Use of index testing to close the gap in HIV diagnosis among older people in Rwanda: analysis of data from a public health programme (Publications)
of whom 3156 (10.0%) were aged 50 years and older. Of the partners aged 50 years and older, 877 (27.8%) were female and 2279 (88.1%) were male, and 1638 (51.9%) were notified by index cases who were younger
High seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Ethiopian healthcare workers (Publications)
ed COVID-19 cases is associated with seropositivity (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 1.4, 95% CI 1.1-1.8; p = 0.015). CONCLUSION: High SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence levels were observed in the five Ethiopian hospitals
Epidemiology of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> infection in Ituri Province, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
the 707 participants in 2017, 73.1% were tested positive for S. mansoni. Prevalence ranged from 52.8 to 95.0% across the health districts visited. Infection prevalence increased from north to south and
COVID-19 pandemic and health related quality of life in primary school children in Switzerland: a repeated cross-sectional study (Publications)
as leisure activities, physical activity and social contact. RESULTS: The overall scores (82.4 [81.8; 83.0] vs. 79.6 [79,1; 80.2]), and in particular the emotional well-being scores (85.6 [84.6; 86.6]
Potential contribution of HIV during first-line tuberculosis treatment to subsequent rifampicin-monoresistant tuberculosis and acquired tuberculosis... (Publications)
WGS data showing MDR or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis were available for 1169 patients; 360 (30.8%) isolates were identified as unique. In previously treated patients, RMR tuberculosis versus MDR t
Cancer risk in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in South Africa: a nationwide cohort study (Publications)
Kaposi sarcoma (2.06, 1.61-2.63), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (3.17, 2.06-4.89), Hodgkin lymphoma (4.83, 2.61-8.93), and leukaemia (unadjusted HR 5.90, 95% CI 2.87-12.12). Cancer rates decreased over the study period
Long-term exposure to low-level ambient air pollution and incidence of stroke and coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of six European cohorts... (Publications)
participants were analysed in our fully adjusted model. During a median follow-up of 17.2 years (IQR 13.8-19.5), we observed 6950 incident events of stroke and 10 071 incident events of coronary heart disease
Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study (Publications)
associated with non-optimal temperatures per year, accounting for 9.43% (95% eCI 7.58-11.07) of all deaths (8.52% [6.19-10.47] were cold-related and 0.91% [0.56-1.36] were heat-related). There were 74 temperat
The consequences of declining population access to insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) on net use patterns and physical degradation of nets after 22... (Publications)
slept under ITNs. In households without sufficient nets, pregnant women (54.6%), children < 5 years (45.8%) and adults (42.1%) were prioritized, with fewer school-age children 5-14 years (35.9%), youths 15-24
Short-term effects of nocturnal transportation noise on cardio-metabolic outcomes and its association to sleep (Publications)
age and sex modulate the observed noise effects? Twenty-six (12 women) young (19-33 years) and 16 (8 women) older (52-70 years) volunteers participated in a six day controlled laboratory study. The experiment
