Annoyance due to air pollution in Europe (Publications)
particles (PM2.5) and its sulphur (S) content were measured in 21 centres as a surrogate of urban air pollution. Results: Forty-three per cent of participants reported moderate annoyance (1-5 on the scale)
Contrasting vector competence of three main East African <em>Anopheles</em> malaria vector mosquitoes for <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
three vectors. An. funestus mosquitoes presented the highest sporozoite prevalence 23.5% (95% confidence interval (CI) 17.5-29.6) and intensity of infection 6-58138 sporozoites. Relative to An. funestus, the
Impact of a teen club model on HIV outcomes among adolescents in rural Neno district, Malawi: a retrospective cohort study (Publications)
significantly higher likelihood of remaining in care than those who did not (HR=2.80; 95% CI: 1.46 to 5.34). Teen clubs also increased the probability of having a recent measured viral load (VL) and BMI, [...] 82) reduced the risk of attrition from HIV care, while underweight status (aHR=3.18; 95% CI: 1.71 to 5.92) increased the risk of attrition, after controlling for sex, WHO HIV staging and teen club participation
Facility-based indicators to manage and scale up cervical cancer prevention and care services for women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a... (Publications)
process, participants adapted the indicators to their context (round 1), then rated them for 5 criteria on a 5-point Likert-type scale (rounds 2 and 3) and then ranked their importance (round 3). RESULTS:
Gynaecologic and breast cancers in women living with HIV in South Africa: a record linkage study (Publications)
gynaecologic cancer with patient- and municipal-level characteristics. From 3 447 908 women and 10.5 million years of follow-up, we identified 11 384 incident and 7612 prevalent gynaecologic and breast [...] [CI]: 106-110), with the highest incidence observed for cervical cancer (70/1 00 000 pyears; 95% CI: 68.5-71.7). Low CD4 cell counts and high HIV RNA viral loads increased the risk of cervical and other HPV-related
Parasitic infections, anemia and malnutrition among rural settled and mobile pastoralist mothers and their children in Chad (Publications)
women and 18% (CI 13-23) in children. Malaria prevalence was low among women (1%, CI 0.5-2) and children (3% CI 2-5). No significant difference was observed in the prevalence of parasitic infection between
Air pollution and childhood leukaemia: a nationwide case-control study in Italy (Publications)
length of main roads within 100 m) and estimates of pollutants concentrations (particulate matter -PM2.5 and PM10- and gases -NO2 and O3-) from national dispersion model and land use regression models. The [...] controls lived along busy roads, and the mean annual PM10 levels were 33.3 (SD=6.3) and 33.4 µg/m3 (SD=6.5), respectively. No association was found, and all ORs, independent of the method of assessment and the
A geographic information and remote sensing based model for prediction of <em>Oncomelania hupensis </em>habitats<em> </em>in the Poyang Lake area,... (Publications)
Schistosoma japonicum, in the Poyang Lake area, China. In a first step, two multi-temporal Landsat TM 5 satellite images, one from the wet and the second from the dry season, were visually classified into [...] temperature measurements in April and August yielded a range of 22.8-24.2 degrees C, and pH values of 6.0-8.5 were derived from existing records. Both climatic features represent suitable breeding conditions for
Combination chemotherapy against <em>Clonorchis sinensis</em>: experiments with artemether, artesunate, OZ78, praziquantel, and tribendimidine in the... (Publications)
artesunate, for example, reduced worm burden by 50% and 95%, respectively. Artemether and OZ78 (12.5-50 mg/kg) showed dose-dependent killing, but no significant drug interactions when given with 150 mg/kg [...] praziquantel, suggesting independent additive effects. In contrast, artesunate and tribendimidine (12.5-50 mg/kg) showed synergistic interactions with 150 mg/kg praziquantel. When low doses of 3.1 and 6.25
Genetic association with response to intravitreal ranibizumab in patients with neovascular AMD (Publications)
loci (CFH, CFB, HTRA1, AMRS2, and VEGFA) as well as not yet reported AMD-associated genes (KDR, LRP5, and FZD4) were determined, and their frequencies were compared. Results. Of the 309 eyes included in [...] loci CFH, HTRA1, and AMRS2 were confirmed, and a risk-conferring polymorphism in one new locus, LRP5, was identified. Conclusions. Genetic predisposition may account for the variability in response to