Re-annotation of the <em>Theileria parva</em> genome refines 53% of the proteome and uncovers essential components of N-glycosylation, a conserved... (Publications)
called East coast fever (ECF), with millions of animals at risk in sub-Saharan East and Southern Africa, the geographic distribution of T. parva. Over a million bovines die each year of ECF, with a tremendous [...] and functional gene annotations across the entire nuclear genome. RESULTS: The re-annotation effort lead to evidence-supported updates in over half of all protein-coding sequence (CDS) predictions, including
our work we aim to help close this information gap," said Esther Greenwood, PhD student at Eawag and lead author of the study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and published in the peer-reviewed [...] strong seasonal fluctuations in rainfall. The maps suggest that in several countries in sub-Saharan Africa, less than 10% of the populations used safely managed drinking water. "We estimate that over four
impact assessments prior to constructing a large infrastructure project, currently no country in Africa is actively promoting specific health impact assessments. Through this research project, Swiss TPH [...] natural resource extraction projects. The project will be implemented from 2017 to 2022 under the lead of Mirko Winkler, Swiss TPH, together with researchers from ETH Zurich (Fritz Brugger), University
children especially loved him. When they were not at school, they would spend the day playing around the house. Their bond was inseparable, but the rabies virus would soon break this bond. Like most dogs in r [...] and multinational assessment of the burden of rabies and vaccination impact in West and Central Africa” had established small-scale rabies control activities in Liberia in collaboration with the Central [...] public health burden on poor communities. Each year, an estimated 21,476...
Advancing Cervical Cancer Screening in HIV-Positive Women In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), cervical cancer (CC) remains the leading cause of cancer-related death among women. This coincides with the high [...] the health and well-being of the most socially, economically and structurally vulnerable humans and lead to an unequal distribution of diseases and healthcare resources. Ongoing transformations, such as [...] in pregnant women and transmission-related risks associated with sexual behaviors in...
reservoir. Well-coordinated regional engagement in dog mass vaccination for 10-20 years in Africa and Asia could lead to the elimination of dog rabies at significantly lower cost than the sustained provision [...] preventable, rabies continues to kill more than 60,000 people per year – mainly children in Asia and Africa. New research by Swiss TPH may pave the way to more targeted dog vaccination in order to eliminate [...] have been working on rabies elimination in the sense of One Health...
contribute to and lead large meta-analyses to identify novel disease genes and understand how they modify susceptibility to lifestyle and environmental factors. We also contribute and lead broad analyses [...] children EXPANSE - EXposome Powered tools for healthy living in urbAN SEttings SARChi - Joint South Africa and Swiss Chair in Global Environmental Health Latest Publications All Publications Ammann P et al [...] c factors influencing intimate partner violence among adolescents and young...
n research, health system strengthening and public health in general in various countries across Africa, Asia and Brazil. His technical expertise includes NTD research and control program implementation [...] ited settings, health systems, data quality and surveillance, and epidemiological surveys. He co-leads the WHO Collaborating Centre for Epidemiology and Control of Helminth Infections, and represents Swiss
Sustainability of a school-based health intervention for prevention of non-communicable diseases in marginalised communities: protocol for a... (Publications)
lifestyle changes among children and educators in disadvantaged schools in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This study has an observational, [...] hypothesise that a mixed-methods approach will increase understanding of the interventions' capacity to lead to sustainable favourable health outcomes amid challenging environments, thereby generating evidence
Prevalence of <em>Fasciola gigantica</em> infection in slaughtered animals in south-eastern Lake Chad area in relation to husbandry practices and... (Publications)
sub-Saharan Africa in many accounts, but the latest reports from Chad are from the 1970s. Mobile pastoralists perceive liver parasites as a significant problem and think that proximity to Lake Chad can lead to
