Socioeconomic status and childhood leukemia incidence in Switzerland (Publications)
Socioeconomic status (SES) discrepancies exist for child and adult cancer morbidity and are a major public health concern. In this Swiss population-based matched case-control study on the etiology of
Micro-epidemiological structuring of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> parasite populations in regions with varying transmission intensities in Africa (Publications)
Background: The first models of malaria transmission assumed a completely mixed and homogeneous population of parasites. Recent models include spatial heterogeneity and variably mixed populations. How
Efficacy of moxidectin versus ivermectin against <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> infections: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial (Publications)
Background: Infections with Strongyloides stercoralis are of considerable public health relevance. Moxidectin, a well-established drug in veterinary medicine under consideration for regulatory submiss
Obesity, weight change, and chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a longitudinal study in Taiwan (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We investigated obesity and weight change in relation to risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Asian patients with Type 2 diabetes using longitudinal data. METHODS: We recruited 1187 dia
Disease burden due to gastrointestinal infections among people living along the major wastewater system in Hanoi, Vietnam (Publications)
Background: Despite recent improvements of wastewater treatment capacities in urban areas of Hanoi, Vietnam, microbial pollution is still considerable. There is a paucity of burden estimates due to ga