Disease burden due to gastrointestinal infections among people living along the major wastewater system in Hanoi, Vietnam (Publications)
Background: Despite recent improvements of wastewater treatment capacities in urban areas of Hanoi, Vietnam, microbial pollution is still considerable. There is a paucity of burden estimates due to ga
Preventive chemotherapy in one year reduces by over 80% the number of individuals with soil-transmitted helminthiases causing morbidity: results from... (Publications)
The morbidity due to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura is caused by infections of moderate and heavy intensity while hookworm infections of all intensities are recognized to cause morbidity
Is there an association between ambient air pollution and bladder cancer incidence? Analysis of 15 European cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Ambient air pollution contains low concentrations of carcinogens implicated in the etiology of urinary bladder cancer (BC). Little is known about whether exposure to air pollution influenc
Obesity, weight change, and chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a longitudinal study in Taiwan (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We investigated obesity and weight change in relation to risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Asian patients with Type 2 diabetes using longitudinal data. METHODS: We recruited 1187 dia
High HIV prevalence and associated risk factors among female sex workers in Rwanda (Publications)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence is often high among female sex workers (FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the dynamics of HIV infection in this key population is critical to dev
Antischistosomal activity of pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives and correlation with inhibition of beta-hematin formation (Publications)
The extensive use of praziquantel against schistosomiasis raises concerns about drug resistance. New therapeutic alternatives targeting critical pathways within the parasite are therefore urgently nee
High awareness but low coverage of a locally produced fortified complementary food in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: findings from a cross-sectional... (Publications)
Poor complementary feeding practices among infants and young children in Cote d'Ivoire are major contributing factors to the country's high burden of malnutrition. As part of a broad effort to address
Haemoglobin changes and risk of anaemia following treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Anaemia is common in malaria. It is important to quantitate the risk of anaemia and to distinguish factors related to the natural history of disease from potential drug toxicity. METHODS:
Natural immune response to <em>Plasmodium vivax </em>alpha-helical coiled coil protein motifs and its association with the risk of <em>P. vivax</em>... (Publications)
Protein alpha-helical coiled coil structures are known to induce antibodies able to block critical functions in different pathogens. In a previous study, a total of 50 proteins of Plasmodium vivax ery
