Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Winkler, Andrea S"

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  • Approaches to protect and maintain health care services in armed conflict – meeting SDGs 3 and 16 
    Druce, Philippa; Bogatyreva, Ekaterina; Siem, Frederik F; Gates, Scott; Kaade, Hanna; Sundby, Johanne; Rostrup, Morten; Andersen, Catherine; Rustad, Siri C A; Tchie, Andrew; Mood, Robert; Nygård, Håvard M; Urdal, Henrik; Winkler, Andrea S (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion, 2019)
    The escalation of conflict in the Middle East coincides with an emerging trend of attacks on healthcare. Protection of health personnel, health services and humanitarian workers is no longer respected. This compromises the ...
  • Association between Taenia solium infection and HIV/AIDS in northern Tanzania: a matched cross sectional-study 
    Schmidt, Veronika; Kositz, Christian; Herbinger, Karl-Heinz; Carabin, Hélène; Ngowi, Bernard; Naman, Ezra; Wilkins, Patricia P; Noh, John; Matuja, William; Winkler, Andrea S (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    Background The frequency of Taenia solium, a zoonotic helminth, is increasing in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa, where the prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is also high. However, ...
  • Burden of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: first estimates and research priorities 
    Vinkeles Melchers, Natalie V S; Mollenkopf, Sarah; Colebunders, Robert; Edlinger, Michael; Coffeng, Luc E; Irani, Julia; Zola, Trésor; Siewe, Joseph N; de Vlas, Sake J; Winkler, Andrea S; Stolk, Wilma A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Background Since the 1990s, evidence has accumulated of an increased prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas in Africa as compared to onchocerciasis-free areas. Although the causal relationship ...
  • Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: eastern Europe 
    Trevisan, Chiara; Sotiraki, Smaragda; Laranjo-González, Minerva; Dermauw, Veronique; Wang, Ziqi; Kärssin, Age; Cvetkovikj, Aleksandar; Winkler, Andrea S; Abraham, Annette; Bobić, Branko; Lassen, Brian; Cretu, Carmen M; Vasile, Cozma; Arvanitis, Dimitris; Deksne, Gunita; Boro, Ilievski; Kucsera, István; Karamon, Jacek; Stefanovska, Jovana; Koudela, Břetislav; Pavlova, Maja J; Varady, Marian; Pavlak, Marina; Šarkūnas, Mindaugas; Kaminski, Miriam; Djurković-Djaković, Olgica; Jokelainen, Pikka; Jan, Dagny S; Schmidt, Veronika; Dakić, Zorica; Gabriël, Sarah; Dorny, Pierre; Devleesschauwer, Brecht (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Background Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are food-borne parasites of global importance. In eastern Europe only fragmented information is available on the epidemiology of these zoonotic parasites in ...
  • High frequency of Taenia solium antigen positivity in patients admitted for neurological disorders in the Rural Hospital of Mosango, Democratic Republic of Congo 
    Mukendi, Deby; Kalo, Jean-Roger L; Lutumba, Pascal; Barbé, Barbara; Jacobs, Jan; Yansouni, Cedric P; Gabriël, Sarah; Dorny, Pierre; Chappuis, François; Boelaert, Marleen; Winkler, Andrea S; Verdonck, Kristien; Bottieau, Emmanuel (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Background The epidemiology of human cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis, caused by the larval stage of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is not well known in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Within ...
  • “Living like I am in Thailand”: stress and coping strategies among Thai migrant masseuses in Oslo, Norway 
    Tschirhart, Naomi; Straiton, Melanie; Ottersen, Trygve; Winkler, Andrea S (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Background Migrants experience stress before, during and after migrating to a new country, all of which influences their mental wellbeing. In Norway, migration from Thailand is highly gendered as most Thai migrants are ...
  • The 2017 Oslo conference report on neglected tropical diseases and emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases – focus on populations underserved 
    Klohe, Katharina; Amuasi, John; Kaducu, Joyce M; Haavardsson, Ingeborg; Bogatyreva, Ekaterina; Onarheim, Kristine H; Harrison, Wendy; Kristensen, Frederik; Prazeres da Costa, Clarissa; Winkler, Andrea S (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion, 2019)
    Background In 2017, the Centre for Global Health (CGH) at the University of Oslo in collaboration with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Norwegian Agency for Development ...