Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) and male reproductive health: challenging the future with a double-edged sword (Publications)
Approximately 9% of couples are infertile, with half of these cases relating to male factors. While many cases of male infertility are associated with genetic and lifestyle factors, approximately 30%
The association between real-life markers of phone use and cognitive performance, health-related quality of life and sleep (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The real-life short-term implications of electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) on cognitive performance and health-related quality of life have not been well studied. The SPUTNIC study (Study
Exposure to ambient air pollution and elevated blood levels of gamma-glutamyl transferase in a large Austrian cohort (Publications)
Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) is related to oxidative stress and an indicator for liver damage. We investigated the association between air pollution and GGT in a large Austrian cohort (N = 116,109
Examining the early distribution of the artemisinin-resistant <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> kelch13 R561H mutation in areas of higher transmission in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin resistance mutations in Plasmodium falciparum kelch13 (Pfk13) have begun to emerge in Africa, with Pfk13-R561H being the first reported in Rwanda in 2014, but limited sampling
A systematic outbreak investigation of SARS-CoV-2 transmission clusters in a tertiary academic care center (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We sought to decipher transmission pathways in healthcare-associated infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) within our hospital by epidemiological wor
High sensitivity of mobile phone microscopy screening for<em> Schistosoma haematobium</em> in Azaguié, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Schistosomiasis infections continue to impact African settings disproportionately, and there is an urgent need for novel tools to evaluate infection control and elimination strategies at the community
Lessons from a year of COVID-19 in Zambia: reported attendance and mask wearing at large gatherings in rural communities (Publications)
Zambia instituted prevention behavior guidelines for social gatherings before the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on March 18, 2020. Guidelines included nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) inc
Re-evaluating our knowledge of health system resilience during COVID-19: lessons from the first two years of the pandemic (Publications)
Background: Health challenges like COVID-19 are becoming increasingly complex, transnational, and unpredictable. Studying health system responses to the COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to enhance
