High time-resolution simulation of <em>E. coli</em> on hands reveals large variation in microbial exposures amongst Vietnamese farmers using human... (Publications)
1344 objects contacted per hour per hand), including highly variable hand-to-mouth contact rates (from 0 to 9 contacts per hour per hand). The frequency of hand-to-mouth contacts was substantially lower than
Modelling the impact of insecticide-based control interventions on the evolution of insecticide resistance and disease transmission (Publications)
interrupted. It is based on a classic Ross-Macdonald derivation of the malaria basic reproductive number (R0) and may be used to assess the effectiveness of different control strategies in terms of whether they
Creation of the WHO Indicators of Infant and Young Child Development (IYCD): metadata synthesis across 10 countries (Publications)
Our objective was to create a new tool, applicable across multicultures, to measure development from 0 to 3 years through metadata synthesis. Methods: Fourteen cross-sectional data sets were contributed
Efficacy and safety of ascending dosages of tribendimidine against hookworm infections in children: a randomized controlled trial (Publications)
6% (95% CI, -24.7-64.1, 65.4% (95% CI, 24.5-85.9), 82.1% (95% CI, 58.4-92.5) and 92.2% (95% CI, 81.0-97.1) for placebo, 100 mg, 200 mg and 400 mg tribendimidine, respectively. The Emax model predicted
Detection and characterization of ESBL-producing<em> Escherichia coli</em> from humans and poultry in Ghana (Publications)
41 (29%) and 33 (61%) harbored ESBL E. coli, respectively, with prevalences on farms ranging between 0 and 85%. No predominant sequence type (ST) was detected among humans. ST10 was most prevalent among
Pharmacokinetics of ascending doses of ivermectin in <em>Trichuris trichiura</em>-infected children aged 2-12 years (Publications)
compared with parameters previously studied in adults, whereas body weight-adjusted CL/F ( approximately 0.35 L/h/kg) was significantly higher in children. Tmax ( approximately 6 h), t1/2 ( approximately 18
"I can't read and don't understand": Health literacy and health messaging about folic acid for neural tube defect prevention in a migrant population... (Publications)
that has been used in surveys of the population since 1995. Health literacy was low, with 194/525 (37.0%) of tested women demonstrating adequate health literacy, despite 63.1% (331/525) self-reporting being
Semi-field experiments reveal contrasted predation and movement patterns of aquatic macroinvertebrate predators of Anopheles gambiae larvae (Publications)
predacious diving beetle, backswimmer and dragonfly nymphs were stable over time at a mean of 3.2, 7.0 and 9.6 larvae consumed each day. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that aquatic macroinvertebrate
The association of increased pre- and postnatal NO2 and PM2.5 exposure with the infant nasal microbiome composition and respiratory symptoms (Publications)
10 μg/m(3) increase of prenatal NO(2): odds ratio 1.58, 95% confidence interval 1.08; 2.29, p(adj) = 0.034). Pre- and postnatal PM(2.5) was associated with increased risk of severe respiratory symptoms.
Ambient air pollution exposure and incidence of cataract surgery: the prospective 3City-Alienor study (Publications)
limit value in Europe) was associated with incident cataract surgery (HR = 1.46, CI (1.16, 1.84), p = 0.001). No statistically significant association was found with PM(2.5) and BC. CONCLUSION: Long-term
