Spread and establishment of <em>Aedes albopictus</em> in southern Switzerland between 2003 and 2014: an analysis of oviposition data and weather... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is a highly invasive mosquito species of public health importance. In the wake of its arrival in neighbouring Italy the authorities of the canto
The DASH study (2014-2017) [Video] (Publications)
The DASH study, or in full the Disease, Activity and Schoolchildren’s Health in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, is a joint research project between the University of Basel, Switzerland, the Swiss Tropic
Breast cancer screening: should it be introduced and how? (Publications)
This brief discussion of the papers by Gastrin and Paccaud is looking at differences in the results of different study types. Introducing screening means changing unsystematic to systematic screening:
Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in Switzerland: a comparison of a survey and official statistics (Publications)
A survey in all neonatal intensive care units in Switzerland showed that most children with a birth weight below 2000 g (identified in the birth statistics) are hospitalised in those units. Also compa