In vitro synergistic interaction between amide piplartine and antimicrobial peptide dermaseptin against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> schistosomula and... (Publications)
first report on the synergistic effect between piplartine and dermaseptin against S. mansoni and opens the route to further studies (e.g. in vivo) to characterize this combination in greater detail
Urban agriculture and <em>Anopheles</em> habitats in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Publications)
than 5% of the study area (total size 16.8 km2) was used for farming in backyard gardens and larger open spaces. The proportion of habitats containing Anopheles larvae was 1.7 times higher in agricultural
A pilot study characterizing real time exposures to particulate matter and carbon monoxide from cookstove related woodsmoke in rural Peru (Publications)
kitchen carbon monoxide (CO) samples were taken. Control households used a number of stoves including open fire and chimney stoves while intervention households used study-promoted chimney stoves. Measurements
AnophelesModel: an R package to interface mosquito bionomics, human exposure and intervention effects with models of malaria intervention impact (Publications)
available for different geographical regions, we developed AnophelesModel. AnophelesModel is an online, open-access R package that quantifies the impact of vector control interventions depending on mosquito
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in children and adolescents with COVID-19: a systematic review (Publications)
long-term consequences following a VOC infection. DESIGN: Systematic review. DATA SOURCES: The COVID-19 Open Access Project database was searched up to 1 March 2022 and PubMed was searched up to 9 May 2022.
Whole genome sequencing distinguishes between relapse and reinfection in recurrent leprosy cases (Publications)
enrichment methods from samples from three recurrent cases in leprosy patients participating in an open-label, randomized, controlled clinical trial of uniform MDT in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR). Genome-wide
Semi-field evaluation of a volatile transfluthrin-based intervention reveals efficacy as a spatial repellent and evidence of other modes of action (Publications)
biting is suspected to contribute to malaria transmission, where people are active in the evening in open-walled outdoor kitchens. This study assessed the VPSR in replica kitchens within a controlled semi-field
Burden of disease based methods for estimating the socio-economic cost of environmental stressors (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/burden-of-disease-based-methods-for-estimating-the-socio-economic-cost-of-environmental-stressors
environmental stressors. The methods will be co-developed with key stakeholders, made available as open access tools, and trialled in different EU countries. To ensure sustainability, transferability of
Epidemiology and Viral Evolution | Research at Swiss TPH (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/about/mpi/epidemiology-and-viral-evolution
insights into the ever-evolving 'dance' between viruses and humans. Pathoplexus Pathoplexus is a new, open-source database dedicated to the efficient sharing of human viral pathogen genomic data, fostering [...] looking at factors like reinfection, waning immunity, and immune pressure on viral epitopes. Using an open-source resource on Nextstrain, the research will facilitate real-time tracking of NP-EV evolution
Implementation of a Digital Clinical Decision Support System / ICRC Libya (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/implementation-of-a-digital-clinical-decision-support-system-/-icrc-libya
health outcomes had been proven in a large-scale scientific evaluation (Schmitz T, Beynon F et al. BMJ Open 2022; doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055315). In 2021, ICRC decided to replicate the ALMANACH project for [...] Ministry of Health Development of the ICT code to transcribe the clinical content to be processed by an open-source software called Community Health Toolkit (CHT) Elaboration of training material and facilitation