Heterochromatin silencing and locus repositioning linked to regulation of virulence genes in <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum undergoes antigenic variation to evade host immune responses through switching expression of variant surface proteins encoded by the var gene family. We demo
Symptoms and transmission of intestinal cryptosporidiosis (Publications)
Cryptosporidium spp are a cause of diarrhoea in toddlers. Symptoms and routes of transmission were investigated in a prospective case-control study in the city and surroundings of Basel, Switzerland.
Field evaluation of a recombinant glutathione S-transferase-based pyrethroid quantification assay (Publications)
A recombinant glutathione S-transferase (GST)-based pyrethroid quantification assay was field-tested in Ifakara, Tanzania. Initial laboratory tests suggested that all reagents used in the assay should
Hepatitis C virus and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Findings from the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (Publications)
Infections with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and, possibly, hepatitis B virus (HBV) are associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in the general population, but little information i
Screening of various foodstuffs for occurrence of<em> Coxiella burnetii</em> in Switzerland (Publications)
The epidemiology of Q-fever in Switzerland is largely unknown. For this reason, a screening programme for the presence of Coxiella burnetii in bulk milk samples from cows, sheep and goats and in shell
The practical importance of permanent and semipermanent habitats for controlling aquatic stages of <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> <em>sensu lato</em>... (Publications)
Summary Control of aquatic-stage Anopheles is one of the oldest and most historically successful interventions to prevent malaria, but it has seen little application in Africa. Consequently, the ecolo