Informatics (Page)
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Unit | Informatics Swiss TPH Informatics is a support, competence and service unit for all Swiss TPH staff. We are a shared unit and provide information and communication technology support to all Swi
Infrastructure (Page)
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Unit | Infrastructure The Infrastructure Unit ensures the smooth operation and efficient maintenance of the infrastructure and is responsible for maintaining, adapting, renovating and cleaning our bui
Migration and Health for People on the Move | Swiss TPH Short Courses (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/study-with-us/postgraduate/migrationandhealth
Migration and Health for People on the Move Overview This one-week course, conducted in close collaboration with the University Hospital Geneva (Prof. Dr. Med. Yves-Laurent Jackson) and the University
Research Entities at Swiss TPH | Excellence in Science (Page)
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Research Entities Epidemiology and Public Health The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health analyses disease distribution and drivers globally, using methods from anthropology to mathematical mo
The Basel Urban Labs Study | Swiss TPH (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/urbanlabs
Basel Urban Labs What is the aim of the study? The Basel Urban Labs study - as part of the European research project EXPANSE - wants to compare the living environment of the Basel region with other Eu
Pharmacokinetics of praziquantel in <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>and <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> infected school- and preschool- aged children (Publications)
There is a growing consensus to include preschool-aged children in preventive chemotherapy programs with praziquantel, aiming to control schistosomiasis. However, pharmacokinetic data, crucial to esta
A meta-analysis on residential exposure to magnetic fields and the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Publications)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is caused by the gradual degeneration and death of motor neurons, with mostly unknown etiology. Some risk factors have been suggested for this disease including ext
Assessing strategies against <em>gambiense </em>sleeping sickness through mathematical modeling (Publications)
Background: Control of gambiense sleeping sickness relies predominantly on passive and active screening of people, followed by treatment. Methods: Mathematical modeling explores the potential of 3 com
Long-read whole genome sequencing and comparative analysis of six strains of the human pathogen <em>Orientia tsutsugamushi</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Orientia tsutsugamushi is a clinically important but neglected obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen of the Rickettsiaceae family that causes the potentially life-threatening human dis
Rivers as carriers and potential sentinels for <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei </em>in Laos (Publications)
Burkholderia pseudomallei, causative agent of the often fatal disease melioidosis, dwells in tropical soils and has been found in freshwater bodies. To investigate whether rivers are potential habitat