Mortality and morbidity effects of long-term exposure to low-level PM2.5, BC, NO2, and O3: an analysis of European cohorts in the ELAPSE project (Publications)
for an increase of 5 mug/m(3) PM2.5, 1.09 (CI = 1.07, 1.10) for an increase of 10 mug/m(3) NO2, and 1.08 (CI = 1.06, 1.10) for an increase of 0.5 x 10(-5)/m BC for natural-cause mortality. The highest HRs [...] (CI = 1.02, 1.07) for an increase of 10 mug/m(3) NO2, and 1.04 (CI = 1.02, 1.06) for an increase of 0.5 x 10(-5)/m BC, and 0.95 (CI = 0.93, 0.98) for an increase of 10 mug/m(3) O3. The shape of the conc [...] the analysis, such as for PM2.5 25 mug/m(3) (EU limit value), 20, 15, 12...
Mortality and morbidity effects of long-term exposure to low-level PM2.5, BC, NO2, and O3: an analysis of European cohorts in the ELAPSE project (Publications)
for an increase of 5 mug/m(3) PM2.5, 1.09 (CI = 1.07, 1.10) for an increase of 10 mug/m(3) NO2, and 1.08 (CI = 1.06, 1.10) for an increase of 0.5 x 10(-5)/m BC for natural-cause mortality. The highest HRs [...] (CI = 1.02, 1.07) for an increase of 10 mug/m(3) NO2, and 1.04 (CI = 1.02, 1.06) for an increase of 0.5 x 10(-5)/m BC, and 0.95 (CI = 0.93, 0.98) for an increase of 10 mug/m(3) O3. The shape of the conc [...] the analysis, such as for PM2.5 25 mug/m(3) (EU limit value), 20, 15, 12...
Influence of MMR-vaccinations and diseases on atopic sensitization and allergic symptoms in Swiss schoolchildren (Publications)
n. The cross-sectional study including 1537 8(th) grade school children aged 13-15 years living in 10 communities across Switzerland was organized in the framework of an environmental health surveillance [...] respective infection (measles: geometric mean IgG titers (GMT) lU/ml (95% Cl) 2.8 (2.0-3.9) vs. 1.2 (1.0-1.4), mumps: GMT PE/ml (95% Cl) 16.3 (13.9-19.1) vs. 8.5 (6.1-11.7). With respect to atopic sensitization [...] measles 0.36 (0.14-0.91) vs. 0.45 (0.21-0.98) or a positive serum titer...
Capacities and needs of health care facilities for schistosomiasis diagnosis and management in elimination settings (Publications)
2023. Patients aged ≥ 4 years seeking care in four health facilities were screened for S. haematobium infection using urine filtration and reagent strips. Those patients aged ≥ 10 years were additionally [...] pain during sex, and painful urination were reported by 38.0% (237/623), 6.3% (39/623), and 3.2% (20/623), respectively. Among the health facility staff, 90.0% (44/49) and 87.8% (43/49) identified blood
Capacities and needs of health care facilities for schistosomiasis diagnosis and management in elimination settings (Publications)
2023. Patients aged ≥ 4 years seeking care in four health facilities were screened for S. haematobium infection using urine filtration and reagent strips. Those patients aged ≥ 10 years were additionally [...] pain during sex, and painful urination were reported by 38.0% (237/623), 6.3% (39/623), and 3.2% (20/623), respectively. Among the health facility staff, 90.0% (44/49) and 87.8% (43/49) identified blood
Influence of MMR-vaccinations and diseases on atopic sensitization and allergic symptoms in Swiss schoolchildren (Publications)
n. The cross-sectional study including 1537 8(th) grade school children aged 13-15 years living in 10 communities across Switzerland was organized in the framework of an environmental health surveillance [...] respective infection (measles: geometric mean IgG titers (GMT) lU/ml (95% Cl) 2.8 (2.0-3.9) vs. 1.2 (1.0-1.4), mumps: GMT PE/ml (95% Cl) 16.3 (13.9-19.1) vs. 8.5 (6.1-11.7). With respect to atopic sensitization [...] measles 0.36 (0.14-0.91) vs. 0.45 (0.21-0.98) or a positive serum titer...
Moldova: how do family doctors and medical assistants spend their work time?. PLoS One . 2025;20(4):e0321371. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321371 Werdin S, Hollenstein E, Wyss K. Promoting the sustainability of [...] 2025;46:1607824. DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2025.1607824 Abdallah A.K et al. Medical device management reform, United Republic of Tanzania. Bull World Health Organ . 2024;102(9):665-673. DOI: 10.2471/blt.23.290636 [...] . 2024;30(1):2391468. DOI: 10.1080/13814788.2024.2391468 Demekas S et al....
association was found for road noise. The risk of dying of a myocardial infarction increases by 4 per cent per 10 decibel increase in road noise at home. Also the risk of hypertension and heart failure increases [...] results were presented at the ICBEN (International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise) meeting on 20 June 2017 in Zurich. ICBEN is the world's largest congress on the health effects of noise and takes [...] sleepiness and glucose balance 3) Switzerland-wide modelling of...
J Environ Res Public Health . 2020;17(10):3633. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17103633 Winkler M.S et al. Health impact assessment international best practice principles. 4. Fargo, USA: International Association [...] involved in gold mining communities in Burkina Faso. Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2023;20(24):7167. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20247167 Luyten A, Winkler M.S, Ammann P, Dietler D. Health impact studies of climate [...] change adaptation and mitigation measures: a scoping review. J Clim Chang...
May 2023) K4D: Heilsame Dialoge in Guatemala (8 March 2022) Towards the elimination of dog rabies in West - and Central Africa (12 April 2022) Jakob Zinsstag: Spirituality and One Health (4 October 2021) [...] es for One Health: feedback from the 8th World One Health Congress. CABI One Health . 2025;4(1):0003. DOI: 10.1079/cabionehealth.2025.0003 Crump L, Ali S.M, Tschopp R, Zinsstag J. Jigjiga University One [...] Worlds apart: plant health and One Health and a path to convergence. CABI One...
