Cost-effectiveness analysis of an intervention project engaging traditional and religious leaders to improve uptake of childhood immunization in... (Publications)
Vaccination is a cost-effective public health intervention, yet evidence abounds that vaccination uptake is still poor in many low- and middle-income countries. Traditional and Religious Leaders play
<em>In vitro, in vivo</em>, and ADME evaluation of SF5-containing <em>N,N'</em>-diarylureas as antischistosomal agents (Publications)
In recent years, N,N'-diarylureas have emerged as a promising chemotype for the treatment of schistosomiasis, a disease that poses a considerable health burden to millions of people worldwide. Here, w
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in household members and other close contacts of COVID-19 cases: a serologic study in canton of Vaud, Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Research on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission within households and other close settings using serological testing is scarce. METHODS: We invited co
Control and elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem: thresholds fail to differentiate schistosomiasis morbidity prevalence in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Current World Health Organization guidelines utilize prevalence of heavy-intensity infections (PHIs), that is, ≥50 eggs per 10 mL of urine for Schistosoma haematobium and ≥400 eggs per gra
Population genomics of two invasive mosquitoes (<em>Aedes aegypti </em>and <em>Aedes albopictus</em>) from the Indo-Pacific (Publications)
The arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquito) and Ae. albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) are both common throughout the Indo-Pacific region, where 70% of global dengue transmission occurs
Patterns of pesticide usage in agriculture in rural Tanzania call for integrating agricultural and public health practices in managing... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Unrestricted use of pesticides in agriculture is likely to increase insecticide resistance in mosquito vectors. Unfortunately, strategies for managing insecticide resistance in agriculture
PfMAP-2 is essential for male gametogenesis in the malaria parasite<em> Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
In malaria parasites, male gametogenesis is a proliferative stage essential for parasite transmission to the mosquito vector. It is a rapid process involving three rounds of genome replication alterna
Naturally occurring cardenolides affecting <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease of considerable public health burden. We recently discovered a micromolar activity of several cardenolides against newly transformed schistosomula (NTS)
<em>Opisthorchis felineus</em> infection, risks, and morbidity in rural Western Siberia, Russian Federation (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The liver fluke, Opisthorchis felineus, is widely distributed throughout Europe and large parts of the Russian Federation. In Western Siberia, information about opisthorchiasis is lacking
The independent association of source-specific transportation noise exposure, noise annoyance and noise sensitivity with health-related quality of... (Publications)
Noise exposure is affecting health-related quality of life (HRQoL). There are many modelling approaches linking specific noise sources with single health-related outcomes. However, an integrated appro
