The footprint of human-induced climate change on heat-related deaths in the summer of 2022 in Switzerland (Publications)
Human-induced climate change is leading to an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, which are severely affecting the health of the population. The exceptional heat during
Secondary cities as catalysts for nutritious diets in low- and middle-income countries (Publications)
The world is facing a malnutrition crisis in the midst of rising rates of urbanization; more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a number that is expected to reach two-thirds by
A semi-field evaluation in Thailand of the use of human landing catches (HLC) versus human-baited double net trap (HDN) for assessing the impact of a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The mosquito landing rate measured by human landing catches (HLC) is the conventional endpoint used to evaluate the impact of vector control interventions on human-vector exposure. Non-exp
Starting at the community: treatment-seeking pathways of children with suspected severe malaria in Uganda (Publications)
Community health workers (CHW) usually refer children with suspected severe malaria to the nearest public health facility or a designated public referral health facility (RHF). Caregivers do not alway
Prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections among children in pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in the Adadle... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) can cause illness, morbidity, and occasional mortality in children. Agro-pastoralist and pastoralist children in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopi
SAPALDIA und LUDOK – lufthygienische Wissensplattformen zum Thema gesundheitliche Auswirkungen der Aussenluftverschmutzung (Publications)
Seit 30 Jahren erforscht die SAPALDIA-Kohorte mit assoziierter Biobank die gesundheitlichen Auswirkungen von Luftschadstoffen sowie des breiteren Exposoms. Die Studie wird in enger Zusammenarbeit mit
Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
Objectives: We report results of a systematic review on the health effects of long-term traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) and diabetes in the adult population. Methods: An expert Panel appointed by
Spatio-temporal modelling of routine health facility data for malaria risk micro-stratification in mainland Tanzania (Publications)
As malaria transmission declines, the need to monitor the heterogeneity of malaria risk at finer scales becomes critical to guide community-based targeted interventions. Although routine health facili
How do disease control measures impact spatial predictions of schistosomiasis and hookworm? The example of predicting school-based prevalence before... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections are among the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affecting primarily marginalized communities in low- and middle-income countries.
A <em>Plasmodium </em>membrane receptor platform integrates cues for egress and invasion in blood forms and activation of transmission stages (Publications)
Critical events in the life cycle of malaria-causing parasites depend on cyclic guanosine monophosphate homeostasis by guanylyl cyclases (GCs) and phosphodiesterases, including merozoite egress or inv
