Increase in airway obstruction between 1993 and 2012 in Switzerland: an observational study (Publications)
RATIONALE: Most studies determining the prevalence of airway obstruction are limited to short time periods. OBJECTIVES: Since temporal trends of obstruction in populations are largely unknown, we dete
Hunting bats for human consumption in Bangladesh (Publications)
Bats are important wildlife to their ecologic system, but they are also a zoonotic disease reservoir. Close bat-human interaction can lead to pathogen spillover. We conducted a qualitative study in tw
<em>Vivax </em>malaria in pregnancy and lactation: a long way to health equity (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) call for increased gender equity and reduction in malaria-related mortality and morbidity. Plasmodium vivax infections in pregnancy are associated w
qRT-PCR versus IFA-based quantification of male and female gametocytes in low-density <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections and their relevance... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Accurate quantification of female and male gametocytes and sex ratios in asymptomatic low-density malaria infections are important for assessing their transmission potential. Gametocytes o