Publications

Jebiwott S, Gutapaka N, Sumari D, Loss G, Athuman T, Nyandele J.P, Cummins H, Chemba M, Benjamin-Chung J, Gangar P, Wu X, Smith J, Chen I, Dorsey G, Fink G, Olotu A, Hsiang M. Child health and infection with low density (CHILD) malaria: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to assess the long-term health and socioeconomic impacts of testing and treating low-density malaria infection among children in Tanzania. BMJ Open. 2024;14(3):e082227. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082227

Loss G, Naicker S, Richter L, Fink G. Early life determinants of social disparities among young adults: a longitudinal study in vulnerable communities in South Africa. World Dev. 2024;175:106465. DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106465

Farnham A, Loss G, Lyatuu I, Cossa H, Kulinkina A.V, Winkler M.S. A roadmap for using DHIS2 data to track progress in key health indicators in the Global South: experience from sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Public Health. 2023;23:1030. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15979-z

Galli A, Winkler M.S, Doanthu T, Fuhrimann S, Huynh T, Rahn E, Stamm C, Staudacher P, Huynh T.V, Loss G. Assessment of pesticide safety knowledge and practices in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study of smallholder farmers in the Mekong delta. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2022;19(9):509-523. DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2022.2100403

Loss G, Fink G, Bessa L, Brentani A. Impact of COVID-19 on maternal health and child care behavior: evidence from a quasi-experimental study of vulnerable communities in Boa Vista, Brazil. Child Abuse Negl. 2022;129:105667. DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105667

Dietler D, Farnham A, Loss G, Fink G, Winkler M.S. Impact of mining projects on water and sanitation infrastructures and associated child health outcomes: a multi-country analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in sub-Saharan Africa. Global Health. 2021;17:70. DOI: 10.1186/s12992-021-00723-2

Dietler D, Loss G, Farnham A, de Hoogh K, Fink G, Utzinger J, Winkler M.S. Housing conditions and respiratory health in children in mining communities: an analysis of data from 27 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Environ Impact Assess Rev. 2021;89:106591. DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2021.106591

Kouamé P.K, Galli A, Peter M, Loss G, Wassa D, Bonfoh B, Utzinger J, Winkler M.S. Access to water and sanitation infrastructures for primary schoolchildren in the south-central part of Côte d’Ivoire. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(16):8863. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168863

Lyatuu I, Loss G, Farnham A, Lyatuu G.W, Fink G, Winkler M.S. Associations between natural resource extraction and incidence of acute and chronic health conditions: evidence from Tanzania. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(11):6052. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18116052

Lyatuu I, Loss G, Farnham A, Winkler M.S, Fink G. Short-term effects of national-level natural resource rents on life expectancy: a cross-country panel data analysis. PLoS One. 2021;16(5):e0252336. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252336

Birzele L.T, Depner M, Ege M.J, Engel M, Kublik S, Bernau C, Loss G.J, Genuneit J, Horak E, Schloter M, Braun-Fahrländer C, Danielewicz H, Heederik D, von Mutius E, Legatzki A. Environmental and mucosal microbiota and their role in childhood asthma. Allergy. 2017;72(1):109-119. DOI: 10.1111/all.13002

Hose A.J, Depner M, Illi S, Lau S, Keil T, Wahn U, Fuchs O, Pfefferle P.I, Schmausser-Hechfellner E, Genuneit J, Lauener R, Karvonen A.M, Roduit C, Dalphin J.C, Riedler J, Pekkanen J, von Mutius E, Ege M.J, MAS Study Group, PASTURE Study Group. Latent class analysis reveals clinically relevant atopy phenotypes in two birth cohorts. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017;139(6):1935-1945.e12. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.08.046

Schroder P.C, Illi S, Casaca V.I, Lluis A, Bock A, Roduit C, Depner M, Frei R, Genuneit J, Pfefferle P.I, Roponen M, Weber J, Braun-Fahrländer C, Riedler J, Dalphin J.C, Pekkanen J, Lauener R, von Mutius E, Schaub B, PASTURE study group. A switch in regulatory T cells through farm-exposure during immune maturation in childhood. Allergy. 2017;72(4):604-615. DOI: 10.1111/all.13069

Brick T, Schober Y, Bocking C, Pekkanen J, Genuneit J, Loss G, Dalphin J.C, Riedler J, Lauener R, Nockher W.A, Renz H, Vaarala O, Braun-Fahrländer C, von Mutius E, Ege M.J, Pfefferle P.I. Omega-3 fatty acids contribute to the asthma-protective effect of unprocessed cow's milk. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016;137(6):1699-1706. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.10.042

