Screening of various foodstuffs for occurrence of<em> Coxiella burnetii</em> in Switzerland (Publications)
The epidemiology of Q-fever in Switzerland is largely unknown. For this reason, a screening programme for the presence of Coxiella burnetii in bulk milk samples from cows, sheep and goats and in shell
The practical importance of permanent and semipermanent habitats for controlling aquatic stages of <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> <em>sensu lato</em>... (Publications)
Summary Control of aquatic-stage Anopheles is one of the oldest and most historically successful interventions to prevent malaria, but it has seen little application in Africa. Consequently, the ecolo
Respiratory effects of environmental tobacco exposure are enhanced by bronchial hyperreactivity (Publications)
RATIONALE: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is associated with increased reports of respiratory symptoms and reduced lung function, but the long-term effects of ETS are unclear, notably i
Polyparasitism with <em>Schistosoma mansoni,</em> geohelminths, and intestinal protozoa in rural Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Single species infections with schistosomes, geohelminths, and intestinal protozoans are common over large parts of sub-Saharan Africa, and it is expected that polyparasitism affects a considerable pr
<em>Fasciola hepatica</em>: surface tegumental responses to in vitro and in vivo treatment with the experimental fasciolicide OZ78 (Publications)
The tegumental alterations in adult Fasciola hepatica induced by the experimental fasciolide OZ78 were investigated utilizing scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Twelve weeks post-infection with F. he