Female genital mutilation and its prevention: a challenge for paediatricians (Publications)
the migrant community. Paediatricians often have questions on how to approach the subject. With an open, neutral approach and basic knowledge, discussions with parents are constructive. Talking about the
Reinvestigation of the <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em> genome annotation by comparison to the genome of a related fungus: <em>Ashbya gossypii</em> (Publications)
syntenic regions leading to an improved annotation. RESULTS: We have identified 23 novel S. cerevisiae open reading frames (ORFs) as syntenic homologs of A. gossypii genes; for all but one, homologs are present
Air quality in Tehran, Iran: Evaluating acute health effects and modeling the long-term spatial variability (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/air-quality-in-tehran-iran-evaluating-acute-health-effects-and-modeling-the-long-term-spatial-variability
of air pollution and the related daily public health burden. Furthermore, results of this work will open up new avenues for next generation of air pollution monitoring, modelling, and epidemiology in Iran
Abdominal decompression after cardiac surgery: outcome of 42 patients with abdominal compartment syndrome (Publications)
Patient characteristics, details on the cardiac surgery, mortality rate and type of treatment of the open abdomen were analyzed. RESULTS: Incidence of ACS in cardiac surgery patients was 1.0% (n = 42/4128)
Passive immunoprotection of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>-infected mice designates the CyRPA as candidate malaria vaccine antigen (Publications)
malaria. In an endeavor to identify novel vaccine targets, we tested predicted Plasmodium falciparum open reading frames for proteins that elicit parasite-inhibitory Abs. This has led to the identification
A qualitative appraisal of stakeholder reactions to a tool for burden of disease-based health system budgeting in Ghana (Publications)
were drawn from the national, regional, and district levels of the health system and interviewed in open-ended discussions about their reactions to DiHPART and suggestions for systems development. RESULTS:
Assessing the relationship between environmental factors and malaria vector breeding sites in Swaziland using multi-scale remotely sensed data (Publications)
with high spatial resolution has often resulted in analyses being conducted at coarse scales using open-source, archived remotely sensed data. In the present study, spatial prediction of potential breeding
Contrasting the distribution of phenotypic and molecular variation in the freshwater snail <em>Biomphalaria pfeifferi</em>, the intermediate host of... (Publications)
few kilometers, and characterized by different habitat regimes (permanent/temporary) and openness (open/closed). A genetic analysis based on five microsatellite markers confirms that B. pfeifferi is a selfer
Global health essentials (Publications)
Development Goals (SDG) 2030 agenda. Subdivided into 11 parts, devoted each to a macro-topic, the book opens with an introduction to Global Health followed by an overview of the global burden of disease – from
Insufficient fruit and vegetable intake in a low- and middle-income setting: a population-based survey in semi-urban Tanzania (Publications)
healthcare use were collected from 7953 participants (> /=15 years) of the population-based MZIMA open community cohort (2012-2013). Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine associations between
