Parasitic Worms in Siberia (News)
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More than half of the population in endemic regions of the Western Siberia is infected with Opisthorchis felineus - or cat liver fluke - according to epidemiological studies conducted by the Swiss Tro
75 Years of Tropical Medicine in Switzerland (News)
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Chronicle of Tropical Medicine in Switzerland On 31st August 2017, the Swiss Society of Tropical Medicine (SSTMP) held its 75th annual meeting in Basel. The society was founded on 5th December 1943, i
Tuberculosis Research Against "Super Resistant Bacteria" (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20170905-tuberculosis-research
Antibiotic resistance represents an imminent threat to the health of the human population in low-resource settings as well in the Western world. A young man in Basel, for instance, developed an aggres
Combination Therapy to Treat Parasitic Worm Infections (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20170829-combination-therapy-to-treat-parasitic-worm-infections
Parasitic worm infections are a major public health issue in low and middle-income countries. Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections affect 1.5 billion people globally. They are caused by differen
Climate Change and Health (News)
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Climate variability and change are intimately linked to population health. Apart from direct health impact such as heat stress, climate change also impacts on diseases that are transmitted by vectors
Non-Communicable Diseases on the Rise in the Middle East (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/non-communicable-diseases-on-the-rise-in-the-middle-east
Suicide, homicide, and sexual assault are increasing much faster in the Eastern Mediterranean Region than any other region in the world. These violent acts accounted for 1.4 million deaths in 2015 in
