<em>Orientia tsutsugamushi </em>dynamics in vectors and hosts: ecology and risk factors for foci of scrub typhus transmission in northern Thailand (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is an important neglected vector-borne zoonotic disease across the Asia-Pacific region, with an expanding known distribution. The disease ecology is poorly understood, despite
Cancer in HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescents and young adults in South Africa: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the spectrum of cancers in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) living with and without HIV in South Africa. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study with cancer records provided by the Na
Long term exposure to low level air pollution and mortality in eight European cohorts within the ELAPSE project: pooled analysis (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the associations between air pollution and mortality, focusing on associations below current European Union, United States, and World Health Organization standards and guidel
What agro-input dealers know, sell and say to smallholder farmers about pesticides: a mystery shopping and KAP analysis in Uganda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pesticides can have negative effects on human and environmental health, especially when not handled as intended. In many countries, agro-input dealers sell pesticides to smallholder farmer
From the factory to the field: considerations of product characteristics for insecticide-treated net (ITN) bioefficacy testing (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) undergo a series of tests to obtain listing by World Health Organization (WHO) Prequalification. These tests characterize the bioefficacy, physical and chem
Synergising research and service activities at Swiss research institutions to accelerate sustainable development (Publications)
citing mResearch that takes a pro-active role in bridging science and practice holds promise to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. While passing on best practices outside o
Challenges in routine implementation and quality control of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria: Rufiji District, Tanzania (Publications)
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) represent an alternative to microscopy for malaria diagnosis and have shown high sensitivity and specificity in a variety of study settings. Current World Health Organiza
The health impacts of climate change and variability in developing countries (Publications)
Health is a focus reflecting the combined impacts of climate change on the physical environment, ecosystems, the economic environment and society. Long-term changes in the world's climate may affect m
Polyclonal B-cell activation and autoantibody formation during the course of mosquito-transmitted <em>Plasmodium berghei</em> infection in mice (Publications)
The time course of polyclonal B cell activation, as measured by titers of antibodies to DNP, FITC, and haemocyanin, as well as the time course of autoantibody formation, was followed in mice infected
