The Corona Immunitas Digital Follow-Up eCohort to monitor impacts of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Switzerland: study protocol and first results (Publications)
Objectives: To describe the rationale, organization, and procedures of the Corona Immunitas Digital Follow-Up (CI-DFU) eCohort and to characterize participants at baseline. Methods: Participants of Co
Gender dynamics of community-led total sanitation interventions in Mpwapwa district, Tanzania (Publications)
ABSTRACTGender equity is an important element of health promotion and is vital to ensuring that the benefits and burdens of participation in health promotion activities are fairly distributed. Yet, th
Lack of effects of the presence of a dog on pain perception in healthy participants - a randomized controlled trial (Publications)
Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) have been shown to be effective in the treatment of pain. Studies suggest that relationships with animals can have comparable qualities to relationships with human
Inferring transmission fitness advantage of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern from wastewater samples using digital PCR, Switzerland, December 2020... (Publications)
BackgroundThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants of concern (VOCs) have repeatedly and independently arisen. VOCs are characterised by increased transmissibility, increased viru
Prognostic biomarkers in primary progressive multiple sclerosis: validating and scrutinizing multimodal evoked potentials (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To validate the prognostic value of multimodal evoked potentials (mmEP) in primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) and to determine the most predictive EP-modalities. METHODS: Thirty-
Longitudinal borehole functionality in 15 rural Ghanaian towns from three groundwater quality clusters (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: In sub-Saharan Africa, 45% of the rural population uses boreholes (BHs). Despite recent gains in improved water access and coverage, parallel use of unimproved sources persists. Periodic in
Haematological consequences of acute uncomplicated <em>falciparum </em>malaria: a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network pooled analysis of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum malaria is associated with anaemia-related morbidity, attributable to host, parasite and drug factors. We quantified the haematological response following treatment o
Developing sero-diagnostic tests to facilitate <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> serological test-and-treat approaches: modeling the balance between public... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Eliminating Plasmodium vivax will require targeting the hidden liver-stage reservoir of hypnozoites. This necessitates new interventions balancing the benefit of reducing vivax transmissio