Antiprotozoal activity of plants used in the management of sleeping sickness in Angola and bioactivity-guided fractionation of <em>Brasenia... (Publications)
Folk medicine is widely used in Angola, even for human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in spite of the fact that the reference treatment is available for free. Aiming to validate herbal re
Knowledge-attitude and practice of Anthrax and brucellosis: implications for zoonotic disease surveillance and control in pastoral communities of Afar... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Anthrax and brucellosis are endemic national priority zoonotic diseases in Ethiopia. This study assess the possible factors explaining the current limited information available on animal a
Epidemiologische Studie der Risikofaktoren für <em>Mycoplasma bovis-</em>Infektionen bei Mastkälbern (Publications)
To establish the role of Mycoplasma bovis as an agent of respiratory disease in fattening calves, an epidemiologic study was undertaken. A recently validated commercially available ELISA was used to d
Synthesis and anti-Chagas activity profile of a redox-active Lead 3-benzylmenadione revealed by high-content imaging (Publications)
Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is a neglected tropical disease which is a top priority target of the World Health Organization. The disease, endemic mainly in Latin America, is caused by
Monitoring ESBL-<em>Escherichia coli</em> in Swiss wastewater between November 2021 and November 2022: insights into population carriage (Publications)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a global health threat, causing millions of deaths annually, with expectations of increased impact in the future. Wastewater surveillance offers a cost-effective,
Health impact and cost-effectiveness of expanding routine immunization coverage in India through Intensified Mission Indradhanush (Publications)
Many children do not receive a full schedule of childhood vaccines, yet there is limited evidence on the cost-effectiveness of strategies for improving vaccination coverage. Evidence is even scarcer o
A critical evaluation of parametric models for predicting faecal indicator bacteria concentrations in greywater (Publications)
Greywater reuse is a strategy to address water scarcity, necessitating the selection of treatment processes that balance cost-efficiency and human health risks. A key aspect in evaluating these risks
Estimating prevalence and infection intensity of soil-transmitted helminths using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and kato-katz in school-age... (Publications)
Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is gaining recognition in soil-transmitted helminth (STH) diagnostics, especially for Strongyloides stercoralis and differentiating hookworm species. Howe
