Air pollution and lung cancer incidence in 17 European cohorts: prospective analyses from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects... (Publications)
1.09 (0.99-1.21). The results showed no association between lung cancer and nitrogen oxides concentration (HR 1.01 [0.95-1.07] per 20 mug/m3) or traffic intensity on the nearest street (HR 1.00 [0.97-1 [...] cancer and PM10 (hazard ratio [HR] 1.22 [95% CI 1.03-1.45] per 10 mug/m3). For PM2.5 the HR was 1.18 (0.96-1.46) per 5 mug/m3. The same increments of PM10 and PM2.5 were associated with HRs for adenocarcinomas
System effectiveness of a targeted free mass distribution of long lasting insecticidal nets in Zanzibar, Tanzania (Publications)
better than conventional nets (OR = 2.8, p = 0.005 in MI and 2.5, p = 0.041 in NA), in addition to receiving an LLIN (OR = 4.9, p < 0.001 in MI and in OR = 30.1, p = 0.001 in NA). CONCLUSIONS: Targeted free
Cardiorespiratory hospitalisation and mortality reductions after smoking bans in Switzerland (Publications)
3%) for all ages and 5.5% (95% CI -10.8 to -0.2%) in adults 35-64 years old. Total mortality due to respiratory diseases decreased by 8.2% (95% CI -15.2 to -0.6%) over all ages, and chronic obstructive [...] pulmonary disease mortality decreased by 14.0% (95% CI -22.3 to -4.5%) in adults > /=65 years old. Cardiovascular mortality did not change after the introduction of the ban, but there was an indication [...] mortality due to hypertensive disorders (-5.4%, 95% CI -12.6 to 2.3%), and...
Appropriateness of malaria diagnosis and treatment for fever episodes according to patient history and anti-malarial blood measurement: a... (Publications)
in the blood. Only 28.0% (372/1330) of the individuals with anti-malarials in their blood reported the use of anti-malarials within the previous month. Amongst all participants, 16.0% (1021/6391) reported [...] blood. Of the individuals who sought care in health facilities, 69.4% (172/248) were tested and 52.0% (129/248) appropriately treated. When other providers were sought, 6% (23/382) of the persons were [...] the proportion of individuals treated was larger than that being tested [47.3%...
Second-hand smoke exposure in adulthood and lower respiratory health during 20 year follow up in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (Publications)
exposed to SHS. Associations between increase in SHS exposure and incidence of COPD (OR: 2.0; 95%-CI: 0.6-6.0) or lung function (beta: - 49 ml; 95%-CI: -132, 35 for FEV1 and beta: - 62 ml; 95%-CI: -165 [...] (OR): 2.7; 95% confidence interval (95%-CI): 1.2-5.9), chronic bronchitis (OR: 4.8; 95%-CI: 1.6-15.0), asthma symptom score (count ratio (CR): 1.9; 95%-CI: 1.2-2.9) and dyspnoea (OR: 2.7; 95%-CI: 1.1-6
Molecular characterization and distribution of <em>Schistosoma</em> cercariae collected from naturally infected bulinid snails in northern and central... (Publications)
infection rates per time point ranged between 0.6 and 4%. Schistosoma bovis, S. haematobium and S. bovis x S. haematobium hybrids infected 0.5%, 0.2% and 0.4% of the snails screened, respectively. Schistosoma
Forecasting malaria dynamics based on causal relations between control interventions, climatic factors, and disease incidence in western Kenya (Publications)
temperature, rainfall, RH, wind speed, and bed net coverage ranges of 30-35°C, 30-120 mm, 67-80%, 0.5-0.7 m/s, and above 90%, respectively. Temperature and rainfall exceeding 35°C and 180 mm, respectively [...] performance using the multivariable forecasting model (Pearson correlation coefficient = 0.85, root mean square error = 0.15). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate the utility of CCM in establishing causal
Extreme temperatures and stroke mortality: evidence from a multi-country analysis (Publications)
stroke deaths, extreme cold and hot days contributed 11.2 (95% empirical CI, 10.9-11.4) and 0.7 (95% empirical CI, 0.5-0.8) excess deaths, respectively. We found that countries with low gross domestic product [...] heat-related hemorrhagic stroke mortality than countries with high gross domestic product per capita (P=0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Both extreme cold and hot temperatures are associated with an increased risk of dying
A prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of the point-of-care VISITECT CD4 Advanced Disease test in seven countries (Publications)
s with a CD4 between 0-100, 101-200, 201-300, 301-500, and > 500 cells/µl, VISITECT misclassified 4.5% (95% CI 2.5-7.2%), 12.5 (95% CI 8.0-18.2%), 74.1% (95% CI 67.0-80.5%), 48.0% (95% CI 42.5-53.6%),
<em>Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2</em> and <em>pfhrp3</em> gene deletions among patients enrolled at 100 health facilities throughout Tanzania:... (Publications)
that parasites with these gene deletions are rare in Tanzania, and estimated that 0.24% (95% confidence interval: 0.08% to 0.39%) of false-negative HRP2-RDTs for symptomatic persons were due to pfhrp2 deletions [...] July 2021. Of 7863 persons of all ages enrolled and providing RDT result and blood sample, 3777 (48.0%) were positive by the national RDT testing for Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) and/or HRP2
