Joint South Africa and Swiss Chair in Global Environmental Health (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/joint-south-africa-and-swiss-chair-in-global-environmental-health
This first South African-Swiss bilateral research chair on Global Environmental Health in Cape Town addresses emerging environmental health problems in South Africa. The collaboration consists of four
Master of Advanced Studies in International Health (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/master-of-advanced-studies-in-international-health
The MAS in International Health is a collaborative modular programme involving some 30 tropEd accredited universities worldwide. The programme prepares students to act as international health experts
Master of Public Health (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/master-of-public-health
Students of the Master of Public Health acquire profound knowledge in public health and analytical and problem solving competences to address public health related questions. The programme caters to p
Monitoring of Baby Friendly Hospitals in Switzerland (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/monitoring-of-baby-friendly-hospitals-in-switzerland
Since the launch of the Baby Friendly Hospitals Initiative (BHFI) of WHO and UNICEF in 1991, the Baby Friendly Hospitals (BHF) help towards a goof start in life worldwide. In Switzerland, BFH accredit
Identification of pathogens in mastitis milk samples with fluorescent in situ hybridization (Publications)
Traditionally, the bacteriological examination of mastitis milk samples is performed by culture followed by biochemical tests on the cultured bacteria to allow identification of the causative pathogen
Fluorescence<em> in situ</em> hybridization (FISH) in the microbiological diagnostic routine laboratory: a review (Publications)
Early identification of microbial pathogens is essential for rational and conservative antibiotic use especially in the case of known regional resistance patterns. Here, we describe fluorescence in si
Cyclovirus CyCV-VN species distribution is not limited to Vietnam and extends to Africa (Publications)
Cycloviruses, small ssDNA viruses of the Circoviridae family, have been identified in the cerebrospinal fluid from symptomatic human patients. One of these species, cyclovirus-Vietnam (CyCV-VN), was s
Presence of <em>Borrelia</em> spp. DNA in ticks, but absence of <em>Borrelia </em>spp. and of <em>Leptospira</em> spp. DNA in blood of fever patients... (Publications)
The occurrence of tick-borne relapsing fever and leptospirosis in humans in Madagascar remains unclear despite the presence of their potential vectors and reservoir hosts. We screened 255 Amblyomma va
An unusual presentation of neurocysticercosis: a space-occupying lesion in the fourth ventricle associated with progressive cognitive decline (Publications)
We communicate a case of a middle-aged Brazilian patient with an unusual presentation of fourth ventricular neurocysticercosis: occurrence of two intraventricular cysts at different locations in the b
