A geographic information and remote sensing based model for prediction of <em>Oncomelania hupensis </em>habitats<em> </em>in the Poyang Lake area,... (Publications)
temperature measurements in April and August yielded a range of 22.8-24.2 degrees C, and pH values of 6.0-8.5 were derived from existing records. Both climatic features represent suitable breeding conditions
Parasitic infections, anemia and malnutrition among rural settled and mobile pastoralist mothers and their children in Chad (Publications)
14% (CI 8-20) in women and 18% (CI 13-23) in children. Malaria prevalence was low among women (1%, CI 0.5-2) and children (3% CI 2-5). No significant difference was observed in the prevalence of parasitic
Postpartum traditions and nutrition practices among urban Lao women and their infants in Vientiane, Lao PDR (Publications)
3%) were underweight. Mothers had insufficient intake of calories (55.6%), lipids (67.4%), iron (92.0%), vitamins A (99.3%) and C (45%), thiamin (96.6%) and calcium (96.6%). Chewed glutinous rice was given
Use of disability adjusted life years in the estimation of the disease burden of echinococcosis for a high endemic region of the Tibetan plateau (Publications)
422) due to AE and 17,955 (95% CI = 14,268-22,128) due to CE and suggests an average of approximately 0.81 DALY lost per person. This study has clearly shown that the impact of DALYs lost due to echinococcosis
Secondhand Smoke and Health-Related Quality of Life in Never Smokers: Results From the SAPALDIA Cohort Study 2 (Publications)
functioning (-8.1, P = .007) domains. Exposed men had lower scores for the role physical domain (-20.0, P < .001) and a trend toward lower scores in other domains. In women, exposure to SHS at home was
Emergence of W135 meningococcal meningitis in Ghana (Publications)
Kassena Nankana District located at the border to Burkina Faso. W135 carriage rates ranged between 0% and 17.5%. When three consecutive surveys were conducted in the patient community with the highest
Head size and motor performance in children born prematurely (Publications)
NHC, and CON. In SHC, but not in NHC and CON, net oxygen cost of cycling increased significantly (P < 0.05) when cadence was increased from 36 to 76 rpm. CONCLUSION: At the age of 6-12 yr, SHC have a higher
The role of parasitic infections in atopic diseases in rural schoolchildren (Publications)
lumbricoides, was more frequent among farmers' children than non-farmers' children (39.8%vs 31.1%, P = 0.03). This positive serology was found to be significantly associated with high total IgE levels [odds
Public-health impact of outdoor and traffic-related air pollution: a European assessment (Publications)
cases of chronic bronchitis (adults); more than 290,000 episodes of bronchitis (children); more than 0.5 million asthma attacks; and more than 16 million person-days of restricted activities. INTERPRETATION:
Comparative ex vivo activity of novel endoperoxides in multidrug-resistant <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>P. vivax</em> (Publications)
concentrations (IC(50)s) in both species (median IC(50)s between 1.9 and 3.6 nM in P. falciparum and 0.7 and 4.6 nM in P. vivax). The antiplasmodial activity of novel endoperoxides showed different cros
