Tuberculosis mortality and living conditions in Bern, Switzerland, 1856-1950 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a poverty-related disease that is associated with poor living conditions. We studied TB mortality and living conditions in Bern between 1856 and 1950. METHODS: We anal
Vitamin-D status is not a confounder of the relationship between zinc and diarrhoea: a study in 6-24-month-old underweight and normal-weight children... (Publications)
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The role of micronutrients particularly zinc in childhood diarrhoea is well established. Immunomodulatory functions of vitamin-D in diarrhoea and its role in the effect of other
Elemental composition and oxidative properties of PM2.5 in Estonia in relation to origin of air masses - results from the ECRHS II in Tartu (Publications)
Fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)) was sampled at an urban background site in Tartu, Estonia over one-year period during the ECRHS II study. The elemental composition of 71PM(2.5) samples was analyzed
Health risk assessment along the wastewater and faecal sludge management and reuse chain in Kampala, Uganda: a visualization (Publications)
Reuse of wastewater in agriculture is a common feature in the developing world. While this strategy might contribute to the livelihood of farming communities, there are health risks associated with th
Synthesis and biological evaluation of organoruthenium complexes with azole antifungal agents. First crystal structure of a tioconazole metal complex (Publications)
Nine organoruthenium complexes with azole antifungal agents (L) clotrimazole (ctz), tioconazole (tcz), and miconazole (mcz) with the general formulas [(eta(6)-p-cymene)-RuCl2(L)], [(eta(6)-p-cymene)Ru
Limited activity and social participation after hospital discharge from leprosy treatment in a hyperendemic area in North Brazil (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Neural damages are among the main factors that contribute to physical disability in leprosy. Systematic monitoring using a broad physical, psychological and social approach is necessary.
Automated innovative diagnostic, data management and communication tool, for improving malaria vector control in endemic settings (Publications)
Malaria is a life-threatening disease that caused more than 400,000 deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015. Mass prevention of the disease is best achieved by vector control which heavily relies on the
Malaria: une espèce en voie de disparition? (Publications)
The implementation at scale of preventive measures and the use of effective treatments in populations living in endemic areas has led to a drastic reduction of the burden of malaria in all continents.
Mapping and prediction of schistosomiasis in Nigeria using compiled survey data and Bayesian geospatial modelling (Publications)
Schistosomiasis prevalence data for Nigeria were extracted from peer-reviewed journals and reports, geo-referenced and collated in a nationwide geographical information system database for the generat
Bayesian spatio-temporal modelling of tobacco-related cancer mortality in Switzerland (Publications)
Tobacco smoking is a main cause of disease in Switzerland; lung cancer being the most common cancer mortality in men and the second most common in women. Although disease-specific mortality is decreas