Publicaties
COVID-19 Community Transmission and Super Spreaders in Rural Villages from Manabi Province in the Coastal Region of Ecuador Assessed by Massive Testing of Community-Dwelling Population Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Neglected rural communities in Latin America are highly vulnerable to COVID-19 due to a poor health infrastructure and limited access to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) diagnosis. Manabí is a province of the Coastal Region of Ecuador characterized by a high prevalence of rural population living under poverty conditions. In the current study, we present the retrospective analysis of the results of a massive ...
Population structure and spatio-temporal transmission dynamics of Plasmodium vivax after radical cure treatment in a rural village of the Peruvian Amazon Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Gent
Who interacts with whom? Social mixing insights from a rural population in India Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with most ALRI deaths occurring in children in developing countries. Computational models can be used to test the efficacy of respiratory infection prevention interventions, but require data on social mixing patterns, which are sparse in developing countries. We describe social mixing patterns among a rural community in northern India. During ...
An epidemiological study of Taenia solium cysticercosis in a rural population in the Bolivian Chaco Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
A survey of 100 rural households in a village in the Chaco region of Bolivia revealed a serious problem of Taenia solium cysticercosis, with a seroprevalence of 99/447 (22%) in humans and 102/273 (37%) in pigs. Risk factors for humans were being in older age groups, absence of sanitary facilities, poor formal education and inability to recognise infected pork. Significant risk indicators were a history of seizures and the reported elimination ...
Frequency of HIV-testing and factors associated with multiple lifetime HIV-testing among a rural population of Zambian men Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: Across sub-Saharan Africa, men's levels of HIV-testing remain inadequate relative to women's. Men are less likely to access anti-retroviral therapy and experience higher levels of morbidity and mortality once initiated on treatment. More frequent HIV-testing by men at continued risk of HIV-infection is required to facilitate earlier diagnosis. This study explored the frequency of HIV-testing among a rural population of men and the ...
Public beliefs on antibiotics and symptoms of respiratory tract infections among rural and urban population in Poland Universiteit Antwerpen
Self-reported physical activity behavior of a multi-ethnic adult population within the urban and rural setting in Suriname KU Leuven
Population genetics of Plasmodium vivax in four rural communities in central Vietnam Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Antwerpen
BACKGROUND: The burden of malaria in Vietnam has drastically reduced, prompting the National Malaria Control Program to officially engage in elimination efforts. Plasmodium vivax is becoming increasingly prevalent, remaining a major problem in the country's central and southern provinces. A better understanding of P. vivax genetic diversity and structure of local parasite populations will provide baseline data for the evaluation and ...