Treatment strategies to control blood pressure in people with hypertension in Tanzania and Lesotho: a randomized clinical trial (Publications)
IMPORTANCE: Hypertension is the primary cardiovascular risk factor in Africa. Recently revised World Health Organization guidelines recommend starting antihypertensive dual therapy; clinical efficacy
Heart rate and salivary cortisol as indicators of arousal and synchrony in clients, therapy horses and therapist in equine-assisted therapy (Publications)
BACKGROUND: This exploratory study aimed to analyse physiological interaction processes in equine-assisted-therapy (EAT) between client, therapy horse and therapist. METHODS: We measured heart rate (H
Contrasting vector competence of three main East African <em>Anopheles</em> malaria vector mosquitoes for <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
There are three Anopheles mosquito species in East Africa that are responsible for the majority of malaria transmission, posing a significant public health concern. Understanding the vector competence
High prevalence of fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing <em>Enterobacterales</em> among patients with urinary tract infections... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The global rise of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-PE) challenges resource-limited countries with insufficient laboratory infrastructure. This study inv
Molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of disappearing <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> in southern Thailand (Publications)
The evolution of genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium vivax as malaria elimination approaches remains unclear. This study analyzed the genetic variation and molecular epidemiology
Viral and immune dynamics of genital human papillomavirus infections in young women with high temporal resolution (Publications)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections drive one in 20 new cancer cases, exerting a particularly high burden on women. Most anogenital HPV infections are cleared in less than two years, but the underly
Transhumanism and One Health (Publications)
In this article, we draw on an interdisciplinary seminar at the University of Basel in the spring semester 2023. The seminar firstly discussed technical transhumanism between improving human lives thr
Profitability and cost-effectiveness analysis of brucellosis control in Armenia: a One Health approach (Publications)
Brucellosis is endemic in the Republic of Armenia and constitutes a financial and public health burden on the nation. Control of the disease is currently using the test-and-slaughter strategy, reporte
