Spoligotype analysis of <em>Mycobacterium bovis</em> isolates from cattle and assessment of zoonotic TB transmission among individuals working in... (Publications)
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a disease with impact on dairy productivity, as well as having the potential for zoonotic transmission. Understanding the genetic diversity of the disease agent Mycobacter
A scoping review of the health co-benefits of climate mitigation strategies in South America (Publications)
The accelerated production of greenhouse gases (GHG) due to human activity has led to unprecedented global warming, making climate mitigation strategies crucial for minimizing its impacts. South Ameri
Interplay of digital proximity app use and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake in Switzerland: analysis of two population-based cohort studies (Publications)
Objectives: Our study aims to evaluate developments in vaccine uptake and digital proximity tracing app use in a localized context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Methods: We report findings from two popu
Machine learning prediction models for clinical management of blood-borne viral infections: a systematic review of current applications and future... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Machine learning (ML) prediction models to support clinical management of blood-borne viral infections are becoming increasingly abundant in medical literature, with a number of competing
Interwoven landscapes: gender and land in the Kafue Flats, Zambia (Publications)
This paper examines changes in formal and informal land access rules for women in the Kafue Flats of southern Zambia and identifies alternatives to land privatization. In rural African communities dep
Treatment outcome in an <em>S</em>I model with evolutionary resistance: a Darwinian model for the evolution of resistance (Publications)
We consider a Darwinian (evolutionary game theoretic) version of a standard susceptible-infectious SI model in which the resistance of the disease causing pathogen to a treatment that prevents death t
Lymph node dendritic cells harbor inducible replication-competent HIV despite years of suppressive ART (Publications)
Although gut and lymph node (LN) memory CD4 T cells represent major HIV and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) tissue reservoirs, the study of the role of dendritic cells (DCs) in HIV persistence has
Swiss TPH: 30 years of R&D towards new drugs for tropical diseases (Publications)
The year 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH). Associated with the University of Basel, Swiss TPH combines research, education and services, wo
Strategies and interventions to strengthen pharmacovigilance systems in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The slow progress of pharmacovigilance (PV) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) raises questions about core challenges on the growth of PV, and the appropriateness of strategi