A5030176605- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Trace Elements in Health
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Gut microbiota and health
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2015-2024
University of Amsterdam
2005-2024
Public Health Service of Amsterdam
2018-2023
University of York
2021
Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2013-2016
Office of Infectious Diseases
2008-2015
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
2014
Université de franche-comté
2007
Sichuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention
2007
University of Zurich
2007
BackgroundChildren in rural areas experience the interrelated problems of poor growth, anemia and parasitic infections. We investigated prevalence associations between intestinal helminth protozoan infections, malnutrition school-age Venezuelan children. MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted 390 children aged 4-16 years from three Venezuela: Amazon Region, Orinoco Delta Carabobo State. Stool samples were collected for direct examinations. Anthropometric indicators chronic...
Echinococcosis is one of the world's most geographically widespread parasitic zoonoses, with transmission occurring in tropical, temperate and arctic biomes. Most human infections are due to Echinococcus granulosus transmitted between domestic dogs livestock, but this cosmopolitan species also cycles wild carnivores (principally canids) ungulates. The other significant zoonotic potential E. multilocularis that occurs naturally fox definitive hosts small mammal intermediate hosts. These two...
Diagnosis of Echinococcus granulosus infection in dogs by detecting adult worms recovered post mortem or purged from the intestines after treatment with arecoline is not suitable for mass screening. Large-scale diagnosis detection copro-antigens useful but only relatively high intensity infections, and genus. To provide a more sensitive specific diagnosis, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was developed, that amplified target repeated sequence (EgG1 Hae III) newly identified genome...
Summary The aim of the present study was to evaluate associations between intestinal parasitic infection with and systemic inflammatory markers in school‐aged children high rates obesity. Plasma concentrations C‐Reactive Protein ( CRP ), leptin, TNF ‐α, IL ‐6 ‐10 were measured as inflammation count stool leukocytes marker 291 (6‐10 years). Intestinal by examination. Logistic regression analyses performed determine odds having for each parasite or group parasites compared parasite‐free while...
Obesity and depression are among the leading causes of disability in Mexico, but their association has not been explored yet. The aim current study was to investigate between obesity Mexican population. We used data from health nutrition survey (ENSANUT 2012), which is representative determined using body mass index (BMI) abdominal by measuring waist circumference. Depressive symptoms were reported Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Short-Form (CES-D-SF, scale 0–21)....
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections and micronutrient deficiencies are closely related often coexist among low-income populations. We studied the association between with specific STH species status in rural Vietnamese schoolchildren. Children (N = 510) aged 6-9 years were recruited from two primary schools. determined stool samples. Hemoglobin, ferritin, retinol, zinc measured blood samples, as well C-reactive protein to control for inflammation. Iodine excretion was urine....
At the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, a local consortium in Uganda set up telehealth approach that aimed to educate 3,500 Community Health Workers (CHW) rural areas about COVID-19, help them identify, refer and care for potential cases, support continuing their regular community health work. The aim this study was assess functioning CHWs during pandemic.For mixed-method study, we combined analysis routine consultation data from call-center, 24 interviews with key-informants two surveys 150...
The diagnosis of canine echinococcosis can be a challenge in surveillance studies because there is no perfect gold standard that used routinely. However, unknown test specificities and sensitivities overcome using latent-class analysis with appropriate data.We utilised set faecal purge samples previously to explore the epidemiology on Tibetan plateau. Previously only results were reported analysed largely deterministic way. In present study, additional diagnostic tests copro-PCR...
Introduction Many low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) suffer from a double burden of infectious diseases (ID) non-communicable (NCD). Previous research suggests that high rate gender inequality is associated with higher ID NCD in LMIC, but it unknown whether also disease. In this ecological study, we explored the association between disease LMIC. Methods For 108 retrieved Gender Inequality Index (GII, scale 0–1) calculated disease, based on disability-adjusted life-years for...
Risk factors for the transmission of Echinococcus multilocularis to humans operate at a range spatial scales. Over large area, such as China, regional scale risk is correlated with variation in climatic conditions because its effect on distribution landscapes that can support E. wildlife hosts and probability egg survival. At local few kilometres, or tens related proximity human populations active transmission. patch scale, when considering individual villages households, behavioural are...
The performance of 3 PCR assays for the identification G1 sheep genotype Echinococcus granulosus was evaluated using tissue and canid fecal samples. "Dinkel" "Stefanić" primers were most sensitive in detecting E. DNA feces necropsied dogs (73.7% 100%, respectively). "Abbasi" detected 52.6% infected but species-specific, cross-reacting only with shiquicus (tissue 90.9%; 75%). Stefanić least specific (tissue, 27.3%; feces, 25%) granulosus. Dinkel also showed inter-species cross-reactivity...
Abstract Our study showed that open pastures had more small mammal burrows than fenced in Tibetan pastoralist communities 2003. This characteristic was linked to a higher prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis dogs and indicates pasture type may affect E. transmission.
Children are especially vulnerable during periods of resource shortage such as economic embargoes. They likely to suffer most from poor nutrition, infectious diseases, and other ensuing short-term threats. Moreover, early life circumstances can have important consequences for long-term health. We examined the relationship between childhood exposure Cuban situation in nineties occurrence atopic diseases later childhood.A cross-sectional study 1321 primary schoolchildren aged 4-14 was...
The objective of this study was to assess whether soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are associated with systemic and local intestinal inflammation in school-age children. In two studies schoolchildren Cuba (N = 1389) Cambodia 2471), STH calprotectin concentrations were measured stool samples acute phase proteins C-reactive protein (CRP) alpha-1 acid glycoprotein (AGP) blood. Associations between elevated CRP, AGP estimated using multiple logistic regression. prevalence CRP...
Background: Overweight and obesity are emerging at alarming rates in low income women many countries. Guatemala has the additional burden of a high prevalence chronic under-nutrition (stunting) children.Aim: The purpose this paper is to explore dual infant child (5–23 months) maternal over-weight Western Highlands Guatemala.Subjects methods: Anthropometric measures were collected 446 mother–infant dyads metropolitan population mixed indigenous (Maya) non-indigenous descent Guatemala....