Till Voss (People)
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Till Voss, Unit Head, Malaria Gene Regulation (MPI) Till Voss is the Deputy Head of the Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology Department and leads the Malaria Gene Regulation Unit at Swiss TPH. He [...] that drive antigenic variation and sexual commitment in malaria parasites. Further activities include studies on gametocyte biology and malaria transmission-blocking drug discovery. Voss obtained his MSc
Use of insecticides in agriculture and the prevention of vector-borne diseases: population knowledge, attitudes, practices and beliefs in Elibou,... (Publications)
and beliefs (KAPB) pertaining to malaria are generally well described. However, little is known about population knowledge and awareness of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors. The aim of this study [...] resistance in malaria vectors, while people's knowledge about insecticide resistance was limited. There is a need to raise awareness in communities about the presence of resistance in malaria vectors and [...] study was to investigate KAPB related to insecticide resistance in malaria...
Use of insecticides in agriculture and the prevention of vector-borne diseases: population knowledge, attitudes, practices and beliefs in Elibou,... (Publications)
and beliefs (KAPB) pertaining to malaria are generally well described. However, little is known about population knowledge and awareness of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors. The aim of this study [...] resistance in malaria vectors, while people's knowledge about insecticide resistance was limited. There is a need to raise awareness in communities about the presence of resistance in malaria vectors and [...] study was to investigate KAPB related to insecticide resistance in malaria...
Assessment of Anopheles stephensi surveillance needs, practices and priorities in Global Fund-supported countries in the Horn of Africa (Projects)
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efficient malaria vector, particularly in urban environments, appearing to quickly adapting itself to the local environment and surviving extremely high temperatures during the dry season, when malaria transmission [...] across sub-Saharan Africa, led the World WHO Global Malaria Programme to publish a vector alert noting the major potential threat the vector poses to malaria control and elimination in sub-Saharan Africa. The [...] In recent years, An. stephensi , an efficient urban malaria...
Claudia Daubenberger (People)
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activities at Swiss TPH Analysis of human cellular immune responses to P. falciparum malaria antigens and in malaria vaccine trials Analysis of human cellular immune responses in M. ulcerans infection [...] falciparum Characterisation of cellular immune system of Aotus nancymaae, a nonhuman animal model for malaria vaccine development.
The empirical support for the radical cure strategy for eliminating <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> in China (Publications)
China is malaria-free, it is timely to consider how elimination of malaria was completed in People's Republic of China over the last 7 decades. Of the four widespread species of human malaria, Plasmodium [...] planning disease elimination in other malaria-endemic countries, with residual P. vivax malaria. METHODS: We collated data from both published and unpublished malaria parasite inoculation experiments conducted [...] (late spring) seasons had a pronounced effect on outbreaks during the mala...
The empirical support for the radical cure strategy for eliminating <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> in China (Publications)
China is malaria-free, it is timely to consider how elimination of malaria was completed in People's Republic of China over the last 7 decades. Of the four widespread species of human malaria, Plasmodium [...] planning disease elimination in other malaria-endemic countries, with residual P. vivax malaria. METHODS: We collated data from both published and unpublished malaria parasite inoculation experiments conducted [...] (late spring) seasons had a pronounced effect on outbreaks during the mala...
Manuel Hetzel (People)
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research, and impact evaluations, with a focus on malaria. Dr. Hetzel’s current work includes investigating and improving the effectiveness of malaria control measures, such as vector control, case management [...] artesunate as pre-referral treatment of severe malaria in children in rural DR Congo, Nigeria and Uganda and conducted studies on the effectiveness of malaria reactive case detection in Zanzibar (Tanzania) [...] (Tanzania). Since 2008, he has been supporting the National Malaria...
Heterogeneity in P<em>lasmodium falciparum </em>whole sporozoite vaccine induced humoral immune responses and protection in African volunteers: the... (Publications)
geographical overlap of HIV and malaria, an effective malaria vaccine deployed in this population could possibly support the long-term objective of regional elimination of malaria by using mass vaccination. [...] and 405,000 deaths attributed to malaria. New tools such as efficacious vaccines, better drugs and diagnostics are needed to supplement the current malaria control tools that rest mainly on vector control [...] against malaria induced by these whole sporozoite based vaccines varies...
Heterogeneity in P<em>lasmodium falciparum </em>whole sporozoite vaccine induced humoral immune responses and protection in African volunteers: the... (Publications)
geographical overlap of HIV and malaria, an effective malaria vaccine deployed in this population could possibly support the long-term objective of regional elimination of malaria by using mass vaccination. [...] and 405,000 deaths attributed to malaria. New tools such as efficacious vaccines, better drugs and diagnostics are needed to supplement the current malaria control tools that rest mainly on vector control [...] against malaria induced by these whole sporozoite based vaccines varies...
