Louse-borne relapsing fever-a systematic review and analysis of the literature: part 2-mortality, jarisch-herxheimer reaction, impact on pregnancy (Publications)
Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) is a classical epidemic disease, which in the past was associated with war, famine, poverty, forced migration, and crowding under poor hygienic conditions around the
Short-term, medium-term and long-term effects of early parenting interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Parenting interventions during early childhood are known to improve various child development outcomes immediately following programme implementation. However, less is known about whethe
Parallel trends in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and retail/recreation and public transport mobility during non-lockdown periods (Publications)
Recent literature strongly supports the idea that mobility reduction and social distancing play a crucial role in transmission of SARS-Cov-2 infections. It was shown during the first wave that mobilit
NO2 and PM2.5 exposures and lung function in Swiss adults: estimated effects of short-term exposures and long-term exposures with and without... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The impact of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to 2.5. microns (PM2.5) exposures on lung function has been investigated main
Role of human Pegivirus infections in whole <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>sporozoite vaccination and controlled human malaria infection in African... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Diverse vaccination outcomes and protection levels among different populations pose a serious challenge to the development of an effective malaria vaccine. Co-infections are among many fac
The alkaloid-enriched fraction of <em>Pachysandra terminalis</em> (Buxaceae) shows prominent activity against <em>Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense</em> (Publications)
In the course of our studies on antiprotozoal natural products and following our recent discovery that certain aminosteroids and aminocycloartanoid compounds from Holarrhena africana A. DC. (Apocynace
Ambient air pollution exposure and chronic bronchitis in the Lifelines cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Few large studies have assessed the relationship of long-term ambient air pollution exposure with the prevalence and incidence of symptoms of chronic bronchitis and cough. METHODS: We leve