Genomic determinants of speciation and spread of the<em> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex (Publications)
Models on how bacterial lineages differentiate increase our understanding of early bacterial speciation events and the genetic loci involved. Here, we analyze the population genomics events leading to
The migration-related language barrier and professional interpreter use in primary health care in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: With increased international migration, language barriers are likely becoming more relevant in primary care. The aim of this study was to investigate the language barrier in paediatric and
Health impact and related cost of ambient air pollution in Tehran (Publications)
Ambient air pollution represents one of the biggest environmental risks to health. In this study, we estimated the avoidable mortality burden attributable to ambient air pollution in Tehran, and deriv
Clinical trials in low-resource settings: the perspectives of caregivers of paediatric participants from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Vaccine clinical trials in low-resource settings have unique challenges due to structural and financial inequities. Specifically, protecting participant and caregiver autonomy to participa
Rapid identification of the animal pathogens <em>Streptococcus uberis</em> and <em>Arcanobacterium pyogenes</em> by fluorescence in situ hybridization... (Publications)
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) has been reported to be an easy and rapid identification method for many human pathogens, but applications for common veterinary pathogens are lacking. Gene p
Acute schistosomiasis in European students returning from fieldwork at Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is common in many African regions and poses a risk for travelers and the local population. So far, schistosomiasis in travelers or expatriates returning from the Tanzanian
Case report: Molecular diagnosis of subcutaneous <em>Spirometra erinaceieuropaei</em> sparganosis in a Japanese immigrant (Publications)
We report a case of subcutaneous sparganosis in a 68-year-old female Japanese immigrant in Germany. The patient complained of a painless erythema caudal of the umbilicus with a palpable subcutaneous c
Molecular detection of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks from Cameroon (Publications)
In western and eastern Africa, rickettsioses are one cause of fever in humans. Little is known regarding the presence of Rickettsia sp. in northern Cameroon. The present work was conducted in order to
<em>Candidatus</em> Dirofilaria hongkongensis as causative agent of human ocular filariosis after travel to India (Publications)
We report a human case of ocular Dirofilaria infection in a traveler returning to Austria from India. Analysis of mitochondrial sequences identified the worm as Candidatus Dirofilaria hongkongensis, a
