Revised EU and WHO air quality thresholds: where does Europe stand? (Publications)
One year after the new WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines were published, the European Commission proposed revisions to the Ambient Air Quality Directives, seeking to align European Union air quality s
Evaluation of the Qvella FAST System and the FAST-PBC cartridge for rapid species identification and antimicrobial resistance testing directly from... (Publications)
Blood culture diagnostics require rapid and accurate identification (ID) of pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST). Standard procedures, involving conventional cultivation on agar pl
Rift Valley fever and malaria co-infection: a case report (Publications)
KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: We report a case of febrile illness that was presented with mild symptoms. However, laboratory investigation confirmed a malaria and Rift Valley fever co-infection. Healthcare pr
European and multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of atopic dermatitis highlights importance of systemic immune regulation (Publications)
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin condition and prior genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 71 associated loci. In the current study we conducted the largest AD GWA
Antimalarial agents derived from metal-amodiaquine complexes with activity in multiple stages of the <em>Plasmodium</em> life cycle (Publications)
Malaria is the one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide. Chemically, quinolines are excellent ligands for metal coordination and are deployed as drugs for malaria treatment. There is a growi
IVDR: analysis of the social, economic, and practical consequences of the application of an ordinance of the <em>in vitro</em> diagnostic ordinance in... (Publications)
IVDR regulation represents a major challenge for diagnostic microbiology laboratories. IVDR complicates a broad range of aspects and poses a risk given the high diversity of pathogens (including rare
Parasitic, bacterial, viral, immune-mediated, metabolic and nutritional factors associated with nodding syndrome (Publications)
Nodding syndrome is a neglected, disabling and potentially fatal epileptic disorder of unknown aetiology affecting thousands of individuals mostly confined to Eastern sub-Saharan Africa. Previous stud
Estimation of historical daily airborne pollen concentrations across Switzerland using a spatio temporal random forest model (Publications)
High concentrations of airborne pollen trigger seasonal allergies and possibly more severe adverse respiratory and cardiovascular health events. Predicting pollen concentration accurately is valuable
Specialized active leprosy search strategies in an endemic area of the Brazilian Amazon identifies a hypermutated <em>Mycobacterium leprae</em> strain... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Leprosy, an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, remains a public health concern in endemic countries, particularly in Brazil. In this study, we conducted an active surveil
Life expectancy of <em>Anopheles funestus</em> is double that of <em>Anopheles arabiensis</em> in southeast Tanzania based on mark-release-recapture... (Publications)
Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus sensu stricto mosquitoes are major East African malaria vectors. Understanding their dispersal and population structure is critical for developing effective