An investment case to prevent the reintroduction of malaria in Sri Lanka (Publications)
economic cost of the malaria program in 2014 was estimated at U.S. dollars (USD) 0.57 per capita per year with a financial cost of USD0.37 per capita. The cost of potential malaria resurgence was, however, much
What physical activity surveillance needs: validity of a single-item questionnaire (Publications)
activity according to the single item and different accelerometer activity outcomes ranged from 0.40 to 0.54. Correlations were higher for women, younger individuals and participants from the French-speaking
Suspected cases of cholangiocarcinoma seen in reference hospitals in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
main characteristics of those identified. The majority were admitted to hospitals in the central (58.0%) and southern (29.6%) parts of Lao PDR. Abdominal pain (48.5%) and jaundice (14.2%) were the main symptoms [...] (97.4%) patients had dilated bile ducts; 40 (74.1%) had gallstone or intrahepatic stone, and 33 (12.0%) had a parasitologically confirmed O. viverrini infection. This study provides the first estimated
Absolute values of lung function explain the sex difference in breathlessness in the general population (Publications)
controlling for FEV1 % predicted (OR 2.33), but disappeared when controlling for absolute FEV1 (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.69-1.14). Absolute FEV1 explained 98-100% of the sex difference adjusting for confounders. The
Adult lung function and long-term air pollution exposure. ESCAPE: a multicentre cohort study and meta-analysis (Publications)
we observed that a 10 mug.m-3 increase in NO2 exposure was associated with lower levels of FEV1 (-14.0 mL, 95%CI -25.8- -2.1) and FVC (-14.9 mL, 95% CI -28.7- -1.1). An increase of 10 mug.m-3 in PM10, but [...] absorbance), was associated with a lower level of FEV1 (-44.6 mL, 95% CI -85.4- -3.8) and FVC (-59.0 mL, 95% CI -112.3- -5.6). The associations were particularly strong in obese persons. This study adds
Accelerated decline in lung function in smoking women with airway obstruction: SAPALDIA 2 cohort study (Publications)
quit before 2002 compared to persistent smokers (-6.4 vs -11.6 mL, p = 0.05) but this was not seen in men (-14.3 vs -8.8 mL p = 0.49). Smoking related decline was accelerated in men and women with airway
Integrating data from multiple time-location measurement methods for use in exposure assessment: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air... (Publications)
correlated with an individual's questionnaire report of typical behavior (Spearman's rho of 0.43 for home indoors and 0.39 for in-vehicle). Although questionnaire data about typical time-location patterns can
Use of antibody tools to provide serologic evidence of elimination of <em>Lymphatic filariasis</em> in the Gambia (Publications)
100 years. Overall, Bm14 prevalence was also low (1.5%, 95% CI 0.7-2.8%). Bm14 positivity was significantly associated with older age (P < 0.001). The low levels of antibody responses to Wb123 observed in
Antiprotozoal sesquiterpene lactones and other constituents from <em>Tarchonanthus camphoratus</em> and <em>Schkuhria pinnata</em> (Publications)
yloxy)costunolide (14) were the most active compounds found in this study, with IC50 values of 0.10 and 0.13 muM against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense trypomastigotes and selectivity indices of 20.5 and
Eau potable, assainissement et risque de maladies diarrhéiques dans la Communauté Urbaine de Nouakchott, Mauritanie (Publications)
water consumption and diarrhea (R = 0.429); collection of wastewater and occurrence of diarrhea ; existence of improved latrine and reduction of diarrheal risk (R = 0.402). DISCUSSION: Therefore, exposure
