Influenza pandemics and tuberculosis mortality in 1889 and 1918: analysis of historical data from Switzerland (Publications)
100 influenza deaths (per 100,000 population) monthly PTB mortality rates increased by a factor of 1.5 (95%Cl 1.4-1.6, p
Time-course of upper respiratory tract viral infection and COPD exacerbation (Publications)
at 10 days following a URTI (15.2%) and at exacerbation (38.4%), compared with the stable period (5.3%, p
Cardiovascular diseases risk factors among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland (Publications)
two (2%) had a low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol > /= 4.1 mmol/l. Among the 48 participants (5 females, 43 males) followed, there were no significant changes in cardiovascular risk profile 1 year
Deployment of electronic clinical decision support system (eCDSS) solution (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/deployment-of-electronic-clinical-decision-support-system-ecdss-solution
digital decision support solution called "MSFeCARE". It is used by more than 150 health workers in 5 countries and 14 health centres. MSFeCARE is a major pillar of MSF interventions across the globe and
Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex genotypes prevalent in West Africa (Publications)
West Africa. Thirty-six whole genome sequenced drug susceptible MTBC isolates belonging to lineages 4, 5 and 6 were included in this study. The isolates were phenotypically characterized for urease activity
Cattle productivity under traditional village husbandry system in Sellale, Central Ethiopia: a four and a half year herd follow-up (Publications)
We conducted a longitudinal cattle productivity survey over 4.5 years amongst 20 traditional small-holder farms which included 794 cattle, in Sellale, Central Ethiopia. Upgraded high yield cattle (Holstein
Can working with the private for-profit sector improve utilization of quality health services by the poor? A systematic review of the literature (Publications)
average socioeconomic status of recipient communities for 5 interventions, and on the distribution of benefits across socioeconomic groups for 5 interventions. CONCLUSION: Few studies provided evidence
Cost estimate of bovine tuberculosis to Ethiopia (Publications)
Ethiopian Birr (95 % Confidence Interval (CI) 53.8-77.7 billion Birr), which is the equivalent of 7.5 billion US$ (95 %CI 6.1-8.9 billion US$) at a rate of 8.7 Birr per US$ in 2005. The cost of BTB ranges [...] thus not be distinguished from zero. The cost of disease in the urban livestock production ranges from 5 to 42 million Birr (500,000-4.9 million US$) between 2005 and 2011 but is also within the range of
Effect of strategic gastrointestinal nematode control on fertility and mortality of N'Dama cattle in The Gambia (Publications)
similar average age. One group received a single anthelmintic treatment of fenbendazole (Panacur, 7.5 mg/kg BW, Hoechst Veterina AG) in October 1989, whereas the other group remained untreated. In July [...] 0-1 year was more than two times higher in treated animals compared to their controls (21% against 7.5%). No differences were found in older age categories. Survival analysis confirmed differences in mortality
Lack of associations of alpha(+) - thalassemia with the risk of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> infection and disease in... (Publications)
eighty-nine (35.0%) children were homozygous for a(+)-thalassemia (-a/-a), 506 (45.5%) heterozygous (aa/-a) and 217 (19.5%) homozygous for the wild-type allele. No significant differences in the incidence