Researcher
Robert Colebunders
- Research Expertise:Training and providing advice in the field of infectious diseases, tropical medicine, travel medicine and HIV infection and assistance in establishing national treatment guidelines in these domains.
- Keywords:TUBERCULOSIS, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, HAEMORRAGHIC FEVER, HIV-INFECTION, TROPICAL DISEASE, Medicine
- Disciplines:Immunology, Tropical medicine, Microbiology
- Research techniques:Treatment guidelines.
- Users of research expertise:- Physicians - Medical students - Clinical researchers - Ministry of Health
Affiliations
- Global Health Institute (GHI) (Research group)
Member
From1 Jan 2019 → Today - Epidemiology and social medicine (ESOC) (Research group)
Member
From1 Oct 2014 → 31 Dec 2018 - Epidemiology and social medicine (ESOC) (Research group)
Member
From1 Oct 2003 → 30 Sep 2014
Projects
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- Reducing onchocerciasis-associated morbidity in children.From1 Nov 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
- Project in the field of Onchocerciasis diagnosis.From1 Jun 2022 → TodayFunding: Foreign foundations, funds with scientific view
- Stopping the burden of disease caused by onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy.From1 Jan 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- The assessment of psycho-social and behavioral response and compliance to restriction measures to prevent and control of Covid-19: an series of rapid surveys.From21 Jan 2021 → TodayFunding: Foreign public sponsor
- Effective information exchange and care orientation in Covid-19-related contact tracing phone calls. An applied sociolinguistic and conversation analytic enquiry into optimizing interactional dynamics and pragmatic awareness.From1 Nov 2020 → 31 Oct 2021Funding: FWO Special Call for Covid-19 research projects
- African network to study, treat and prevent onchocerciasis associated epilepsy (OAE-Africa).From1 Jan 2019 → 31 Aug 2022Funding: VLIR-UOS Joint
- Multi-disciplinary approach to control onchocersiasis-associated epilepsy in the Mahenge area in Morogoro region, Tanzania.From1 Jan 2018 → 31 Aug 2022Funding: VLIR-UOS TEAM
- Development of a policy to stop the suffering caused by Nodding Syndrome and Onchocerciasis associated epilepsy (NSstop).From1 Sep 2017 → 28 Feb 2019Funding: H2020 - Frontier Research (ERC)
- Nodding Syndrome: a trans-disciplinary approach to identify the cause and decrease the incidence of river epilepsy (NSETHIO).From1 Oct 2015 → 30 Nov 2021Funding: H2020 - Frontier Research (ERC)
- An investigation into the geographical distribution, host species, burden of disease and optimal diagnosis and treatment of Emmonsia hoerikwaggiana infections.From1 Jan 2014 → 31 Dec 2017Funding: FWO research project
Publications
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- Impact of COVID-19 on the well-being of children with epilepsy including nodding syndrome in Uganda(2023)
Authors: Denis Nono, Nolbert Gumisiriza, Christopher Tumwine, Luis-Jorge Teles de Meneses do Amaral, Herbert Elvis Ainamani, Seggane Musisi, Robert Colebunders
Pages: 1 - 7 - How to decrease the epilepsy disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa?(2023)
Authors: Gilles Van Cutsem, Robert Colebunders
Pages: 1 - 2 - Nodding syndrome(2023)
Authors: Gasim O.E. Abd-Elfarag, Jake D. Mathewson, Lukudu Emmanuel, Arthur W.D. Edridge, Stella van Beers, Mohamed B. Sebit, Robert Colebunders, Michael B. van Hensbroek, Ente J.J. Rood
Pages: 1 - 8 - The role of entomology in onchocerciasis elimination(2023)
Authors: Thomson Lakwo, Robert Colebunders
Number of pages: 237 - Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in the Mahenge area, Tanzania(2023)
Authors: Dan Bhwana, Robert Colebunders, Bruno Paul Mmbando
Number of pages: 214 - Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Maridi, South Sudan(2023)
Authors: Samit Bhattacharyya, Natalie V.S.A. Vinkeles Melchers, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Amit Vutha, Luc Coffeng, Makoy Logora, Robert Colebunders, Wilma Stolk
Pages: 1 - 17 - Procedure for handling and storage of Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae obtained from skin snips for downstream genetic work(2023)
Authors: Shannon M. Hedtke, Anusha Kode, Tony O. Ukety, Joeel L. Mande, Germain M. Abhafule, Anuarite A. Raciu, Claude B. Uvon, Stephen R. Jada, An Hotterbeekx, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, et al.
Pages: 1 - 14 - Prevalence of epilepsy in the onchocerciasis endemic middle belt of Ghana after 27 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin(2023)
Authors: Kenneth Bentum Otabil, Blessing Ankrah, Emmanuel John Bart-Plange, Emmanuel Sam Donkoh, Fiona Amoabil Avarikame, Fredrick Obeng Ofori-Appiah, Theophilus Nti Babae, Prince-Charles Kudzordzi, Vera Achiaa Darko, Joseph Ameyaw, et al.
Pages: 1 - 14 - Assessing Onchocerca volvulus intensity of infection and genetic diversity using mitochondrial genome sequencing of single microfilariae obtained before and after ivermectin treatment(2023)
Authors: Shannon M. Hedtke, Young-Jun Choi, Anusha Kode, Gowtam C. Chalasani, Neha Sirwani, Stephen R. Jada, An Hotterbeekx, Michel Mandro, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Glory Ngongeh Amambo, et al.
Pages: 1 - 20 - Prevalence and risk factors associated with epilepsy in six health districts of Mali(2022)
Authors: Housseini Dolo, Fatoumata dite Nene Konipo, Fanta Sow, Fousseyni Kane, Modibo Sangare, Mariam Daou, Moussa Sangare, Oumar Sangho, Harouna Kone, Fousseyni D. Coulibaly, et al.
Pages: 127 - 137