Representative seroprevalences of human and livestock brucellosis in two Mongolian provinces (Publications)
seroprevalences of humans and livestock in two provinces in view of their comparison with officially reported data. A representative cross-sectional study using cluster sampling proportional to size in humans [...] not associated with small ruminant and cattle seroprevalence at the nomadic camp (hot ail) level. Annual incidence of clinical brucellosis, inferred from the seroprevalence using a catalytic model, was
Association of pesticide exposure with neurobehavioral outcomes among avocado farmworkers in Mexico (Publications)
between May and August 2021. We collected data on self-reported pesticide use during the 12 months prior to the baseline survey and estimated annual exposure-intensity scores (EIS) using a semi-quantitative
Association of pesticide exposure with neurobehavioral outcomes among avocado farmworkers in Mexico (Publications)
between May and August 2021. We collected data on self-reported pesticide use during the 12 months prior to the baseline survey and estimated annual exposure-intensity scores (EIS) using a semi-quantitative
disease is notifiable to the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health. Over the past ten years, annual reported incidence rates of Legionnaires’ disease in Switzerland increased continuously. The reason for [...] research group is investigating the trajectory from exposure to Legionella spp. to final and mandatory reporting of Legionnaires’ disease cases to the Swiss notification system for infectious diseases. So far [...] vary across different Swiss regions. In a qualitative study with physicians...
public health problem in Mozambique, with more than 10 million cases confirmed in 2020 ( WHO Malaria Report 2020 ). The Mozambique National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) leads the fight against malaria in [...] Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). An initial summary of the results was presented during the annual meeting of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) in 2020. The team is also
Geospatial health: the first five years (Publications)
original research (79.7%), followed by reviews (7.5%), announcements (6.0%), editorials and meeting reports (3.0% each) and a preface in the first issue. A content analysis of all the original research articles [...] based on visual presentations, including brief video clips, as discussed in a symposium at the 60th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in December 2011
Geospatial health: the first five years (Publications)
original research (79.7%), followed by reviews (7.5%), announcements (6.0%), editorials and meeting reports (3.0% each) and a preface in the first issue. A content analysis of all the original research articles [...] based on visual presentations, including brief video clips, as discussed in a symposium at the 60th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in December 2011
guidelines as legally binding standards. The following maps exhibit current legal long-term standards (annual mean) for particulate matter PM 10 , PM 2.5 , NO 2 , SO 2 including 8-h limits for ozone (last update: [...] current WHO guidelines from 2021 can be downloaded here . LUDOK Database Search Health Effects Recent Reports New Studies Links Newsletter Paper on the importance of air quality standards Kutlar Joss et al.
climate change compared to children born in the 1960s”, said Juliette Graber, first author of the report and scientific assistant at Swiss TPH. Impact of climate change in Europe In Europe, heatwaves have [...] respiratory complications, with roughly half of children in Europe now facing multiple heatwaves annually. Notably, about one-third of European childhood asthma cases are linked to air pollution, which [...] disruptions, and social instability. Need for policy responses and interventions...
control interventions, malaria still causes over 200 million clinical cases and half a million deaths annually. The widespread prevalence of malaria in endemic regions is maintained by a complex yet highly efficient [...] studies on a number of uncharacterized early gametocyte genes. Carefully engineered fluorescent reporter strains able to discriminate between asexual parasites and early female and male gametocytes will
