Access to, and use of, water by populations living in a schistosomiasis and fascioliasis co-endemic area of northern Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
using only improved water for all activities came in contact with unimproved water through crossing open water when going to their workplace, school or other destinations. Self-reported blood in urine - [...] supply at the workplace needs to be considered as well next to the water supply at home. Crossing of open water sources is an important risk factor for sustained transmission of schistosomiasis.
Mental health litaracy and the experience of depression in a community sample of gay men (Publications)
labelling, perceived risk, and help-seeking beliefs. Men meeting caseness for major depression were asked open questions about perceived causes and additional help-seeking/self-help. RESULTS: Among the 762 respondents [...] physical activity (83.5%) as being helpful for the depression vignette. LIMITATIONS: No probes used for open questions, and findings generalizable only to gay men in the sampling scheme. CONCLUSIONS: There are
Assessing the Potential Health Impact of Omicron (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/assessing-the-potential-health-impact-of-omicron
Modelling unit has been setting up an open-access transmission model for COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, building on its experience in malaria modelling. “Our OpenCOVID transmission model provides
First International Environmental Health Conference in Iran (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/first-international-environmental-health-conference-in-iran
UN sustainable development goals. "Science has no borders nor do environmental problems." In his Opening Ceremony speech Prof. Nino Künzli welcomed the international audience on behalf of Swiss TPH, the [...] International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE). He congratulated the Iranian leaders for opening the conference to an international audience: "Science has no borders nor do environmental problems
Swiss TPH's Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine Now in the “Turmhaus” at Aeschenplatz (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/swiss-tphs-centre-for-tropical-and-travel-medicine-is-now-in-the-turmhaus-at-aeschenplatz
Tuesday, 9 January 2024, the new location of the Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine was officially opened in the “Turmhaus” at Aeschenplatz 2. The Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine is part of the Swiss [...] guests. Jürg Utzinger, Eva Herzog, Esther Künzli, Andreas Neumayr and Sandra Brandenberger officially opened the new Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine (Photo: Swiss TPH / Eva Flury) For 80 years, doctors [...] 1 January 2024. The new practice with consultation rooms,...
Antiprotozoal spirombandakamines A1 and A2, fused naphthylisoquinoline dimers from a Congolese <em>Ancistrocladus </em>plant (Publications)
methods with quantum-chemical ECD calculations. Their unique molecular frameworks may originate from "open-chain" dimers, such as 3, by an oxidation-induced cascade of reactions. They possess strong antiprotozoal
Antiprotozoal spirombandakamines A1 and A2, fused naphthylisoquinoline dimers from a Congolese <em>Ancistrocladus </em>plant (Publications)
methods with quantum-chemical ECD calculations. Their unique molecular frameworks may originate from "open-chain" dimers, such as 3, by an oxidation-induced cascade of reactions. They possess strong antiprotozoal
Malaria Modelling Resource Centre (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/about/eph/disease-modelling/disease-modelling-and-intervention-dynamics/malaria-modelling-resource-centre
and to respond to specific requests for advice. The Resource Centre is built around the use of the OpenMalaria modelling platform. An introduction to the use of malaria models is presented as part of the
Total synthesis and biological investigation of (-)-artemisinin: the antimalarial activity of artemisinin is not stereospecific (Publications)
readily available S-(+)- and R-(-)-citronellene respectively. Subsequently, we have answered a still open question, i.e. specificity of artemisinins action. Using a drug sensitive Plasmodium falc. NF54 strain
Total synthesis and biological investigation of (-)-artemisinin: the antimalarial activity of artemisinin is not stereospecific (Publications)
readily available S-(+)- and R-(-)-citronellene respectively. Subsequently, we have answered a still open question, i.e. specificity of artemisinins action. Using a drug sensitive Plasmodium falc. NF54 strain
