The integrated disease surveillance and response system in northern Ghana: challenges to the core and support functions (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) strategy was adopted in Ghana over a decade ago, yet gaps still remain in its proper functioning. The objective of this study was to
Implementation of the global plan for insecticide resistance management in malaria vectors: progress, challenges and the way forward (Publications)
In recent years, there has been an increase in resistance of malaria vectors to insecticides, particularly to pyrethroids which are widely used in insecticide-treated nets. The Global Plan for Insecti
Cross-border outbreak of <em>Salmonella enterica</em> ssp. <em>enterica</em> serovar Bovismorbificans: multiple approaches to outbreak investigation... (Publications)
QUESTION UNDER STUDY: In July 2014, an outbreak of Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica serovar Bovismorbificans was detected in Switzerland. The goal of the outbreak investigation was to rapidly identif
Incidence, remission and mortality of convulsive epilepsy in rural Northeast South Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions globally, estimated to constitute 0.75% of the global burden of disease, with the majority of this burden found in low- and middl
Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the WHO: conclusions and recommendations of seventh biannual meeting (March 2015) (Publications)
The Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the World Health Organization held its seventh meeting in Geneva, Switzerland from 5 to 7 March 2015. This article provides a summary of the discussions, concl
Use of insecticide quantification kits to investigate the quality of spraying and decay rate of bendiocarb on different wall surfaces in Kagera... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Bendiocarb was introduced for the first time for Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) in Tanzania in 2012 as part of the interim national insecticide resistance management plan. This move follow
Respiratory health in cleaners in northern Europe: is susceptibility established in early life? (Publications)
RATIONALE: There is some evidence that maternal smoking increases susceptibility to personal smoking's detrimental effects. One might question whether early life disadvantage might influence susceptib
First report of the invasive mosquito species <em>Aedes koreicus</em> in the Swiss-Italian border region (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In 2012 and 2013, an entomological survey of Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, was carried out in the border region of southern Switzerland and northern Italy, using ovitraps. In