A systematic review and an individual patient data meta-analysis of ivermectin use in children weighing less than fifteen kilograms: is it time to... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Oral ivermectin is a safe broad spectrum anthelminthic used for treating several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Currently, ivermectin use is contraindicated in children weighing less
Variation in calculating and reporting antimalarial efficacy against<em> Plasmodium falciparum</em> in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of... (Publications)
Antimalarials, in particular artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), are critical tools in reducing the global burden of malaria, which is concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa. Performing and re
Variants associated with <em>HHIP</em> expression have sex-differential effects on lung function (Publications)
Background: Lung function is highly heritable and differs between the sexes throughout life. However, little is known about sex-differential genetic effects on lung function. We aimed to conduct the f
Exposure to multiple pesticides and neurobehavioral outcomes among smallholder farmers in Uganda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Multiple epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to single pesticide active ingredients or chemical groups is associated with adverse neurobehavioral outcomes in farmers. In agric
Is universal health coverage affordable? Estimated costs and fiscal space analysis for the Ethiopian essential health services package (Publications)
Estimating the required resources for implementing an essential health services package (EHSP) is vital to examine its feasibility and affordability. This study aimed to estimate the financial resourc
Case-control diagnostic accuracy study of a non-sputum CD38-based TAM-TB test from a single milliliter of blood (Publications)
Background: CD4 T cell phenotyping-based blood assays have the potential to meet WHO target product profiles (TPP) of non-sputum-biomarker-based tests to diagnose tuberculosis (TB). Yet, substantial r
Health risk assessment for exposure to nitrate in drinking water in Central Java, Indonesia (Publications)
Since 2005, over 30 epidemiological studies have evaluated the association between nitrate in drinking water and adverse health outcomes. Conditions that lead to nitrate pollution in water, such as op
The catalytic subunit of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> casein kinase 2 is essential for gametocytogenesis (Publications)
Casein kinase 2 (CK2) is a pleiotropic kinase phosphorylating substrates in different cellular compartments in eukaryotes. In the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, PfCK2 is vital for asexual pro
Health seeking behavior among adults and elderly with chronic health condition(s) in Albania (Publications)
Aim: Assess the use of different health care service providers by adults (aged 18–59) and elderly (aged > =60) who suffer from non-communicable disease (NCD) and explore relationships between sociodem
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in an inpatient population in the Swiss canton of Basel-Country (Publications)
AIMS: Vitamin D deficiency remains very common in the general population. Adding to the importance of this issue is the discovery that vitamin D plays a role in many other tissues apart from the bone,
