Effect of compensatory evolution in the emergence and transmission of rifampicin-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </em>in Cape Town, South... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Experimental data show that drug-resistance-conferring mutations are often associated with a decrease in the replicative fitness of bacteria in vitro, and that this fitness cost can be mit
Association of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution with retinal neurodegeneration: the prospective Alienor study (Publications)
Chronic exposure to air pollution may have adverse effects on neurodegenerative diseases. Glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, is a neurodegenerative disease of the optic nerve,
Intestinal helminth infections and associated risk factors among adults in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Helminthiases are highly endemic in Southeast Asia, including the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). This study aimed to assess the current intestinal helminth infections and the
Impacts of weather and air pollution on Legionnaires' disease in Switzerland: a national case-crossover study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The number of reported cases of Legionnaires' disease (LD) has risen markedly in Switzerland (6.5/100,000 inhabitants in 2021) and abroad over the last decade. Legionella, the causative ag
Improving primary healthcare access for asylum seekers and refugees: a qualitative study from a Swiss family physician perspective (Publications)
Since 2015 the need for evidence-based guidance in primary health care management of refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants has dramatically increased. The aims of this study were to identify the ch
How to train your myeloid cells: a way forward for helminth vaccines? (Publications)
Soil-transmitted helminths affect approximately 1.5 billion people worldwide. However, as no vaccine is currently available for humans, the current strategy for elimination as a public health problem
Dynamics and consequences of nutrition-related microbial dysbiosis in early life: study protocol of the VITERBI GUT project (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Early life under- and overnutrition (jointly termed malnutrition) is increasingly recognized as an important risk factor for adult obesity and metabolic syndrome, a diet-related cluster
Speed of extirpation of the huemul in the history of human occupation in Patagonia (Publications)
Context: The Patagonian huemul, an endangered Odocoilinedeer, has an estimated 350-500 individuals remaining in Argentina. Today's population size, representing a numerical reduction of > 99% of origi