Sporozoite immunization: innovative translational science to support the fight against malaria (Publications)
pregnant women and travelers exposed to Pf in Africa, with licensure for these populations possible within 5 years. Protecting children and mass vaccination programs to block transmission and eliminate malaria
Generating super-shedders: co-infection increases bacterial load and egg production of a gastrointestinal helminth (Publications)
faecal samples. Co-infection resulted in high bacterial loads early in the infection (within the first 5 days) that could cause host mortality. Co-infection also produced helminth 'super-shedders'; individuals
Mortality due to Chagas disease in Brazil from 1979 to 2009: trends and regional differences (Publications)
(proportional mortality: 0.62%). The mean crude and age-standardized mortality rates were 3.61 and 5.19 deaths/100,000 inhabitants/year, respectively. During the observation period, Chagas mortality declined
Acute muscular sarcocystosis: an international investigation among ill travelers returning from Tioman island, Malaysia, 2011 and 2012 (Publications)
exposure data. We defined a probable case as travel to Tioman Island after March 1, 2011, eosinophilia (> 5%), clinical or laboratory-supported myositis, and negative trichinellosis serology. Case confirmation
Occupational exposures and uncontrolled adult-onset asthma in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey II (Publications)
12-month and 10-year exposure to any occupational asthmagens (OR (95% CI) 1.6 (1.0-2.40) and 1.7 (1.2-2.5), respectively); high (1.7 (1.0-2.8) and 1.9 (1.3-2.9), respectively) and low (1.6 (1.0-2.7) and 1.8
The prevalence and distribution of food sensitization in european adults (Publications)
milk (0.8%) and egg (0.9%), and the most common were to hazelnut (9.3%), peach (7.9%) and apple (6.5%). The order of prevalence of IgE sensitization against different foods was similar in each centre and
Latent class analysis reveals clinically relevant atopy phenotypes in two birth cohorts (Publications)
children without an established asthma diagnosis. Severe atopy was associated with an elevated interleukin-5/interferon-gamma ratio. A path analysis among sensitized children revealed that among all features of
Recruiting families at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer from a statewide cancer registry: a methodological study (Publications)
40% Black) who returned a survey had 1,875 at-risk relatives and were willing to contact 1,360 (72.5%). From 853 invited at-risk relatives (up to two relatives per YBCS), 442 responded (51.6% response
Cotton dust, endotoxin and cancer mortality among the Shanghai textile workers cohort: a 30-year analysis (Publications)
general, risks were greatest for 20-year lagged medium exposure (all cancers HR=2.7 (95% CI 1.4 to 5.2); cancer excluding lung cancer HR=3.4 (1.7-7.0); gastrointestinal cancer HR=4.1 (1.8-9.7)). With the
Transmission dynamics and economics of rabies control in dogs and humans in an African city (Publications)
together with a dog-vaccination campaign, breaks even with cost-effectiveness of PEP alone after almost 5 years. Beyond a time-frame of 7 years, it appears to be more cost-effective to combine parenteral d