Norovirus acute gastroenteritis among US and European travellers to areas of moderate to high risk of travellers' diarrhoea: a prospective cohort... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major medical condition for travellers worldwide, particularly travellers to low- and middle-income countries. Norovirus (NoV) is the most common cause of
Human <em>Taenia martis</em> neurocysticercosis, Switzerland (Publications)
Neurocysticercosis is almost exclusively caused by Taenia solium tapeworms. We describe a case of neurocysticercosis in Switzerland caused by infection with Taenia martis, the marten tapeworm, and rev
Use of pragmatic randomized trials in multiple sclerosis: a systematic overview (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pragmatic trials are increasingly recognized for providing real-world evidence on treatment choices. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to investigate the use and characteristics of
Circulating biomarkers of airflow limitation across the life span (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Airflow limitation is a hallmark of COPD, which can develop through different lung function trajectories across the life span. There is a need for longitudinal studies aimed at identifying
Leveraging global investments for polio eradication to strengthen health systems' resilience through transition (Publications)
Since the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, more than US$20 billion has been invested globally in polio eradication. The World Health Organization and its partners are current
Signatures of transmission in within-host <em>M. tuberculosis</em> variation (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Because M. tuberculosis evolves slowly, transmission clusters often contain multiple individuals with identical consensus genomes, making it difficult to reconstruct transmission chains. F
Trends of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> molecular markers associated with resistance to artemisinins and reduced susceptibility to lumefantrine in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Therapeutic efficacy studies (TESs) and detection of molecular markers of drug resistance are recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to monitor the efficacy of artemisinin-base
Health system inequities in Lao People's Democratic Republic: evidence from a nationally representative phone survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite substantial economic growth in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) over the past 20 years, high levels of income inequality and poverty persist and have likely been exacerbated
Current and projected mortality and hospitalization rates associated with conditional cash transfer, social pension, and primary health care programs... (Publications)
IMPORTANCE: The health outcomes of increased poverty and inequalities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been substantially amplified as a consequence of converging multiple crises. Braz