Control and elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem: thresholds fail to differentiate schistosomiasis morbidity prevalence in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Current World Health Organization guidelines utilize prevalence of heavy-intensity infections (PHIs), that is, ≥50 eggs per 10 mL of urine for Schistosoma haematobium and ≥400 eggs per gra
A mechanistic and data-driven reconstruction of the time-varying reproduction number: application to the COVID-19 epidemic (Publications)
The effective reproduction number Reff is a critical epidemiological parameter that characterizes the transmissibility of a pathogen. However, this parameter is difficult to estimate in the presence o
Building a multisystemic understanding of societal resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic (Publications)
The current global systemic crisis reveals how globalised societies are unprepared to face a pandemic. Beyond the dramatic loss of human life, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered widespread disturbanc
Mental health and resilience among Eritrean refugees at arrival and one-year post-registration in Switzerland: a cohort study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Eritrea is the most frequent country of origin among asylum seekers in Switzerland. On their journey through the desert and across the Mediterranean Sea, Eritrea refugees are often exposed
Characterization of the population pharmacokinetics of moxidectin in adults infected with <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em>: support for a fixed-dose... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Moxidectin has recently attracted attention as a novel candidate for the treatment of helminth infections, including Strongyloides stercoralis. This study aims to characterize the populati
The HIV care cascade in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review of published criteria and definitions (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The HIV care cascade examines the attrition of people living with HIV from diagnosis to the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and suppression of viral replication. We reviewed the lite
Development of emodepside as a possible adulticidal treatment for human onchocerciasis-the fruit of a successful industrial-academic collaboration (Publications)
Current mass drug administration (MDA) programs for the treatment of human river blindness (onchocerciasis) caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus rely on ivermectin, an anthelmintic original
Improving quality of medical certification of causes of death in health facilities in Tanzania 2014-2019 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Monitoring medically certified causes of death is essential to shape national health policies, track progress to Sustainable Development Goals, and gauge responses to epidemic and pandemic
Coping with adversity: Resilience dynamics of livestock farmers in two agroecological zones of Ghana (Publications)
Despite the increasing occurrence of adverse events including droughts and conflicts, livestock farmers in Ghana continue to raise animals to support their livelihoods and the national economy. We ass
Analysis of contamination in cluster randomized trials of malaria interventions (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In cluster randomized trials (CRTs) of interventions against malaria, mosquito movement between households ultimately leads to contamination between intervention and control arms, unless t