Associations between long-term air pollution exposure and mortality and cardiovascular morbidity: a comparison of mobility-integrated and... (Publications)
Epidemiological studies investigating the health effects of long-term air pollution exposure typically only consider the participants' residential addresses when determining exposure. Neglecting mobil
Onset of infectiousness explains differences in transmissibility across <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </em>lineages (Publications)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) lineages show substantial variability in virulence, but the epidemiological consequences of this variability have not been studied in detail. Here, we aimed f
Microbial Ecosystem Therapeutics 4 (MET4) elicits treatment-specific IgG responses associated with changes in gut microbiota in immune checkpoint... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Gut microbiome modulation has shown promise in its potential to treat cancer in combination with immunotherapy. Mechanistically, the pathways and routes by which gut microbiota may influen
Identifying gaps in protection from malaria vector biting in rural Cambodia using an entomological assessment and human behaviour observations (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Forest-exposed populations remain the last significant, and most difficult to access, high-risk populations for malaria in Cambodia. Despite the availability of long-lasting insecticidal n
Global impact of parasitic infections and the importance of parasite control (Publications)
Parasites have a severe impact on animal and human health. Parasites like worms, ticks, mites, fleas, biting flies, mosquitoes, and pathogenic protozoa affect humans and their pets as well as their li
Assessment of health status and creation of a registry of potential research participants aged 1.5 to 50 years on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (Publications)
A malaria control program established in 2004 on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, achieved significant reductions in malaria prevalence; however, progress subsequently stalled, leading to a proposal t
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure among European adults: evidence from the HBM4EU aligned studies (Publications)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent environmental pollutants with well-documented associations to adverse health effects, posing significant public health challenges across Europe.
Challenges in protocol development and interpretation of the Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation intervention studies (Publications)
In 2010, the Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) began the design of randomized controlled trials to compare different strategies for praziquantel mass drug admi
Dog rabies control in West and Central Africa: a review (Publications)
Rabies is a neglected but preventable zoonotic disease that predominantly affects the most vulnerable populations living in remote rural areas of resource-limited countries. To date, every country on
Efficacy and safety of ascending dosages of albendazole against <em>Trichuris trichiura</em> in preschool-aged children, school-aged children and... (Publications)
Background: The efficacy of the widely used albendazole against the soil-transmitted helminth Trichuris trichiura is limited; yet optimal doses, which may provide increased efficacy, have not been tho