Tiger Mosquitoes in the Upper Rhine Valley: Symposium on 13 November 2020 (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/le-moustique-tigre-dans-la-region-du-rhin-superieur-symposium-le-13-novembre-2020
Several invasive mosquito species are currently spreading in the Upper Rhine Valley in Switzerland, Germany and France, most notably the Asian tiger mosquito ( Aedes albopictus ). The mosquito is a ve
Julia Bohlius Appointed New Head of Education & Training (ET) as of August 2020 (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/julia-bohlius-appointed-new-head-of-education-training-et-as-of-august-2020
Julia Bohlius joins Swiss TPH from the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) at the University of Bern, where she has been heading the Cancer Research Group since 2007. She received her m
Kaspar Wyss New Deputy Director of Swiss TPH (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/kaspar-wyss-new-deputy-director-of-swiss-tph
Kaspar Wyss has been the Head of the Swiss Centre for International Health (SCIH) at Swiss TPH and member of the managing board since 2015. Wyss is a public health specialist with more than 30 years o
Drones to Deliver Tuberculosis Drugs in Madagascar (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/drones-to-deliver-tuberculosis-drugs-in-madagascar
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious disease killer globally, surpassing HIV/AIDS and malaria, with 10 million new cases estimated in 2019. Among those, three million cases are undiagnosed or u
Study Launched on Antibody Prevalence and Impact of Coronavirus in Basel (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/study-launched-on-antibody-prevalence-and-impact-of-coronavirus-in-basel
In order to analyse the effects of the coronavirus pandemic (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) and to examine the consequences it has on individual's quality of life, the Health Department of Basel-Stadt, the Eco
#TogetherApart Seminar Series: the Future of Global Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/togetherapart-seminar-series-the-future-of-global-health
The current COVID-19 pandemic shines a light on how interconnected we are as a global society, as well as the inequalities that persist. The rapid spread of this new disease is due in large part to th
Topping out Ceremony of "Belo Horizonte" Took Place One Year after the Groundbreaking Ceremony (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/topping-out-ceremony-of-belo-horizonte
The construction work of "Belo Horizonte" in the BaseLink site in Allschwil is progressing according to schedule. At present, the facade of the building, the windows and the ceilings are being install
Public-private partnership launched to develop new drugs for parasitic worm infections (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/public-private-partnership-launched-to-develop-new-drugs-for-parasitic-worm-infections
Called the Helminth Elimination Platform (HELP), this new multidisciplinary platform is funded through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and will run to September 202
New Treatment for Human Parasitic Worm Infections Shows High Efficacy (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/le-nouveau-traitement-contre-les-infections-par-des-vers-parasites-chez-lhomme-montre-une-grande-efficacite
Soil-transmitted helminth infections are caused by different species of parasitic worms, including whipworms, hookworms and roundworms. Worldwide, more than 1.5 billion people are infected with at lea
Two New Assistant Professorships at Swiss TPH (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/news/news-detail-1/news/two-new-assistant-professorships-at-swiss-tph
Tiffany Bouchery , leader of the group “ Helminth Immunology ” was appointed assistant professor (without tenure track) at the University of Basel with retroactive effect from 1 February 2023. Tiffany
