Biological and epidemiological consequences of MTBC diversity (Publications)
Tuberculosis is caused by different groups of bacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). The combined action of human factors, environmental conditions and bacterial virulenc
The influence of gender and household headship on voluntary health insurance: the case of North-West Cameroon (Publications)
Within the existing health financing literature, males are typically categorized as the household's decision-makers. While this view accurately reflects many local sociocultural realities, approximate
Measuring early childhood development in Brazil: validation of the Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (CREDI) (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: The present study aims to analyze the psychometric properties and general validity of the Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (CREDI) short form for the population-level assess
Residential air pollution does not modify the positive association between physical activity and lung function in current smokers in the ECRHS study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Very few studies have examined whether a long-term beneficial effect of physical activity on lung function can be influenced by living in polluted urban areas. OBJECTIVE: We assessed wheth
Patients with cystic echinococcosis in the three national referral centers of Mongolia: a model for CE management assessment (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mongolia is one of the endemic countries for cystic echinococcosis (CE), a zoonotic disease caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. The goal of this study is to describe the
Morbidity profile and sociodemographic characteristics of unaccompanied refugee minors seen by paediatric practices between October 2014 and February... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the morbidity profile and the sociodemographic characteristics of unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) arriving in the region of Bavaria, Germany, between Oct
Hepatitis A in Switzerland: an analysis of 29 years of surveillance data and contemporary challenges (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis A (HA) incidence declined in most European countries in the past decades. We analysed HA notification data for Switzerland of 29 years looking for disease- and notification syste