Estimating sensitivity of the Kato-Katz technique for the diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>and hookworm in relation to infection intensity (Publications)
The Kato-Katz technique is the most widely used diagnostic method in epidemiologic surveys and drug efficacy trials pertaining to intestinal schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis. However
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990-2016: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: As mortality rates decline, life expectancy increases, and populations age, non-fatal outcomes of diseases and injuries are becoming a larger component of the global burden of disease. The
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV Option B+ cascade in rural Tanzania: the one stop clinic model (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Strategies to improve the uptake of Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) are needed. We integrated HIV and maternal, newborn and child health services in a One Stop Cl
Indole and benzimidazole bichalcophenes: synthesis, DNA binding and antiparasitic activity (Publications)
A novel series of indole and benzimidazole bichalcophene diamidine derivatives were prepared to study their antimicrobial activity against the tropical parasites causing African sleeping sickness and
Factors associated with cessation of smoking among Swiss adults between 1991 and 2011: results from the SAPALDIA Cohort (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Smoking is still the most preventable cause of disease and premature death in Switzerland, as elsewhere. We aimed to assess the main determinants of smoking cessation in the population-b