Meta-analysis: accuracy of rapid tests for malaria in travelers returning from endemic areas (Publications)
negative likelihood ratios but higher positive likelihood ratios compared with 2-band tests (34.7 vs. 98.5; P = 0.003). For P. vivax, negative likelihood ratios tended to be closer to 1.0 for HRP-2-based tests
Malaria Elimination (Page)
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among populations at risk fell by 60% globally among all age groups and by 65% among children under 5. But the gains in the fight against malaria are fragile and unevenly distributed. About 3.2 billion
MSc in Epidemiology | Study at Swiss TPH (Page)
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assessed individually for equivalence. Minimum Entry Requirements: A minimum average grade of at least 5/unrounded (Swiss grading system 1 to 6, where 6=max. / 4=pass) Conversion and calculation of final grade
Harmonization of human biomonitoring studies in Europe: characteristics of the HBM4EU-aligned studies participants (Publications)
metabolites of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The children's group consists of 50.4% boys and 49.5% girls, of which 44.1% live in cities, 29.0% live in towns/suburbs, and 26.8% live in rural areas. The
Use of index testing to close the gap in HIV diagnosis among older people in Rwanda: analysis of data from a public health programme (Publications)
(1.07-3.37) for partners who were 15 years older than the index case compared with partners who were 5 years older or younger. INTERPRETATION: Partners of people with newly diagnosed HIV, older individuals
Association of activities related to pesticide exposure on headache severity and neurodevelopment of school-children in the rural agricultural... (Publications)
pesticide-related farm activities was associated with a lower multi-tasking accuracy score (-2.74; -5.19, -0.29), while lower strategy in spatial working memory (-0.29; -0.56; -0.03) and lower paired associated
Efficacy and safety of moxidectin and albendazole compared with ivermectin and albendazole coadministration in adolescents infected with <em>Trichuris... (Publications)
[group 2], 400 mg albendazole [group 3], 200 mug/kg ivermectin [group 4], or 8 mg moxidectin [group 5]) using a computer-generated randomisation code, stratified by baseline T trichiura infection intensity
Incidence and consequences of damage to insecticide-treated mosquito nets in Kenya (Publications)
because of damage. The estimated median lifetime of the LLINs was 2.9 years, but this was extended to 5.7 years in the counterfactual without physical damage. Nets that were in use were more likely to be
Integrated community based human and animal syndromic surveillance in Adadle district of the Somali region of Ethiopia (Publications)
constituted (42.8%) of all syndromes, followed by respiratory disorder (37.8%) and febrile illness (15.5%). In livestock, cattle contributed (40.8%) of all cases of illness, while sheep, goats and camels
High seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Ethiopian healthcare workers (Publications)
confirmed patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The overall seroprevalence was 39.6%. The lowest (24.5%) and the highest (48.0%) seroprevalence rates were found in Hiwot Fana Specialized Hospital in Harar
