Initial characterisation of commercially available ELISA tests and the immune response of the clinically correlated SARS-CoV-2 biobank... (Publications)
Background To accurately measure seroprevalance in the population, both the expected immune response as well as the assay performances have to be well characterised. Here, we describe the collection a
An interdisciplinary centre of excellence for pastoralists in the Horn of Africa (Publications)
The specific needs of nomadic pastoralist communities are often not considered in public services. This is also the case in the health sector. In Ethiopia, Swiss Development Cooperation is supporting
Investigating the effect of recall period on estimates of inpatient out-of-pocket expenditure from household surveys in Vietnam (Publications)
Out-of-pocket payments (OOPs), direct payments by households or individuals for healthcare are part of the health financing landscape. Data on OOPs is needed to monitor progress in financial risk prot
Evaluating survey designs for targeting preventive chemotherapy against S<em>chistosoma haematobium</em> and <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>across... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis control programmes primarily use school-based surveys to identify areas for mass drug administration of preventive chemotherapy. However, as the spatial distribution of sch
Efficacy and safety of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose compared with oral iron for the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in women after... (Publications)
Background: Iron deficiency anaemia is of major concern in low-income settings, especially for women of childbearing age. Oral iron substitution efficacy is limited by poor compliance and iron depleti
Kyasanur forest disease: state-of-the-art review (Publications)
Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) virus is a flavivirus that can be transmitted to humans from monkeys or other mammals through hard ticks (Haemaphysalis spinigera). The disease is endemic to sixteen dist
<em>P. falciparum</em> and <em>P. vivax</em> orthologous coiled-coil candidates for a potential cross-protective vaccine (Publications)
Over the last four decades, significant efforts have been invested to develop vaccines against malaria. Although most efforts are focused on the development of P. falciparum vaccines, the current avai
HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment in stable people living with HIV on ART in rural Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Few studies have assessed cognitive impairment among healthy people living with HIV (PLWH) who are stable on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: We conducted a c
Long-term low-level ambient air pollution exposure and risk of lung cancer - a pooled analysis of 7 European cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND/AIM: Ambient air pollution has been associated with lung cancer, but the shape of the exposure-response function - especially at low exposure levels - is not well described. The aim of this
Serological study of <em>Leptospira interrogans</em> serovar Copenhageni and <em>L. borgpetersenii</em> serovars Tarassovi and Ballum in beef cattle,... (Publications)
AIMS: To estimate animal-level seroprevalence of Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni and L. borgpetersenii serovars Ballum and Tarassovi, in beef cattle, sheep and deer on New Zealand farms, an