High detection rate of <em>Rickettsia africae</em> in <em>Amblyomma variegatum</em> but low prevalence of anti-rickettsial antibodies in healthy... (Publications)
was performed on 111 A. variegatum ticks. Rickettsial DNA was detected in 96 of 111 ticks studied (86.5%). Rickettsia africae was identified as the only infecting rickettsia using phylogenetic analysis of [...] rickettsial antigen was used. We found R. conorii-seropositives at all altitudes with prevalences between 0.5% and 3.1%. Our results suggest that A. variegatum ticks highly infected with R. africae are the most
Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition in schoolchildren in the Kilombero district, south-eastern Tanzania (Publications)
underweight, overweight, and obesity was 11.8%, 4.3%, 3.9%, 11.1%, and 2.0%, respectively. Overall, 1.5% of the children had malaria, as determined by rapid diagnostic tests, and 0.4% had severe anaemia. [...] emphasise the need for school-based health and nutrition programmes targeting children beyond the age of 5 to improve their nutritional status and mitigate potential adverse effects on health, cognition, and
“The Magic Glasses Philippines”: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a health education package for the prevention of intestinal worm infections... (Publications)
knowledge and behaviour scores in the intervention group were, respectively, 5·3 (95% confidence interval [CI]:4·2single bond6·5; p=
Use of pragmatic randomized trials in multiple sclerosis: a systematic overview (Publications)
from the United Kingdom (n = 18; 38%), Italy (n = 6; 13%), the United States and Denmark (each n = 5; 10%). Primary outcomes were diverse, for example, quality-of-life, physical functioning, or disease [...] pragmatic in all design aspects, but 14 trials (29%) were widely pragmatic (i.e. PRECIS-2 score ⩾ 4/5 in all domains). CONCLUSION: Only few and mostly small pragmatic trials exist in MS which rarely assess
Measuring financial burden in families of children living with life-limiting conditions: a scoping review of cost indicators and outcome measures (Publications)
Cost indicators used to measure direct costs were grouped into 5 medical and 11 nonmedical out-of-pocket expenses categories, of which 5 were commonly assessed (ie, treatment and diagnostics, travel and
Identification of the asymptomatic <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> gametocyte reservoir under different transmission... (Publications)
parasites and gametocytes were quantified by qPCR and RT-qPCR assays using the same methodologies in 5 cross-sectional surveys involving 16,493 individuals in Brazil, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon [...] predictor of the probability to detect gametocytes. In moderate transmission settings (prevalence by qPCR> 5%), parasite density decreased with age and the majority of gametocyte carriers were children. In low
Developing human biomonitoring as a 21st century toolbox within the European exposure science strategy 2020-2030 (Publications)
exposure to multiple chemicals (mixtures); (4) bridging regulatory silos on aggregate exposure; and (5) enhancing the effectiveness of risk management measures. In this strategy paper we propose a vision [...] further development of quality control / quality assurance throughout the HBM research life cycle; 5) obtain sustained funding and reinforcement by legislation; and 6) extend target-specific communication
Qualitative analysis of cultural formulation interview: findings and implications for revising the outline for cultural formulation (Publications)
Interview (CFI) for DSM-5 provided a tool enabling wider use of cultural formulation in clinical cultural assessment. Validation to justify the inclusion of the CFI in DSM-5 involved quantitative analysis
Temporal trends in legionellosis national notification data and the effect of COVID-19, Switzerland, 2000-2020 (Publications)
for legionellosis cases increased from 1.1/100,000 population (CI: 0.9-1.4) in 2000 to 5.6/100,000 population (CI: 5.1-6.1) in 2020. In recent years, the summer peaks have been more pronounced and some shifted
Dental care behaviour in Switzerland (Publications)
including caries/filling/endodontic treatment (10%), crowns/FDP/RDP/implants (8%), toothache (5%), extraction (5%), periodontal complaints (2%), or orthodontic appliances (2%) were more heterogeneously d
