Tuberculosis among transhumant pastoralist and settled communities of south-eastern Mauritania (Publications)
RESULTS: Fourteen new presumptive TB cases were identified, leading to an overall prevalence of 2.8%, (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.5-4.7%). The prevalence was non-significantly higher among villagers
The hidden economic burden of air pollution-related morbidity: evidence from the Aphekom project (Publications)
only about 6.2 % of the annual hospitalization burden computed with the comprehensive method [euro 8.81 million (95 % CI 3-14.4)], and for about 0.15 % of the overall economic burden of air pollution-related
Coverage, adherence and costs of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in children employing different delivery strategies in Jasikan, Ghana (Publications)
by EPI nurses. The unit economic cost of receiving all 3 doses of all 4 courses was US$7.56 and US$8.51 when IPTc was delivered by VHWs or facility-based nurses respectively. The main cost driver for the
Country specific predictions of the cost-effectiveness of malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 in endemic Africa (Publications)
driven by differences in transmission intensity. At a price of $5 per dose program costs average $39.8 per fully vaccinated child with a median cost-effectiveness ratio of $188 (range $78-$22,448) per DALY
Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine dispersible tablets compared with crushed commercial tablets in African infants and children with... (Publications)
the modified intention-to-treat analysis (n=403 vs n=409). The PCR-corrected day-28 cure rate was 97.8% (95% CI 96.3-99.2) in the group on dispersible formulation and 98.5% (97.4-99.7) in the group on crushed
Back-extrapolated and year-specific NO land use regression models for Great Britain - Do they yield different exposure assessment? (Publications)
for 2009. The hold-out performance of 1991 models (mean-squared-error-based-R2: 0.62-0.64) was up to 8% higher and ~1mug/m3 lower in root mean squared error than the back-extrapolated 2009 model, with best
Premature mortality of epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review from the mortality task force of the International League... (Publications)
epilepsy. We examined risk factors and causes of death. The annual mortality rate was estimated at 19.8 (range 9.7-45.1) deaths per 1,000 people with epilepsy with a weighted median SMR of 2.6 (range 1.3-7
The socioeconomic benefit to individuals of achieving the 2020 targets for five preventive chemotherapy neglected tropical diseases (Publications)
billion and I$0.96 billion in the same periods. The net benefit is expected to be US$ 27.4 and US$ 42.8 for every dollar invested during the same periods. Impact varies between NTDs and regions, since it
Comparison of the Kato-Katz method and ether-concentration technique for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infections in the framework of a... (Publications)
ether-concentration for Trichuris trichiura at baseline (94.3 % vs. 88.5 %, p = 0.002) and follow-up (93.8 % vs. 83.5 %, p < 0.001). In contrary, at follow-up, ether-concentration showed a higher sensitivity
Risk factors for <em>Entamoeba histolytica</em> infection in an agricultural community in Hanam province, Vietnam (Publications)
domestic animals presented a greater risk of E. histolytica infection (odds ratio [OR]=5.9, 95% CI 1.8-19.0) than those without animal contact. E. histolytica infection was not associated with direct contact