Loss G.J, Depner M, Hose A.J, Genuneit J, Karvonen A.M, Hyvarinen A, Roduit C, Kabesch M, Lauener R, Pfefferle P.I, Pekkanen J, Dalphin J.C, Riedler J, Braun-Fahrländer C, von Mutius E, Ege M.J. The early development of wheeze: environmental determinants and genetic susceptibility at 17q21. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016;193(8):889-897. DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201507-1493OC

Loss G, Depner M, Ulfman L.H, van Neerven R.J, Hose A.J, Genuneit J, Karvonen A.M, Hyvärinen A, Kaulek V, Roduit C, Weber J, Lauener R, Pfefferle P.I, Pekkanen J, Vaarala O, Dalphin J.C, Riedler J, Braun-Fahrländer C, von Mutius E, Ege M.J, PASTURE study group. Consumption of unprocessed cow's milk protects infants from common respiratory infections. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015;135(1):56-62.e2. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.08.044

Orivuori L, Loss G, Roduit C, Dalphin J.C, Depner M, Genuneit J, Lauener R, Pekkanen J, Pfefferle P, Riedler J, Roponen M, Weber J, von Mutius E, Braun-Fahrländer C, Vaarala O, PASTURE study group. Soluble immunoglobulin A in breast milk is inversely associated with atopic dermatitis at early age: the PASTURE cohort study. Clin Exp Allergy. 2014;44(1):102-112. DOI: 10.1111/cea.12199

Roduit C, Frei R, Depner M, Schaub B, Loss G, Genuneit J, Pfefferle P, Hyvärinen A, Karvonen A.M, Riedler J, Dalphin J.C, Pekkanen J, von Mutius E, Braun-Fahrländer C, Lauener R, PASTURE study group. Increased food diversity in the first year of life is inversely associated with allergic diseases. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014;133(4):1056-1064. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.12.1044

Bringolf-Isler B, Graf E, Waser M, Genuneit J, von Mutius E, Loss G, Kriemler S, Braun-Fahrländer C. Association of physical activity, asthma, and allergies: a cohort of farming and nonfarming children [Letter to the editor]. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013;132(3):743-746.e4. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.03.042

Genuneit J, Strachan D.P, Buchele G, Weber J, Loss G, Sozanska B, Boznanski A, Horak E, Heederik D, Braun-Fahrländer C, von Mutius E. The combined effects of family size and farm exposure on childhood hay fever and atopy. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2013;24(3):293-298. DOI: 10.1111/pai.12053

Macneill S.J, Sozanska B, Danielewicz H, Debinska A, Kosmeda A, Boznanski A, Illi S, Depner M, Strunz-Lehner C, Waser M, Buchele G, Horak E, Genuneit J, Heederik D, Braun-Fahrländer C, von Mutius E, Cullinan P, GABRIELA Study Group. Asthma and allergies: is the farming environment (still) protective in Poland? The GABRIEL Advanced Studies. Allergy. 2013;68(6):771-779. DOI: 10.1111/all.12141

Mustonen K, Orivuori L, Keski-Nisula L, Hyvarinen A, Pfefferle P.I, Riedler J, Dalphin J.C, Genuneit J, Lauener R, Roduit C, Braun-Fahrländer C, Weber J, Schaub B, von Mutius E, Pekkanen J, Vaarala O. Inflammatory response and IgE sensitization at early age. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2013;24(4):395-401. DOI: 10.1111/pai.12072

Roduit C, Frei R, Wohlgensinger J, Loss G, Loeliger S, Dalphin J, Riedler J, Pekkanen J, von Mutius E, Braun-Fahrländer C, Lauener R. Development of the innate immunity in childhood and the association with environmental exposures. Allergy, 2013;67:588

Stöcklin L, Loss G, von Mutius E, Weber J, Genuneit J, Horak E, Sozanska B, Danielewicz H, Cullinan P, Heederik D, Braun-Fahrländer C, GABRIEL study group. Health-related quality of life in rural children living in four European countries: the GABRIEL study. Int J Public Health. 2013;58(3):355-366. DOI: 10.1007/s00038-012-0410-9

Fuchs O, Genuneit J, Latzin P, Buchele G, Horak E, Loss G, Sozanska B, Weber J, Boznanski A, Heederik D, Braun-Fahrländer C, Frey U, von Mutius E. Farming environments and childhood atopy, wheeze, lung function, and exhaled nitric oxide. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012;130(2):382-388.e6. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.04.049

Illi S, Depner M, Genuneit J, Horak E, Loss G, Strunz-Lehner C, Buchele G, Boznanski A, Danielewicz H, Cullinan P, Heederik D, Braun-Fahrländer C, von Mutius E, GABRIELA Study Group. Protection from childhood asthma and allergy in Alpine farm environments - the GABRIEL Advanced Studies. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012;129(6):1470-1477. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.03.013

