Project
Using novel molecular approaches to understand the transmission dynamics of Mycobacterium leprae in the Comoros
Researchers
- Leen Rigouts (Promoter)Duration: 11 Apr 2019 → Today
- BC de Jong (Promoter)Duration: 11 Apr 2019 → Today
- Sofie Braet (Fellow)Duration: 11 Apr 2019 → Today
Project partners
- University of Antwerp
Project Partner
From11 Apr 2019 → Today - Mycobacteriology (Research unit)
Project owner
Publications
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- Minimally invasive sampling to identify leprosy patients with a high bacterial burden in the Union of the Comoros(2021)
Authors: Sofie Braet, Anouk van Hooij, E Hasker, Erik Fransen, Abdou Wirdane, Abdallah Baco, Saverio Grillone, Nimer Ortuno-Gutierrez, Younoussa Assoumani, Aboubacar Mzembaba, et al.
- Investigating drug resistance of Mycobacterium leprae in the Comoros: an observational deep-sequencing study(2022)
Authors: Sofie Braet, Agathe Jouet, Alexandra Aubry, Magalie Van Dyck-Lippens, Esteban Lenoir, Younoussa Assoumani, Abdallah Baco, Aboubacar Mzembaba, Emmanuelle Cambau, Sidra Ezidio Gonçalves Vasconcellos, et al.
Pages: e693-e700 - Leprosy Agents and Principal Methods of Detection, Identification, and Characterization of the Leprosy Agents(2023)Edition: 1
Authors: Patricia S. Rosa, John S. Spencer, Charlotte Avanzi
Pages: 45–57 - Ticks are unlikely to play a role in leprosy transmission in the Comoros (East Africa) as they do not harbour M. leprae DNA(2023)
Authors: Lena Krausser, Elien Chauvaux, Magalie Van Dyck-Lippens, Amina Yssouf, Younoussa Assoumani, Pablo Tortosa, BC de Jong, Sofie Braet
- The repetitive element RLEP is a highly specific target for detection of Mycobacterium leprae(2018)
Authors: Sofie Braet, K. Vandelannoote, C. J. Meehan, A. N. Brum Fontes, E Hasker, P da Silva Rosa, N. Lucena-Silva, Leen Rigouts, P. N. Suffys, BC de Jong