Health risk assessment for exposure to nitrate in drinking water in Central Java, Indonesia (Publications)
Since 2005, over 30 epidemiological studies have evaluated the association between nitrate in drinking water and adverse health outcomes. Conditions that lead to nitrate pollution in water, such as op
The catalytic subunit of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> casein kinase 2 is essential for gametocytogenesis (Publications)
Casein kinase 2 (CK2) is a pleiotropic kinase phosphorylating substrates in different cellular compartments in eukaryotes. In the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, PfCK2 is vital for asexual pro
Health seeking behavior among adults and elderly with chronic health condition(s) in Albania (Publications)
Aim: Assess the use of different health care service providers by adults (aged 18–59) and elderly (aged > =60) who suffer from non-communicable disease (NCD) and explore relationships between sociodem
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in an inpatient population in the Swiss canton of Basel-Country (Publications)
AIMS: Vitamin D deficiency remains very common in the general population. Adding to the importance of this issue is the discovery that vitamin D plays a role in many other tissues apart from the bone,
<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </em>complex lineage 5 exhibits high levels of within-lineage genomic diversity and differing gene content compared to... (Publications)
Pathogens of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) are considered to be monomorphic, with little gene content variation between strains. Nevertheless, several genotypic and phenotypic factors
A qualitative study to investigate Swiss hospital personnel's perceived importance of and experiences with patient's mental-somatic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mental-somatic multimorbidity in general hospital settings is associated with long hospital stays, frequent rehospitalization, and a deterioration of disease course, thus, highlighting the
Should deep-sequenced amplicons become the new gold-standard for analysing malaria drug clinical trials? (Publications)
Background. Regulatory clinical trials are required to ensure the continued supply and deployment of effective antimalarial drugs. Patient follow-up in such trials typically lasts several weeks as the
Mechanistic within-host models of the asexual <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection: a review and analytical assessment (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria blood-stage infection length and intensity are important drivers of disease and transmission; however, the underlying mechanisms of parasite growth and the host's immune response d
Efficacy of triclabendazole and albendazole against <em>Fasciola </em>spp. infection in cattle in Côte d'Ivoire: a randomised blinded trial (Publications)
Triclabendazole is the anthelminthic of choice for the treatment of fascioliasis, however, it is not yet registered in many countries. Therefore, we investigated the efficacy of a single-dose of tricl
Enantiospecific antitrypanosomal<em> in vitro</em> activity of eflornithine (Publications)
The polyamine synthesis inhibitor eflornithine is a recommended treatment for the neglected tropical disease Gambian human African trypanosomiasis in late stage. This parasitic disease, transmitted by