Characterization of the rhesus macaque (<em>Macaca mulatta</em>) scrub typhus model: susceptibility to intradermal challenge with the human pathogen... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is an important endemic disease in tropical Asia caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi for which no effective broadly protective vaccine is available. The successful evaluation of
Association between gastrointestinal tract infections and glycated hemoglobin in school children of poor neighborhoods in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Low- and middle-income countries are facing a dual disease burden with infectious diseases (e.g., gastrointestinal tract infections) and non-communicable diseases (e.g., diabetes) being co
Impact of mammography screening programmes on breast cancer mortality in Switzerland, a country with different regional screening policies (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: In the past decades, mortality due to breast cancer has declined considerably in Switzerland and other developed countries. The reasons for this decline remain controversial as several f
Isothermal microcalorimetry – a quantitative method to monitor <em>Trypanosoma congolense</em> growth and growth inhibition by trypanocidal drugs in... (Publications)
Trypanosoma congolense is a protozoan parasite that is transmitted by tsetse flies, causing African Animal Trypanosomiasis, also known as Nagana, in sub-Saharan Africa. Nagana is a fatal disease of li
The role of community health workers and local leaders in reducing attrition among participant in the AIDS indicator survey and HIV incidence in a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Retention of participants in longitudinal prospective surveys can challenging for population health researchers. Community health workers (CHWs) may help reduce attrition. METHODS: We used
A three-generation study on the association of tobacco smoking with asthma (Publications)
Background: Mothers' smoking during pregnancy increases asthma risk in their offspring. There is some evidence that grandmothers' smoking may have a similar effect, and biological plausibility that fa