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1. Cervical cancer in women living in South Africa: a record linkage study of the National Health Laboratory Service and the National Cancer Registry (Publications)

   Cervical cancer in women living in South Africa: a record linkage study of the National Health Laboratory Service and the National Cancer Registry

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   Introduction: In countries with high HIV prevalence, it is important to understand the cervical cancer (CC) patterns by HIV status to ensure targeted prevention measures. We aimed to determine the fac

2. Developing customized stepwise MIRU-VNTR typing for tuberculosis surveillance in Georgia (Publications)

   Developing customized stepwise MIRU-VNTR typing for tuberculosis surveillance in Georgia

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   INTRODUCTION: Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Units-Variable Tandem Repeats (MIRU-VNTR) typing has been widely used for molecular epidemiological studies of tuberculosis (TB). However, genotypin

3. Prevalence and molecular identification of zoonotic <em>Anisakis </em>and <em>Pseudoterranova </em>species in fish destined to human consumption in... (Publications)

   Prevalence and molecular identification of zoonotic <em>Anisakis </em>and <em>Pseudoterranova </em>species in fish destined to human consumption in Chile

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   Zoonotic larvae of the family Anisakidae found in several fish species represent a serious risk in public health since they may cause food-borne anisakidosis in humans. Chile has culinary preferences

4. Parents' vaccination information seeking, satisfaction with and trust in medical providers in Switzerland: a mixed-methods study (Publications)

   Parents' vaccination information seeking, satisfaction with and trust in medical providers in Switzerland: a mixed-methods study

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   OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to better understand parental trust in and satisfaction with information sources and medical providers regarding decision making about childhood vaccines. SETTING

5. Revisiting the effect of pharmaceuticals on transmission stage formation in the malaria parasite <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)

   Revisiting the effect of pharmaceuticals on transmission stage formation in the malaria parasite <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>

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   Malaria parasites rely on specialized stages, called gametocytes, to ensure human-to-human transmission. The formation of these sexual precursor cells is initiated by commitment of blood stage parasit

6. The prevalence of mental disorders among intimate partner violence exposed and non-exposed Rwandans: findings from a national cross-sectional survey (Publications)

   The prevalence of mental disorders among intimate partner violence exposed and non-exposed Rwandans: findings from a national cross-sectional survey

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   Despite mounting evidence indicating an increased risk of long-term mental disorders in Rwanda's general population, little is still known about the national prevalence of mental disorders among victi

7. Different gut microbial communities correlate with efficacy of albendazole-ivermectin against soil-transmitted helminthiases (Publications)

   Different gut microbial communities correlate with efficacy of albendazole-ivermectin against soil-transmitted helminthiases

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   Soil-transmitted helminth infections represent a large burden with over a quarter of the world's population at risk. Low cure rates are observed with standard of care (albendazole); therefore, a more

8. Brief report: active HIV case finding in the city of Kigali, Rwanda: assessment of voluntary assisted partner notification modalities to detect... (Publications)

   Brief report: active HIV case finding in the city of Kigali, Rwanda: assessment of voluntary assisted partner notification modalities to detect undiagnosed HIV infections

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   BACKGROUND: Voluntary assisted partner notification (VAPN) services that use contract, provider, or dual referral modalities may be efficient to identify individuals with undiagnosed HIV infection. We

9. Effects of intersecting internalized stigmas and avoidance on HIV and alcohol-related outcomes among people living with HIV in South Africa (Publications)

   Effects of intersecting internalized stigmas and avoidance on HIV and alcohol-related outcomes among people living with HIV in South Africa

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   BACKGROUND: Despite HIV and problematic drinking often co-occurring in South Africa (SA), limited research has examined how HIV stigma relates to alcohol outcomes, how alcohol stigma relates to HIV ou

10. Burden of Covid-19 restrictions: national, regional and global estimates (Publications)

    Burden of Covid-19 restrictions: national, regional and global estimates

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    Background: A growing literature has documented the high global morbidity, mortality and mental health burden associated with the current Covid-19 pandemic. In this paper, we aimed to quantify the tot