The importance of dog population contact network structures in rabies transmission (Publications)
Canine rabies transmission was interrupted in N'Djamena, Chad, following two mass vaccination campaigns. However, after nine months cases resurged with re-establishment of endemic rabies transmission
Diagnostic comparison of Baermann funnel, Koga agar plate culture and polymerase chain reaction for detection of human <em>Strongyloides... (Publications)
Human infection with the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis, which may have a life-threatening course, primarily occurs in tropical settings. Epidemiological data on the occurrence of strongyloidiasis
Virus detection by high-throughput sequencing of small RNAs: large scale performance testing of sequence analysis strategies (Publications)
Recent developments in high-throughput sequencing (HTS), also called next-generation sequencing (NGS), technologies and bioinformatics have drastically changed research on viral pathogens and spurred
Schistosomiasis (Publications)
Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic flatworms (blood flukes) of the genus Schistosoma, with considerable morbidity in parts of the Middle East, South Americ
Acute phase proteins and IP-10 as triage tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: We examined the data reported in studies for diagnostic purposes and discuss whether their intended use could be extended to triage, as rule in or rule out tests to select individuals who
Particulate matter air pollution components and incidence of cancers of the stomach and the upper aerodigestive tract in the European Study of Cohorts... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Previous analysis from the large European multicentre ESCAPE study showed an association of ambient particulate matter
Hepatitis A in Switzerland: an analysis of 29 years of surveillance data and contemporary challenges (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis A (HA) incidence declined in most European countries in the past decades. We analysed HA notification data for Switzerland of 29 years looking for disease- and notification syste
Moody oil: what is driving the crude oil price? (Publications)
The unparalleled surge of the crude oil price after 2003 has triggered a heated scientific and public debate about its ultimate causes. Unexpected demand growth particularly from emerging economies ap
Loss of genomic diversity in a <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em> clone through a colonization bottleneck (Publications)
Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of epidemic meningitis in the 'meningitis belt' of Africa, where clonal waves of colonization and disease are observed. Point mutations and horizontal gene