Maternal hepatitis B infection burden, comorbidity and pregnancy outcome in a low-income population on the Myanmar-Thailand border: a retrospective... (Publications)
HBsAg+/HBeAg- and 211/11,025 (1.9%) were HBsAg+/HBeAg+. The caesarean section rate was low at 522/8,963 (5.8%). No significant associations were observed between pregnancy comorbidities or adverse pregnancy
Assessment of health status and creation of a registry of potential research participants aged 1.5 to 50 years on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (Publications)
excluded, and 1,378 were entered into the registry. Among those screened, 13.6% had Plasmodium, 1.8% had Loa loa, 4.8% had hepatitis B, 0.5% had hepatitis C, and 2.1% had HIV. Adults were twice as likely to have
A combined school survey and reactive case detection reveals minimal local transmission of malaria in the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea (Publications)
travel, mainly to lower-altitude endemic areas. Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets were used by 34.8% [95% CI 28.7, 40.8] of household members. The average annual malaria incidence in the catchment areas was 3.7
[Preprint] In the shadow of Smith's invisible hand: risks to economic stability and social wellbeing in the age of intelligence (Publications)
to double its current level, decrease per capita disposable income by 26% (95% interval, 20.6% - 31.8%), and decrease the consumption index by 21% (95% interval, 13.6% - 28.3%) by mid-2050. To prevent a [...] reduction in per capita disposable income due to the estimated increase in underutilization, at least a 10.8-fold increase in the new job creation rate would be necessary. Results demonstrate the feasibility of
Awareness, treatment, and control among adults living with arterial hypertension or diabetes mellitus in two rural districts in Lesotho (Publications)
64.8-69.9%, 878/1305) took treatment, and 49.0% (95%CI 46.3-51.7%, 640/1305) were controlled. Among participants with diabetes, 48.4% (95%CI 42.0-55.0%, 111/229) were aware of their condition, 55.8% (95%CI
Effectiveness of three sampling approaches for optimizing mapping and preventive chemotherapy against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> in the western part... (Publications)
prevalence of S. mansoni was 23.5% (95% confidence interval (CI): 19.9-27.6%), 21.6% (95% CI: 17.1-26.8%), and 18.3% (95% CI: 11.9-27.1%) with the first, second, and third approach, respectively. The respective [...] infection intensity was 117.9 eggs per gram of stool (EPG) (95% CI: 109.3-127.3 EPG), 104.6 EPG (95% CI: 93.8-116.6 EPG), and 94.6 EPG (95% CI 79.5-112.7 EPG). We conclude that, although randomly sampling up to
public holidays. However, we will continue to offer our malaria diagnostic service on weekdays from 8am to 5pm. Samples for malaria microscopy that arrive at our laboratory by 5pm on weekdays (Mon–Fri) [...] weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays will be processed on the next working day (Mon–Fri 8am–5pm). Please continue to notify us of any malaria diagnostic samples by telephone (tel: 061 284 82
Effectiveness of three sampling approaches for optimizing mapping and preventive chemotherapy against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> in the western part... (Publications)
prevalence of S. mansoni was 23.5% (95% confidence interval (CI): 19.9-27.6%), 21.6% (95% CI: 17.1-26.8%), and 18.3% (95% CI: 11.9-27.1%) with the first, second, and third approach, respectively. The respective [...] infection intensity was 117.9 eggs per gram of stool (EPG) (95% CI: 109.3-127.3 EPG), 104.6 EPG (95% CI: 93.8-116.6 EPG), and 94.6 EPG (95% CI 79.5-112.7 EPG). We conclude that, although randomly sampling up to
Carriage of linezolid-resistant enterococci (LRE) among humans and animals in Nigeria: coexistence of the <em>cfr, optrA </em>and <em>poxtA</em> genes... (Publications)
LRE were recovered from 5.87% (37/630; 95% CI:4.17 - 8.00) of the samples with the prevalence in animals and humans being 6.22% (28/450); 95%CI:4.17-8.87) and 5.00% (9/180); 95% CI:2.31-9.28 respectively
Decreasing incidence of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in people with HIV in South Africa (Publications)
overall SCCC incidence rate of 6.8/100,000 person-years. The SCCC incidence rate decreased between 2004 and 2014 with an annual percentage change of -10.9% (95% CI -13.3 to -8.3). PWH residing within latitudes
