Frequency of Norovirus in stool samples from patients with gastrointestinal symptoms in Switzerland (Publications)
To determine the frequency of sporadic community-acquired Norovirus (NV) infection in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, an evaluation of gastroenteritis cases seen in physicians' practices betw
Age-independent osteopathology in skeletons of a South American cervid: the Patagonian huemul (<em>hippocamelus bisulcus</em>) (Publications)
The huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), an endemic Patagonian deer, has been endangered for decades. Although conservation in Argentina has been directed at the 350-600 remaining huemul, the population ha
Evaluation of two long synthetic merozoite surface protein 2 peptides as malaria vaccine candidates (Publications)
Merozoite surface protein 2 (MSP2) is a promising vaccine candidate against Plasmodium falciparum blood stages. A recombinant 3D7 form of MSP2 was a subunit of Combination B, a blood stage vaccine tes
Antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal activity of bicyclic amides and esters of dialkylamino acids (Publications)
Several bicyclic amides and esters of dialkylamino acids were prepared. Their activities against a multiresistant strain of Plasmodium falciparum and against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (STIB 900)
Local determinants of road traffic noise levels versus determinants of air pollution levels in a Mediterranean city (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Both traffic-related noise and air pollution have been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Spatial correlations between these environmental stressors may entail mutual confoundin
The practical importance of permanent and semipermanent habitats for controlling aquatic stages of <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> <em>sensu lato</em>... (Publications)
Summary Control of aquatic-stage Anopheles is one of the oldest and most historically successful interventions to prevent malaria, but it has seen little application in Africa. Consequently, the ecolo