Reconstructing the 2003/2004 H3N2 influenza epidemic in Switzerland with a spatially explicit, individual-based model (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Simulation models of influenza spread play an important role for pandemic preparedness. However, as the world has not faced a severe pandemic for decades, except the rather mild
Eine vergessene Seuche: Erforschung und Bekämpfung der afrikanischen Schlafkrankheit am Swiss TPH (Publications)
Broschüre entstand anlässlich des 15. Swiss TPH Symposiums: Human African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
Prevention through Activity in Kindergarten Trial (PAKT): a cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effects of an activity intervention in... (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Physical activity and motor skills acquisition are of high importance for health-related prevention and a normal development in childhood. However, few intervention studies exist
Elimination of tropical disease through surveillance and response [Editorial] (Publications)
Surveillance and response represent the final crucial steps in achieving effective control and particularly elimination of communicable diseases as recognized in the area of neglected tropical disease
Costs and cost-effectiveness of vector control in Eritrea using insecticide-treated bed nets (Publications)
BACKGROUND: While insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are a recognized effective method for preventing malaria, there has been an extensive debate in recent years about the best large-scale implementation
Inaugural meeting of the malaria policy advisory committee to the WHO: conclusions and recommendations (Publications)
The Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the World Health Organization met for the first time from 31 January to 2 February 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland. This article provides a summary of the discussi