Mapping the endemicity and seasonality of clinical malaria for intervention targeting in Haiti using routine case data (Publications)
Towards the goal of malaria elimination on Hispaniola, the National Malaria Control Program of Haiti and its international partner organisations are conducting a campaign of interventions targeted to
Estimating the indirect prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We updated the indirect estimates for women and girls living with Female Genital Mutilation Cutting (FGM/C) in Switzerland, using data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office of migrant
Long-term sequelae of congenital <em>gambiense </em>human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The clinical presentation of gambiense human African trypanosomias (gHAT) is generally considered to be the same among children and adults. In general, when describing the clinical present
Medical education reform in Tajikistan: comparison of the conventional one-year family medicine residency program and the new two-year residency... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The last two decades have seen a shift in former Soviet countries from highly specialized to more family medicine-focused systems. Medical education has slowly adjusted to these reforms,
Assessment of the rules related to gaining activity against gram-negative bacteria (Publications)
In the search for new antibacterial compounds, we repositioned an antimalarial compound class by derivatising it based on the so-called "eNTRy" rules for enhanced accumulation into Gram-negative bacte
Wastewater monitoring outperforms case numbers as a tool to track COVID-19 incidence dynamics when test positivity rates are high (Publications)
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been shown to coincide with, or anticipate, confirmed COVID-19 case numbers. During periods with high test positivity rates, however, case numbers may be underr
Short-term effects of national-level natural resource rents on life expectancy: a cross-country panel data analysis (Publications)
While a substantial amount of literature addresses the relationship between natural resources and economic growth, relatively little is known regarding the relationship between natural resource endowm
Emergence of human immunodeficiency virus-1 drug resistance during the 3-month World Health Organization-recommended enhanced adherence counseling... (Publications)
Background: In resource-limited settings, the World Health Organization recommends enhanced adherence counseling (EAC) for individuals with an unsuppressed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 viral l
Causal effects of body mass index on airflow obstruction and forced mid-expiratory flow: a Mendelian randomization study taking interactions and... (Publications)
Obesity has complex links to respiratory health. Mendelian randomization (MR) enables assessment of causality of body mass index (BMI) effects on airflow obstruction and mid-expiratory flow. In the ad