Academic institutions and One Health: building capacity for transdisciplinary research approaches to address complex health issues at the... (Publications)
To improve health at the human, animal, and ecosystem interface, defined as One Health, training of researchers must transcend individual disciplines to develop a new process of collaboration. The tra
Clinical features for diagnosis of pneumonia in children younger than 5 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is the biggest cause of deaths in young children in developing countries, but early diagnosis and intervention can effectively reduce mortality. We aimed to assess the diagnostic
Detection of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> by EasyNAT diagnostic kit in sputum samples from Tanzania (Publications)
EasyNAT was evaluated for detection of tuberculosis in sputum smears of presumptive pulmonary TB patients in an African high TB and HIV setting. The sensitivity of EasyNAT was 66.7%, specificity and p
Health impact assessment of air pollution in Shiraz, Iran: a two-part study (Publications)
We aimed to assess health-impacts of short-term exposure to the air pollutants including PM10, SO2, and NO2 in Shiraz, Iran in a two-part study from 2008 to 2010. In part I, local relative risks (RRs)
Predictors of vaginal practices for sex and hygiene in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: findings of a household survey and qualitative inquiry (Publications)
Vaginal practices in sub-Saharan Africa may increase HIV transmission and have important implications for development of microbicides and future HIV prevention technologies. It remains unclear which w