Between-country comparison of whole-body SAR from personal exposure data in urban areas (Publications)
In five countries (Belgium, Switzerland, Slovenia, Hungary, and the Netherlands), personal radio frequency electromagnetic field measurements were performed in different microenvironments such as home
Presence of nonhemolytic pneumolysin in serotypes of <em>Streptococcus pneumoniae</em> associated with disease outbreaks (Publications)
Pneumolysin is an important virulence factor of the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. Sequence analysis of the ply gene from 121 clinical isolates of S. pneumoniae uncovered a number of alleles
Environmental health indicators in policy evaluation (Publications)
In carrying out two projects involving environmental health indicators--a national environmental health programme evaluation and an international environmental health indicator system--in parallel, it
Human infections with <em>Dicrocoelium dendriticum</em> in Kyrgyzstan: the tip of the iceberg? (Publications)
Abstract Dicrocoelium dendriticum is the causative agent of a rare food-borne zoonosis of the human biliary tract, dicrocoeliasis, for which few human prevalence data are available. Infection occurs t
Daily walking intensity as a predictor of quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Publications)
PURPOSE: This study aimed to assess independent predictors of quality of life (QOL) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in particular, to evaluate the relationship between QOL and
Accuracy of the Kato-Katz, adhesive tape and FLOTAC techniques for helminth diagnosis among children in Kyrgyzstan (Publications)
The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of three copro-microscopic techniques for helminth diagnosis: Kato-Katz, adhesive tape and FLOTAC. A total of 163 children from a peri-urban munici
The first years of implementation of the Swiss National Environment and Health Action Plan (NEHAP): lessons for environmental health promotion (Publications)
The National Environment and Health Action Plans (NEHAPs) are a novel attempt to integrate environmental protection and health promotion in political programmes. Throughout Europe, about 40 NEHAPs hav
The European Community Respiratory Health Survey: what are the main results so far? European Community Respiratory Health Survey II (Publications)
The European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) was the first study to assess the geographical variation in asthma and allergy in adults using the same instruments and definitions. The databa
Polymorphisms of the SLC11A1 gene and resistance to bovine tuberculosis in African Zebu cattle (Publications)
Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is a considerable health threat to livestock keepers and general communities in many developing countries. Information on genetic resistance or susceptibility because of poly