HIV and intestinal parasite co-infections among a Chinese population: an immunological profile (Publications)
our analysis; the prevalence of intestinal helminth infections was 6.3% and that of protozoa was 22.8%. The most common protozoan infections were Blastocystis hominis (B. hominis) (13.9%) and Cryptosporidium
Stress during pregnancy and offspring pediatric disease: a national cohort study (Publications)
controlling for maternal stress after pregnancy.Results: Median age at end of follow-up was 6.2 (range, 3.6-8.9) years. Life stress (highest compared with lowest quartile) was associated with an increased risk
The first population structure and comparative genomics analysis of <em>Mycobacterium africanum</em> strains from Ghana reveals higher diversity of... (Publications)
Clinical MTB complex strains (n=187) comprising L4 (n=22), L5 (n=126), and L6 (n=39) isolated over 8years from Ghana were whole genome sequenced. The reads were mapped onto a reference genome for phylogenetic
Evolution and patterns of global health financing 1995-2014: development assistance for health, and government, prepaid private, and out-of-pocket... (Publications)
growth in development assistance for health has been tepid; between 2010 and 2016, it grew annually at 1.8%, and reached US$37.6 billion in 2016. Nonetheless, there is a great deal of variation revolving around
Distinct clinical characteristics and helminth co-infections in adult tuberculosis patients from urban compared to rural Tanzania (Publications)
site (25.7% vs. 17.3%, P = 0.018) was predominantly driven by Strongyloides stercoralis (17.0% vs. 4.8%, P < 0.001) and Schistosoma mansoni infection (4.1% vs. 16.4%, P < 0.001). Recurrent TB was associated
Modelling the relationship between malaria prevalence as a measure of transmission and mortality across age groups (Publications)
(RRmalaria = 2.50; 1.27-4.81), children 1-4 years (RRall-cause = 1.89; 1.00-3.51); (RRmalaria = 3.37; 1.23-8.93) and in older children 5-14 years (RRall-cause = 3.94; 1.34-11.10); (RRmalaria = 7.56; 1.20-39.54)
Rabies surveillance-response in Mali in the past 18 years and requirements for the future (Publications)
Nationally reported cases of human rabies declined in recent years with an average of 12.6 [95% CI: 8.7-16.5] deaths per year. This result gives an annual incidence of 0.1047 [0.0742-0.1352] / 100'000
importance of dog population contact network structures in rabies transmission. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 12(8): e0006680. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006680 Winter Symposium 2018 The Swiss TPH Winter
additional deaths was found for people with heart failure (2.6 additional deaths on extreme hot days and 12.8 on extreme cold days). “Climate shifts toward warmer temperatures may further increase the burden of
and household air pollution on MetS in high altitude populations. The study, published in PLOS One on 8 February 2022, found that there was no clear correlation between the use of improved cookstoves and
