Incapacidades físicas em pessoas acometidas pela hanseníase no período pós-alta da poliquimioterapia em um município no norte do Brasil (Publications)
performed after discharge from treatment. The prevalence of disabilities at diagnosis was 29.4%, and 8.9% of then was grade II. Between diagnosis and discharge, the degree of physical disability worsened
Travellers' profile, travel patterns and vaccine practices - a 10-year prospective study in a Swiss Travel Clinic (Publications)
than one country. India was the most common destination (9.6% of travellers) followed by Thailand (8.6%) and Kenya (6.4%). Seventy-three percent of travellers were planning to travel for
Unique human immune signature of Ebola virus disease in Guinea [Letter] (Publications)
that is unique in EVD fatalities. Fatal EVD was characterized by a high percentage of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells expressing the inhibitory molecules CTLA-4 and PD-1, which correlated with elevated inflammatory
<em>Ascaris lumbricoides</em> egg die-off in an experimental excreta storage system and public health implication in Vietnam (Publications)
percentage of viable A. lumbricoides eggs decreased gradually from 76.72 +/- 11.23% (mean +/- SD) to 8.26 +/- 5.20%. The storage time and the high pH value significantly increased the die-off of helminth
Sustaining the control of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> in western Côte d'Ivoire: baseline findings before the implementation of a randomized... (Publications)
information that is relevant for schistosomiasis transmission. Overall, 4,953 first graders (aged 5-8 years) and 7,011 schoolchildren (aged 9-12 years) had complete parasitologic data. The overall prevalence
Genome-wide interaction analysis of air pollution exposure and childhood asthma with functional follow-up (Publications)
birth address and performed a genome-wide interaction study for doctor's diagnosis of asthma up to 8 years in three European birth cohorts (n=1,534) with look-up for interaction in two separate North American
International workshop on insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses, December 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Publications)
nal workshop on Insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5-8 December 2016. The primary aims of this workshop were to identify strategies for the development and
Pharmacokinetics, tolerability, and bacteriological response of rifampin administered at 600, 900, and 1,200 milligrams daily in patients with... (Publications)
conversion in liquid and solid media.Results. Geometric mean total exposures (AUC0-24h) were 24.6, 50.8 and 76.1 h*mg/L in the 600 mg, 900 mg and 1200 mg group respectively, reflecting a non-linear increase
Predictors of residual antimalarial drugs in the blood in community surveys in Tanzania (Publications)
having LF/DLF or SP in the blood. RESULTS: Amongst 6391 participants, 12.4% (792/6391) had LF/DLF and 8.0% (510/6391) SP in the blood. Factors associated with higher odds of detecting LF/DLF in the blood
Genetic landscape of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identifies heterogeneous cell-type and phenotype associations (Publications)
from the International COPD Genetics Consortium. We identified 82 loci associated with P < 5 x 10(-8); 47 of these were previously described in association with either COPD or population-based measures
