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1. Effects of smoking bans on passive smoking exposure at work and at home. The European Community Respiratory Health Survey (Publications)

   Effects of smoking bans on passive smoking exposure at work and at home. The European Community Respiratory Health Survey

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   responses, subjects and centres. Passive smoking at work was reported by 31.9% in 1990-95, 17.5% in 1998-2003 and 2.5% in 2010-14. Concurrently passive smoking at home decreased from 28.9% to 18.2% and 8.8%

2. WB Niger WASH Cash transfer - Impact Evaluation Endline Survey Integrated WASH/Cash Transfer Program in Niger (Sahel Adaptive Safety Net Program) (Projects)

   WB Niger WASH Cash transfer - Impact Evaluation Endline Survey Integrated WASH/Cash Transfer Program in Niger (Sahel Adaptive Safety Net Program)

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   https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/wb-niger-wash-cash-transfer-impact-evaluation-endline-survey-integrated-wash/cash-transfer-program-in-niger-sahel-adaptive-safety-net-program

   Household questionnaire. Key variables of interest: diarrheal incidence among <5 years old children, anthropometric status of <5 years old children Anthropometric measurement of children (weight, height, mid-upper

3. The essential malaria protein <em>Pf</em>CyRPA targets glycans to invade erythrocytes (Publications)

   The essential malaria protein <em>Pf</em>CyRPA targets glycans to invade erythrocytes

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   glycans terminating with α2-6-linked N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac). PfCyRPA has a > 50-fold binding preference for human, α2-6-linked Neu5Ac over non-human, α2-6-linked N-glycolylneuraminic acid. PfCyRPA

4. <em>SERPINA1</em> gene variants in individuals from the general population with reduced {alpha}1-antitrypsin concentrations (Publications)

   <em>SERPINA1</em> gene variants in individuals from the general population with reduced {alpha}1-antitrypsin concentrations

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   Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA) with serum AAT concentrations 5 sequencing. RESULTS: We found that 900 of 1399 samples (64%), carried the normal PI*MM genotype, whereas [...] 103 to 113 and from 93 to 103 mg/dL, individuals with the PI*MM genotype represented the majority (86.5% and 53.8%, respectively). The PI*MS genotype was predominant (54.9%) in the AAT range of 83 to 93 mg/dL

5. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV Option B+ cascade in rural Tanzania: the one stop clinic model (Publications)

   Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV Option B+ cascade in rural Tanzania: the one stop clinic model

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   RESULTS: 1,579 women attended the ANC. Seven (0.4%) were known to be HIV-infected. Of the remainder, 98.5% (1,548/1,572) were offered an HIV test, 94% (1,456/1,548) accepted and 38 (2.6%) tested HIV-positive [...] during both the pre- and post-B+ periods. During the post-B+ period, test acceptance (94% versus 90.5%, p

6. Hepatitis A in Switzerland: an analysis of 29 years of surveillance data and contemporary challenges (Publications)

   Hepatitis A in Switzerland: an analysis of 29 years of surveillance data and contemporary challenges

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   on rates were calculated. RESULTS: From 1988 to 2016, the HA notification rate decreased from 9.5 to 0.5 per 100'000 population in Switzerland. Median age and the proportion of hospitalised cases increased

7. Morbidity profile and sociodemographic characteristics of unaccompanied refugee minors seen by paediatric practices between October 2014 and February... (Publications)

   Morbidity profile and sociodemographic characteristics of unaccompanied refugee minors seen by paediatric practices between October 2014 and February 2016 in Bavaria, Germany

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   the hepatitis A immunity was 92.8%, but only 34.5% showed a constellation of immunity against hepatitis B. Suspect cases for tuberculosis were found in 5.8% of the URM. There were no HIV positive individuals

8. Estimated population-level impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines against all-cause pneumonia mortality among unvaccinated age groups in five Latin... (Publications)

   Estimated population-level impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines against all-cause pneumonia mortality among unvaccinated age groups in five Latin American countries

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   aimed to assess the population-level impact of pediatric PCVs on all-cause pneumonia mortality among ≥5 years of age, and invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) cases in Chile. METHODS: Demographic and mortality [...] mortality data from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico were collected considering the ≥ 5-year-old population, from 2000-2019, with 1,795,789 deaths due to all-cause pneumonia. IPD cases in Chile

9. Gender differences in adult-onset asthma: results from the Swiss SAPALDIA cohort study (Publications)

   Gender differences in adult-onset asthma: results from the Swiss SAPALDIA cohort study

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   confounders and stratified by sex and allergic sensitisation at baseline.Over 20 years, 128 (5.1%) men and 198 (7.5%) women newly reported doctor-diagnosed asthma. The adjusted odds ratio for female sex was

10. Candidate-gene based GWAS identifies reproducible DNA markers for metabolic pyrethroid resistance from standing genetic variation in East African... (Publications)

    Candidate-gene based GWAS identifies reproducible DNA markers for metabolic pyrethroid resistance from standing genetic variation in East African <em>Anopheles gambiae</em>

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    gene, Vgsc). The putative associations were confirmed for two of the marker SNPs, in the P450 Cyp4j5 and the esterase Coeae1d by reproducible association with pyrethroid resistance in multiple field c [...] also showed evidence of association with resistance as did environmental humidity. Sequencing of Cyp4j5 and Coeae1d detected no resistance-linked loss of diversity, suggesting selection from standing variation