Organisation
Mycobacterial Diseases and Neglected Tropical Diseases
Research Unit
Current researchers
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- Philippe Büscher (Member)
- Kristien Cloots (Member)
- Epco Hasker (Member)
- Raquel Inocêncio da Luz (Member)
- Ellen Mitchell (Member)
- Elena Nicco (Member)
- Caroline-Aurore Seghers (Member)
- Kate Shih (Member)
- Rian Snijders (Member)
- Sara Tablado Alonso (Member)
Projects
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- Stop transmission of gambiense human African trypanosomiasisFrom1 Jul 2023 → Today
- Make Rwandan institutes leaders in infectious disease prevention, diagnosis and controlFrom1 Jan 2022 → Today
- Evidence-based vector-borne disease management and elimination of visceral leishmaniasis in NepalFrom1 Jan 2022 → Today
- TB/NTM Research ClusterFrom1 Jan 2022 → Today
- Strengthen research and education capacities in the partner institutes (INRB, CRSK, ESP) in DRC (Outcome 1) - Support to interruption of transmission of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) by 2030 (Outcome 2)From1 Jan 2022 → Today
- Viability & Value of the Lung Flute ECO for Sputum Sample Collection and Tuberculosis Testing in Vulnerable GroupsFrom27 Aug 2021 → 30 Sep 2023
- Effectiveness of innovative interventions on curbing transmission of leprosyFrom30 Jun 2021 → 20 Jun 2023
- Improving leprosy prevention strategies by integrating social network analysis with spatial and molecular epidemiology data of Mycobacterium leprae in the ComorosFrom1 Jan 2021 → Today
- Sero-prevalence and sero-conversion study of health care workers and their households, Democratic Republic of the CongoFrom1 Jul 2020 → 31 May 2022
- Entomological evidence to support Visceral Leishmaniasis elimination in NepalFrom1 Jul 2020 → Today
Publications
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- Effectiveness of innovative interventions on curbing transmission of Mycobacterium leprae(2023)
Authors: Nimer Ortuno Gutierrez
Number of pages: 100 - Sachet water consumption as a risk factor for cholera in urban settings: findings from a case control study in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo during the 2017-2018 outbreak(2021)
Authors: Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Florian Vogt, Berthe Miwanda, Tresor Sundika, Nancy Mbula, Isaac Pankwa, Leopold Lubula, Veerle Vanlerberghe, Alain Magazani, Mildred Tita Afoumbom, et al.
- 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
- High yield of retrospective active case finding for leprosy in Comoros(2022)
Authors: Nimer Ortuno-Gutierrez, Aboubacar Mzembaba, Abdallah Baco, Sofie Braet, Assoumani Younoussa, Zahara Salim, Mohamed Amidy, Saverio Grillone, Aouladi Said, BC de Jong, et al.
Pages: e0010158 - Podoconiosis: clinical spectrum and microscopic presentations(2022)
Authors: Wendemagegn Enbiale, Almut Böer-Auer, Bereket Amare, Kristien Verdonck, Gail Davey, J van Griensven, Henry J C de Vries
- Evaluation of a surrogate virus neutralization test for high-throughput serosurveillance of SARS-CoV-2(2021)
Authors: J Marien, J Michiels, L Heyndrickx, Antoine Nkuba-Ndaye, Ann Ceulemans, Koen Bartholomeeusen, Joule Madinga, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, V Vanlerberghe, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, et al.
- Prevalence and incidence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among healthcare workers in Belgian hospitals before vaccination: a prospective cohort study(2021)
Authors: Laure Mortgat, K Verdonck, Veronik Hutse, Isabelle Thomas, Cyril Barbezange, L Heyndrickx, Natalie Fischer, Beatrijs Vuylsteke, Ines Kabouche, Kevin Ariën, et al.
- Estimating the annual risk of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis among adolescents in Western Kenya in preparation for TB vaccine trials(2019)
Authors: Videlis Nduba, Anna H Van't Hoog, Annefleur de Bruijn, E. M. H. Mitchell, Kayla F Laserson, Martien Borgdorff
- 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, M Boelaert
- Bridging research integrity and global health epidemiology (BRIDGE) guidelines: explanation and elaboration(2020)
Authors: Sandra Alba, Annick Lenglet, K Verdonck, Johanna Roth, Rutuja Patil, Walter Mendoza, Sanjay Juvekar, Susan F. Rumisha