Negligible risk of inducing resistance in <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> with single-dose rifampicin as post-exposure prophylaxis for leprosy (Publications)
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for leprosy is administered as one single dose of rifampicin (SDR) to the contacts of newly diagnosed leprosy patients. SDR reduces the risk of developing leprosy among
Design of trials for interrupting the transmission of endemic pathogens (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Many interventions against infectious diseases have geographically diffuse effects. This leads to contamination between arms in cluster-randomized trials (CRTs). Pathogen elimination is th
Spread and establishment of <em>Aedes albopictus</em> in southern Switzerland between 2003 and 2014: an analysis of oviposition data and weather... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is a highly invasive mosquito species of public health importance. In the wake of its arrival in neighbouring Italy the authorities of the canto
Mit Afrika verwurzelt – die Sängerin und der Malaria-Forscher [Radio Broadcast] (Publications)
Nubyas Vater stammt aus Nigeria. Sie besucht ihn regelmässig in seiner Heimat in Lagos. Der Malaria-Forscher Marcel Tanner verbrachte mit seiner Familie viel Zeit in Kamerun und Tansania. Bei Gastgebe
Voices of Youth video project: the process of participatory video production [Video] (Publications)
The video project Voices of Youth aimed at giving Tanzanian youth a voice by empowering them to speak out and to visualize their experiences related to sexuality and teenage pregnancy. Voices of Youth