Health information given by Swiss travel agencies (Publications)
Background. Many of the 1 million Swiss traveling to tropical or subtropical countries book their trip through travel agencies every year. These agencies are thus an important source of information ab
Antiprotozoal activities of epimeric aminobicycles (Publications)
We synthesized several 4-aminobicyclo[2.2.2] octan-2-ols and 4-amino-2-azabicyclo[3.2.2]nonanes from epimerized 4-amino-bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-ones. The new compounds were tested for their activity aga
Acute hepatitis A in a young returning traveler from Kenya despite immunization before departure (Publications)
Aluminum-adsorbed hepatitis A vaccines are known to be highly efficient. We present here the case of a patient who was immunized against hepatitis A before leaving for Kenya and who contracted an acut
The activity of diguanidino and 'reversed' diamidino 2,5-diarylfurans versus <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em> and <em>Leishmania donovani</em> (Publications)
The in vitro activity of 20 dicationic molecules containing either diguanidino or reversed amidine cationic groups were evaluated versus Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania donovani. The most active comp
Rapid appraisal of human intestinal helminth infections among schoolchildren in Osh oblast, Kyrgyzstan (Publications)
A population-representative lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminth infections among schoolchildren across Osh oblast, Kyrgyzstan.
Pet-keeping in childhood and adult asthma and hay fever: European community respiratory health survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Whether pet-keeping early in life protects against or promotes allergy remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to examine the effects of childhood pet-keeping on adult allergic disease in