the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) at the University of Bern – as the Swiss Leading House Africa. This initiative takes a bottom-up approach by strengthening scientific cooperation between [...] fostering collaborative research, innovation partnerships and entrepreneurial exchange. The leading house concept – similar to Swissnex – is one of many ways Swiss TPH ensures that Switzerland’s innovation [...] need for coordinated, science-based solutions has never been greater....
An entomopathogenic fungus for control of adult African malaria mosquitoes (Publications)
genic fungus that infected and killed adult Anopheles gambiae, Africa's main malaria vector, was achieved in rural African village houses. An entomological inoculation rate model suggests that implementation [...] Biological control of malaria mosquitoes in Africa has rarely been used in vector control programs. Recent developments in this field show that certain fungi are virulent to adult Anopheles mosquitoes
An entomopathogenic fungus for control of adult African malaria mosquitoes (Publications)
genic fungus that infected and killed adult Anopheles gambiae, Africa's main malaria vector, was achieved in rural African village houses. An entomological inoculation rate model suggests that implementation [...] Biological control of malaria mosquitoes in Africa has rarely been used in vector control programs. Recent developments in this field show that certain fungi are virulent to adult Anopheles mosquitoes
majority being children under the age of five in the poorest parts of sub-Saharan Africa. In several areas in sub-Saharan Africa, mosquitoes have become resistant to the single chemical used in traditional [...] were recorded by health clinics and the number of mosquitoes in the houses was tracked through monthly light traps collections inside houses. A number of randomly selected children were visited at home four [...] causes a large disease burden in tropical and sub-tropical countries,...
never traveled to rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, you have likely seen the images on TV: the bright orange soil and the beautiful clusters of straw-covered houses surrounded by gorgeous baobab trees and
Comparison of sensitivity and annoyance to road traffic and community noise between a South African and a Swiss population sample (Publications)
road traffic noise (women: 20.5% vs 12.4%; men: 17.9% vs 11.1%) were observed in South Africa. While in South Africa women were more annoyed to neighborhood noise than in Switzerland (21.1% vs 9.4%), this [...] sensitivity to noise in 364 adults living in informal settings in the Western Cape Province, South Africa and to compare with a similar study conducted in Switzerland. Compared to Switzerland, higher percentages [...] affects people living in informal settlements, and noise should be...
Comparison of sensitivity and annoyance to road traffic and community noise between a South African and a Swiss population sample (Publications)
road traffic noise (women: 20.5% vs 12.4%; men: 17.9% vs 11.1%) were observed in South Africa. While in South Africa women were more annoyed to neighborhood noise than in Switzerland (21.1% vs 9.4%), this [...] sensitivity to noise in 364 adults living in informal settings in the Western Cape Province, South Africa and to compare with a similar study conducted in Switzerland. Compared to Switzerland, higher percentages [...] affects people living in informal settlements, and noise should be...
Interdependence of domestic malaria prevention measures and mosquito-human interactions in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Publications)
Mosquito biting activity over the course of the night was estimated by human landing catch in 216 houses and 1,064 residents were interviewed to determine usage of protection measures and the proportion [...] arabiensis, a vector of modest importance locally, but which predominates transmission in large parts of Africa. CONCLUSIONS: In a situation of changing mosquito and human behaviour, ITNs may confer lower, but [...] which can be complemented by communal transmission suppression at high...
Interdependence of domestic malaria prevention measures and mosquito-human interactions in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Publications)
Mosquito biting activity over the course of the night was estimated by human landing catch in 216 houses and 1,064 residents were interviewed to determine usage of protection measures and the proportion [...] arabiensis, a vector of modest importance locally, but which predominates transmission in large parts of Africa. CONCLUSIONS: In a situation of changing mosquito and human behaviour, ITNs may confer lower, but [...] which can be complemented by communal transmission suppression at high...
Dual strategy to design new agents targeting <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em>: advancing phenotypic and <em>Sm</em>CB1 inhibitors for improved efficacy (Publications)
In this study, we have identified and optimized two lead structures from an in-house screening, with promising results against the parasitic flatworm Schistosoma mansoni and its target protease S. mansoni [...] l properties for the compounds' in vitro activities, resulting in a dual approach to optimize the lead structures, regarding both phenotypic effects in S. mansoni newly transformed schistosomula (NTS)
