Forscher im Kampf gegen Malaria [TV Broadcast] (Publications)
Malaria gehört zu den drei schlimmsten Infektionskrankheiten der Welt, neben Tuberkulose und HIV. Basler Wissenschaftler haben eine ganz neue Substanz entdeckt, die den hartnäckigen Erreger töten kann
Acute <em>Strongyloidiasis</em> in a traveller returning from South East Asia (Publications)
We report a case of acute strongyloidiasis, presenting with fever, pronounced eosinophilia and a disseminated skin rash, in a traveller returning from South East Asia.
Ten-year trends of syphilis in sero-surveillance of pregnant women in Rwanda and correlates of syphilis-HIV co-infection (Publications)
Syphilis can be transmitted by pregnant women to their children and is a public health problem in Africa. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 24 antenatal clinics from 2002 to 2003 and increased
Personal radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure measurements in Swiss adolescents (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Adolescents belong to the heaviest users of wireless communication devices, but little is known about their personal exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF). OBJECTIVES:
Real-time PCR for detection of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> in human stool samples from Côte d'Ivoire: diagnostic accuracy, inter-laboratory... (Publications)
Human infections with the helminth species Strongyloides stercoralis encompass a wide clinical spectrum, ranging from asymptomatic carriage to life-threatening disease. The diagnosis of S. stercoralis
The prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasitic infections in humans and domestic animals in a rural Cambodian village (Publications)
In Cambodia, intestinal parasitic infections are prevalent in humans and particularly in children. Yet, information on potentially zoonotic parasites in animal reservoir hosts is lacking. In May 2012,
Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths in the era of preventive chemotherapy: effect of multiple stool sampling and use of different diagnostic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth infections are common throughout the tropics and subtropics and they disproportionately affect the poorest of the poor. In view of a growing global commitment to