Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Up-to-date evidence about levels and trends in disease and injury incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) is an essential input into global, regional, and national he
Safety and immunogenicity of a candidate bioconjugate vaccine against <em>Shigella dysenteriae</em> type 1 administered to healthy adults: a single... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Shigellae cause severe disease in endemic countries, especially in children. Several efficacy trials have been conducted with candidate vaccines against Shigellae, but the lack of protecti
A new nonpolar N-hydroxy imidazoline lead compound with improved activity in a murine model of late stage <em>Trypanosoma brucei brucei</em> infection... (Publications)
Treatment of late-stage sleeping sickness requires drugs that can cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to reach the parasites located in the brain. We report here the synthesis and evaluation of four n
Acute schistosomiasis: a risk underestimated by travelers and a diagnosis frequently missed by general practioners - a cluster analysis of 42... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In 2011, a patient was admitted to our hospital with acute schistosomiasis after having returned from Madagascar and having bathed at the Lily waterfalls. On the basis of this patient's in
Contemporary and emerging strategies for eliminating human African trypanosomiasis due to <em>Trypanosoma brucei brucei gambiense</em> (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To review current and emerging tools for Gambiense HAT control and elimination, and propose strategies that integrate these tools with epidemiological evidence. METHODS: We reviewed the sc
Regional differences of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Swiss children are not explained by socio-demographics or the built environment (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated whether regional differences in physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) existed along language boundaries within Switzerland and whether potential differences would
Expanded Quality Management Using Information Power (EQUIP): protocol for a quasi-experimental study to improve maternal and newborn health in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Maternal and newborn mortality remain unacceptably high in sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania and Uganda are committed to reduce maternal and newborn mortality, but progress has been limited and
Influence of parenteral administration routes and additional factors on vaccine safety and immunogenicity: a review of recent literature (Publications)
Vaccines have to be administered via an appropriate route, i.e. a route, which is optimal regarding safety, immunogenicity and practicability. In addition, there are factors, such as body site, needle
