Centre for Medical Parasitology

  1. 2017
  2. Published

    Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) immune response towards a recombinant vaccine targeting the parasitic ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis

    Jørgensen, Louise von Gersdorff, Kania, Per, Rasmussen, K. J., Mattsson, A., Schmidt, J. G., Al-Jubury, Azmi, Sander, Adam F. , Salanti, Ali & Buchmann, Kurt, Dec 2017, In: Journal of Fish Diseases. 40, 12, p. 1815–1821

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) immune response towards a recombinant vaccine targeting the parasitic ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis

    Jørgensen, Louise von Gersdorff, Kania, Per, Rasmussen, K. J., Mattsson, A., Schmidt, J. G., Al-Jubury, Azmi, Sander, A. F., Salanti, Ali & Buchmann, Kurt, 2017. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

  4. Published

    Knowledge and practice regarding dengue and chikungunya: a cross-sectional study among Healthcare workers and community in Northern Tanzania

    Kajeguka, D. C., Desrochers, R. E., Mwangi, R., Mgabo, M. R., Alifrangis, Michael, Kavishe, R. A., Mosha, F. W. & Kulkarni, M. A., May 2017, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 22, 5, p. 583-593 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Individual and environmental risk factors for dengue and chikungunya seropositivity in North-Eastern Tanzania

    Kajeguka, D. C., Msonga, M., Schiøler, Karin Linda, Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf, Syrianou, P., Tenu, F., Alifrangis, Michael, Mosha, F. W. & Kavishe, R. A., Jun 2017, In: Infection, Disease and Health. 22, 2, p. 65-76 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Mapping clusters of chikungunya and dengue transmission in northern Tanzania using disease exposure and vector data

    Kajeguka, D. C., Kaaya, R. D., Desrochers, R., Iranpour, M., Kavishe, R. A., Mwakalinga, S., Schiøler, Karin Linda, Alifrangis, Michael, Lindsay, L. R., Dibernardo, A., Mosha, F. W. & Kulkarni, M. A., Oct 2017, In: Tanzania Journal of Health Research. 19, 4, 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Leeches as a source of mammalian viral DNA and RNA - a study in medicinal leeches

    Kampmann, Marie-Louise, Schnell, I. B., Jensen, R. H., Axtner, J., Sander, Adam F. , Hansen, Anders Johannes, Bertelsen, Mads Frost, Greenwood, A. D., Gilbert, M Thomas P & Wilting, A., 2017, In: European Journal of Wildlife Research. 63, 6 p., 36.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Naturally acquired antibodies target the glutamate-rich protein on intact merozoites and predict protection against febrile malaria

    Kana, Ikhlaq Hussain, Adu, B., Tiendrebeogo, R. W., Singh, S. K., Dodoo, D. & Theisen, Michael, 15 Feb 2017, In: The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 215, 4, p. 623-630 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Oxidative stress in malaria and artemisinin combination therapy: Pros and Cons

    Kavishe, R. A., Koenderink, J. B. & Alifrangis, Michael, 2017, In: FEBS Journal. 284, 16, p. 2579-2591 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    A HR-MS based method for the determination of chorismate synthase activity

    Khera, H. K., Singh, S. K., Mir, R., Bharadwaj, V. & Singh, S., 2017, In: Protein and Peptide Letters. 24, 3, p. 229-234 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Defining persistent hotspots: Areas that fail to decrease meaningfully in prevalence after multiple years of mass drug administration with praziquantel for control of schistosomiasis

    Kittur, N., Binder, S., Campbell, C. H., King, C. H., Kinung'Hi, S., Olsen, A., Magnussen, Pascal & Colley, D. G., 2017, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 97, 6, p. 1810-1817 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Hospital epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a tertiary care hospital in Moshi Tanzania as determined by whole genome sequencing

    Kumburu, H. H., Sonda, T., Leetcharoenphon, P., van Zwetselaar, M., Lukjancenko, O., Alifrangis, Michael, Lund, O., Mmbaga, B. T., Kibiki, G. & Aarestrup, F. M., Oct 2017, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 22, S1, p. 359-359

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Patterns of infections, aetiological agents, and antimicrobial resistance at a tertiary care hospital in northern Tanzania

    Kumburu, H. H., Sonda, T., Mmbaga, B. T., Alifrangis, Michael, Lund, O., Kibiki, G. & Aarestrup, F. M., Oct 2017, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 22, S1, p. 360-360

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Patterns of infections, aetiological agents and antimicrobial resistance at a tertiary care hospital in northern Tanzania

    Kumburu, H. H., Sonda, T., Mmbaga, B. T., Alifrangis, Michael, Lund, O., Kibiki, G. & Aarestrup, F. M., Apr 2017, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 22, 4, p. 454-464 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE ALPHA THALASSEMIA TRAIT AND PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM GAMETOCYTEMIA IN A MALARIA ENDEMIC AREA IN GHANA

    Lamptey, H., Ofori, M. F., Owusu-Yeboa, E., Kusi, K. A., Adu, B., Arku, A. T., Alifrangis, Michael & Quakyi, I., Nov 2017, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95, 5 Suppl., p. 297-297

