Molecular epidemiology suggests Venezuela as the origin of the dengue outbreak in Madeira, Portugal in 2012-2013 (Publications)
An explosive epidemic occurred in Madeira Island (Portugal) from October 2012 to February 2013. Published data showed that Dengue virus type 1 DENV-1) introduced from South America was the incriminate
Perspectives of family members participating in cultural assessment of psychiatric disorders: findings from the DSM-5 international field trial (Publications)
Abstract Despite the important roles families play in the lives of many individuals with mental illness across cultures, there is a dearth of data worldwide on how family members perceive the process
Economic aspects of sanitation in developing countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Improved sanitation has been shown to have great impacts on people's health and economy. However, the progress of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on halving the proportio
Prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism and potential predictors: a rapid appraisal among >/= 45 year old residents of southern Tajikistan (Publications)
BACKGROUND: An estimated 2% of all deaths in Tajikistan can be attributed to diabetes but reliable data is scarce for the country and across Central Asia. We assessed the prevalence of impaired glucos
Thiazolopyrimidine inhibitors of 2-methylerythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase (IspF) from <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> and <em>Plasmodium... (Publications)
A library of 40,000 compounds was screened for inhibitors of 2-methylerythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase (IspF) protein from Arabidopsis thaliana using a photometric assay. A thiazolopyrimidine d
European Community Respiratory Health Survey II (ECRHS II) : final report of work package (WP 7) : assessment of chemical elements on PM2.5 collected... (Publications)
The follow-up of a cohort of adults from 21 European centres of the former European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS I, 1989-1992) will examine the long-term effects of exposure to ambient a
Co-evolution of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> and <em>Homo sapiens</em> (Publications)
The causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB), Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is an obligate pathogen that evolved to exclusively persist in human populations. For M. tuberculosis to transmit from perso
Academic institutions and One Health: building capacity for transdisciplinary research approaches to address complex health issues at the... (Publications)
To improve health at the human, animal, and ecosystem interface, defined as One Health, training of researchers must transcend individual disciplines to develop a new process of collaboration. The tra
Diagnostic accuracy of a LAMP kit for diagnosis of imported malaria in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of acute malaria in non-endemic countries is still carried out largely by microscopic examination of thick and thin smears or rapid diagnostic tests. Low-density infections m