Alkyl and dialkylaminoethyl derivatives of 5-amino-2-azabicyclo[3.2.2]nonanes and their antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal activities (Publications)
N-Alkyl and N-(2-dialkylaminoethyl) derivatives of 5-amino-2-azabicyclo-nonanes were prepared and tested in vitro for their activities against the multidrug-resistant K1 strain of Plasmodium falciparu
Rapid propagation of <em>Norovirus </em>gastrointestinal illness through multiple nursing homes following a pilgrimage (Publications)
Reported here is an outbreak of gastroenteritis due to Norovirus infection that affected at least 450 persons from nursing homes and similar institutions in Switzerland during and after an organised p
Genotyping of <em>Cryptosporidium </em>spp. isolated from human stool samples in Switzerland (Publications)
In a study to estimate the frequency of Cryptosporidium infections in Switzerland, stool samples from patients found to be positive for Cryptosporidium spp. by modified Ziehl-Neelson staining and fluo
Evaluation of two long synthetic merozoite surface protein 2 peptides as malaria vaccine candidates (Publications)
Merozoite surface protein 2 (MSP2) is a promising vaccine candidate against Plasmodium falciparum blood stages. A recombinant 3D7 form of MSP2 was a subunit of Combination B, a blood stage vaccine tes
Antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal activity of bicyclic amides and esters of dialkylamino acids (Publications)
Several bicyclic amides and esters of dialkylamino acids were prepared. Their activities against a multiresistant strain of Plasmodium falciparum and against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (STIB 900)
Local determinants of road traffic noise levels versus determinants of air pollution levels in a Mediterranean city (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Both traffic-related noise and air pollution have been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Spatial correlations between these environmental stressors may entail mutual confoundin
The practical importance of permanent and semipermanent habitats for controlling aquatic stages of <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> <em>sensu lato</em>... (Publications)
Summary Control of aquatic-stage Anopheles is one of the oldest and most historically successful interventions to prevent malaria, but it has seen little application in Africa. Consequently, the ecolo