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The Impact of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Interventions to Control Cholera: A Systematic Review by Taylor, Dawn L, Kahawita, Tanya M, Cairncross, Sandy, Ensink, Jeroen H J

“…Cholera remains a significant threat to global public health with an estimated 100,000 deaths per year. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions are…”
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Adopt or Adapt: Sanitation Technology Choices in Urbanizing Malawi by Chunga, Richard M, Ensink, Jeroen H J, Jenkins, Marion W, Brown, Joe

“…This paper presents the results of a mixed-methods study examining adaptation strategies that property owners in low-income, rapidly urbanizing areas in Malawi…”
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The Sanitation Ladder, What Constitutes an Improved Form of Sanitation? by Exley, Josephine L. R, Liseka, Bernard, Cumming, Oliver, Ensink, Jeroen H. J

“…This study aimed to assess whether the MDG classifications and JMP sanitation ladder corresponded to hygienic proxies. Latrines were purposefully sampled in…”
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Risk factors associated with recurrent diarrheal illnesses among children in Kabul, Afghanistan: a prospective cohort study by Aluisio, Adam R, Maroof, Zabihullah, Chandramohan, Daniel, Bruce, Jane, Masher, Mohammad I, Manaseki-Holland, Semira, Ensink, Jeroen H J

“…Childhood diarrheal illnesses are a major public health problem. In low-income settings data on disease burden and factors associated with diarrheal illnesses…”
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A quantitative assessment method for Ascaris eggs on hands by Jeandron, Aurelie, Ensink, Jeroen H J, Thamsborg, Stig M, Dalsgaard, Anders, Sengupta, Mita E

“…The importance of hands in the transmission of soil transmitted helminths, especially Ascaris and Trichuris infections, is under-researched. This is partly…”
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Evidence on the Effectiveness of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Interventions on Health Outcomes in Humanitarian Crises: A Systematic Review by Ramesh, Anita, Blanchet, Karl, Ensink, Jeroen H J, Roberts, Bayard

“…Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the different WASH…”
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Wastewater Quality and the Risk of Intestinal Nematode Infection in Sewage Farming Families in Hyderabad, India by ENSINK, Jeroen H. J, BLUMENTHAL, Ursula J, BROOKER, Simon

“…Use of sewage or wastewater in agriculture is becoming increasingly common as a result of a global water scarcity. Intestinal nematode infections have been…”
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Helminth transmission in simple pit latrines by Baker, Sarah M., Ensink, Jeroen H.J.

“…Simple pit latrines often represent the cheapest form of sanitation for poor communities. However, simple latrines lack a concrete slab and are therefore…”
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Repellent plants provide affordable natural screening to prevent mosquito house entry in tropical rural settings--results from a pilot efficacy study by Mng'ong'o, Frank C, Sambali, Joseph J, Sabas, Eustachkius, Rubanga, Justine, Magoma, Jaka, Ntamatungiro, Alex J, Turner, Elizabeth L, Nyogea, Daniel, Ensink, Jeroen H J, Moore, Sarah J

“…Sustained malaria control is underway using a combination of vector control, prompt diagnosis and treatment of malaria cases. Progress is excellent, but for…”
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Anaerobic digestion is the dominant pathway for pit latrine decomposition and is limited by intrinsic factors by van Eekert, Miriam H A, Gibson, Walter T, Torondel, Belen, Abilahi, Faraji, Liseki, Bernard, Schuman, Els, Sumpter, Colin, Ensink, Jeroen H J

“…In vitro methods were used to assess the full potential for decomposition (measured as biogas formation) from pit latrine samples taken from the top layer of…”
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Water supply interruptions and suspected cholera incidence: a time-series regression in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Jeandron, Aurélie, Saidi, Jaime Mufitini, Kapama, Alois, Burhole, Manu, Birembano, Freddy, Vandevelde, Thierry, Gasparrini, Antonio, Armstrong, Ben, Cairncross, Sandy, Ensink, Jeroen H J

