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1. Simple clinical and laboratory predictors to improve empirical treatment strategies in areas of high scrub typhus and dengue endemicity, central... (Publications)

   Simple clinical and laboratory predictors to improve empirical treatment strategies in areas of high scrub typhus and dengue endemicity, central Vietnam

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   over 40. Sensitivity and specificity of predictions based on these seven factors reached 93.7% and 99.5%, respectively. When excluding the "eschar" variable, the values dropped to 76.3% and 92.3%, respectively

2. eHealth supported multi-months dispensing of antiretroviral therapy: a mixed-methods preference assessment in rural Lesotho (Publications)

   eHealth supported multi-months dispensing of antiretroviral therapy: a mixed-methods preference assessment in rural Lesotho

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   age = 43 years; 74% female), 83/112 (75%) preferred MMD for 6-12 months (median = 9 months, IQR = [5, 12]). Neither sex, age, employment, costs and time for travel to clinic, nor the duration of taking

3. Transmission and diversity of <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> and <em>S. bovis </em>and their freshwater intermediate snail hosts <em>Bulinus... (Publications)

   Transmission and diversity of <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> and <em>S. bovis </em>and their freshwater intermediate snail hosts <em>Bulinus globosus </em>and <em>B. nasutus</em> in the Zanzibar Archipelago, United Republic of Tanzania

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   between 2016 and 2019 in Pemba. By analysing a partial mitochondrial cox1 region and the nuclear ITS (1-5.8S-2) rDNA region of Schistosoma cercariae, we identified 18 S. haematobium and three S. bovis haplotypes

4. An assessment of knowledge and hand hygiene practices among healthcare workers at Dodoma Regional Referral hospital (Publications)

   An assessment of knowledge and hand hygiene practices among healthcare workers at Dodoma Regional Referral hospital

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   The WHO-promoted ‘My 5 moments for hand hygiene’ is designed to prevent the spread of infectious organisms in healthcare settings which occurs mostly via contaminated hands of healthcare workers (HCWs)

5. Associations between the use of insecticide-treated nets in early childhood and educational outcomes, marriage and child-bearing in early adulthood:... (Publications)

   Associations between the use of insecticide-treated nets in early childhood and educational outcomes, marriage and child-bearing in early adulthood: evidence from a 22-year prospective cohort study in Tanzania

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   (aOR 1.40 [1.11, 1.76]) compared with women sleeping less frequently under ITNs in early life ( < age 5 years). Among men, high ITN use was associated with a 50% increase in the odds of completing primary

6. Impact of duration of antibiotic therapy and of oral step-down to amoxicillin or co-amoxiclav on effectiveness, safety and selection of antimicrobial... (Projects)

   Impact of duration of antibiotic therapy and of oral step-down to amoxicillin or co-amoxiclav on effectiveness, safety and selection of antimicrobial resistance in severe and very severe childhood community-acquired pneumonia (CAP): a randomised controlle

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   https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/impact-of-duration-of-antibiotic-therapy-and-of-oral-step-down-to-amoxicillin-or-co-amoxiclav-on-effectiveness-safety-and-selection-of-antimicrobial-resistance-in-severe-and-very-severe-childhood-community-acquired-pneumonia-cap-a-randomised-controlle

   WHO recommends children with severe/very severe pneumonia receive injectable antibiotics for at least 5 days. One major advantage of injectable regimens is that they cover a greater spectrum of bacterial

7. Farm-related determinants of food insecurity among livestock dependent households in two agrarian districts with varying rainfall patterns in Ghana (Publications)

   Farm-related determinants of food insecurity among livestock dependent households in two agrarian districts with varying rainfall patterns in Ghana

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   41%). In an adjusted model, households raising cattle in the dry district [adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) = 5.43, 95% CI: 1.94, 15.2] and being married (aOR = 9.48, 95% CI: 2.35, 38.3) were associated with moderate

8. Fine-scale-mapping of <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> infections at the school and community levels and intermediate host snail abundance in the... (Publications)

   Fine-scale-mapping of <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> infections at the school and community levels and intermediate host snail abundance in the north of Pemba Island: baseline cross-sectional survey findings before the onset of a 3-year intervention stu

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   for a S. haematobium infection than those attending a school located > 2 km away (odds ratio [OR]: 5.0; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.3-11.1). Individuals living in a house located < 1 km away from HWCSs

9. Blockchain high coverage rabies post-exposure prophylaxis to achieve zero human rabies deaths in Africa (Projects)

   Blockchain high coverage rabies post-exposure prophylaxis to achieve zero human rabies deaths in Africa

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   https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/blockchain-high-coverage-rabies-post-exposure-prophylaxis-to-achieve-zero-human-rabies-deaths-in-africa

   rabies diagnostic tests adapted to African settings to inform and accelerate therapeutic decisions. 5) To ensure the validity of the approach, by monitoring patient compliance with ID-PEP, clinical outcome

10. Association of pesticide exposure with neurobehavioral outcomes among avocado farmworkers in Mexico (Publications)

    Association of pesticide exposure with neurobehavioral outcomes among avocado farmworkers in Mexico

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    Global Severity Index (GSI) (IRR = 1.89, 95% CI:1.36, 2.75) scores, whereas higher concentrations of 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy, metabolite of chlorpyrifos) were associated with lower GSI scores (IRR = 0