Publications
Multiplex real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium infection in stool samples collected in northern Senegal Institute of Tropical Medicine
Circulating anodic and cathodic antigen in serum and urine of mixed Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni infections in Office du Niger, Mali Institute of Tropical Medicine
A note on the prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni in Kindu and Kasongo, Kivu area, Zaïre Institute of Tropical Medicine
Phenotypic and genotypic monitoring of Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzanian schoolchildren five years into a preventative chemotherapy national control programme Institute of Tropical Medicine
Background: Schistosoma mansoni is a parasite of profound medical importance. Current control focusses on mass praziquantel (PZQ) treatment of populations in endemic areas, termed Preventative Chemotherapy (PC). Large-scale PC programmes exert prolonged selection pressures on parasites with the potential for, direct and/or indirect, emergence of drug resistance. Molecular methods can help monitor genetic changes of schistosome populations ...
Phylogeny of seven Bulinus species originating from endemic areas in three African countries, in relation to the human blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium KU Leuven
Rapid diagnostic multiplex PCR (RD-PCR) to discriminate Schistosoma haematobium and S. bovis KU Leuven
Regular treatments of praziquantel do not impact on the genetic make-up of Schistosoma mansoni in northern Senegal Institute of Tropical Medicine
Schistosoma mansoni infection is associated with increased monocytes and fewer natural killer T cells in the female genital tract Institute of Tropical Medicine
Schistosoma mansoni infection may impair genital mucosal antiviral immunity, but immune cell populations have not been well characterized. We characterized mononuclear cells from cervical brushings of women with and without S mansoni infection. We observed lower frequencies of natural killer T cells and higher frequencies of CD14(+) monocytes in infected women.