Screening for mutations related to atovaquone/proguanil resistance in treatment failures and other imported isolates of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Two single-point mutations of the Plasmodium falciparum cytochrome b gene (Tyr268Asn and Tyr268Ser) were recently reported in cases of atovaquone/proguanil (Malarone) treatment failure. Ho
Severe dengue virus infection in travelers: risk factors and laboratory indicators (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Dengue fever is the most common arboviral disease in travelers. In countries where dengue virus is endemic, sequential (secondary) infections with different dengue virus serotypes are asso
Insulin-like growth factor-1 promoter polymorphisms and colorectal cancer: a functional genomics approach (Publications)
RATIONALE: Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) has been proposed to mediate the obesity-related carcinogenic effects of "Western lifestyle". While genetic factors explain at least half of inter-indivi
Occurrence of <em>Giardia lamblia</em> in recreational streams in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland (Publications)
Little is known about the environmental occurrence of the pathogenic organism Giardia lamblia in Switzerland. To provide a better insight into the importance of G. lamblia, a cheap, effective and easy
The effects of health education on schistosomiasis japonica prevalence and relevant knowledge in the People's Republic of China: a systematic review... (Publications)
Schistosomiasis japonica continues to be an important zoonotic disease in People's Republic of China (P.R. China), despite decades of dedicated control efforts. Different interventions for its control