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%.
Simulating the council-specific impact of anti-malaria interventions: a tool to support malaria strategic planning in Tanzania (Publications)
prevalence between 2016 and 2020 on average by 23.8% (95% CI: 19.7%-27.9%) if current case management levels were maintained, and by 52.1% (95% CI: 48.8%-55.3%) if the case management were improved. Insecticide
Accelerated identification of <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> from blood cultures by a modified fluorescence <em>in situ</em> hybridization procedure (Publications)
Gram-positive cocci were investigated by a previously described microwave-FISH procedure: 44/49 (89.8 %) S. aureus and 298/299 (99.7 %) CoNS were correctly identified. Because FISH proved useful and reliable
Cardiovascular diseases risk factors among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland (Publications)
cardiovascular risk factors at arrival and 1-year post registration. RESULTS: Among 107 participants (88.8% male; median age 25, 9 (9%) had a body mass index > /= 25 kg/m(2), one (1%) had elevated blood pressure
"Flexible lockdown" in Switzerland individual responsibility and the daily navigation of risk and protection (Publications)
This chapter focuses on this small, multilingual, mountainous country of 8.5 million inhabitants. It presents the preliminary results of a medical anthropology study called SociocoViD, which was developed
High sensitivity of mobile phone microscopy screening for<em> Schistosoma haematobium</em> in Azaguié, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
m identification compared with conventional light microscopy, and 95% sensitivity (95% CI: 74.1-99.8%) with egg concentrations of five or more per 10 mL of urine. Mobile phone microscopy is a promising
Seroprevalence and risk factors of <em>Leptospira </em>sp. among different groups in the Jordanian population: first study (Publications)
factors of Leptospira sp. in Jordan. RESULTS: Overall, 3.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.2 to 4.8) of individuals tested were seropositive for Leptospira antibodies. Individuals who drink surface water
Development and adaptation of tensile strength by bones in the extremities in response to physical training exemplified by the tibia (Publications)
study on 559 male military recruits, the bone mineral at tibial shaft resulted in a mean increase of +1.8% during 15 weeks of exercise. The bending stiffness however increased about 25%. An additional test
The fate of the patient with deep vein thrombosis (Publications)
thrombosis, in 3% pulmonary embolism, and in 2% both. A PTS without ulcer had developed in 16%, an ulcer in 8%. The PTS incidence correlated with the original extent of the thrombosis: no PTS if the thrombosis
Air pollution and lung function in dutch children: a comparison of exposure estimates and associations based on land use regression and dispersion... (Publications)
volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and peak expiratory flow (PEF) at the age of 8 years. For each child, annual average outdoor air pollution exposure [nitrogen dioxide (NO2), mass
