Risk factors for <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> and hookworm in urban farming communities in western Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Objectives To identify risk factors for Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm infections in urban farming communities, and to investigate small-scale spatial patterns of infection prevalence. Methods A cro
High temperature and hospitalizations for cardiovascular and respiratory causes in 12 European cities (Publications)
RATIONALE: Episode analyses of heat waves have documented a comparatively higher impact on mortality than on morbidity (hospital admissions) in European cities. The evidence from daily time series stu
Mechanisms of arsenical and diamidine uptake and resistance in <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
Sleeping sickness, caused by Trypanosoma brucei spp., has become resurgent in sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, there is an alarming increase in treatment failures with melarsoprol, the principal agent us
Feasibility of future epidemiological studies on possible health effects of mobile phone base stations (Publications)
The increasing deployment of mobile communication base stations led to an increasing demand for epidemiological studies on possible health effects of radio frequency emissions. The methodological chal
The heterogeneous evolution of multidrug-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
Recent surveillance data of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) reported the highest rates of resistance ever documented. As further amplification of resistance in MDR strains of Mycobacterium t
