Klinik und Epidemiologie der Kryptosporidiose bei immunkompetenten Kindern (Publications)
A prospective case-control study was performed in urban and periurban areas of Basel to investigate the epidemiology of Cryptosporidium sp., an intestinal coccidian parasite. 455 children with diarrho
Do baby-friendly hospitals influence breastfeeding duration on a national level? (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: In Switzerland, the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) proposed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) was introduced in 1993 to promote breastfeeding nationwide. This study
Development and validation of the Kilifi stigma scale for epilepsy in Kenya (Publications)
The aim of this study was to develop and validate a tool to measure perceived stigma among people with epilepsy (PWE) in Kilifi, Kenya. We reviewed existing scales that measured stigma, particularly o
<em>Anopheles arabiensis</em> and <em>A. gambiae</em> chromosomal inversion polymorphism, feeding and resting behaviour in relation to insecticide... (Publications)
Differential responses of the mosquitoes Anopheles arabiensis and An. gambiae sensu stricto to house-spraying with DDT or lambda-cyhalothrin were evaluated in relation to chromosomal inversion polymor