Concurrently measured concentrations of atmospheric mercury in indoor (household) and outdoor air of Basel, Switzerland (Publications)
at 14 outdoor locations (29–31 days) in Basel, Switzerland. Average Hg concentrations ranged from 2.0 to 10.8 ng m–3 indoors and from 1.8 to 2.5 ng m–3 outdoors. These results reveal that households are [...] exceed outdoor Hg levels by a factor of 2 on average. We estimated an average weekly intake rate of 0.01 μg of Hg/kg of body weight for adult residents in Basel, which is usually lower than Hg exposure
Estimation of dog population and dog bite risk factors in departments of San Pedro and Bouake in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
urban areas. The dog-household ratio was estimated at one dog for three households (0.33) or one dog for 20 people (0.05). The owned canine population on a national level was estimated at 1'400'654 dogs
Head-to-head comparison of nasal and nasopharyngeal sampling using SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing in Lesotho (Publications)
and combined nasal and nasopharyngeal Ag-RDT result was 70.2% (95%CI: 61.3-78.0), 67.3% (57.3-76.3) and 74.4% (65.5-82.0), respectively. The respective specificity was 97.9% (97.1-98.4), 97.9% (97.2-98
Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of new 2-phenoxybenzamides with antiplasmodial activity (Publications)
high antiplasmodial activity against P. falciparum NF54 (PfNF54 IC50 = 0.2690 M) and very low cytotoxicity (L-6 cells IC50 = 124.0 M) resulting in an excellent selectivity index of 460. Compared to the
<em>In vitro, in vivo</em>, and ADME evaluation of SF5-containing <em>N,N'</em>-diarylureas as antischistosomal agents (Publications)
l group. Low IC(50) values for Schistosoma mansoni newly transformed schistosomula (0.6 - 7.7 μM) and adult worms (0.1 - 1.6 μM) were observed. Four selected compounds, highly active in presence of albumin
Evaluation of a duplex real-time PCR in human serum for simultaneous detection and differentiation of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> and <em>Schistosoma... (Publications)
between the compared diagnostic procedures at genus level was fair (kappa 0.273) if serology was included and moderate (kappa 0.420) if serology was not included. DISCUSSION: The PCR assay proved to be
The safety and efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, amodiaquine, and their combination in the treatment of uncomplicated <em>Plasmodium... (Publications)
laboratory parameters. Children receiving SP were more likely to vomit during follow-up (32% vs. 17%: P = 0.03), and SP alone resulted in prolonged fever clearance times. Although Day 7 and Day 14 clinical and [...] of AQ, and reduced the incidence of gametocytemia during follow-up (AQ+SP 12.6% vs. SP 29.9%; P = 0.001). The level of R1 resistance to SP may herald a rapid decline in its efficacy as SP drug pressure
Consistency in preventing voluntary dehydration in boys who drink a flavored carbohydrate-NaCl beverage during exercise in the heat (Publications)
humidity. Subjects drank grape-flavored solution with 6% carbohydrate (2% glucose, 4% sucrose) and 18.0 mmol.L-1 NaCl ad libitum. Body weight (BW), heart rate, rectal temperature, thirst, and stomach fullness [...] were no differences among the six sessions in voluntary drink intake (765-902 g), hydration level (+0.75 to +1.07%BW), sweating rate (245-263 g.m-2.hr-1), and the other physiological and perceptual variables
Exposure to ozone gases in pulp mills and the onset of rhinitis (Publications)
workers. Bleachery workers without self-reported ozone gassings were not at increased risk (HR 0.9, 95% CI 0.3-2.4). CONCLUSION: Acute exposure to high levels of ozone increases the risk of noninfectious
The global burden of disease due to outdoor air pollution (Publications)
respiratory infections in children under 5 yr, worldwide. This amounts to about 0.8 million (1.2%) premature deaths and 6.4 million (0.5%) years of life lost (YLL). This burden occurs predominantly in developing
