Elimination of schistosomiasis transmission in Zanzibar: baseline findings before the onset of a randomized intervention trial (Publications)
prevalence in school children and adults was 4.3% (range: 0-19.7%) and 2.7% (range: 0-26.5%) in Unguja, and 8.9% (range: 0-31.8%) and 5.5% (range: 0-23.4%) in Pemba, respectively. Heavy infections were detected
Impact of a single exercise bout on energy expenditure and spontaneous physical activity of obese boys (Publications)
15-min intervals. EE tended to decrease (p < 0.087) in the afternoon of all d 2 compared with d 1, and it increased on d 3 after the medium-intensity exercise (p < 0.0005). EE during d 2 and 3 combined, compared [...] the high-intensity exercise (534.2 versus 564.3 kJ/h, p < 0.05). It increased after the medium-intensity exercise (561.8 versus 526.7 kJ/h, p = 0.052) and was not affected after the placebo visit (589.4
Source apportionment of PM2.5 and selected hazardous air pollutants in Seattle (Publications)
concentrations of diesel particulate matters (r> 0.7), as well as with the estimated concentrations of wood burning particles during the heating seasons (r=0.56-0.66). This indicates that the BC is not a unique [...] between 370 and 880 nm, however, correlated well exclusively with the estimated wood smoke source (r=0.59) and may be used to separate wood smoke from diesel exhaust. Thus, when multiple BC related sources
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
Safety and immunogenicity profile of an experimental hepatitis B vaccine adjuvanted with AS04 (Publications)
total of 1303 subjects were enrolled to receive either two doses of HB-AS04 (0, 6 months) or three doses of the comparator vaccine (0, 1, 6 months). Two doses of HB-AS04 elicited seroprotection rates close
