Physical Activity (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/topics/non-communicable-diseases/physical-activity
health. Health specialists at Swiss TPH study how the physical or socio-cultural environment or parasitic infections affect the level of physical activity of children living in Switzerland and abroad. On [...] ren’s Health in Port Elizabeth, South Africa) scrutinised whether an infection with intestinal parasites seriously hampers physical fitness, cognitive performance and psychosocial health of schoolchildren
Malaria Vaccines (Page)
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Nevertheless, new tools, such as vaccines, are urgently needed. This is especially true given parasites are developing resistance to existing malaria drugs, and mosquitoes are developing resistance to [...] vaccines are potential new tools in combating malaria by targeting several different stages of the parasite lifecycle to prevent infection and clinical disease, or to block malaria transmission. Swiss TPH
From Discovery to Action: Four Decades of Swiss Leadership in Chagas Disease Research and Control (News)
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The Silent Progression of Chagas Disease Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, has long been associated with rural areas of Latin America. However, global migration and increased i [...] discovery programme in the early 1990s, leveraging its expertise in cultivating trypanosomatid parasites. Swiss TPH worked with partners such as the WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical
Malaria Trends in DRC (Page)
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malaria cases after the introduction of rapid diagnostic tests which detect evidence of malaria parasites in human blood. Population coverage across DRC was improved through mass distribution of long-lasting
Assessment of tegumental damage to <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>and <em>S. haematobium </em>after <em>in vitro</em> exposure to ferrocenyl,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is one of the most harmful parasitic diseases worldwide, praziquantel being the only drug in widespread use to treat it. We recently demonstrated that ferrocenyl, ruthenocenyl
Ancistrobrevines E-J and related naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids from the West African liana <em>Ancistrocladus abbreviatus</em> with inhibitory... (Publications)
compounds. Some of the alkaloids of A. abbreviatus exhibited promising activities against the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum and PANC-1 human pancreatic cancer cells.
Ixodid tick species and two tick-borne pathogens in three areas in the Sudan (Publications)
Ticks are important parasites from economic and public health points of view because of their ability to reduce farm animals' productivity and transmit zoonotic diseases. We conducted this cross-sectional
Double trouble: visceral leishmaniasis in twins after traveling to Tuscany - a case report (Publications)
Diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis was confirmed by presence of intracytoplasmic localised leishmania parasites on bone marrow aspirate and/or positive leishmania serology. Both girls responded well to treatment
malERA: an updated research agenda for characterising the reservoir and measuring transmission in malaria elimination and eradication (Publications)
is better understood, as are the biological parameters governing transmission of sexual stage parasites. Limitations of existing transmission measures have been documented, and proof-of-concept has been
Detection of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infected <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> using near‑infrared spectroscopy (Publications)
could revolutionize surveillance and elimination strategies for the most important human malaria parasite in its primary African vector species. Further research is needed to evaluate how the method performs
