Cross-feeding between intestinal pathobionts promotes their overgrowth during undernutrition (Publications)
Child undernutrition is a global health issue associated with a high burden of infectious disease. Undernourished children display an overabundance of intestinal pathogens and pathobionts, and these b
A cross-sectional analysis of meteorological factors and SARS-CoV-2 transmission in 409 cities across 26 countries (Publications)
There is conflicting evidence on the influence of weather on COVID-19 transmission. Our aim is to estimate weather-dependent signatures in the early phase of the pandemic, while controlling for socio-
Modelling the impact of fexinidazole use on human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
Gambiense human African trypanosomiasis is a deadly disease that has been declining in incidence since the start of the Century, primarily due to increased screening, diagnosis and treatment of infect
Evolution of COVID-19 mortality over time: results from the Swiss hospital surveillance system (CH-SUR) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: When the periods of time during and after the first wave of the ongoing SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic in Europe are compared, the associated COVID-19 mortality seems to have decreased subst
Dietary patterns measured by principal component analysis and its association with stunting among Nepalese schoolchildren in Nepal (Publications)
Background There is a gap of knowledge on the link of major dietary patterns with stunting among schoolchildren in Nepal. Objective To identify dietary patterns in rural Nepalese households in two dis
Effect of interventions to reduce malaria incidence among military personnel on active duty: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: While there is strong evidence that bite protection methods such as permethrin-treated clothing and topical insect repellents are protective against insect bites, there are few studies ass
A longitudinal study of cattle productivity in intensive dairy farms in central Ethiopia (Publications)
Ethiopia is witnessing an emergence of intensive urban dairy farming. The aims of this study were to capture cattle productivity parameters in selected intensive dairy farms in and around Addis Ababa
Ecological and behavioural risk factors of scrub typhus in central Vietnam: a case-control study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The risk factors for scrub typhus in Vietnam remain unknown. Scrub typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi often presents as an undifferentiated febrile illness and remains under appreciat
Transfluthrin eave-positioned targeted insecticide (EPTI) reduces human landing rate (HLR) of pyrethroid resistant and susceptible malaria vectors in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Volatile pyrethroids (VPs) are proven to reduce human-vector contact for mosquito vectors. With increasing resistance to pyrethroids in mosquitoes, the efficacy of VPs, such as transfluthr
Long term exposure to low level air pollution and mortality in eight European cohorts within the ELAPSE project: pooled analysis (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the associations between air pollution and mortality, focusing on associations below current European Union, United States, and World Health Organization standards and guidel