Der Allgemeine Tropenkurs ist ein 8-wöchiger, ganztägiger Kurs, welcher auf das Leben und Arbeiten in Ländern mit extremer Mittelknappheit vorbereitet. Der Kurs ist von der Universität Basel akkreditiert
Malaria in Angola: recent progress, challenges and future opportunities using parasite demography studies (Publications)
the transition from control to pre-elimination, along with other country members of the Elimination 8 initiative. However, the tremendous heterogeneity in malaria prevalence among Angolan provinces, as
From "learning from the field" to jointly driving change (Publications)
The theme of the 8th edition of the Geneva Health Forum (GHF) was Improving access to health: learning from the field. While 'the field' often denotes people, patients, communities, and healthcare workers
Ancistrotanzanine C and related 5,1'- and 7,3'-coupled naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids from <em>Ancistrocladus tanzaniensis</em> (Publications)
1'-coupled O-methylancistrocladinine (7), and the likewise 5,1'-coupled O,N-dimethylancistrocladine (8, previously known only as a partial-synthetic compound), have been isolated from the highland liana
Epimers of bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-ol derivatives with antiprotozoal activity (Publications)
the cytotoxicity were in general increased. The most active antitrypanosomal agents were the benzoate 8b and the 4-chlorobenzoate 9b of the 4-pyrrolidino series. The nicotinate 10a and the isonicotinate 11a
Häufigkeit der Amöbiasis und anderer Darmprotozoosen. Eine epidemologische Untersuchung mit Hilfe der MIF-Technik (Publications)
the value of the MIF procedure. The feces of 1005 persons returning from the tropics during the first 8 months of 1975 have been examined by the MIF technique and assessed for intestinal protozoa. Apathogenic
Incidence and types of illness when traveling to the tropics: a prospective controlled study of children and their parents (Publications)
rates of common illness in children and adults were respectively 16.9 (14.3-19.7) and 15.1 (12.7-17.8) episodes/100 person-weeks. Diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever were the most frequent complaints. There
Accuracy of malaria diagnosis by microscopy, rapid diagnostic test, and PCR methods and evidence of antimalarial overprescription in non-severe... (Publications)
accuracies were 93.5% and 97.6%, respectively. Overprescription and underdiagnosis rates were 29.3% and 30.8%, respectively. On-field training, clinical management of febrile illness, and malaria microscopy in
Investing in justice: ethics, evidence, and the eradication investment cases for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis (Publications)
candidates for eradication. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print February 25, 2015: e1-e8. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302454)
Spatial epidemiology in zoonotic parasitic diseases: insights gained at the 1st International Symposium on Geospatial Health in Lijiang, China, 2007 (Publications)
Symposium on Geospatial Health was convened in Lijiang, Yunnan province, People's Republic of China from 8 to 9 September, 2007. The objective was to review progress made with the application of spatial techniques
