Malaria Photo and Video Contest (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/20161612-malaria-photo-and-video-contest
We are looking for powerful images within three thematic categories that tell stories about malaria control and how malaria engagement contributes to the objectives of the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainab
Tuberculosis bacteria find their ecological niche (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/tuberculosis-bacteria-find-their-ecological-niche
Tuberculosis (TB) has been a feared companion of humankind since prehistory. Various TB bacterial strains exist globally, with different geographical spread. Only the so-called Lineage 4 occurs on all
First International Environmental Health Conference in Iran (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/first-international-environmental-health-conference-in-iran
The 19 th National and 1 st international Environmental Health and Sustainable Development Conference was held in Tehran, Iran from 22-24 October 2016. Organised by the Iranian Association of Environm
ZikaPLAN: 25 Organizations Build Long-term Outbreak Response Capacity (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/zikaplan-25-organizations-build-long-term-outbreak-response-capacity
This global initiative, created in response to a Horizon 2020 funding call by the European Commission’s Directorate-General Research and Innovation, has been formed to address the Zika virus outbreak
Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis Advisory Committee Convenes at Swiss TPH (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/soil-transmitted-helminthiasis-advisory-committee-convenes-at-swiss-tph
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are parasitic worms that affect more than a billion people worldwide. In 2006, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) established Children Without Worms to provide technical and ope
Combating Malaria with Odour-Baited Traps for Mosquitoes (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/combating-malaria-with-odour-baited-traps-for-mosquitoes
A newly-developed mosquito trap outsmart malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. It attracts the insects by emitting a natural lure – namely human odour - composed of lactic acid and other substances transpi
Gastrointestinal illnesses cost the Swiss health care sector up to EUR 45 million per year (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/gastrointestinal-illnesses-cost-the-swiss-health-care-sector-up-to-eur-45-million-per-year
Acute diarrhoea entails annual health care costs of EUR 29 to 45 million in Switzerland. Thereof, around a quarter is due to infections of the diarrhoea-causing pathogen Campylobacter. This was reveal
Tuberkulose-Forschung gegen «superresistente Bakterien» (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/20170905-tuberculosis-research
Resistenz gegen Antibiotika bedeutet eine Gefahr für die Gesundheit der Menschen und macht auch vor unseren Breitengraden nicht Halt. Dies zeigt der Fall eines jungen Mannes in Basel, der 2010 nach ei