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: Western Europe

    Laranjo-González, M., Devleesschauwer, B., Trevisan, C., Allepuz, A., Sotiraki, S., Abraham, A., Afonso, M. B., Blocher, J., Cardoso, L., Correia Da Costa, J. M., Dorny, P., Gabriël, S., Gomes, J., Gómez-Morales, M. Á., Jokelainen, P., Kaminski, M., Krt, B., Magnussen, P., Robertson, L. J., Schmidt, V. & 12 others, Schmutzhard, E., Smit, G. S. A., Šoba, B., Stensvold, C. R., Starič, J., Troell, K., Rataj, A. V., Vieira-Pinto, M., Vilhena, M., Wardrop, N. A., Winkler, A. S. & Dermauw, V., 21 Jul 2017, In: Parasites and Vectors. 10, 14 p., 349.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Malaria parasite evasion of classical complement pathway attack

    Larsen, M. D., Ditlev, S., Olmos, R. B., Ampomah, P., Ofori, M. F., Garred, Peter & Hviid, Lars, 2017, In: Molecular Immunology. 89, p. 159-159

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Estimates of burden and consequences of infants born small for gestational age in low and middle income countries with INTERGROWTH-21st standard: analysis of CHERG datasets

    Lee, A. C., Kozuki, N., Cousens, S., Stevens, G. A., Blencowe, H., Silveira, M. F., Sania, A., Rosen, H. E., Schmiegelow, C., Adair, L. S., Baqui, A. H., Barros, F. C., Bhutta, Z. A., Caulfield, L. E., Christian, P., Clarke, S. E., Fawzi, W., Gonzalez, R., Humphrey, J., Huybregts, L. & 20 others, Kariuki, S., Kolsteren, P., Lusingu, J., Manandhar, D., Mongkolchati, A., Mullany, L. C., Ndyomugyenyi, R., Nien, J. K., Roberfroid, D., Saville, N., Terlouw, D. J., Tielsch, J. M., Victora, C. G., Velaphi, S. C., Watson-Jones, D., Willey, B. A., Ezzati, M., Lawn, J. E., Black, R. E. & Katz, J., 2017, In: The BMJ. 358, 11 p., j3677.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Structure-guided identification of a family of dual receptor-binding PfEMP1 that is associated with cerebral malaria

    Lennartz, F., Adams, Y., Bengtsson, A., Olsen, R. W., Turner, L., Ndam, N. T., Ecklu-Mensah, G. D., Moussiliou, A., Ofori, M. F., Gamain, B., Lusingu, J. P., Petersen, J. E. V., Wang, C. W., Nunes-Silva, S., Jespersen, J. S., Lau, C. K. Y., Theander, T. G., Lavstsen, T., Hviid, L., Higgins, M. K. & 1 others, Jensen, Anja Ramstedt, 8 Mar 2017, In: Cell Host & Microbe. 21, 3, p. 403-414 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    A versatile, high through-put, bead-based phagocytosis assay for Plasmodium falciparum

    Lloyd, Y. M., Ngati, E. P., Salanti, Ali, Leke, R. G. F. & Taylor, D. W., 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 7 p., 14705.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    A VAR2CSA:CSP conjugate capable of inducing dual specificity antibody responses

    Matondo, S., Thrane, Susan, Janitzek, C. M., Kavishe, R. A., Mwakalinga, S. B., Theander, Thor Grundtvig, Salanti, Ali, Nielsen, Morten Agertoug & Sander, Adam F. , 2017, In: African Health Sciences. 17, 2, p. 373-381 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    TREATMENT AND REFERRAL OF SICK CHILDREN PRESENTING WITH ILLNESSES AT PRIVATE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN UGANDA

    Mbonye, A., Buregyeya, E., Rutebemberwa, E., Clarke, S., La, S., Hansen, K., Magnussen, Pascal & LaRussa, P., Nov 2017, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95, 5 Suppl. , p. 457-457

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Referral of children seeking care at private health facilities in Uganda

    Mbonye, A. K., Buregyeya, E., Rutebemberwa, E., Clarke, S. E., Lal, S., Hansen, K. S., Magnussen, Pascal & LaRussa, P., 14 Feb 2017, In: Malaria Journal. 16, 11 p., 76.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Efficacy of the GMZ2 malaria vaccine in African children

    Milligan, P., Flach, C. & Theisen, Michael, 5 Jan 2017, In: Vaccine. 35, 2, p. 202 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Expression, Purification and Characterization of GMZ2'.10C, a Complex Disulphide-Bonded Fusion Protein Vaccine Candidate against the Asexual and Sexual Life-Stages of the Malaria-Causing Plasmodium falciparum Parasite

    Mistarz, U. H., Singh, S. K., Nguyen, T. T. T. N., Roeffen, W., Yang, F., Lissau, C., Madsen, S. M., Vrang, A., Tiendrebeogo, R. W., Kana, Ikhlaq Hussain, Sauerwein, R. W., Theisen, Michael & Rand, Kasper Dyrberg, 1 Sep 2017, In: Pharmaceutical Research. 34, 9, p. 1970-1983 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Plasmodium falciparum causing febrile infections express EPCR- binding PfEMP1

    Mkumbaye, S., Wang, Christian William, Jespersen, Jakob Schmidt, Petersen, J. E. V., Kavishe, R., Lusingu, J., Theander, Thor Grundtvig & Lavstsen, Thomas, Oct 2017, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 22, S1, p. 7-7 1S3.3.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review