Short communication on the use of a free rabies hotline service in Chad (Publications)
As part of the activities of a project to estimate burden of rabies and vaccine demand in Chad, funded by GAVI, we set up a free hotline service to guide the population and related public services in
Estimation of dog population and dog bite risk factors in departments of San Pedro and Bouake in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Rabies is endemic in Cote d'Ivoire and was identified in January 2017 as a priority zoonosis by all stakeholders in public health. A well-designed integrated national rabies control is essential to at
Whole-genome characterization of a<em> Shewanella algae </em>strain co-harboring bla CTX-M-15 and <em>armA </em>genes on a novel IncC plasmid (Publications)
Multidrug-resistant Shewanella spp. strains are emerging worldwide (1, 2).....
Effect of breastfeeding duration on lung function, respiratory symptoms and allergic diseases in school-age children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A positive effect of breastfeeding on lung function has been demonstrated in cohorts of children with asthma or risk for asthma. We assessed the impact of breastfeeding on lung function an
Implications of asymptomatic infection for the natural history of selected parasitic tropical diseases (Publications)
Progress has been made in the control or elimination of tropical diseases, with a significant reduction of incidence. However, there is a risk of re-emergence if the factors fueling transmission are n
Pharmacokinetic profiles of boosted darunavir, dolutegravir and lamivudine in aging people living with HIV (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The pharmacokinetics of antiretroviral drugs may differ in elderly people living with HIV (PLWH) because of age-related physiological changes. We aimed to assess the pharmacokinetics of se
Associations between modeled residential outdoor and measured personal exposure to ultrafine particles in four European study areas (Publications)
Land use regression (LUR) models for Ultrafine Particles (UFP) have been developed to assess health effects of long-term average UFP exposure in epidemiological studies. Associations between LUR model
Social networking site use in young adolescents: association with health-related quality of life and behavioural difficulties (Publications)
Despite Social Networking Sites (SNS) having a minimum age of 13, younger adolescents are using them. In this study, we examine self-reported overall SNS use and SNS use if awake at night in relation
Colloidal transformations in MS2 virus particles: driven by pH, influenced by natural organic matter (Publications)
Enteric viruses, such as enterovirus, norovirus, and rotavirus, are among the leading causes of disease outbreaks due to contaminated drinking and recreational water. Viruses are difficult to remove f
Different aspects of electronic media use, symptoms and neurocognitive outcomes of children and adolescents in the rural Western Cape region of South... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Electronic media use is increasing in low- and middle-income countries, thus we aim to investigate the prevalence of different aspects of e-media use and its association to symptoms and ne