Residential greenspace and COVID-19 morbidity and mortality: a nationwide cohort study in Denmark (Publications)
During an average of 14 months follow-up, 62,880 participants were infected with SARS-CoV-2, of whom 8,759 were hospitalized, and 2,382 died, with COVID-19. We observed a negative association between residential [...] estimated that increasing greenspace around residences up to WHO recommended levels would have prevented 8-14 % of COVID-19 events during the first 14 months, with the largest benefits among those with the lowest
Excess mortality during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: evidence from a rural survey (Publications)
compared to 2018-2019. Leading causes of death in 2020 included cardiac disease (CSMR = 121.0, CI = 115.8-127.3), stroke (CSMR = 108.0, CI = 102.6-114.0), and acute respiratory infection (CSMR = 61.0, CI = 55 [...] significantly higher mortality rates than in previous years. Older age (IRR = 1.6), less education (IRR = 1.8), and lower socio-economic groups (IRR = 2.1) had higher mortality rates in 2020 compared to pre-pandemic
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention and the spread of <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>quintuple-mutant parasites resistant to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine: a... (Publications)
setting, the effective reduction in clinical cases in children receiving SMC was 79·0% (95% CI 77·8-80·8) and 60·4% (58·6-62·3) during the months of SMC implementation when the quintuple mutant was absent
Global and regional cardiovascular mortality attributable to nonoptimal temperatures over time (Publications)
temperatures, constituting 8.86% (95% empirical CI: 7.51%-12.32%) of total cardiovascular mortality corresponding to 26 deaths per 100,000 population. Cold-related deaths accounted for 8.20% (95% empirical CI:
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention and the spread of <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>quintuple-mutant parasites resistant to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine: a... (Publications)
setting, the effective reduction in clinical cases in children receiving SMC was 79·0% (95% CI 77·8-80·8) and 60·4% (58·6-62·3) during the months of SMC implementation when the quintuple mutant was absent
Global and regional cardiovascular mortality attributable to nonoptimal temperatures over time (Publications)
temperatures, constituting 8.86% (95% empirical CI: 7.51%-12.32%) of total cardiovascular mortality corresponding to 26 deaths per 100,000 population. Cold-related deaths accounted for 8.20% (95% empirical CI:
Introduction and acceptability of the Surveillance Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System (SORMAS) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Côte... (Publications)
ity of SORMAS, and impact of SORMAS on epidemic preparedness and surveillance. Scores before and 6-8 months after implementation were compared. RESULTS: SORMAS was implemented in two pilot regions in Côte [...] satisfaction scores were high after the user training, which was prior to implementation, and after 6-8 months of use. The ability of SORMAS to improve COVID-19 preparedness and early detection of cases and
The cumulative impacts of droughts and N deposition on Norway spruce (<em>Picea abies</em>) in Switzerland based on 37 years of forest monitoring (Publications)
precipitation (570-2448 mm a(-1)), temperature (3.6-10.9 degrees C) or total nitrogen deposition (8.5-81.2 kg N ha(-1) a(-1)). Long-term tree mortality has increased more than fivefold due to the multiple [...] concentrations, with negative impacts on tree mortality. Mortality was increased by a factor of 1.8 in spruce compared to mixed beech and spruce stands. Stands with high mortality rates showed previously
SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid plasma antigen for diagnosis and monitoring of COVID-19 (Publications)
severity. RESULTS: Plasma antigen had 91.9% (95% CI 83.2%-97.0%) clinical sensitivity and 94.2% (84.1%-98.8%) clinical specificity. Antigen-negative plasma samples belonged to patients with later respiratory [...] hypertension, plasma antigen concentration at diagnosis was associated with ICU admission [odds ratio 2.8 (95% CI 1.2-6.2), P=.01] but not with non-ICU hospitalization. Rate of antigen decrease was not associated
Analysis of drug resistance among difficult-to-treat tuberculosis patients in Ghana identifies several pre-XDR TB cases (Publications)
out of which 175 (58.7%) were resistant to at least one drug (ANY(r)); 16.8% (50/298) were isoniazid-mono-resistant (INH(r)), 16.8% (50/298) were rifampicin-mono-resistant (RIF(r)), and 25.2% (75/298) were
