Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by uncorrected refractive error: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Uncorrected refractive error (URE) is a readily treatable cause of visual impairment (VI). This study provides updated estimates of global and regional vision loss due to URE, presenting t
Gestational SARS-CoV-2 infection in a Ugandan birth cohort: high incidence, mild maternal disease, and evidence of association with transient infant... (Publications)
Many questions remain about the prevalence and effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in malaria-endemic African countries like Uganda, particularly in vulnerable groups such as pregnant women. We describe S
Evaluation of anopheline diversity and abundance across outdoor collection schemes utilizing CDC light traps in Nchelenge District, Zambia (Publications)
In the global fight against malaria, standard vector control methods such as indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are intended to protect inside residential structures an
Integrating testing volume into bandit algorithms for infectious disease surveillance (Publications)
Mobile testing services provide opportunities for active surveillance of infectious diseases for hard-to-reach and/or high-risk individuals who do not know their disease status. Identifying as many in
Evaluating the adoption of mhealth technologies by community health workers to improve the use of maternal health services in sub-Saharan Africa:... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Limited information exists on the impact of mobile health (mHealth) use by community health workers (CHWs) on improving the use of maternal health services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). OBJ
Mental health of individuals at increased suicide risk after hospital discharge and initial findings on the usefulness of a suicide prevention project... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Supporting individuals in managing their suicidality can prevent suicidal behavior. This study evaluated the suicide prevention project SERO, which was launched in Central Switzerland in 2
Targeting <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> IspD in the methyl-d-erythritol phosphate pathway: urea-based compounds with nanomolar potency on target and... (Publications)
The methyl-d-erythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway has emerged as an interesting target in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. The pathway is essential in many human pathogens, including Plasmodi
Vulnerability to heat-related mortality and the effect of prevention measures: a time-stratified case-crossover study in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Swiss climate scenarios predict increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme heat episodes in the future. For the effective prevention of heat-related mortality, several aspects of
A genome-focused investigation reveals the emergence of a <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> strain related to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in... (Publications)
A previous study in Pará, Northern Brazil, described a strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with a unique genotype (SIT2517/T1) associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). To improve ou
Changes in seasonality and sex ratio of scrub typhus: a case study of South Korea from 2003 to 2019 based on wavelet transform analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus (ST, also known as tsutsugamushi disease) is a common febrile vector-borne disease in South Korea and commonly known as autumn- and female-dominant disease. Although understan
