Public health risk assessment associated with heavy metal and arsenic exposure near an abandoned mine (Kirki, Greece) (Publications)
The 'Agios Philippos' lead-zinc mine in the Kirki region (NE Greece) is now closed, but its legacy of heavy metal contamination remains at the site. At present, management of the contaminated land is
Adult triclabendazole-resistant <em>Fasciola hepatica</em>: morphological changes in the tegument and gut following <em>in vivo</em> treatment with... (Publications)
A study has been carried out to determine the morphological changes to the adult liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica after treatment in vivo with artemether. Rats were infected with the triclabendazole-res
A land use regression model for predicting ambient fine particulate matter across Los Angeles, CA (Publications)
Land use regression (LUR) models have been used successfully for predicting local variation in traffic pollution, but few studies have explored this method for deriving fine particle exposure surfaces
Novel <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex isolate from a wild chimpanzee (Publications)
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by gram-positive bacteria known as the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). MTBC include several human-associated lineages and several variants adapted to domestic an
Adult non-communicable disease mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a major global issue, as other categories of mortality have diminished and life expectancy has increased. The World Health Organization's