New fluorescence markers to distinguish co-infecting <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> strains in experimental multiple infections (Publications)
Multiple-genotype infections are increasingly recognized as important factors in disease evolution, parasite transmission dynamics, and the evolution of drug resistance. However, the distinction of co
Lack of association between neuropeptide S receptor 1 gene (NPSR1) and eczema in five European populations (Publications)
Eczema is often associated with development of allergic asthma. The Neuropeptide S Receptor 1 (NPSR1) gene has previously been associated with asthma and elevated serum IgE levels. The aim of this stu
Analysis of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections in a village community in Northern Nigeria: determination of msp2 genotypes and parasitespecific... (Publications)
The genetic diversity of P. falciparum and multiplicity of infection has been studied in a village in Northern Nigeria at the end of the rainy season, when transmission is high. We analysed blood samp
Sleep disturbances in the vicinity of the short-save broadcast transmitter (Publications)
Objectives The studies reported here investigated the association between health complaintsand the vicinity to the short wave transmitter Schwarzenburg, and looked for evidence for arelationship betwe
Does the integrated management of childhood illness cost more than routine care? Results from the United Republic of Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy is designed to address the five leading causes of childhood mortality, which together account for 70% of the 10 million deaths
The surface coat of procyclic <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em>: programmed expression and proteolytic cleavage of procyclin in the tsetse fly (Publications)
Trypanosoma brucei, the protozoan parasite causing sleeping sickness, is transmitted by a tsetse fly vector. When the tsetse takes a blood meal from an infected human, it ingests bloodstream form tryp
Lung function and long term exposure to air pollutants in Switzerland. (Publications)
The effect of long-term exposure to air pollutants was studied in a cross-sectional population-based sample of adults (aged 18 to 60 yr; n = 9,651) residing in eight different areas in Switzerland. St