An in-depth analysis of a piece of shit: distribution of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> and hookworm eggs in human stool (Publications)
pattern of S. mansoni and hookworm eggs in fecal samples. Homogenization decreased S. mansoni FECs (p = 0.026), while no effect was observed for hookworm and other soil-transmitted helminths. Hookworm FECs
<em>Strongyloides ratti</em>: in vitro and in vivo activity of tribendimidine (Publications)
n of the larval and adult worm burden. For comparison, we also administered ivermectin at a single 0.5 mg/kg oral dose to rats infected with adult S. ratti and found a 90% reduction of larvae and a 100%
2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus outbreak and response - Rwanda, October, 2009-May, 2010 (Publications)
(n = 22) were influenza B. Of cases testing influenza A positive, 96.8% (n = 494), 3% (n = 15), and 0.2% (n = 1) were A(H1N1)pdm09, Seasonal A(H3) and Seasonal A(non-subtyped), respectively. Among labo
Genotypic diversity and drug susceptibility patterns among <em>M. tuberculosis</em> complex isolates from south-western Ghana (Publications)
(N = 22, 16.92%), Beijing (4, 3.08%), EAI (4, 3.08%), Uganda I (4, 3.08%), LAM (2, 1.54%), X (N = 1, 0.77%) and S (2, 1.54%). Nine isolates had SIT numbers with no identified sub-lineages while 17 had no
Cancer survivors in Switzerland: a rapidly growing population to care for (Publications)
cancer. Among cancer survivors, 55% are women but the increases have been more marked in men (p < 0.01, 3.9% annual increase in men vs. 2.7% in women since 2008). By the end of 2020 372'000 cancer survivors
Orally active antischistosomal early leads identified from the open access malaria box (Publications)
was observed for 34 compounds against schistosomula. Three compounds presented IC50 values between 0.8 and 1.3 microM against adult S. mansoni. Two promising early leads were identified, namely a N,N'
Demographic model of the Swiss cattle population for the years 2009-2011 stratified by gender, age and production type (Publications)
The model was stratified by production type (dairy or beef), age and gender (male and female calves: 0-1 year, heifers and young bulls: 1-2 years, cows and bulls: older than 2 years). The simulation of the
Relationship between prevalence and intensity of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection in natural populations of <em>Anopheles</em> mosquitoes (Publications)
means determined by the infectiousness of the human hosts, and a constant degree of aggregation (k = 0.0767) presumably determined by the development of oocysts within mosquitoes. The prevalence/intensity
Prevalence and time course of acute mountain sickness in older children and adolescents after rapid ascent to 3450 meters (Publications)
(Lake Louise scores) in 48 healthy nonacclimatized children and adolescents (mean +/- SD age: 13.7 +/- 0.3 years; 20 girls and 28 boys), with no previous high-altitude experience, 6, 18, and 42 hours after
Fleischkonsum und Serum-Cholesterin-Konzentration (Publications)
confidence interval 4.98-5.68 mmol/l) for women. The association remained significant (P less than 0.001) using multiple linear regression (taking age, sex, social grouping, body mass index and consumption
