Comparing methods to impute missing daily ground-level PM10 concentrations between 2010-2017 in South Africa (Publications)
Good quality and completeness of ambient air quality monitoring data is central in supporting actions towards mitigating the impact of ambient air pollution. In South Africa, however, availability of
Trends in extrapulmonary TB cases at three teaching hospitals in Ghana, 2008-2017 (Publications)
SETTING: Three teaching hospitals in Ghana. OBJECTIVE: To elucidate trends in demographics, clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) patients. DESIGN: This was a ret
Sleeping sickness survey in the Serengeti [16mm film] (Publications)
"Die Serengeti und ihre Umgebung als Reservoir (besonders die Wildtiere) für Trypanosomen wird von der EATRO (East African Trypanosomiasis Research Organization) und dem Schweizerischen Tropeninstitut
Burden of soil-transmitted helminth infection in pregnant refugees and migrants on the Thailand-Myanmar border: results from a retrospective cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. While many STH infections are asymptomatic, vulnerable populations (e.g., pregnant women) fac
The influence of roads on the fine-scale population genetic structure of the dengue vector <em>Aedes aegypti</em> (Linnaeus) (Publications)
Dengue is endemic in tropical and subtropical countries and is transmitted mainly by Aedes aegypti. Mosquito movement can be affected by human-made structures such as roads that can act as a barrier.
Health studies in the context of artisanal and small-scale mining: a scoping review (Publications)
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is an important livelihood activity in many lowand middle-income countries. It is widely acknowledged that there are a myriad of health risk and opportunities as
A hybrid air pollution / land use regression model for predicting air pollution concentrations in Durban, South Africa (Publications)
The objective of this paper was to incorporate source-meteorological interaction information from two commonly employed atmospheric dispersion models into the land use regression technique for predict
Parallel trends in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and retail/recreation and public transport mobility during non-lockdown periods (Publications)
Recent literature strongly supports the idea that mobility reduction and social distancing play a crucial role in transmission of SARS-Cov-2 infections. It was shown during the first wave that mobilit
Associations between neighborhood violence during pregnancy and birth outcomes: evidence from Sao Paulo's Western Region Birth Cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Low birth weight and prematurity remain leading causes of infant mortality and morbidity globally. Although extensive literature has highlighted the importance of socioenvironmental charac