Prevalence and risk factors of helminths and intestinal protozoa infections among children from primary schools in western Tajikistan (Publications)
8%), whereas the prevalences of Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Enterobius vermicularis were below 5%. The prevalence of pathogenic intestinal protozoa, namely Giardia intestinalis and Entamoeba histolytica/E
History of malaria control in Tajikistan and rapid malaria appraisal in an agro-ecological setting (Publications)
superpictus, Anopheles pulcherrimus and Anopheles hyrcanus in 58 of the 73 breeding sites examined (79.5%). Rice paddies, natural creeks and man-made ponds were the most important Anopheles habitats. CONCLUSION:
Solar drinking water disinfection (SODIS) to reduce childhood diarrhoea in rural Bolivia: a cluster-randomized, controlled trial (Publications)
s in Bolivia to evaluate the effect of SODIS in reducing diarrhoea among children under the age of 5 y. A local nongovernmental organisation conducted a standardised interactive SODIS-promotion campaign
Traffic-related air pollution and incident type 2 diabetes: results from the SALIA cohort study (Publications)
nitrogen dioxide was determined at different spatial scales. RESULTS: Between 1990 and 2006, 87 (10.5%) new cases of diabetes were reported among the SALIA cohort members. The hazards for diabetes were
Vitamin A supplementation in Tanzania: the impact of a change in programmatic delivery strategy on coverage (Publications)
the introduction of twice-yearly vitamin A supplementation campaigns for children aged 6 months to 5 years, a 6-monthly universal targeting scheme (2002). A representative cluster sample of approximately
SCYX-7158, an orally-active benzoxaborole for the treatment of stage 2 human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
stable and CNS permeable. In a murine stage 2 study, SCYX-7158 is effective orally at doses as low as 12.5 mg/kg (QDx7 days). In vivo pharmacokinetic characterization of SCYX-7158 demonstrates that the compound
A systematic review of qualitative findings on factors enabling and deterring uptake of HIV testing in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
research to understand factors enabling and deterring uptake of HIV testing in SSA. We identified 5,686 citations out of which 56 were selected for full text review and synthesised 42 papers from 13 countries
Ensemble modeling of the likely public health impact of a pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccine (Publications)
catch-up vaccinations), supplementary vaccination of school-age children, or mass vaccination every 5 y. Settings with seasonally varying transmission, with overall pre-intervention entomological inoculation
Efficacy and safety of two closely spaced doses of praziquantel against <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> and <em>S. mansoni</em> and re-infection... (Publications)
86.7 (Diambala) to 151.4eggs/g of stool (Namarigoungou). Adverse events were reported by 32.9% and 1.5% of the children after the first and second doses of PZQ, respectively. We found cure rates (CRs) in
Prevention through Activity in Kindergarten Trial (PAKT): a cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effects of an activity intervention in... (Publications)
teachers were trained in workshops and during the supervision. Assessments were performed at baseline, 3-5 months into the intervention, at the end of the intervention and 2-4 months after the intervention.