Dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic in Ireland under mitigation (Publications)
variant appearing in Ireland. In June 2020 we estimated that sero-prevalence was 2.0% (95% CI: 1.2-3.5%) in complete accordance with a sero-prevalence survey. By the end of April 2021, the sero-prevalence
Burden of Covid-19 restrictions: national, regional and global estimates (Publications)
Findings: A total of 947 surveys were completed. Thirty-five percent of respondents were female, and 69.5% were between 18 and 39 years old. The weighted average utility weight was 0.71 (95% CIs 0.69-0.74)
The role of non-commercial cyprinids in maintenance and spread of the opisthorchiasis focus in the middle Ob River basin (Tomsk region, Russia) (Publications)
bleak from the rivers of the middle Ob River basin is rapidly increasing from 2.4 (2016-2018) to 37.5% (2020-2021), and mean intensity of infection increased from 1 to 4.15. The epizootic state of water
Evaluation of a urogenital schistosomiasis behavioural intervention among students from rural schools in Unguja and Pemba islands, Zanzibar (Publications)
and self-reported changes in risk behaviours: stopped washing laundry/dishes 49.4% (350/708) versus 5.8% (43/743), stopped bathing in streams/ponds 49.4% (350/708) versus 4.2% (31/743), and stopped playing
BACKUP Health Cameroon - Improving Access to Malaria Care and Services for Children Under Five: Pilot Project (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/backup-health-cameroon-improving-access-to-malaria-care-and-services-for-children-under-five-pilot-project
policy conditions and making recommendations for the management of malaria care for children under 5 years of age, including the development of a roadmap for the implementation of the pilot and the development [...] up will be known. The project will pay particular attention to the specific target of children under 5 years of age, beneficiaries of the national policy of free malaria care, as well as pregnant women. [...] Cameroon - Amélioration de l’accès aux soins et services lies au paludisme...
Our Expertise in Long-Term Studies (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/about/support-us/emerging-health-risks/expertise-in-long-term-studies
health data in biobanks The state-of-the-art biobanks at our new headquarters allow for the storage of 1.5 million biological samples from study participants. The health data stored in biobanks enables us to
Polyclonal gut colonization with extended-spectrum cephalosporin- and/or colistin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: a normal status for hotel employees on... (Publications)
RESULTS: Colonization prevalence with ESC-R-, CST-R- and mcr-1-positive Enterobacteriaceae were 91.5%, 66.1% and 18.6%, respectively (average: 2.2 strains per volunteer). Overall, 55 ESC-R Escherichia
Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward human tuberculosis amongst rural communities in Chad (Publications)
knowledge and good attitudes; however, in the analyses, the association was not significant [OR knowledge = 5.83 (95% C.I. 0.6842.83), p = 0.112; OR attitude = 2.09 (95% C.I. 0.875.04), p = 0.100]. Furthermore
Monitoring an emergent pathogen at low incidence in wastewater using qPCRmpox: mpox in Switzerland (Publications)
definition as the lowest concentration at which there is 95% likelihood of detection, detection was 1% (5 of 365). The liberal definition shows high specificity (90%) and accuracy (78%), but moderate sensitivity
Appropriateness of malaria diagnosis and treatment for fever episodes according to patient history and anti-malarial blood measurement: a... (Publications)
Amongst all participants, 16.0% (1021/6391) reported having had a fever in the previous 2 weeks and 37.5% of them (383/1021) had detectable levels of anti-malarials in the blood. Of the individuals who sought