The three <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>Aurora-related kinases display distinct temporal and spatial associations with mitotic structures in asexual... (Publications)
Aurora kinases are crucial regulators of mitotic cell cycle progression in eukaryotes. The protozoan malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum replicates via schizogony, a specialised mode of cell divisi
Obstetric outcomes of eritrean immigrants in switzerland: a comparative study (Publications)
Objectives: This study aims to compare obstetric outcomes between Eritrean and Swiss women in Switzerland, focusing on instrumental or surgical interventions and analgesia use. Methods: The study incl
Monitoring an emergent pathogen at low incidence in wastewater using qPCRmpox: mpox in Switzerland (Publications)
Wastewater-based epidemiology offers a complementary approach to clinical case-based surveillance of emergent diseases and can help identify regions with infected people to prioritize clinical surveil
Surveillance of global, travel-related illness using a novel app: a multivariable, cross-sectional study (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Current traveller health surveillance is 'top-down'. Mobile-based surveillance could capture infection symptoms in real time. We aimed to evaluate the spectrum of illness in travellers u
Challenges in the evaluation of suicide prevention measures and quality of suicide data in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: findings from... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Suicide prevention requires diverse, integrated, and evidence-based measures. Comprehensive evaluation of interventions and reliable suicide data are crucial for guiding policy-making and
Embedded-deep-learning-based sample-to-answer device for on-site malaria diagnosis (Publications)
Improvements in digital microscopy are critical for the development of a malaria diagnosis method that is accurate at the cellular level and exhibits satisfactory clinical performance. Digital microsc
Integrated Eco-Health approach significantly reduces helminth infections in endemic Khong islands with emphasis on <em>Schistosoma mekongi</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Helminth infections, including Opisthorchis viverrini, hookworm, and Trichuris trichiura, are prevalent in Khong district, Champasack province, southern Lao People's Democratic Republic (P
Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis - a systematic review and analysis of the literature (Publications)
Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis (HME) is a tick-borne bacterial infection caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis. Most available data come from case reports, case series and retrospective studies, while pr
