Another publication from the Phd by Yvonne Walz just got published. Read the abstract and check out the online availability: Schistosomiasis is the most widespread water-based disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Transmission is governed by the spatial distribution of specific freshwater snails that act as intermediate hosts and human water contact patterns. Remote sensing data have been utilized for spatially explicit risk profiling of schistosomiasis. We investigated the potential of remote sensing to characterize habitat conditions of parasite and intermediate host snails and discuss the relevance for public health.
Xmas sweet tasting event
Our PostDocs organised a Xmas season tasting event with more than 10 different typical German sweets usually served in the pre-mas season. Various dishes were prepared by them or ordered from the place of origin eg lebkuchen, aachener printen or stollen from eg...