Variation in survival after diagnosis of breast cancer in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Survival after diagnosis of cancer is a key criterion for cancer control. Major survival differences between time periods and countries have been reported by the EUROCARE studies. We inves
In vitro activity and preliminary toxicity of various diamidine compounds against <em>Trypanosoma evansi</em> (Publications)
Trypanosoma evansi is an animal pathogenic protozoan, causing a wasting disease called Surra, which is broadly distributed in a wide range of mammalian hosts. Chemotherapy is the most efficient contro
The cross-reactive immune response between infective larvae and adult worms of <em>Acanthocheilonema </em>(Dipetalonema) viteae is dominated by... (Publications)
The immune response of BALB/c mice against living L3 or adult extract of Acanthocheilonema viteae induces three antibody populations, namely antibodies which cross-react between the two forms of A. vi
Pan-African Training School on Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases (Malaria) (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/pan-african-training-school-on-mathematical-modelling-of-infectious-diseases-malaria
Event description We propose a specialized summer training course on mathematical modelling of infectious diseases, focusing on Malaria, at the Center of Epidemiological and Modelling Analysis (CEMA),
Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by glaucoma: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020 (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To estimate global and regional trends from 2000 to 2020 of the number of persons visually impaired by glaucoma and their proportion of the total number of vision-impaired individuals. MET
Mothers deserve better: Why we need more data on breastfeeding to drive change (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/impact-stories/mothers-deserve-better-why-we-need-more-data-on-breastfeeding-to-drive-change/blog-id/95
Breastfeeding is commonly portrayed as the most natural and instinctive way to feed a baby, with well-documented benefits for both mother and child. From improved immune protection for the baby to fas
Vaccination: A cornerstone of global health (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/impact-stories/vaccination-a-cornerstone-of-global-health/blog-id/91
Vaccination has been one of the most powerful and transformative public health interventions in history. Over the past 50 years, vaccines have saved millions of lives, prevented the spread of deadly d
"Pollen is beautiful ... but also quite annoying" (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/impact-stories/pollen-is-beautifulbut-also-quite-annoying/blog-id/67
More than 20% of Switzerland's population suffers from pollen allergies, and this number is steadily increasing. The impact of climate change on pollen and its effect on our health were explored by Ma
A novel barcoded nanopore sequencing workflow of high-quality, full-length bacterial 16S amplicons for taxonomic annotation of bacterial isolates and... (Publications)
Due to recent improvements, Nanopore sequencing has become a promising method for experiments relying on amplicon sequencing. We describe a flexible workflow to generate and annotate high-quality, ful
