Prevalence of sarcoidosis in Switzerland is associated with environmental factors (Publications)
The current study aimed to investigate incidence, prevalence and regional distribution of sarcoidosis in Switzerland with respect to environmental exposures. All sarcoidosis patients hospitalised betw
Drugs for treating urinary schistosomiasis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Urinary schistosomiasis causes long-term ill-health. This review examines the various treatment options and newer drugs. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate antischistosomal drugs, used alone or in co
Some discrete competition models and the competitive exclusion principle (Publications)
A difference equation model, called that Leslie/Gower model, played a key historical role in laboratory experiments that helped establish the "competitive exclusion principle" in ecology. We show that
Situation épidémiologique avant la mise en eau du barrage hydroagricole de cinq villages de Bouaké, centre Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
From June 2007 to June 2008, entomological, malacological and parasitological investigations were carried out in five villages in close proximity to a small dam of Raffierkro in Bouake, central Cote-d
Use of the immunodominant 18-kiloDalton small heat shock protein as a serological marker for exposure to <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> (Publications)
While it is well established that proximity to wetlands is a risk factor for contracting Buruli ulcer, it is not clear what proportion of a population living in an area where the etiologic agent, Myco
Withholding antimalarials in febrile children who have a negative result for a rapid diagnostic test (Publications)
Background. The availability of a rapid diagnostic test for malaria (RDTm) allows accurate diagnosis at all levels of health facilities. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the safety o