Feline calicivirus and other respiratory pathogens in cats with Feline calicivirus-related symptoms and in clinically healthy cats in Switzerland (Publications)
the two populations (FCV-suspect/healthy), the observed PCR prevalences were: FCV 45%/8%, FHV-1 20%/9%, C. felis 8%/1%, B. bronchiseptica 4%/2%, M. felis 47%/31% and any co-infections thereof 40%/14%.
Impact of chemical snail control on intermediate host snail populations for urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Pemba, Tanzania: findings of a... (Publications)
WBs were identified in 8 hotspots IUs. The spatial distribution of WBs with Bulinus per IU was heterogeneous, ranging from 0.0% (0/15) of WBs infested in one IU in 2022 to 80.0% (8/10) of WBs infested in
Efficacy and safety of moxidectin compared with ivermectin against <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> infection in adults in Laos and Cambodia: a... (Publications)
eligible participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive single oral doses of either moxidectin (8 mg) and ivermectin-matched placebo, or ivermectin (200 μg/kg bodyweight) and moxidectin-matched placebo [...] pain (32 [9%] of 363 with moxidectin vs 34 [9%] of 363 with ivermectin) and headache (25 [7%] vs 30 [8%]), which were predominantly mild and transient. INTERPRETATION: Moxidectin was non-inferior to ivermectin
Vorkommen des Hautwurms <em>Dirofilaria repens</em> bei Hunden in der Schweiz (Publications)
2021 eleven of 1058 samples (1,0 %, 95 % CI=0,8 - 1,3 %). In the exploratory cross-sectional study, four of the 50 examined dogs were positive for D. repens (8 %, 95 % CI=2,6 - 20,1 %). One dog had a concurrent
Dietary diversity in primary schoolchildren of south-central Côte d'Ivoire and risk factors for non-communicable diseases (Publications)
schoolchildren in Cote d'Ivoire. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 620 children from 8 public primary schools located in the south-central part of Cote d'Ivoire. Underweight and overweight [...] with overweight, HDL-C, LDL-C, and HbA1c. RESULTS: Among the 620 children (330 girls, 290 boys; Mage 8.0 (+/- 1.7) years), 530 children attended school in a semi-urban and 90 in a rural area. Around 60%
Long term exposure to air pollution and kidney parenchyma cancer - effects of low-level air pollution: a study in Europe (ELAPSE) (Publications)
years). Median (5-95%) exposure levels of NO(2), PM(2.5), BC and O(3) were 24.1 μg/m(3) (12.8-39.2), 15.3 μg/m(3) (8.6-19.2), 1.6 10(-5) m(-1) (0.7-2.1), and 87.0 μg/m(3) (70.3-97.4), respectively. The results
"<em>In starvation, a bone can also be meat</em>": a mixed methods evaluation of factors associated with discarding of long-lasting insecticidal nets... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Between 2000 and 2019, more than 1.8 billion long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) were distributed in Africa. While the insecticidal durability of LLINs is around 3 years, nets are commonly [...] s couldn't participate due to unexpected circumstances. A total of sixteen FGDs each comprising of 8-10 adults were conducted; older women (40-60 years), older men (40-60 years), younger women (18-39 years)
Associations of air pollution and greenness with the nasal microbiota of healthy infants: a longitudinal study (Publications)
Lung Development (BILD) cohort. We investigated the association of satellite-based greenness and an 8-day-average exposure to air pollution (PM2.5, NO2) with the nasal microbiota during the first year of [...] correlation structure of the data were used for analysis. RESULTS: Mean (SD) PM2.5 level was 17.1 (3.8mug/m(3)) and mean (SD) NO2 level was 19.7 (7.9mug/m(3)). Increased PM2.5 and increased NO2 were associated
Long-term low-level ambient air pollution exposure and risk of lung cancer - a pooled analysis of 7 European cohorts (Publications)
BC and O3 (warm season) were 24.2 microg/m(3) (19.5, 29.7), 15.4 microg/m(3) (12.8, 17.3), 1.6 10(-5)m(-1) (1.3, 1.8), and 86.6 microg/m(3) (78.5, 92.9), respectively. We observed a higher risk for lung
Performance of a real-time PCR approach for diagnosing <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> infections of different intensity in urine samples from... (Publications)
samples from Zanzibar revealed Dra1 DNA in 26.8% (212/792) by qPCR, S. haematobium eggs in 13.3% (105/792) by urine filtration, and microhaematuria in 13.8% (109/792) by reagent strips. Sensitivity of the
