Self-diagnosis of malaria by travellers: a cohort study on the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests provided by a Swiss travel clinic (Publications)
secure, especially when travelling with children. CONCLUSIONS: 1/6 travellers experienced fever and 4/5 of those reacted appropriately: more than half used RDTs and a quarter consulted immediately. Four
Community-based prevalence of typhoid fever, typhus, brucellosis and malaria among symptomatic individuals in Afar Region, Ethiopia (Publications)
Brucella infection by the two tests was 4.4% (28/630). Out 650 suspected individuals for malaria, 16 (2.5%) were found positive for P. falciparum infection. CONCLUSION: In this study, typhoid fever, typhus
Norovirus acute gastroenteritis among US and European travellers to areas of moderate to high risk of travellers' diarrhoea: a prospective cohort... (Publications)
overall AGE incidence of 24.7 per 100 person-weeks (95% CI: 22.4; 27.1). Twenty NoV-positive AGE cases (5.2% of those tested) were identified at an incidence of 1.1 per 100 person-weeks (95% CI: 0.7; 1.7).
Design and selection of drug properties to increase the public health impact of next-generation seasonal malaria chemoprevention: a modelling study (Publications)
effectiveness outcomes, but similarly important for impact on prevalence. When children younger than 5 years receive four SMC cycles with high levels of coverage (ie, 69% of children receiving all cycles)
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Impementation and scaling up of a digital Clinical Decision Support System / ICRC Nigeria (Projects)
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real-time diagnostic and therapeutic support to health-care workers consulting children from 2 months to 5 years of age in resource-constraint settings. In 2018, Swiss TPH in project partnership with the In [...] (https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e055315.full) Target groups Primary target groups are children under 5 years old in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Secondary beneficiaries were the primary health care workers who
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Giovanna Raso, Swiss TPH 15:50 Elimination of Urogenital Schistosomiasis in Zanzibar: Results of a 5-Year Multi-Disciplinary Integrated Intervention Approach, Stefanie Knopp, Swiss TPH 16:10 Evaluation [...] NTDs – New Frontiers, Yael Velleman, WaterAid, UK 17:00 End of Day 1 Friday, 8 December 2017 Session 5 – Helminth Infection: Pain and Gain Chairs: O. Fedorova, Siberian State Medical University, Russia and
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middle- income countries can be attributed to poor water, sanitation and hygiene. This amounts to 1.5% of the total disease burden and 58% of diarrhoeal diseases. The Household Health Systems group has [...] prospective national case-control and molecular source attribution study (SwissLEGIO). Infection . 2023;51(5):1467-1479. DOI: 10.1007/s15010-023-02014-x Fischer F.B, Mäusezahl D, Wymann M.N. Temporal trends in
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participation (online or on-site) is expected throughout the week. → On-site in Allschwil or online → 5 days full-time → Approx. 40-45 hours of student investment Typically, there are two hybrid/face-to-face [...] assignments Dates 2025: Prep phase (self-directed): 7 April - 2 May 2025 Hybrid face-to-face week: 5 - 9 May 2025 Post phase (self-directed): 12 May - 20 June 2025 Application Deadline: 31 March 2025 Location:
Master of Science in Infection Biology | Swiss TPH (Page)
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assessed individually. Minimum Entry Requirements (as of 2024): A minimum average grade of at least 5/unrounded (Swiss grading system 1 to 6, where 6=max. / 4=pass). Conversion and calculation of final