A comparative evaluation of mobile medical APPS (MMAS) for reading and interpreting malaria rapid diagnostic tests (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends confirmatory diagnosis by microscopy or malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) in patients with suspected malaria. In recent years, mobile medical app
Management of severe malaria cases learnings and challenges from the field (Publications)
A presentation on the management of severe malaria cases learnings and challenges from the field by Manuel Hetzel of the CARAMAL project.
Residential radon - comparative analysis of exposure models in Switzerland (Publications)
Residential radon exposure is a major public health issue in Switzerland due to the known association between inhaled radon progeny and lung cancer. To confirm recent findings of an association with s
Identification of adult <em>Fasciola </em>spp. using matrix-assisted laser/desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (Publications)
Fascioliasis is a neglected trematode infection caused by Fasciola gigantica and Fasciola hepatica. Routine diagnosis of fascioliasis relies on macroscopic identification of adult worms in liver tissu
Short-term personal and outdoor exposure to ultrafine and fine particulate air pollution in association with blood pressure and lung function in... (Publications)
Studies reporting on associations between short-term exposure to outdoor fine (PM2.5), and ultrafine particles (UFP) and blood pressure and lung function have been inconsistent. Few studies have chara
Use of a tablet-based system to perform abdominal ultrasounds in a field investigation of schistosomiasis-related morbidity in western Kenya (Publications)
Chronic intestinal schistosomiasis can cause severe hepatosplenic disease and is a neglected tropical disease of public health importance in sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya. Although the goal of c
Modeling multi-level survival data in multi-center epidemiological cohort studies: applications from the ELAPSE project (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We evaluated methods for the analysis of multi-level survival data using a pooled dataset of 14 cohorts participating in the ELAPSE project investigating associations between residential e
Intestinal parasites in segregated minority communities of Slovakia: results from a cross-sectional survey in children (Publications)
In Slovakia, the Roma population forms the second-largest ethnic minority. A large part of the Roma is semi-nomadic or lives in segregated settlements with poor living standards and limited access to