Heterochromatin protein 1 secures survival and transmission of malaria parasites (Publications)
Clonally variant expression of surface antigens allows the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum to evade immune recognition during blood stage infection and secure malaria transmission. We demonstra
Application of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the diagnosis of filariasis and echinococcosis (Publications)
The Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) was compared with the Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT), the Indirect Haemagglutination Test (IHA) and Counter Immuno Electrophoresis (CIE) in the
Pharmacokinetic comparison to determine the mechanisms underlying the differential efficacies of cationic diamidines against first- and second-stage... (Publications)
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), a neglected tropical disease, is fatal without treatment. Pentamidine, a cationic diamidine, has been used to treat first-stage (hemolymphatic) HAT since the 1940s
Characterisation of a melamino nitroheterocycle as a potential lead for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
This paper reports an evaluation of a melamine-nitroheterocycle, a potential lead for further development as an agent against human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Studies on its efficacy, physicochemi
A tradition and an epidemic: determinants of the campylobacteriosis winter peak in Switzerland (Publications)
Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently reported food borne infection in Switzerland. We investigated determinants of infections and illness experience in wintertime. A case-control study was conduc