Care cascades for hypertension and diabetes: cross-sectional evaluation of rural districts in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), especially hypertension and diabetes, are rapidly rising in sub-Saharan Africa, necessitating health systems transformations. In Tanzania, current policies
Increased levels of anti-PfCSP antibodies in post-pubertal females versus males immunized with PfSPZ Vaccine does not translate into increased... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: While prior research has shown differences in the risk of malaria infection and sickness between males and females, little is known about sex differences in vaccine-induced immunity to mal
Associations between extreme temperatures and cardiovascular cause-specific mortality: results from 27 countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Existing studies on the association between temperatures and cardiovascular deaths have been limited in geographic zones and
Volatile pyrethroid spatial repellents for malaria prevention (Publications)
Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:. To assess the effectiveness of volatile pyrethroid spatial repellents (VPSRs) for preventing new ca
Waterborne virus transport and the associated risks in a large lake (Publications)
Waterborne enteric viruses in lakes, especially at recreational water sites, may have a negative impact on human health. However, their fate and transport in lakes are poorly understood. In this study
Developing consensus standard operating procedures (SOPs) to evaluate new types of insecticide-treated nets (Publications)
In response to growing concerns over the sustained effectiveness of pyrethroid-only based control tools, new products are being developed and evaluated. Some examples of these are dual-active ingredie
Pesticide research on environmental and human exposure and risks in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic literature review (Publications)
On the African continent, ongoing agriculture intensification is accompanied by the increasing use of pesticides, associated with environmental and public health concerns. Using a systematic literatur
Correction: Truncated S-MGBs: towards a parasite-specific and low aggregation chemotype (Publications)
The authors regret that they omitted to include the following statement at the end of the Acknowledgements section: this workis based on research funded in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Quantitative assessment of multiple pesticides in silicone wristbands of children/guardian pairs living in agricultural areas in South Africa (Publications)
Little is known about personal and time-integrated exposure to past and current used pesticides in agricultural areas and within-family exposure similarities. We aimed to assess exposure to pesticides
The questionnaire design process in the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Designing questionnaires is a key point of epidemiological studies assessing human exposure to chemicals. The lack of validated questionnaires can lead to the use of previously developed a