Coverage of policies to improve antimicrobial stewardship in human medicine in low and middle income countries: results from the Global Survey of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) constitutes a major threat to global health. While antimicrobial misuse or overuse is one of the main drivers for AMR, little is known about the extent to wh
Seroprevalence and risk factors for Q fever and Rift Valley fever in pastoralists and their livestock in Afar, Ethiopia: a One Health approach (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, and Rift Valley fever virus are two under-researched zoonotic pathogens in Ethiopia. Potential outbreaks of these diseases, in light of t
Evaluation of C-reactive protein and computer-aided analysis of chest X-rays as tuberculosis triage tests at health facilities in Lesotho and South... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To improve tuberculosis case-finding, rapid, non-sputum triage tests need to be developed according to the World Health Organization target product profile (TPP) (> 90% sensitivity, > 70%
Evaluating double-duty actions in Rwanda's secondary cities (Publications)
The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is escalating in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including in Rwanda, most notably in urbanizing areas. The 2019-2020 Rwanda Demographic Health Survey
<em>TOLLIP</em> and <em>MUC5B</em> modulate the effect of ambient NO2 on respiratory symptoms in infancy (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Current knowledge suggests that the gene region containing MUC5B and TOLLIP plays a role in airway defence and airway inflammation, and hence respiratory disease. It is also known that exp
Cardiac involvement in Chagas disease and African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
Trypanosomiases are diseases caused by various species of protozoan parasite in the genus Trypanosoma, each presenting with distinct clinical manifestations and prognoses. Infections can affect multip
Association of pesticide exposure with respiratory health outcomes and rhinitis in avocado farmworkers from Michoacán, Mexico (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A growing literature suggests associations between occupational pesticide exposure and respiratory health. In this study, we aimed to examine the association of exposure to insecticides, f