Karvonen A.M, Hyvarinen A, Gehring U, Korppi M, Doekes G, Riedler J, Braun-Fahrländer C, Bitter S, Schmid S, Keski-Nisula L, Roponen M, Kaulek V, Dalphin J.C, Pfefferle P.I, Renz H, Buchele G, von Mutius E, Pekkanen J. Exposure to microbial agents in house dust and wheezing, atopic dermatitis and atopic sensitization in early childhood: a birth cohort study in rural areas. Clin Exp Allergy. 2012;42(8):1246-1256. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2012.04002.x

Loss G, Apprich S, Kneifel W, von Mutius E, Genuneit J, Braun-Fahrländer C. Short communication: appropriate and alternative methods to determine viable bacterial counts in cow milk samples. J Dairy Sci. 2012;95(6):2916-2918. DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4897

Loss G, Bitter S, Frei R, Roduit C, Lauener R, Genuneit J, Pekkanen J, Dalphin J, Riedler J, von Mutius E, Braun-Fahrländer C, PASTURE study group. Gene expression of innate immunity receptors is associated with prenatal and early life exposures. Allergy, 2012;67(Suppl. 96):39

Loss G, Bitter S, Wohlgensinger J, Frei R, Roduit C, Genuneit J, Pekkanen J, Roponen M, Hirvonen M.R, Dalphin J.C, Dalphin M.L, Riedler J, von Mutius E, Weber J, Kabesch M, Michel S, Braun-Fahrländer C, Lauener R. Prenatal and early-life exposures alter expression of innate immunity genes: the PASTURE cohort study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012;130(2):523-530.e9. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.05.049

Loss G. Investigating the effect of farm milk consumption on childhood asthma and allergies in the context of farming, early life nutrition and innate immunity. Basel: Univ. Basel, 2012. Doctoral Thesis, University of Basel, Faculty of Science DOI: 10.5451/unibas-006010554

Orivuori L, Loss G, Braun-Fahrländer C, Dalphin J, von Mutius E, Pekkanen J, Riedler J, Vaarala O. The effect of transforming growth factor-beta1 and immunoglobulin A in breast milk and duration of breast feeding on atopy and atopic dermatitis. Allergy, 2012;67(Suppl. 96):37-40

Roduit C, Frei R, Loss G, Buchele G, Weber J, Depner M, Loeliger S, Dalphin M.L, Roponen M, Hyvarinen A, Riedler J, Dalphin J.C, Pekkanen J, von Mutius E, Braun-Fahrländer C, Lauener R. Development of atopic dermatitis according to age of onset and association with early-life exposures. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012;130(1):130-136.e5. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.02.043

Stöcklin L, Loss G, von Mutius E, Genuneit J, Horak E, Braun-Fahrländer C, GABRIEL study group. Health-related quality of life does not explain the protective effect of farming on allergies. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2012;23(6):519-521. DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2012.01305.x

Ege M.J, Mayer M, Normand A.C, Genuneit J, Cookson W.O.C.M, Braun-Fahrländer C, Heederik D, Piarroux R, von Mutius E, GABRIELA Transregio 22 Study Group. Exposure to environmental microorganisms and childhood asthma. N Engl J Med. 2011;364(8):701-709. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1007302

Ege M.J, Strachan D.P, Cookson W.O, Moffatt M.F, Gut I, Lathrop M, Kabesch M, Genuneit J, Buchele G, Sozanska B, Boznanski A, Cullinan P, Horak E, Bieli C, Braun-Fahrländer C, Heederik D, von Mutius E, GABRIELA Study Group. Gene-environment interaction for childhood asthma and exposure to farming in Central Europe. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011;127(1):138-144. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.09.041

Genuneit J, Büchele G, Waser M, Kovacs K, Debinska A, Boznanski A, Strunz-Lehner C, Horak E, Cullinan P, Heederik D, Braun-Fahrländer C, von Mutius E, GABRIELA Study Group. The GABRIEL Advanced Surveys: study design, participation and evaluation of bias. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2011;25(5):436-447. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2011.01223.x

Loss G, Apprich S, Waser M, Kneifel W, Genuneit J, Buchele G, Weber J, Sozanska B, Danielewicz H, Horak E, van Neerven R.J, Heederik D, Lorenzen P.C, von Mutius E, Braun-Fahrländer C. The protective effect of farm milk consumption on childhood asthma and atopy: The GABRIELA study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011;128(4):766-773.e4. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.07.048