Spectrum of infectious diseases among newly arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Our study aimed at determining the prevalence of selected infectious diseases among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, asymptomatic
A prospective cohort study on ambient air pollution and respiratory morbidities including childhood asthma in adolescents from the western Cape... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is evidence from existing literature that ambient air pollutant exposure in early childhood likely plays an important role in asthma exacerbation and other respiratory symptoms, with
How much will it cost to eradicate lymphatic filariasis? An analysis of the financial and economic costs of intensified efforts against lymphatic... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a neglected tropical disease (NTD) preventable through mass drug administration (MDA), is one of six diseases deemed possibly eradicable. Previously we develop
Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal density is associated with viral activity but not with use of improved stoves among young Andean children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Indoor smoke exposure is common in developing countries and may influence nasopharyngeal (NP) pneumococcal colonization density and risk of acute respiratory illness. We compared colonizat
Portable functional neuroimaging as an environmental epidemiology tool: a how-to guide for the use of fNIRS in field studies (Publications)
SUMMARY: The widespread application of functional neuroimaging within the field of environmental epidemiology has the potential to greatly enhance our understanding of how environmental toxicants affe
<em>"Koko et les lunettes magiques"</em>: an educational entertainment tool to prevent parasitic worms and diarrheal diseases in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Integrated control programs, emphasizing preventive chemotherapy along with health education, can reduce the incidence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis. The aim of thi