(+/-)-<em>trans</em>-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofurans as leishmanicidal agents: synthesis, <em>in vitro</em> evaluation and SAR analysis (Publications)
Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania, causes a serious burden of disease around the world, represents a threat to the life of millions of people, and
How does district health management emerge within a complex health system? Insights for capacity strengthening in Ghana (Publications)
Introduction: District health managers (DHMs) play a pivotal role in the operation of district health systems in low-and middle income countries, including Ghana. Their capacity is determined by their
Harbor and intra-city drivers of air pollution: findings from a land use regression model, Durban, South Africa (Publications)
Multiple land use regression models (LUR) were developed for different air pollutants to characterize exposure, in the Durban metropolitan area, South Africa. Based on the European Study of Cohorts fo
<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> in a primagam negative wild caught captive olive baboon (<em>Papio anubis</em>) in Ethiopia (Publications)
A free-roaming wild olive baboon (Papio anubis) was caught in the compound of a hospital and kept in captivity pending reintroduction to the wild. The animal had a sporadic dry cough but was TB negati
Safety and immunogenicity of a primary yellow fever vaccination under low-dose methotrexate therapy-a prospective multi-centre pilot study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: More people on immunosuppression live in or wish to travel to yellow fever virus (YFV)-endemic areas. Data on the safety and immunogenicity of yellow fever vaccination (YFVV) during immuno
Do changes in STEC diagnostics mislead interpretation of disease surveillance data in Switzerland? Time trends in positivity, 2007 to 2016 (Publications)
Background Laboratory-confirmed cases of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) have been notifiable to the National Notification System for Infectious Diseases in Switzerland since 1999. Since
Impact of road traffic noise on obesity measures: observational study of three European cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Environmental stressors such as transport noise may contribute to development of obesity through increased levels of stress hormones, sleep deprivation and endocrine disruption. Epidemiolo
The evolution of the female sexual disorder/dysfunction definitions, nomenclature, and classifications: a review of DSM, ICSM, ISSWSH, and ICD (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The 2 most well-known classification systems that include sexual medicine diagnoses are the International Classification of Diseases and Statistics (ICD) and the Diagnostic and Statistic
A satellite-based spatio-temporal machine learning model to reconstruct daily PM2.5 concentrations across Great Britain (Publications)
Epidemiological studies on the health effects of air pollution usually rely on measurements from fixed ground monitors, which provide limited spatio-temporal coverage. Data from satellites, reanalysis
