Mortality attributable to ambient fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide in Switzerland in 2019: use of two-pollutant effect estimates (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Air pollution health risk assessments have traditionally used single-pollutant effect estimates for one proxy ambient air pollutant such as PM(2.5). Two-pollutant effect estimates, i.e.
An End-to-End Simple Record Linkage Tool (Publications)
Advantages and disadvantages of record linkage method has been presented, and a framework for efficient record linkage (e2elink) and its implementation has been described.
Secondary cities as catalysts for nutritious diets in low- and middle-income countries (Publications)
The world is facing a malnutrition crisis in the midst of rising rates of urbanization; more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a number that is expected to reach two-thirds by
A semi-field evaluation in Thailand of the use of human landing catches (HLC) versus human-baited double net trap (HDN) for assessing the impact of a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The mosquito landing rate measured by human landing catches (HLC) is the conventional endpoint used to evaluate the impact of vector control interventions on human-vector exposure. Non-exp
Starting at the community: treatment-seeking pathways of children with suspected severe malaria in Uganda (Publications)
Community health workers (CHW) usually refer children with suspected severe malaria to the nearest public health facility or a designated public referral health facility (RHF). Caregivers do not alway
Prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections among children in pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in the Adadle... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) can cause illness, morbidity, and occasional mortality in children. Agro-pastoralist and pastoralist children in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopi
SAPALDIA und LUDOK – lufthygienische Wissensplattformen zum Thema gesundheitliche Auswirkungen der Aussenluftverschmutzung (Publications)
Seit 30 Jahren erforscht die SAPALDIA-Kohorte mit assoziierter Biobank die gesundheitlichen Auswirkungen von Luftschadstoffen sowie des breiteren Exposoms. Die Studie wird in enger Zusammenarbeit mit
Direct comparison of antibody responses to four SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in Mongolia (Publications)
Different SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are approved in various countries, but few direct comparisons of the antibody responses they stimulate have been reported. We collected plasma specimens in July 2021 from
Safety, immunogenicity, and protection provided by unadjuvanted and adjuvanted formulations of a recombinant plant-derived virus-like particle vaccine... (Publications)
Although antivirals are important tools to control severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, effective vaccines are essential to control the current coronavirus disease 2
Anti-nucleocapsid antibody levels and pulmonary comorbid conditions are linked to post-COVID-19 syndrome (Publications)
BACKGROUNDProlonged symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection are well documented. However, which factors influence development of long-term symptoms, how symptoms vary across ethnic groups, and whether lon
