Ferrocenyl, ruthenocenyl, and benzyl oxamniquine derivatives with cross-species activity against <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>and <em>Schistosoma... (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that affects more than 250 million people annually, mostly children in poor, tropical, rural areas. Only one treatment (praziquantel) is available, putting contr
Malaria prevention strategies and recommendations, from chemoprophylaxis to stand-by emergency treatment: a 10-year prospective study in a Swiss... (Publications)
Background: There are several possible malaria prevention strategies for travellers. In Switzerland, chemoprophylaxis (CP) is recommended for persons visiting areas highly endemic for malaria and stan
The quantified self during travel: mapping health in a prospective cohort of travellers (Publications)
Background: Travel medicine research has remained relatively unchanged in the face of rapid expansion of international travel and is unlikely to meet health challenges beyond infectious diseases. Our
Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal density is associated with viral activity but not with use of improved stoves among young Andean children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Indoor smoke exposure is common in developing countries and may influence nasopharyngeal (NP) pneumococcal colonization density and risk of acute respiratory illness. We compared colonizat
Portable functional neuroimaging as an environmental epidemiology tool: a how-to guide for the use of fNIRS in field studies (Publications)
SUMMARY: The widespread application of functional neuroimaging within the field of environmental epidemiology has the potential to greatly enhance our understanding of how environmental toxicants affe
<em>"Koko et les lunettes magiques"</em>: an educational entertainment tool to prevent parasitic worms and diarrheal diseases in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Integrated control programs, emphasizing preventive chemotherapy along with health education, can reduce the incidence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis. The aim of thi
A prospective cohort study on ambient air pollution and respiratory morbidities including childhood asthma in adolescents from the western Cape... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is evidence from existing literature that ambient air pollutant exposure in early childhood likely plays an important role in asthma exacerbation and other respiratory symptoms, with