Long-term exposure to black carbon and mortality: a 28-year follow-up of the GAZEL cohort (Publications)
Background: The current evidence on health effects of long-term exposure to outdoor airborne black carbon (BC) exposure remains scarce. Objectives: To examine the association between long-term exposur
Effect of bovine tuberculosis on selected productivity parameters and trading in dairy cattle kept under intensive husbandry in Central Ethiopia (Publications)
Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) has substantial impact on fertility, milk, and meat productivity in cattle. However, these assumptions are based on outdated data. Recent global studies on the impact of BTB
Associations between household socioeconomic status, car ownership, physical activity, and cardiorespiratory fitness in South African primary... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Little is known whether physical activity (PA)-promoting environments are equally accessible to children with divergent socioeconomic status (SES) in low-/middle-income countries. The auth
Associations of growth impairment and body composition among South African school-aged children enrolled in the <em>KaziAfya </em>project (Publications)
(1) Background: Early childhood malnutrition may result in increased fat mass (FM) amongschool-aged children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We explored whether SouthAfrican children with
Integrated human-animal sero-surveillance of Brucellosis in the pastoral Afar and Somali regions of Ethiopia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is widespread in Ethiopia with variable reported prevalence depending on the geographical area, husbandry practices and animal species. However, there is limited information on
Spatio-temporal modelling of changes in air pollution exposure associated to the COVID-19 lockdown measures across Europe (Publications)
The lockdown and related measures implemented by many European countries to stop the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) pandemic have altered the economic activities and road transport in many
Rabies in sub-Sahara Africa: One Health-based surveillance strategy in the Kongo Central province (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and disease... (Publications)
Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease transmitted to humans in more than 99% of cas-es through the bite or scratch of an infected dog (dog-mediated rabies).To date all countries on the sub-Saharan Africa
Nucleic acid amplification techniques for the detection of Schistosoma mansoni infection in humans and the intermediate snail host: a structured... (Publications)
As part of our studies on antiprotozoal activity of approved herbal medicinal products, we previously found that a commercial tincture from Salvia officinalis L. (common Sage, Lamiaceae) possesses hig
Wellbeing of breastfeeding women in Australia and New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, breastfeeding women have experienced restricted access to support, placing them at increased risk of mental health concerns and limited breastfeeding assistance. This stu
