Are well functioning civil registration and vital statistics systems associated with better health outcomes? (Publications)
In this Series paper, we examine whether well functioning civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems are associated with improved population health outcomes. We present a conceptual model
Safety and immunogenicity of a candidate bioconjugate vaccine against <em>Shigella dysenteriae</em> type 1 administered to healthy adults: a single... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Shigellae cause severe disease in endemic countries, especially in children. Several efficacy trials have been conducted with candidate vaccines against Shigellae, but the lack of protecti
Using health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) data to analyse geographical distribution of socio-economic status: an experience from... (Publications)
Continuous monitoring in health and demographic surveillance sites (HDSS) allows for collection of longitudinal demographic data, health related, and socio-economic indicators of the site population.
Acute schistosomiasis: a risk underestimated by travelers and a diagnosis frequently missed by general practioners - a cluster analysis of 42... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In 2011, a patient was admitted to our hospital with acute schistosomiasis after having returned from Madagascar and having bathed at the Lily waterfalls. On the basis of this patient's in
Regional differences of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Swiss children are not explained by socio-demographics or the built environment (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated whether regional differences in physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) existed along language boundaries within Switzerland and whether potential differences would
Maximizing microscopy as a diagnostic tool in peripheral health centres of BU endemic areas in Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU) disease, a skin condition caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans) is endemic in remote rural areas. Disease diagnosis on clinical basis alone can be misleading, re
Dipeptidyl enoates as potent rhodesain inhibitors that display a dual mode of action [Communication] (Publications)
Dipeptidyl enoates were prepared through a high-yielding two-step synthetic route. They have a dipeptidic structure with a 4-oxoenoate moiety as a warhead with multiple reactive sites. Dipeptidyl enoa
A long-duration dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitor (DSM265) for prevention and treatment of malaria (Publications)
Malaria is one of the most significant causes of childhood mortality, but disease control efforts are threatened by resistance of the Plasmodium parasite to current therapies. Continued progress in co
Southern East Asian origin and coexpansion of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> Beijing family with Han Chinese (Publications)
The Beijing family is the most successful genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and responsible for more than a quarter of the global tuberculosis epidemic. As the predominant genotype in East Asia,
Microbial and chemical contamination of water, sediment and soil in the Nakivubo wetland area in Kampala, Uganda (Publications)
The reuse of domestic and industrial wastewater in urban settings of the developing world may harm the health of people through direct contact or via contaminated urban agricultural products and drink
