Socioeconomic benefit to individuals of achieving 2020 targets for four neglected tropical diseases controlled/eliminated by innovative and... (Publications)
total global productivity gained for the four IDM-NTDs was I$ 23.1 (I$ 15.9 -I$ 34.0) billion in 2011-2020 and I$ 35.9 (I$ 25.0 -I$ 51.9) billion in 2021-2030 (2.5th and 97.5th percentiles in brackets), co [...] corresponding to US$ 10.7 billion (US$ 7.4 -US$ 15.7) and US$ 16.6 billion (US$ 11.6 -US$ 24.0). Reduction in OPPs was I$ 14 billion (US$ 6.7 billion) and I$ 18 billion (US$ 10.4 billion) for the same periods
Travel to malaria-endemic areas: using digital geo-location to assess potential exposure risks and health behaviours (Publications)
into Myanmar (n = 3); and in India, 0%. Travellers to high-risk areas were more often male (62%), slightly older (median age 42.0) and planned longer trips (median 23.0 days) than other travellers. No p
Snail control as a crucial approach to schistosomiasis elimination: evidence from the People's Republic of China (Publications)
significance level of 0.05. RESULTS: Overall, 15,377.7 million m(2) of potential snail habitats with a total of 356,550 snail habitats were identified in P.R. China. The ASR amounted to 86.0% of the total area [...] habitats were found up to an altitude of 2859 m above the mean sea level. By 2017, 85.1% of habitats (73.0% of the ASR) had been eliminated with almost half of them eliminated between 1965 and 1982. The elimination
A semi-field evaluation in Thailand of the use of human landing catches (HLC) versus human-baited double net trap (HDN) for assessing the impact of a... (Publications)
the two methods: 99.3%, 95% CI (99.5-99.0) when measured by HLC, and 100% (100, Inf) when measured by HDN where no mosquitoes were caught (interaction test p = 0.99). For the ITC, the protective efficacy [...] there was no evidence of protection when measured by HDN [4% increase (15-27%)] (interaction test p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Interactions between mosquitoes, bite prevention tools and the sampling method may
Long-term exposure to airborne metals and risk of cancer in the French cohort Gazel (Publications)
all-site cancer between 2001 and 2015. Over the follow-up, median exposures varied from 0.22 (interquartile range (IQR): 0.18–0.28) to 8.68 (IQR: 6.62–11.79) µg.g−1 of dried moss for cadmium and lead, respectively
Cost analysis for “The Magic Glasses Philippines” health education package to prevent intestinal worm infections among Filipino schoolchildren (Publications)
have been considerably lower at Php 39.45 (USD 0.77). Extrapolating the costs for regional scale-up, the costs per student were estimated to be Php 15.24 (USD 0.30). As it is scaled up at the national level [...] level to include more schoolchildren, the estimated cost was increased at Php 17.46 (USD 0.34). In scenario 2 and 3, consistently, labour/salary costs associated with the delivery of the MGP contributed most
Pesticide exposure and cortical brain activation among farmworkers in Costa Rica (Publications)
reduced activation in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortices (beta = -3.1; 95% CI: -5.0, -1.2 and -2.3; 95% CI: -4.5, -0.2 per two-fold increase in 3-PBA for left and right cortices, respectively). These [...] associated with reduced activation in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (beta = -2.3; 95% CI: -3.9, -0.7 per two-fold increase in TCPy). Similarly, 3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3-PBA; a metabolite of pyrethroid
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with cardiorespiratory fitness among primary schoolchildren living in Côte d'Ivoire, South... (Publications)
(boys: 91.7%, girls: 87.4%), whereas this rate was 76.9% in ZA (boys: 91.0%, girls: 62.4%), and 93.8% in TZ (boys: 95.5%, girls: 92.0%). Children from TZ had the highest CRF and MVPA levels, followed by children [...] cluster-randomized controlled trial were used, including 499 children from CI (Taabo, 49% girls, M = 8.0 +/- 1.6 years), 1,074 children from ZA (Gqeberha, 49% girls, M = 8.3 +/- 1.4 years), and 593 children
Multi-decade changes in pollen season onset, duration, and intensity: a concern for public health? (Publications)
(p < 0.05), with magnitude of 31-year change dependent on specific MPS definition (hazel: 9–18 days; oak: 5–13 days; grasses: 8–25 days; and nettle/hemp: 6–25 days). There is also consensus (p < 0.05) for [...] for MPS intensity analysis, with consensus for significant increases in seasonal pollen quantity (p < 0.05) among hazel, birch, oak, beech, and nettle/hemp. The largest relative intensification is noted for
Relation between organophosphate pesticide metabolite concentrations with pesticide exposures, socio-economic factors and lifestyles: a... (Publications)
(range: 5.0-19.5 years). Children aged > 14 years had lower DAP urine concentrations (median = 39.9 ng/ml; beta = -68.1 ng/ml; 95% CI: -136.8, 0.6) than children aged 9 years and younger (median = 107.0 ng/ml)
