Dengue data and surveillance in Tanzania: a systematic literature review (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Although there is evidence that dengue virus is circulating in Tanzania, the country lacks a dengue surveillance system. Consequently, the true estimate of dengue seroprevalence, as well as
Antiprotozoal linear furanosesterterpenoids from the marine sponge <em>Ircinia oros</em> (Publications)
Chemical investigation of the marine sponge Ircinia oros yielded four linear furanosesterterpenoids, including the known metabolites ircinin-1 (1) and ircinin-2 (2) and two new compounds, ircinialacta
Transcriptional profiling defines histone acetylation as a regulator of gene expression during human-to-mosquito transmission of the malaria parasite... (Publications)
Transmission of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum from the human to the mosquito is mediated by the intraerythrocytic gametocytes, which, once taken up during a blood meal, become activated t
Prevalence and seasonal transmission of <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> infection among school-aged children in Kaedi town, southern Mauritania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mauritania is at the fringe of transmission of human schistosomiasis, which mainly occurs in the southern and southeastern parts of the country. This study aimed to assess the influence of
Acute gastroenteritis in primary care: a longitudinal study in the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network, Sentinella (Publications)
PURPOSE: Acute gastroenteritis (AG) leads to considerable burden of disease, health care costs and socio-economic impact worldwide. We assessed the frequency of medical consultations and work absentee
Sanitation safety planning as a tool for achieving safely managed sanitation systems and safe use of wastewater (Publications)
Increasing water stress and growing urbanization force a greater number of people to use wastewater as an alternative water supply, especially for irrigation. Although wastewater irrigation in agricul
More than clean air and tranquillity: residential green is independently associated with decreasing mortality (Publications)
Green space may improve health by enabling physical activity and recovery from stress or by decreased pollution levels. We investigated the association between residential green (greenness or green sp