Tuberculosis bacteria find their ecological niche (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/tuberculosis-bacteria-find-their-ecological-niche
Tuberculosis (TB) has been a feared companion of humankind since prehistory. Various TB bacterial strains exist globally, with different geographical spread. Only the so-called Lineage 4 occurs on all
First International Environmental Health Conference in Iran (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/first-international-environmental-health-conference-in-iran
The 19 th National and 1 st international Environmental Health and Sustainable Development Conference was held in Tehran, Iran from 22-24 October 2016. Organised by the Iranian Association of Environm
ZikaPLAN: 25 Organizations Build Long-term Outbreak Response Capacity (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/zikaplan-25-organizations-build-long-term-outbreak-response-capacity
This global initiative, created in response to a Horizon 2020 funding call by the European Commission’s Directorate-General Research and Innovation, has been formed to address the Zika virus outbreak
Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis Advisory Committee Convenes at Swiss TPH (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/soil-transmitted-helminthiasis-advisory-committee-convenes-at-swiss-tph
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are parasitic worms that affect more than a billion people worldwide. In 2006, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) established Children Without Worms to provide technical and ope
Combating Malaria with Odour-Baited Traps for Mosquitoes (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/combating-malaria-with-odour-baited-traps-for-mosquitoes
A newly-developed mosquito trap outsmart malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. It attracts the insects by emitting a natural lure – namely human odour - composed of lactic acid and other substances transpi
Gastrointestinal illnesses cost the Swiss health care sector up to EUR 45 million per year (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/gastrointestinal-illnesses-cost-the-swiss-health-care-sector-up-to-eur-45-million-per-year
Acute diarrhoea entails annual health care costs of EUR 29 to 45 million in Switzerland. Thereof, around a quarter is due to infections of the diarrhoea-causing pathogen Campylobacter. This was reveal
