Occurrence of and risk factors for <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> infection in South-East Asia (Publications)
The soil-transmitted nematode, Strongyloides stercoralis is one of the most-neglected of all neglected tropical diseases. It is globally distributed, favouring the humid, wet climates of the tropics a
Research on subgroups is not research on equity attributes: evidence from an overview of systematic reviews on vaccination (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Equity remains a priority in the international health development agenda. However, major inequities in vaccination coverage jeopardise the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Autochthonous case of eosinophilic meningitis caused by <em>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</em>, France, 2016 (Publications)
We report a case of a 54-year-old Moroccan woman living in France diagnosed with eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Diagnosis was based on clinical symptoms and confirmed b
Spirometry reference equations for central European populations from school age to old age (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Spirometry reference values are important for the interpretation of spirometry results. Reference values should be updated regularly, derived from a population as similar to the population
40 years of progress in female cancer death risk: a Bayesian spatio-temporal mapping analysis in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In the past decades, mortality of female gender related cancers declined in Switzerland and other developed countries. Differences in the decrease and in spatial patterns within Switzerlan