Disease burden due to gastrointestinal infections among people living along the major wastewater system in Hanoi, Vietnam (Publications)
Background: Despite recent improvements of wastewater treatment capacities in urban areas of Hanoi, Vietnam, microbial pollution is still considerable. There is a paucity of burden estimates due to ga
Preventive chemotherapy in one year reduces by over 80% the number of individuals with soil-transmitted helminthiases causing morbidity: results from... (Publications)
The morbidity due to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura is caused by infections of moderate and heavy intensity while hookworm infections of all intensities are recognized to cause morbidity
Is there an association between ambient air pollution and bladder cancer incidence? Analysis of 15 European cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Ambient air pollution contains low concentrations of carcinogens implicated in the etiology of urinary bladder cancer (BC). Little is known about whether exposure to air pollution influenc
Obesity, weight change, and chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a longitudinal study in Taiwan (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We investigated obesity and weight change in relation to risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Asian patients with Type 2 diabetes using longitudinal data. METHODS: We recruited 1187 dia
High HIV prevalence and associated risk factors among female sex workers in Rwanda (Publications)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence is often high among female sex workers (FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the dynamics of HIV infection in this key population is critical to dev
Characteristics and epidemiological profile of Buruli ulcer in the district of Tiassalé, south Côte d’Ivoire (Publications)
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a cutaneous infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. It is the third most common mycobacterial disease in the world in the immunocompetent patient and second in Cote d
Strengthening HIV therapy and care in rural Tanzania affects rates of viral suppression (Publications)
Objectives: To assess viral suppression rates, to assess prevalence of acquired HIV drug resistance and to characterize the spectrum of HIV-1 drug resistance mutations (HIV-DRM) in HIV-1-infected pati
Radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure in everyday microenvironments in Europe: a systematic literature review (Publications)
The impact of the introduction and advancement in communication technology in recent years on exposure level of the population is largely unknown. The main aim of this study is to systematically revie
Rabies awareness and dog ownership among rural northern and southern Chadian communities − analysis of a community-based, cross-sectional household... (Publications)
Canine rabies represents a major - but preventable - public health threat in Chad. In preparation for a nation-wide canine parenteral mass vaccination campaign we conducted a community-based, cross-se
