Environmental public health risks in European metropolitan areas within the EURO-HEALTHY project (Publications)
Urban areas in Europe are facing a range of environmental public health challenges, such as air pollution, traffic noise and road injuries. The identification and quantification of the public health r
Gastrointestinal parasites and bacteria in free-living South American sea lions (<em>Otaria flavescens</em>) in Chilean Comau Fjord and new host... (Publications)
Present study aimed to characterize gastrointestinal parasites and culturable bacteria from free-living South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) inhabiting waters of Comau Fjord, Patagonia, Chile.
Restrictive spirometry pattern is associated with low physical activity levels. A population based international study (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Restrictive spirometry pattern is an under-recognised disorder with a poor morbidity and mortality prognosis. We compared physical activity levels between adults with a restrictive spiro
Flood governance for resilience in cities: the historical policy transformations in Dakar's suburbs (Publications)
Flooding disasters in urban and suburban Dakar have been prioritised in various policy actions over the last two decades. Our research aimed to generate a historical overview of the progressive transf
Risk factors for detection, survival, and growth of antibiotic-resistant and pathogenic <em>Escherichia coli </em>in household soils in rural... (Publications)
Soils in household environments in low- and middle-income countries may play an important role in the persistence, proliferation, and transmission of Escherichia coli Our goal was to investigate the r
Use of recombinant ApxIV in serodiagnosis of <em>Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae</em> infections, development and prevalidation of the ApxIV ELISA (Publications)
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is the etiological agent of porcine pleuropneumonia, which causes worldwide severe losses in pig farming. The virulence of the 15 serotypes of A. pleuropneumoniae is ma
Leptospira seroprevalence and risk factors in health centre patients in Hoima District, Western Uganda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The burden of human leptospirosis in Uganda is unknown. We estimated the seroprevalence of Leptospira antibodies, probable acute/recent leptospirosis, and risk factors for seropositivity i