“…The eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been identified as endemic areas for cholera transmission, and despite continuous control…”
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Domestic transmission routes of pathogens: the problem of in‐house contamination of drinking water during storage in developing countries by Jensen, Peter Kjær, Ensink, Jeroen H. J., Jayasinghe, Gayathri, Van Der Hoek, Wim, Cairncross, Sandy, Dalsgaard, Anders

“…Even if drinking water of poor rural communities is obtained from a `safe' source, it can become contaminated during storage in the house. To investigate the…”
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Analysis of pit latrine microbiota reveals depth-related variation in composition, and key parameters and taxa associated with latrine fill-up rate by Ijaz, Umer Zeeshan, Gundogdu, Ozan, Keating, Ciara, van Eekert, Miriam, Gibson, Walter, Parkhill, Julian, Abilahi, Faraji, Liseki, Benard, Nguyen, Viet-Anh, Sudgen, Steven, Quince, Christopher, Ensink, Jeroen H J, Torondel, Belen, Walker, Alan W

“…Pit latrines are used by billions of people globally, often in developing countries where they provide a low-tech and low-cost sanitation method. However,…”
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Water, sanitation, hygiene and enteric infections in children by Brown, Joe, Cairncross, Sandy, Ensink, Jeroen H J

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Assessment of the influence of intrinsic environmental and geographical factors on the bacterial ecology of pit latrines by Torondel, Belen, Ensink, Jeroen H.J., Gundogdu, Ozan, Ijaz, Umer Zeeshan, Parkhill, Julian, Abdelahi, Faraji, Nguyen, Viet‐Anh, Sudgen, Steven, Gibson, Walter, Walker, Alan W., Quince, Christopher

“…Summary Improving the rate and extent of faecal decomposition in basic forms of sanitation such as pit latrines would benefit around 1.7 billion users…”
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Characteristics of latrines in central Tanzania and their relation to fly catches by Irish, Seth, Aiemjoy, Kristen, Torondel, Belen, Abdelahi, Faraji, Ensink, Jeroen H J

“…The disposal of human excreta in latrines is an important step in reducing the transmission of diarrhoeal diseases. However, in latrines, flies can access the…”
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Measuring domestic water use: a systematic review of methodologies that measure unmetered water use in low‐income settings by Tamason, Charlotte C., Bessias, Sophia, Villada, Adriana, Tulsiani, Suhella M., Ensink, Jeroen H. J., Gurley, Emily S., Mackie Jensen, Peter Kjær

“…Objective To present a systematic review of methods for measuring domestic water use in settings where water meters cannot be used. Methods We systematically…”
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The effect of improved rural sanitation on diarrhoea and helminth infection: design of a cluster-randomized trial in Orissa, India by Clasen, Thomas, Boisson, Sophie, Routray, Parimita, Cumming, Oliver, Jenkins, Marion, Ensink, Jeroen H J, Bell, Melissa, Freeman, Matthew C, Peppin, Soosai, Schmidt, Wolf-Peter

“…Infectious diseases associated with poor sanitation such as diarrhoea, intestinal worms, trachoma and lymphatic filariasis continue to cause a large disease…”
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Transmission of helminth eggs through hands in a high-risk community by Gulliver, Francesca, Jeandron, Aurelie, Nguyen, Viet Anh, Do, Hong Anh, Ensink, Jeroen H. J.

“…Background The role that hands play in the transmission of Ascaris is not well understood. Methods A newly developed method to quantify the presence helminth…”
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Wastewater-irrigated vegetables: market handling versus irrigation water quality by Ensink, Jeroen H.J, Mahmood, Tariq, Dalsgaard, Anders

“…Vegetables irrigated with untreated domestic wastewater were, at the time of harvest, analysed for the presence of the faecal indicator, Escherichia coli, and…”
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