Around 150 experts from different organisations and countries met on 8 February for a symposium on clinical decision support (CDSS) in resource-limited settings. The symposium was organised by Swiss TPH
brain tumor risk was elevated for participants with the longest period since first subscriptions (> 2.8 years; OR=2.15, 95%-CI: 1.07–4.29). Calculations demonstrated that such a risk, if true, would have
during crises, and expand mental health support to war-affected populations. Swiss TPH has a team of 8 people based in the Ukraine and contributes technical expertise in public health security, including [...] outbreaks. Swiss TPH is also assessing laboratory services to support keeping them operational. “The 8 regions have been affected by the war in different ways. The northern and southern regions have a destroyed
C469Y artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Uganda. Antimicrob Agents Chemother . 2024;68(8):e0165923. DOI: 10.1128/aac.01659-23 Bosman S et al. Evaluation of C-reactive protein and computer-aided [...] Manson's Tropical Diseases , 623-635. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7020-7959-7.00051-8 Kaboré J.M.T. Piloting multiple first-line artemisinin-based combination therapies as an innovative
approach for rabies elimination The global economic cost burden of dog-mediated rabies is estimated at USD 8.6 billion according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Major costs associated with dog-mediated [...] importance of dog population contact network structures in rabies transmission. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 12(8), e0006680. Zinsstag J et al. (2017) Vaccination of dogs in an African city interrupts rabies transmission
Diagnosis and epidemiology of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> in Cambodia (Publications)
is hominis (18.4%). In the 94 dogs sampled, the most common infections diagnosed were hookworm (80.8%), Spirometra spp. (21.3%) and Strongyloides spp. (14.9%). Altogether, we detected eleven parasitic [...] omum spp. (73.7%) and Entamoeba spp. (31.6%). The molecular analysis of hookworms revealed that 50.8% of the hookworm infected humans are due to A. ceylanicum. In the dogs positive for hookworm, 90.0% [...] were calculated. The highest and lowest average density per person observed were 151.2...
Diagnosis and epidemiology of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> in Cambodia (Publications)
is hominis (18.4%). In the 94 dogs sampled, the most common infections diagnosed were hookworm (80.8%), Spirometra spp. (21.3%) and Strongyloides spp. (14.9%). Altogether, we detected eleven parasitic [...] omum spp. (73.7%) and Entamoeba spp. (31.6%). The molecular analysis of hookworms revealed that 50.8% of the hookworm infected humans are due to A. ceylanicum. In the dogs positive for hookworm, 90.0% [...] were calculated. The highest and lowest average density per person observed were 151.2...
extensive night-time or social media usage on these outcomes In total, 900 adolescents from 7th or 8th school grade in Northwest and Central Switzerland will be included for a baseline and a follow-up
million Insecticide Treated Nets have been distributed during two mass campaigns in 2009-2011, and over 8 million insecticide treated nets have been sold through the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme. As a result
Rabies surveillance-response in Mali in the past 18 years and requirements for the future (Publications)
Nationally reported cases of human rabies declined in recent years with an average of 12.6 [95% CI: 8.7-16.5] deaths per year. This result gives an annual incidence of 0.1047 [0.0742-0.1352] / 100'000
