Review of the WHO guideline on preventive chemotherapy for public health control of strongyloidiasis (Publications)
Strongyloidiasis is a soil-transmitted helminthiasis that is estimated to affect 300-600 million people across Asia, Africa, South and central America, and the Pacific. This neglected parasitic diseas
Associations of exposure to outdoor PM2.5 and NO2 during pregnancy with childhood asthma, rhinitis, and eczema in a predominantly rural French... (Publications)
Uncertainty remains regarding the effects of outdoor air pollution in rural areas on childhood asthma, rhinitis, and eczema. Although these diseases often coexist, few studies have examined the effect
The long-term effects of cash transfer programmes on young adults' mental health: a quasi-experimental study of Colombia, Mexico and South Africa (Publications)
Poverty is associated with poorer mental health in early adulthood. Cash transfers (CTs) have been shown to improve child health and education outcomes, but it is unclear whether these effects may tra
Pilot use of a mycolactone-specific lateral flow assay for Buruli ulcer: a case report from Japan (Publications)
Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium (M.) ulcerans, is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) characterized by necrosis of the cutaneous tissue, predominantly affecting the limbs. The pathogenesis of thi
Surveillance of global, travel-related illness using a novel app: a multivariable, cross-sectional study (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Current traveller health surveillance is 'top-down'. Mobile-based surveillance could capture infection symptoms in real time. We aimed to evaluate the spectrum of illness in travellers u
Challenges in the evaluation of suicide prevention measures and quality of suicide data in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: findings from... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Suicide prevention requires diverse, integrated, and evidence-based measures. Comprehensive evaluation of interventions and reliable suicide data are crucial for guiding policy-making and
Embedded-deep-learning-based sample-to-answer device for on-site malaria diagnosis (Publications)
Improvements in digital microscopy are critical for the development of a malaria diagnosis method that is accurate at the cellular level and exhibits satisfactory clinical performance. Digital microsc
