Profitability and cost-effectiveness analysis of brucellosis control in Armenia: a One Health approach (Publications)
resulting in a benefit-cost ratio of 0.133 at 80% compensation for farmers? losses and discounted at 5%. From a public health perspective, the cost-effectiveness ratio for the same intervention scenario [...] added to the public health costs, the cost-effectiveness decreases to US$ 6727 per DALY averted at a 5% discount rate (95% CI: US$ 5371?US$ 8504). These cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost ratios highlight
Cancer risk in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in South Africa: a nationwide cohort study (Publications)
including 429 who developed Kaposi sarcoma (30.0 per 100 000 person-years), 107 non-Hodgkin lymphoma (7.5 per 100 000 person-years), 48 Hodgkin lymphoma (3.4 per 100 000 person-years), 45 cervical cancer (3 [...] non-Hodgkin lymphoma (3.17, 2.06-4.89), Hodgkin lymphoma (4.83, 2.61-8.93), and leukaemia (unadjusted HR 5.90, 95% CI 2.87-12.12). Cancer rates decreased over the study period, driven by declining Kaposi sarcoma
Potential contribution of HIV during first-line tuberculosis treatment to subsequent rifampicin-monoresistant tuberculosis and acquired tuberculosis... (Publications)
tuberculosis, HIV positivity during previous treatment (adjusted OR 5.13, 1.61-16.32) was associated with uniqueness as was female sex (2.50 [1.18-5.26]). Interpretation: These data suggest that HIV contributes
Legio2020 - Temporal trends in legionellosis national notification data and the effect of COVID-19 in Switzerland, 2000- 2020 (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/legio2020-temporal-trends-in-legionellosis-national-notification-data-and-the-effect-of-covid-19-in-switzerland-2000-2020
rate for legionellosis cases from 1.1/100,000 population (CI: 0.9 - 1.4) in 2000 to 5.6/100,000 population (CI: 5.1 - 6.1) in 2020. The highest notification rate was recorded in 2018 with 6.7/100,000
Single blinded semi-field evaluation of MAÏA® topical repellent ointment compared to unformulated 20% DEET against <em>Anopheles gambiae</em>,... (Publications)
580.9 min (95% CI 571.1-590.7) against An. arabiensis; 444.1 min (95% CI 401.8-486.5) vs 436.9 min (95% CI 405.2-468.5) against Ae. aegypti. CONCLUSIONS: MAIA((R)) repellent ointment provides complete
A school-based physical activity program to improve health and fitness in children aged 6-13 years (Kinder-Sportstudie KISS): study design of a... (Publications)
(n=9) or the control (n=6) group, stratified by geographic region (urban vs. rural) and by age (1st and 5th grade). Participation was given for all children in the intervention group since in this group the [...] physical education teachers adding up to a total of five PA classes per week, 2. short PA breaks (2-5 min each) during academic lessons, 3. PA home work, and 4. adaptation of recreational areas around the
Closed Calls (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/research/leading-house-africa/closed-calls
SDGs ), especially those pertaining to health (SDG 3), gender (SDG 5), WASH (SDG 6) and climate (SDG 13). Timeline Deadline for submission: 5 June 2020 Communication of funding decision: 30 June 2020 Earliest [...] inviting applications for Consolidation Grant. This grant is available to researchers who have more than 5 years of post-doctoral research experience and are affiliated with a Swiss Institution of Higher Education [...] Duration: Minimum: 3 months; maximum: 12 months Eligible...
PayPal (Page)
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include RBM/VCWG-15 as the reason for payment and choose to breakdown charges. Date and Location 3-5 February 2020 Moevenpick Hotel 20 Route de Pré-Bois 1215 Geneva Switzerland Contact Person If you have
Malaria-anemia comorbidity prevalence as a measure of malaria-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
geostatistical models. Mortality hazard obtained from malaria-anemia comorbidity prevalence was up to 3·5 times higher compared to the hazard related to Plasmodium parasitaemia only. Malaria parasite prevalence
Outbreaks of infectious keratoconjunctivitis in alpine chamois and ibex in Switzerland between 2001 and 2003 (Publications)
by IKC were found at altitudes between 550 and 3200 m. The estimated overall mortality was less than 5 per cent, but more than 20 per cent may have died locally. Ibex affected by IKC were recorded in only
