Researcher
Kristien Cloots
Affiliations
- Mycobacterial Diseases and Neglected Tropical Diseases (Research unit)
Member
From1 Sep 2016 → Today - Neglected Tropical Diseases (Research unit)
Member
From31 Aug 2016 → 2 Jul 2020
Projects
1 - 5 of 5
- Evidence-based vector-borne disease management and elimination of visceral leishmaniasis in NepalFrom1 Jan 2022 → Today
- A systemic insecticide to control zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Errachidia province - Southeastern Morocco: an intervention trial for an innovative vector control toolFrom1 Nov 2018 → 31 Dec 2023
- Innovative strategies to ascertain the Elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis in NepalFrom11 Jul 2018 → Today
- Infectiousness in asymptomatic carriers of L. DonovaniFrom15 Oct 2017 → 14 Jan 2019
- Supporting the national Vector Control strategy in Nepal through capacity developmentFrom1 Jan 2016 → 28 Feb 2019
Publications
1 - 10 of 17
- Field-friendly anti-PGL-I serosurvey in children to monitor Mycobacterium leprae transmission in Bihar, India(2023)
Authors: L Pierneef, Paritosh Malaviya, Anouk van Hooij, S Sundar, A.K. Singh, Rajiv Kumar, D de Jong, M Meuldijk, A Kumar, ZJ Zhou, et al.
- The ongoing risk of Leishmania donovani transmission in eastern Nepal: an entomological investigation during the elimination era(2023)
Authors: Lalita Roy, Kristien Cloots, Surendra Uranw, Keshav Rai, Narayan R Bhattarai, Tom Smekens, Rik Hendrickx, G Caljon, Epco Hasker, Murari L Das, et al.
- Monitoring of Leishmania transmission in the peri-elimination phase: the potential of serological surveys(2023)
Authors: O.P. Singh, Kristien Cloots, Tulika Kumari Rai, VD Tiwari, A.K. Singh, Epco Hasker, S Sundar
Pages: S22-S22 - Susceptibility status of the wild-caught Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), the sand fly vector of visceral leishmaniasis, to different insecticides in Nepal(2022)
Authors: Lalita Roy, Surendra Uranw, Kristien Cloots, Tom Smekens, Usha Kiran, Uttam Raj Pyakurel, Murari Lal Das, Rajpal S Yadav, Wim Van Bortel
Pages: e0010304 - Diagnosis of visceral Leishmaniasis in an elimination setting: a validation study of the diagnostic algorithm in India(2022)
Authors: Kristien Cloots, O.P. Singh, A.K. Singh, AK Kushwaha, Paritosh Malaviya, S. Kansal, Epco Hasker, S Sundar
- Visceral leishmaniasis-HIV coinfection as a predictor of increased Leishmania transmission at the village level in Bihar, India(2021)
Authors: Kristien Cloots, Pia Marino, Sakib Burza, Naresh Gill, Marleen Boelaert, Epco Hasker
- Evaluation of qPCR on blood and skin microbiopsies, peripheral blood buffy coat smear, and urine antigen ELISA for diagnosis and test of cure for visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-coinfected patients in India: a prospective cohort study(2021)
Authors: Sophie Owen, Sakib Burza, Shiril Kumar, Neena Verma, Raman Mahajan, Amit Harshana, Krishna Pandey, Kristien Cloots, Emily R Adams, Pradeep Das
- Assessing L. donovani skin parasite load: a proof of concept study of a microbiopsy device in an Indian setting(2021)
Authors: Kristien Cloots, Om Prakash Singh, Abhishek Kumar Singh, G Van der Auwera, Prashant Kumar, Mallikarjuna Rao Gedda, Tulika Kumari Rai, Epco Hasker, Shyam Sundar, Marleen Boelaert
- Susceptibility status of visceral leishmaniasis vector Phlebotomus argentipes sand flies to insecticides of public health importance in Nepal(2021)
Authors: L. Roy, S. Uranw, Kristien Cloots, U. Kiran, U. R. Pyakurel, P. Shah, L. Wangchuk, Wim Van Bortel
Pages: 90-91 - Impact of the visceral leishmaniasis elimination initiative on Leishmania donovani transmission in Nepal: a 10-year repeat survey(2020)
Authors: Kristien Cloots, Surendra Uranw, B Ostyn, Narayan Raj Bhattarai, Epke Le Rütte, Basudha Khanal, Albert Picado, François Chappuis, Epco Hasker, Prahlad Karki, et al.
Pages: e237-e243