Exposure of highway maintenance workers to fine particulate matter and noise (Publications)
found moderate Spearman correlations between PNC and PM2.5 (r = 0.56); PNC, PM2.5, and CO (r = 0.60 and r = 0.50) as well as PNC and noise (r = 0.50). Variability and correlation of parameters were influenced [...] 9x10(4) particles cm(-3)). Noise levels were generally high with Leq over work shifts from 73.3 to 96.0 dB(A); the averaged Leq over all work shifts was 87.2 dB(A). The highest exposure to fine and ultrafine
Utilization of health care services among internal migrants in Hanoi and its correlation with health insurance: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
care services (OR=0.35, p=0.016 and 0.38, p= 0.004, respectively), compared to non-migrants. The study also found that having no health insurance was a risk factor of the utilization (OR=0.29, p
Long-term exposure to elemental constituents of particulate matter and cardiovascular mortality in 19 European cohorts: Results from the ESCAPE and... (Publications)
Fe the combined HR was 0.96 (0.84-1.09). Elevated combined HRs were found for PM2.5 Si (1.17, 95% CI: 0.93-1.47), and S in PM2.5 (1.08, 95% CI: 0.95-1.22) and PM10 (1.09, 95% CI: 0.90-1.32). CONCLUSION:
Risk factors of brucellosis seropositivity in Bactrian camels of Mongolia (Publications)
vaccination: 5.7% (95% CI 3.1-10.2%) and 5.8% (3.3-10.1%) in Eastern provinces and 0.4% (0.2-1.2%) and 0.5% (0.1-2.0%) in Southern & Western provinces. We isolated Brucella abortus from camels and cattle
Leptospira seroprevalence and risk factors in health centre patients in Hoima District, Western Uganda (Publications)
9% (95%CI 0.9-4.2%) and uniquely related to serovar Nigeria (serogroup Pyrogenes). Probable recent leptospirosis was associated with having self-reported malaria within the past year (p = 0.048). Higher [...] 1.4-108.6; p = 0.024) of Leptospira seropositivity compared with those who had not. Participants living in close proximity to monkeys (n = 229) had 1.92 higher odds (95%CI 1.2-3.1; p = 0.009) of seropositivity [...] the past year, with 49% reporting malaria, 14% malaria relapse, 6% typhoid...
Age-related comorbidities and mortality in people living with HIV in rural Tanzania: data from a prospective cohort study (Publications)
57-2.60); P < 0.001]. In patients aged at least 50 years, arterial hypertension was highly prevalent (43.8%), but not associated with mortality/LTFU [hazard ratios 1.04 (95% CI 0.56-1.93), P = 0.9]. Undernutrition [...] mortality/LTFU [hazard ratios 2.24 (95% CI 1.65-3.04); P < 0.001]. Prevalence of tuberculosis was 21.4% [hazard ratios of 2.54 (95% CI 1.72-3.75), P < 0.001] for mortality/LTFU. CONCLUSION: We show that anaemia
Colloidal transformations in MS2 virus particles: driven by pH, influenced by natural organic matter (Publications)
pH = 7.0 to 9.0 was found to be spherical with core-shell-type structure with a total diameter of 27 nm and a core radius of around 8 nm. Reversible transformations from 27 nm particles at pH = 7.0 to m [...] micrometer-sized aggregates at pH = 3.0 were observed. In addition, the presence of natural organic matter that simulates the organic components present in surface water was found to enhance repulsion between
Discovery of novel antischistosomal scaffolds from the open access Pandemic Response Box (Publications)
activity against adult S. mansoni was observed with MMV1581558 (EC50 value of 0.18 +/- 0.01 microM) and nitazoxanide (0.47 +/- 0.07 microM). Of the five compounds tested in vivo, MMV1581558 and the approved
Sleeping hearts: the role of the heart in sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis) (Publications)
Symptoms consistent with heart failure such as exertional dyspnoea (19%vs. 1.7%; P = 0.002) or palpitations (18%vs. 5%; P = 0.28) occurred more frequently in patients than in controls. The median NT-proBNP [...] alterations were significantly more frequent in HAT patients than in healthy controls (71%vs. 18%; P < 0.001); 31% were low voltage changes, 34% were repolarization changes. ECG signs of necrosis and conduction [...] NT-proBNP was significantly higher in HAT patients than in controls...
Simple fecal flotation is a superior alternative to guadruple kato katz smear examination for the detection of hookworm eggs in human stool (Publications)
three techniques (gold standard) was 61.0%. PCR displayed a highest sensitivity for hookworm detection (92.0%) followed by SNF (44.0%) and quadruple KK smears (36.0%) compared to the gold standard. The overall
