The influence of malaria control interventions and climate variability on changes in the geographical distribution of parasite prevalence in Kenya... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The burden of malaria in Kenya was showing a declining trend, but appears to have reached a plateau in recent years. This study estimated changes in the geographical distribution of malari
Suspected acute pulmonary coccidioidomycosis in traveler returning to Switzerland from Peru (Publications)
We report a suspected case of acute pulmonary coccidioidomycosis contracted in Peru, where the disease is not known to occur, in a patient from Switzerland. Although not confirmed by direct diagnostic
In the arm-in-cage test, topical repellents activate mosquitoes to disengage upon contact instead of repelling them at distance (Publications)
Topical repellents provide protection against mosquito bites and their efficacy is often assessed using the arm-in-cage test. The arm-in-cage test estimates the repellent's protection time by exposing
Effect of RTS,S/AS01E vaccine booster dose on cellular immune responses in African infants and children (Publications)
RTS,S/AS01(E), the first approved malaria vaccine, demonstrated moderate efficacy during the phase 3 pediatric trial. We previously investigated cell-mediated immune (CMI) responses following the prim
Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and risk of lung cancer: a comparative analysis of incidence and mortality in four administrative cohorts... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Studies have linked air pollution to lung cancer incidence and mortality, but few have compared these associations, which may differ due to cancer survival variations. We aimed to evaluate
The effect of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> exposure and maternal anti-circumsporozoite protein antibodies on responses to RTS,S/AS01E vaccination in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The RTS,S/AS01(E) malaria vaccine showed lower antibody response and protective efficacy in infants aged 6-12 weeks compared with children aged 5-17 months (for whom this vaccine is recomm
Impacts of land-use and land-cover changes on temperature-related mortality (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Land-use and land-cover change (LULCC) can substantially affect climate through biogeochemical and biogeophysical effects. Here, we examine the future temperature-mortality impact for two
World Health Organization repository of systematic reviews on interventions in environment, climate change and health: a new resource for decision... (Publications)
To facilitate the use of the mounting evidence on how human health is inextricably linked to the health of the planet and the urgent need for measures against the escalating triple planetary crisis, t
Risk, attributable fraction and attributable number of cause-specific heat-related emergency hospital admissions in Switzerland (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: We assessed the relationship between heat and emergency hospital admissions (EHAs) in Switzerland using clinically relevant metrics. METHODS: Applying distributed lag non-linear models, we
