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 → Today
- 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 13
- 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 - 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
- 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 - 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
- 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 - Male predominance in reported Visceral Leishmaniasis cases: nature or nurture? A comparison of population-based with health facility-reported data(2020)
Authors: Kristien Cloots, Sakib Burza, Paritosh Malaviya, Epco Hasker, Sangeeta Kansal, Guy Mollett, Jaya Chakravarty, Nurpur Roy, Bibek Kumar Lal, Suman Rijal, et al.
- Abundance of Phlebotomine sand flies in changing epidemiological settings of visceral leishmaniasis in Nepal(2019)
Authors: L. Roy, S. Uranw, Kristien Cloots, Wim Van Bortel, Murari L Das, M Boelaert
Pages: S124-S124 - Post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis and leprosy prevalence and distribution in the Muzaffarpur health and demographic surveillance site(2019)
Authors: Epco Hasker, Paritosh Malaviya, Vivek Kumar Scholar, Pieter de Koning, Om Prakash Singh, Sangeeta Kansal, Kristien Cloots, M Boelaert, Shyam Sundar
- Innovative tools for assessing infectiousness in asymptomatic carriers in L. donovani: a proof of concept sudy of a novel microbiopsy device(2019)
Authors: Kristien Cloots, O.P. Singh, G Van der Auwera, Epco Hasker, A.K. Singh, M. R. Gedda, T. Rai, Paritosh Malaviya, S Sundar, M Boelaert
Pages: S59-S60