Outbreak of <em>Cryptosporidium hominis</em> following river flooding in the city of Halle (Saale), Germany, August 2013 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: During weeks 32-33, 2013, 24 cases of cryptosporidiosis were notified in the city of Halle (annual mean 2008-2012: 9 cases). We investigated the outbreak to identify the source and recommend control [...] age was 8 years (range: 0-77). Compared to controls (n = 61), cases (n = 20) were more likely to report visits to previously flooded areas (OR: 4.9; 95%-CI: 1.4-18) and the zoo (OR: 2.6; 95%-CI: 0.9-7
The independent association of source-specific transportation noise exposure, noise annoyance and noise sensitivity with health-related quality of... (Publications)
SAPALDIA3, we calculated annual means (Lden) of source-specific transportation noise exposure at the most exposed facade of participant's dwelling floor height. Participants reported noise annoyance on the
Air pollution in Switzerland: quantification of health effects using epidemiologic data (Publications)
presented per 1 million "average" Swiss population and per 10 micrograms/m3 increase in long-term annual mean particulate pollution (PM10). Quantification was restricted to the health effects given below [...] monetary quantification of these total effects, were the second and third elements (not shown in this report) of this Swiss government funded project. Although individual relative risks of air pollution are
The independent association of source-specific transportation noise exposure, noise annoyance and noise sensitivity with health-related quality of... (Publications)
SAPALDIA3, we calculated annual means (Lden) of source-specific transportation noise exposure at the most exposed facade of participant's dwelling floor height. Participants reported noise annoyance on the
Air pollution in Switzerland: quantification of health effects using epidemiologic data (Publications)
presented per 1 million "average" Swiss population and per 10 micrograms/m3 increase in long-term annual mean particulate pollution (PM10). Quantification was restricted to the health effects given below [...] monetary quantification of these total effects, were the second and third elements (not shown in this report) of this Swiss government funded project. Although individual relative risks of air pollution are
Outbreak of <em>Cryptosporidium hominis</em> following river flooding in the city of Halle (Saale), Germany, August 2013 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: During weeks 32-33, 2013, 24 cases of cryptosporidiosis were notified in the city of Halle (annual mean 2008-2012: 9 cases). We investigated the outbreak to identify the source and recommend control [...] age was 8 years (range: 0-77). Compared to controls (n = 61), cases (n = 20) were more likely to report visits to previously flooded areas (OR: 4.9; 95%-CI: 1.4-18) and the zoo (OR: 2.6; 95%-CI: 0.9-7
their transmission to humans by insects and ticks, besides intensive teaching. In the very first annual report in 1944, he was recorded as saying: “Our whole organisation can only thrive on the basis of active [...] first head. In early 1944, a three-year ‘probationary period’ was secured, with a federal subsidy and annual grants from the canton. On 17 January 1944, the institute launched its training organisation to promote
DigitalECD evaluates virtual tools to promote early childhood development in Peru. Our complete annual report is available here. Return to list [...] that children seeking care in ALMANACH-facilities had a significantly higher rate of (caregiver-reported) recovery within a week of treatment and profited from improved quality of care, such as more accurate
Modelling the relationship between malaria prevalence as a measure of transmission and mortality across age groups (Publications)
l data from annual cross-sectional surveys from the Kisumu HDSS between 2007 and 2015 were used to determine malaria parasite prevalence (PP) and clinical malaria (parasites plus reported fever within
Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study... (Publications)
systematic review and 943 site-years of vital registration data. We also did a systematic review of reports about the timing of maternal death, identifying 142 sources to use in our analysis. We developed [...] 792) maternal deaths occurred in 2013, compared with 376 034 (343 483-407 574) in 1990. The global annual rate of change in the MMR was -0.3% (-1.1 to 0.6) from 1990 to 2003, and -2.7% (-3.9 to -1.5) from
