Potential risk of regional disease spread in west Africa through cross-border cattle trade (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Transboundary animal movements facilitate the spread of pathogens across large distances. Cross-border cattle trade is of economic and cultural importance in West Africa. This study explor
Impact of home environment interventions on the risk of influenza-associated ARI in Andean children: observations from a prospective household-based... (Publications)
BACKGROUND:The Respiratory Infections in Andean Peruvian Children (RESPIRA-PERU) study enrolled children who participated in a community-cluster randomized trial of improved stoves, solar water disinf
Accuracy of the Kato-Katz method and formalin-ether concentration technique for the diagnosis of <em>Clonorchis sinensis</em>, and implication for... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Clonorchiasis is a chronic neglected disease caused by a liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis. Chemotherapy is the mainstay of control and treatment efficacy is usually determined by microscop
Essential medicines in Tanzania: does the new delivery system improve supply and accountability? (Publications)
Objective: Assess whether reform in the Tanzanian medicines delivery system from a central 'push' kit system to a decentralized 'pull' Integrated Logistics System (ILS) has improved medicines accounta
Transmission of malaria in relation to distribution and coverage of long-lasting insecticidal nets in central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) is an effective malaria control strategy. However, there are challenges to achieve high coverage, such as distribution sustainability, and
Intestinal parasitic infections in HIV-infected patients, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
BACKGROUND: HIV infection is an emerging problem in Laos. We conducted the first prospective study on intestinal parasites, including opportunistic protozoa, in newly diagnosed HIV infected patients,
Associations between family-related factors, breakfast consumption and BMI among 10- to 12-year-old European children: the cross-sectional... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate associations of family-related factors with children's breakfast consumption and BMI-z-score and to examine whether children's breakfast consumption mediates associations bet