Reusing treated wastewater: consideration of the safety aspects associated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (Publications)
As more countries engage in water reuse, either intended or de facto, there is an urgent need to more comprehensively evaluate resulting environmental and public health concerns. While antibiotic-resi
Comparison of sensitivity and annoyance to road traffic and community noise between a South African and a Swiss population sample (Publications)
In developing countries, noise annoyance and noise sensitivity are not commonly investigated. The present study aimed to assess the annoyance and sensitivity to noise in 364 adults living in informal
Colorectal cancer-associated <em>Streptococcus infantarius </em>subsp.<em> infantarius</em> differ from a major dairy lineage providing evidence for... (Publications)
Streptococcus infantarius subsp. infantarius (Sii), a member of the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex (SBSEC), predominates as dairy-adapted and non-adapted variants in fermented dairy
The potential of pregnant women as a sentinel population for malaria surveillance (Publications)
BACKGROUND: With increasing spatial heterogeneity of malaria transmission and a shift of the disease burden towards older children and adults, pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) have been p
Activation of TCR Vδ1+ and Vδ1-Vδ2- γδ T cells upon controlled infection with <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> in Tanzanian volunteers (Publications)
Our understanding of the human immune response to malaria remains incomplete. Clinical trials using whole-sporozoite-based vaccination approaches such as the Sanaria PfSPZ Vaccine, followed by control
Quality of care for children with severe disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite the almost universal adoption of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of sick children under the age of five in low- and mid
Increase of dose associated with decrease in protection against controlled human malaria infection by PfSPZ vaccine in Tanzanian adults (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A vaccine would be an ideal tool for reducing malaria's impact. PfSPZ Vaccine (radiation attenuated, aseptic, purified, cryopreserved Plasmodium falciparum [Pf] sporozoites [SPZ]) has been