La spiritualité fait partie de la santé (Publications)
Dans cet article traduit de l’original allemand, Jakob Zinsstag, professeur à l’Institut tropical et de santé publique suisse à Bâle, propose de nous laisser instruire par les tenants des médecines an
Antibody and antigen prevalence as indicators of ongoing transmission or elimination of visceral leishmaniasis: a modelling study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Control of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) on the Indian subcontinent has been highly successful. Control efforts such as indoor residual spraying and active case detection will be scaled down
Survey design to monitor drug efficacy for the control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis relies heavily on regular preventive chemotherapy. Monitoring drug efficacy is crucial to provide early warning of treatment f
Blood virosphere in febrile Tanzanian children (Publications)
AbstractViral infections are the leading cause of childhood acute febrile illnesses motivating consultation in sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of causal viruses are never identified in low-resource c
Links between biodiversity and human infectious and non-communicable diseases: a review (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Biodiversity has intrinsic value and a fundamental role in human health. The relationship between them is complex, and the specific sustaining processes are still not well understood. In
Modelling to quantify the likelihood that local elimination of transmission has occurred using routine <em>gambiense </em>human African... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT) elimination programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) routinely collects case data through passive surveillance and active scre
Housing conditions and respiratory health in children in mining communities: an analysis of data from 27 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
Background Poor housing conditions, such as poor building materials and weak structures as well as high levels of indoor air pollution, are important risk factors for a broad range of diseases, includ
Antimalarial benzimidazole derivatives incorporating phenolic mannich base side chains inhibit microtubule and hemozoin formation: structure-activity... (Publications)
A novel series of antimalarial benzimidazole derivatives incorporating phenolic Mannich base side chains at the C2 position, which possess dual asexual blood and sexual stage activities, is presented.