Are schoolchildren less infected if they have good knowledge about parasitic worms? A case study from rural Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Parasitic worms (helminths) are common infections in low- and middle-income countries. For most helminth species, school-aged children are at highest risk of infection and morbidity, such
Spatial PM2.5, NO2, O3 and BC models for Western Europe - evaluation of spatiotemporal stability (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In order to investigate associations between air pollution and adverse health effects consistent fine spatial air pollution surfaces are needed across large areas to provide cohorts with c
The importance of dog population contact network structures in rabies transmission (Publications)
Canine rabies transmission was interrupted in N'Djamena, Chad, following two mass vaccination campaigns. However, after nine months cases resurged with re-establishment of endemic rabies transmission
A prospective cohort study of adolescents' memory performance and individual brain dose of microwave radiation from wireless communication (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The potential impact of microwave radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) emitted by wireless communication devices on neurocognitive functions of adolescents is controversial. In a
Sachet water quality and product registration: a cross-sectional study in Accra, Ghana (Publications)
The study's objectives were to assess the extent to which packaged water producers follow product registration procedures and to assess the relationship between product registration and drinking water
Spontaneous point mutations in the capsule synthesis locus leading to structural and functional changes of the capsule in serogroup A meningococcal... (Publications)
Whole genome sequencing analysis of 100 Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A isolates has revealed that the csaABCD-ctrABCD-ctrEF capsule polysaccharide synthesis locus represents a spontaneous point mu