Investing in justice: ethics, evidence, and the eradication investment cases for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis (Publications)
It has been suggested that initiatives to eradicate specific communicable diseases need to be informed by eradication investment cases to assess the feasibility, costs, and consequences of eradication
Modelling lymphatic filariasis transmission and control: modelling frameworks, lessons learned and future directions (Publications)
Mathematical modelling provides a useful tool for policy making and planning in lymphatic filariasis control programmes, by providing trend forecasts based on sound scientific knowledge and principles
Transport-related measures to mitigate climate change in Basel, Switzerland: a health-effectiveness comparison study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Local strategies to reduce green-house gases (GHG) imply changes of non-climatic exposure patterns. OBJECTIVE: To assess the health impacts of locally relevant transport-related climate ch
Gift from nature: cyclomarin a kills mycobacteria and malaria parasites by distinct modes of action (Publications)
Malaria continues to be one of the most devastating human diseases despite many efforts to limit its spread by prevention of infection or by pharmaceutical treatment of patients. We have conducted a s
Discovery and optimisation studies of antimalarial phenotypic hits (Publications)
There is an urgent need for the development of new antimalarial compounds. As a result of a phenotypic screen, several compounds with potent activity against the parasite Plasmodium falciparum were id
Outcomes mapping study for childhood vaccination communication: too few concepts were measured in too many ways (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this paper are: 1) to comprehensively catalogue outcomes measured in trials of childhood vaccination communication interventions; and 2) to analyse patterns and trends in
Progress with <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>sporozoite (PfSPZ)-based malaria vaccines (Publications)
Sanaria Inc. has developed methods to manufacture, purify and cryopreserve aseptic Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) sporozoites (SPZ), and is using this platform technology to develop an injectable PfSPZ-ba
Ability of physicians to diagnose influenza and usefulness of a rapid influenza antigen test in febrile returning travelers: a randomized controlled... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Fever is a frequent cause of medical consultation among returning travelers. The objectives of this study were to assess whether physicians were able to identify patients with influenza an
