Long-term exposure to source-specific fine particles and mortality horizontal line a pooled analysis of 14 European cohorts within the ELAPSE project (Publications)
We assessed mortality risks associated with source-specific fine particles (PM2.5) in a pooled European cohort of 323,782 participants. Cox proportional hazard models were applied to estimate mortalit
Using open-access data to explore relations between urban landscapes and diarrhoeal diseases in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Unlike water and sanitation infrastructures or socio-economic indicators, landscape features are seldomly considered as predictors of diarrhoea. In contexts of rapid urbanisation and changes in the ph
Effects of structurally different HDAC inhibitors against <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em>, <em>Leishmania</em>, and <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and schistosomiasis, result in a significant burden in terms of morbidity and mortality worldwide every year. Current anti
Industrial mining and HIV risk: evidence from 39 mine openings across 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of natural resource extraction projects on HIV transmission risks in local communities in sub-Saharan Africa. DESIGN: Difference-in-differenc
Dolutegravir in real life: self-reported mental and physical health outcomes after transitioning from efavirenz- to dolutegravir-based antiretroviral... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: HIV programmes across many countries in Africa have recently transitioned people living with HIV from efavirenz (EFV)- to dolutegravir (DTG)-containing antiretroviral therapy (ART). As b
Treatment outcome of imported cutaneous leishmaniasis among travellers and migrants infected with<em> Leishmania major</em> and <em>Leishmania... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Asia, Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa is mainly caused by Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica. We describe and evaluate the treatment outcome of CL amon
Parasite viability as a measure of <em>in vivo</em> drug activity in preclinical and early clinical antimalarial drug assessment (Publications)
The rate at which parasitemia declines in a host after treatment with an antimalarial drug is a major metric for assessment of antimalarial drug activity in preclinical models and in early clinical tr
Vaccine hesitancy and HPV vaccine uptake among male and female youth in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Identifying factors associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake is essential for designing successful vaccination programmes. We aimed to examine the association between vacc
Metabolic, pharmacokinetic, and activity profile of the liver stage antimalarial (RC-12) (Publications)
The catechol derivative RC-12 (WR 27653) (1) is one of the few non-8-aminoquinolines with good activity against hypnozoites in the gold-standard Plasmodium cynomolgi-rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) mod