An integrated and comprehensive service delivery model to improve pediatric and maternal HIV care in rural Africa (Publications)
with the pre-intervention period (2008-2012), in 2013-2014, children presented lower CD4% (16 vs. 16.8, P = 0.08) and more advanced disease (World Health Organization stage 3/4 72% vs. 35%, P < 0.001). The
Community-based surveillance to monitor mortality in a malaria-endemic and Ebola-epidemic setting in rural Guinea (Publications)
589) in Koundou. Sixty-eight deaths were classified as sEVD and increased by 6.1% (95% CI = 1.3-10.8, P = 0.021). Eighteen sEVD deaths were reported from November 2013 to March 2014 including the first
Higher complexity of infection and genetic diversity of <em>Plasmodium vivax </em>than <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> across all malaria transmission... (Publications)
transmission dynamics across the country. In 2008-2009, a nationwide malaria indicator survey collected 8,936 samples from all 16 endemic provinces of PNG. Of these, 892 positive P. vivax samples were genotyped
Father's environment before conception and asthma risk in his children: a multi-generation analysis of the Respiratory Health In Northern Europe... (Publications)
clustering by family. RESULTS: Non-allergic early-onset asthma (asthma without hay fever, present in 5.8%) was more common in the offspring with fathers who smoked before conception {odds ratio [OR] = 1.68
Atherogenesis in youth - early consequence of adolescent smoking (Publications)
atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: The SAPALDIA Youth Study is a nested study involving 356 offspring (8-20 yrs) of the Swiss SAPALDIA cohort who reported on early life, health and lifestyle, smoking habits
Changes in IgE sensitization and total IgE levels over 20 years of follow-up (Publications)
follow-up, the prevalence of sensitization to at least 1 of the 3 allergens decreased from 29.4% to 24.8% (-4.6%; 95% CI, -7.0% to -2.1%). The prevalence of sensitization to house dust mite (-4.3%; 95% CI
The recurrent campylobacteriosis epidemic over Christmas and New Year in European countries, 2006-2014 (Publications)
eriosis cases. RESULTS: The analysis included 317,986 cases notified between calendar weeks 45 and 8 of winter seasons 2006/2007-2013/2014. Winter peaks in weekly case notifications and notification rates
Perceptions, knowledge, attitudes and practices for the prevention and control of <em>Lymphatic filariasis</em> in Conakry, Republic of Guinea (Publications)
The main perceived causes of acquiring lymphatic filariasis were of supernatural origin (as stated by 8.7% of patients and 5.7% of healthy subjects), while mosquito bites were mentioned by fewer participants
Safety, immunogenicity, and protective efficacy against controlled human malaria infection of<em> Plasmodium falciparum</em> sporozoites vaccine in... (Publications)
costs of developing PfSPZ Vaccine to prevent malaria in Africa. Immunization with five doses at 0, 4, 8, 12, and 20 weeks of 2.7 x 10(5) PfSPZ of PfSPZ Vaccine gave 65% vaccine efficacy (VE) at 24 weeks against
Residential air pollution does not modify the positive association between physical activity and lung function in current smokers in the ECRHS study (Publications)
difference in FVC between active and non-active subjects was 43.0mL (13.6, 72.5), 49.5mL (20.1, 78.8) and 49.7mL (18.6, 80.7), respectively), but these associations were attenuated in high air pollution
