HIV infection functionally impairs <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em>-specific CD4 and CD8 T-cell responses (Publications)
(n=15) or PTB (n=10). We showed that HIV infection significantly reduced the proportion of Th2 (IL-4/IL-5/IL-13) producing Mtb-specific CD4 T cells and IL-2 producing Mtb-specific CD4 and CD8 T cells in both
Rickettsial illnesses as important causes of febrile illness in Chittagong, Bangladesh (Publications)
and associated seasonality patterns. We diagnosed scrub typhus in 16.8% (70/416) and murine typhus in 5.8% (24/416) of patients; 2 patients had infections attributable to undifferentiated Rickettsia spp.
Hunting bats for human consumption in Bangladesh (Publications)
sell live bats to traditional healers. They report that the bat population has declined compared with 5 or 10 years ago, a decline they attribute to hunting and deforestation. Many have heard of a disease
Elimination of schistosomiasis mekongi from endemic areas in Cambodia and the Lao People's Democratic Republic: current status and plans (Publications)
based on mass drug administration resulted in strong advances, and prevalence was reduced to less than 5% according to stool microscopy. Even so, transmission continues unabated, and the true number of infected
Genetic landscape of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identifies heterogeneous cell-type and phenotype associations (Publications)
studies from the International COPD Genetics Consortium. We identified 82 loci associated with P < 5 x 10(-8); 47 of these were previously described in association with either COPD or population-based
A new global air quality health index based on the WHO Air Quality Guideline values with application in Cape Town (Publications)
from two global systematic reviews and meta-analyses were used to derive the excess risk (ER) for PM(2.5), PM(10), NO(2), SO(2) and O(3). Single pollutant AQHIs were developed and scaled using the ERs at the
Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets (Publications)
s.d. of the risk score ( approximately 6 alleles) (95% confidence interval) = 1.24 (1.20-1.27), P = 5.05 x 10-49), and we observed a 3.7-fold difference in COPD risk between individuals in the highest and
International workshop on insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses, December 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Publications)
international workshop on Insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5-8 December 2016. The primary aims of this workshop were to identify strategies for the development and
Changes in oral health over a 10-yr period in Switzerland (Publications)
The Swiss Health Surveys are conducted every 5 yr, and alternate surveys contain information on oral health. Worldwide the population is ageing and oral health is improving. The aim of this study was to
<em>Ascaris lumbricoides</em> egg die-off in an experimental excreta storage system and public health implication in Vietnam (Publications)
of viable A. lumbricoides eggs decreased gradually from 76.72 +/- 11.23% (mean +/- SD) to 8.26 +/- 5.20%. The storage time and the high pH value significantly increased the die-off of helminth eggs. Over