Traffic-related air pollution and asthma onset in children: a prospective cohort study with individual exposure measurement (Publications)
children 10-18 years of age. Individual covariates and new asthma incidence (30 cases) were reported annually through questionnaires during 8 years of follow-up. Children had nitrogen dioxide monitors placed [...] interval (CI), 1.07-1.56] across the average within-community interquartile range of 6.2 ppb in annual residential NO2. Using the total interquartile range for all measurements of 28.9 ppb increased the
Traffic-related air pollution and asthma onset in children: a prospective cohort study with individual exposure measurement (Publications)
children 10-18 years of age. Individual covariates and new asthma incidence (30 cases) were reported annually through questionnaires during 8 years of follow-up. Children had nitrogen dioxide monitors placed [...] interval (CI), 1.07-1.56] across the average within-community interquartile range of 6.2 ppb in annual residential NO2. Using the total interquartile range for all measurements of 28.9 ppb increased the
Burden of serious fungal infections in Tanzania (Publications)
unknown. We assessed the annual burden in the general population and among populations at risk. Data were extracted from 2012 reports of the Tanzanian AIDS program, WHO, reports, Tanzanian census, and from [...] patients' data. In 2012, Tanzania's population was 43.6 million (mainland) with 1 500 000 people reported to be HIV-infected. Estimated burden of fungal infections was: 4412 CM, 9600 PCP, 81 051 and 88 [...] , mucormycosis or fungal keratitis. Over 3% of Tanzanians suffer from...
Burden of serious fungal infections in Tanzania (Publications)
unknown. We assessed the annual burden in the general population and among populations at risk. Data were extracted from 2012 reports of the Tanzanian AIDS program, WHO, reports, Tanzanian census, and from [...] patients' data. In 2012, Tanzania's population was 43.6 million (mainland) with 1 500 000 people reported to be HIV-infected. Estimated burden of fungal infections was: 4412 CM, 9600 PCP, 81 051 and 88 [...] , mucormycosis or fungal keratitis. Over 3% of Tanzanians suffer from...
measurements to avoid interfering with the ambient electrosmog. The SwissNIS consortium writes an annual report providing insights into their EMF measurements. The ambient exposure mainly comes from the mobile [...] exposure to electrosmog of the Swiss population from 2021 to 2025. Click here to find the second annual report published on 8 September 2023. Three EMF exposimeters are fixed inside a case filled with non
is notifiable to the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). Over the past ten years, annual reported incidence rates of LD in Switzerland are continuously increasing. The reason for this increase [...] with LD notification rates. To investigate the impact of meteorological events and air pollution on reported LD incidences in more depth, we are currently conducting an analysis that captures the short-term
is notifiable to the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). Over the past ten years, annual reported incidence rates of LD in Switzerland are continuously increasing. The reason for this increase [...] with LD notification rates. To investigate the impact of meteorological events and air pollution on reported LD incidences in more depth, we are currently conducting an analysis that captures the short-term
Phylogenomics and antimicrobial resistance of the leprosy bacillus <em>Mycobacterium leprae</em> (Publications)
leprae. Although readily curable with multidrug therapy (MDT), over 200,000 new cases are still reported annually. Here, we obtain M. leprae genome sequences from DNA extracted directly from patients' skin
Phylogenomics and antimicrobial resistance of the leprosy bacillus <em>Mycobacterium leprae</em> (Publications)
leprae. Although readily curable with multidrug therapy (MDT), over 200,000 new cases are still reported annually. Here, we obtain M. leprae genome sequences from DNA extracted directly from patients' skin
internal processes Compliance and governance Information and liquidity management Prepare the annual financial report With a current funding and revenue volume of CHF 105 million, Swiss TPH receives only about
