Cancer risk in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in South Africa: a nationwide cohort study (Publications)
including 429 who developed Kaposi sarcoma (30.0 per 100 000 person-years), 107 non-Hodgkin lymphoma (7.5 per 100 000 person-years), 48 Hodgkin lymphoma (3.4 per 100 000 person-years), 45 cervical cancer (3 [...] non-Hodgkin lymphoma (3.17, 2.06-4.89), Hodgkin lymphoma (4.83, 2.61-8.93), and leukaemia (unadjusted HR 5.90, 95% CI 2.87-12.12). Cancer rates decreased over the study period, driven by declining Kaposi sarcoma
A school-based physical activity program to improve health and fitness in children aged 6-13 years (Kinder-Sportstudie KISS): study design of a... (Publications)
(n=9) or the control (n=6) group, stratified by geographic region (urban vs. rural) and by age (1st and 5th grade). Participation was given for all children in the intervention group since in this group the [...] physical education teachers adding up to a total of five PA classes per week, 2. short PA breaks (2-5 min each) during academic lessons, 3. PA home work, and 4. adaptation of recreational areas around the
A school-based physical activity program to improve health and fitness in children aged 6-13 years (Kinder-Sportstudie KISS): study design of a... (Publications)
(n=9) or the control (n=6) group, stratified by geographic region (urban vs. rural) and by age (1st and 5th grade). Participation was given for all children in the intervention group since in this group the [...] physical education teachers adding up to a total of five PA classes per week, 2. short PA breaks (2-5 min each) during academic lessons, 3. PA home work, and 4. adaptation of recreational areas around the
Cancer risk in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in South Africa: a nationwide cohort study (Publications)
including 429 who developed Kaposi sarcoma (30.0 per 100 000 person-years), 107 non-Hodgkin lymphoma (7.5 per 100 000 person-years), 48 Hodgkin lymphoma (3.4 per 100 000 person-years), 45 cervical cancer (3 [...] non-Hodgkin lymphoma (3.17, 2.06-4.89), Hodgkin lymphoma (4.83, 2.61-8.93), and leukaemia (unadjusted HR 5.90, 95% CI 2.87-12.12). Cancer rates decreased over the study period, driven by declining Kaposi sarcoma
Potential contribution of HIV during first-line tuberculosis treatment to subsequent rifampicin-monoresistant tuberculosis and acquired tuberculosis... (Publications)
tuberculosis, HIV positivity during previous treatment (adjusted OR 5.13, 1.61-16.32) was associated with uniqueness as was female sex (2.50 [1.18-5.26]). Interpretation: These data suggest that HIV contributes
Legio2020 - Temporal trends in legionellosis national notification data and the effect of COVID-19 in Switzerland, 2000- 2020 (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/legio2020-temporal-trends-in-legionellosis-national-notification-data-and-the-effect-of-covid-19-in-switzerland-2000-2020
rate for legionellosis cases 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. The highest notification rate was recorded in 2018 with 6.7/100,000
Single blinded semi-field evaluation of MAÏA® topical repellent ointment compared to unformulated 20% DEET against <em>Anopheles gambiae</em>,... (Publications)
580.9 min (95% CI 571.1-590.7) against An. arabiensis; 444.1 min (95% CI 401.8-486.5) vs 436.9 min (95% CI 405.2-468.5) against Ae. aegypti. CONCLUSIONS: MAIA((R)) repellent ointment provides complete
Rabies surveillance-response in Mali in the past 18 years and requirements for the future (Publications)
6-95.3] were positive by the DFA test. From the 486 included animal samples, 94.7% [95% CI 92.3-96.5] were domestic dogs with 90.9% [95% CI 87.9-93.3] positive, which stands out as the main reservoir of [...] Nationally reported cases of human rabies declined in recent years with an average of 12.6 [95% CI: 8.7-16.5] deaths per year. This result gives an annual incidence of 0.1047 [0.0742-0.1352] / 100'000 inhabitants
Profitability and cost-effectiveness analysis of brucellosis control in Armenia: a One Health approach (Publications)
resulting in a benefit-cost ratio of 0.133 at 80% compensation for farmers? losses and discounted at 5%. From a public health perspective, the cost-effectiveness ratio for the same intervention scenario [...] added to the public health costs, the cost-effectiveness decreases to US$ 6727 per DALY averted at a 5% discount rate (95% CI: US$ 5371?US$ 8504). These cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost ratios highlight
Aspects épidémiologiques et cliniques de l'intoxication par les déchets toxiques dans le district d'Abidjan (Publications)
drug directly, for free. 94 individuals (about 7.2%) chose their own self-medication, and 74 people (5.7%) a traditional treatment. In all, 34 people, about 2.6% of those who sought care, were hospitalized [...] a cough and thoracic pains (21.8%), digestive signs (diarrhoea and abdominal distension, about 21.5%), and cutaneous (pruritus) and neurological (headaches) signs (20.7%). Overall, 532 people (21.%) still