Elemental composition and oxidative properties of PM2.5 in Estonia in relation to origin of air masses - results from the ECRHS II in Tartu (Publications)
Fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)) was sampled at an urban background site in Tartu, Estonia over one-year period during the ECRHS II study. The elemental composition of 71PM(2.5) samples was analyzed
Preliminary evaluation of a nonanal lure for collection of gravid <em>Culex quinquefasciatus</em> (Publications)
Gravid traps are important tools for disease monitoring and for research on mosquito ovipositional behavior. Two experiments were conducted to evaluate a 2% nonanal lure in gravid mosquito traps in If
Cord blood cytokines are modulated by maternal farming activities and consumption of farm dairy products during pregnancy: the PASTURE Study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Traditional farming represents a unique model situation to investigate the relationship of early-life farm-related exposure and allergy protection. OBJECTIVES: To investigate associations
Chlorination disinfection by-products and risk of congenital anomalies in England and Wales (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Increased risk of various congenital anomalies has been reported to be associated with trihalomethane (THM) exposure in the water supply. OBJECTIVES: We conducted a registry-based study to
Pyrethroid resistance in <em>Anopheles gambiae</em>, in Bomi County, Liberia, compromises malaria vector control (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN) and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) have both proven to be effective malaria vector control strategies in Africa and the new technology of insecticide
The past and future of tuberculosis research (Publications)
Renewed efforts in tuberculosis (TB) research have led to important new insights into the biology and epidemiology of this devastating disease. Yet, in the face of the modern epidemics of HIV/AIDS, di
Forscher im Kampf gegen Malaria [TV Broadcast] (Publications)
Malaria gehört zu den drei schlimmsten Infektionskrankheiten der Welt, neben Tuberkulose und HIV. Basler Wissenschaftler haben eine ganz neue Substanz entdeckt, die den hartnäckigen Erreger töten kann
Country specific predictions of the cost-effectiveness of malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 in endemic Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: RTS,S/AS01 is a safe and moderately efficacious vaccine considered for implementation in endemic Africa. Model predictions of impact and cost-effectiveness of this new intervention could a
