Publications
A third of the tropical African flora is potentially threatened with extinction Meise Botanic Garden
Phase II evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of PCR and NASBA followed by oligochromatography for diagnosis of human African trypanosomiasis in clinical samples from D.R. Congo and Uganda Institute of Tropical Medicine
Comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina genomes, vectors of African trypanosomes Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp KU Leuven
Background: Tsetse flies (Glossina sp.) are the vectors of human and animal trypanosomiasis throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Tsetse flies are distinguished from other Diptera by unique adaptations, including lactation and the birthing of live young (obligate viviparity), a vertebrate blood-specific diet by both sexes, and obligate bacterial symbiosis. This work describes the comparative analysis of six Glossina genomes representing three ...
Discovery and verification of osteopontin and beta-2-microglobulin as promising markers for staging human African trypanosomiasis Institute of Tropical Medicine
False positivity of non-targeted infections in malaria rapid diagnostic tests: the case of human African trypanosomiasis Institute of Tropical Medicine
Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in West and Central Africa Institute of Tropical Medicine Ghent University
Background: The zoonotic tapeworm Taenia saginata, although causing only minor discomfort in humans, is responsible for considerable economic losses in the livestock sector due to condemnation or downgrading of infected beef carcasses. An overview of current knowledge on the distribution and prevalence of this parasite in West and Central Africa is lacking.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review, collecting information on published ...
Shifts in mycobacterial populations and emerging drug-resistance in west and central Africa Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp
In this study, we retrospectively analysed a total of 605 clinical isolates from six West or Central African countries (Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Guinea-Conakry, Niger and Senegal). Besides spoligotyping to assign isolates to ancient and modern mycobacterial lineages, we conducted phenotypic drug-susceptibility-testing for each isolate for the four first-line drugs. We showed that phylogenetically modern Mycobacterium ...
Diagnostic work-up of neurological syndromes in a rural African setting Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Neurological disorders of infectious origin are common in rural sub-Saharan Africa and usually have serious consequences. Unfortunately, these syndromes are often poorly documented for lack of diagnostic tools. Clinical management of these diseases is a major challenge in under-equipped rural health centers and hospitals. We documented health care provider knowledge, attitudes and practices related to this syndrome in two rural ...