part of the National and Sub-national Burden of Disease Study (NASBOD) in Iran, we conduct
Socio-cultural and economic factors influencing adolescents' resilience against the threat of teenage pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey in Accra,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Adolescent pregnancy exposes female adolescents to medical, social and economic risks. In Ghana, adolescent mothers are more likely to experience complications during pregnancy and deliver
Household and personal factors are sources of heterogenity in intestinal parasite clearance among Mexican children 6-15 months of age supplemented... (Publications)
A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was carried out among Mexico children aged 6-15 months to determine how household characteristics modify vitamin A and zinc supplementation efficac
Molecular epidemiology of human rhinoviruses and enteroviruses highlights their diversity in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) and enteroviruses (HEVs) belong to the Enterovirus genus and are the most frequent cause of infection worldwide, but data on their molecular epidemiology in Africa are scarce
Monitoring multiple sclerosis by multimodel evoked potentials: numerically versus ordinally scaled scoring systems (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To compare the ability of different evoked potential scores (EPS) to monitor and predict the disease course in multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS: Seventy-two patients with MS or clinically i
Omega-3 fatty acids contribute to the asthma-protective effect of unprocessed cow's milk (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Living on a farm has repeatedly been shown to protect children from asthma and allergies. A major factor involved in this effect is consumption of unprocessed cow's milk obtained directly
Clinical implications of molecular drug resistance testing for <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em>: a TBNET/RESIST-TB consensus statement (Publications)
The emergence of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a challenge to global tuberculosis (TB) control. Although culture-based methods have been regarded as the gold standard for dru
First report of <em>Echinococcus granulosus</em> (genotype G6) in a dog in Bamako, Mali (Publications)
Cystic echinococcosis is one of the most widespread and important helminthic zoonoses, caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. However, to date there is little information ab
