Department of Biomedical Sciences

Publications in international peer-reviewed journals with impact factor

Adaui V, Lye LF, Akopyants NS, Zimic M, Llanos-Cuentas A, Garcia L, Maes I, De Doncker S, Dobson DE, Arevalo J, Dujardin JC, Beverley SM. Association of the endobiont doubled-stranded RNA virus LRV1 with treatment failure of human leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis in Peru and Bolivia. J Infect Dis 2016;213(1):112-21.

Adel A, Berkvens D, Abatih E, Soukehal A, Bianchini J, Saegerman C. Evaluation of immunofluorescence antibody test used for the diagnosis of canine leishmaniasis in the mediterranean basin: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE 2016;11(8):e0161051.

Adetifa IM, Kendall L, Bashorun A, Linda C, Omoleke S, Jeffries D, Maane R, Alorse BD, Alorse WD, Okoi CB, Mlaga KD, Kinteh MA, Donkor S, de Jong BC, Antonio M, D’Alessandro U. A tuberculosis nationwide prevalence survey in Gambia, 2012. Bull World Health Organ 2016;94(6):433-41.

Ahasan MS, Rahman MS, Rahman AK, Berkvens D. Bovine and caprine brucellosis in Bangladesh: Bayesian evaluation of four serological tests, true prevalence, and associated risk factors in household animals. Trop Anim Health Prod 2016;49(1):1-11.

Alirol E, Horie NS, Barbé B, Lejon V, Verdonck K, Gillet P, Jacobs J, Büscher P, Kanal B, Bhattarai NR, El Safi S, Phe T, Lim K, Leng L, Lutumba P, Mukendi D, Bottieau E, Boelaert M, Rijal S, Chappuis F. Diagnosis of persistent fever in the tropics: set of standard operating procedures used in the NIDIAG febrile syndrome study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(11):e0004749.

Andre E, Isaacs C, Affolabi D, Alagna R, Brockmann D, de Jong BC, Cambau E, Churchyard G, Cohen T, Delmee M, Delvenne JC, Farhat M, Habib A, Holme P, Keshavjee S, Khan A, Lightfoot P, Moore D, Moreno Y, Mundade Y, Pai M, Patel S, Nyaruhirira AU, Rocha LE, Takle J, Trebucq A, Creswell J, Boehme C. Connectivity of diagnostic technologies: improving surveillance and accelerating tuberculosis elimination. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2016;20(8):999-1003.

Angra P, Ridderhof J, Tahseen S, Van Deun A. Read the new microscopy handbook: even the Ziehl-Neelsen technique has changed [letter]. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2016;20(4):567.

Ariën KK, Venkatraj M, Michiels J, Joossens J, Vereecken K, Van der Veken P, Heeres J, De Winter H, Heyndrickx L, Augustyns K, Vanham G. Resistance and cross-resistance profile of the diaryltriazine NNRTI and candidate microbicide UAMC01398. J Antimicrob Chemother 2016;71(5):1159-68.

Ariën KK, Baleux F, Desjardins D, Porrot F, Coic YM, Michiels J, Bouchemal K, Bonnaffe D, Bruel T, Schwartz O, Le Grand R, Vanham G, Dereuddre-Bosquet N, Lortat-Jacob H. CD4-mimetic sulfopeptide conjugates display sub-nanomolar anti-HIV-1 activity and protect macaques against a SHIV162P3 vaginal challenge. Sci Rep 2016;6:34829.

Bangani N, Nakiwala J, Martineau AR, Wilkinson RJ, Wilkinson KA, Lowe DM. Brief report: HIV-1 infection impairs CD16 and CD35 mediated opsonophagocytosis of mycobacterium tuberculosis by human neutrophils. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;73(3):263-7.

Biéler S, Waltenberger H, Barrett MP, McCulloch R, Mottram JC, Carrington M, Schwaeble W, McKerrow J, Phillips MA, Michels PA, Büscher P, Sanchez JC, Bishop R, Robinson DR, Bangs J, Ferguson M, Nerima B, Albertini A, Michel G, Radwandska M, Ndung’u JM. Evaluation of antigens for development of a serological test for human African trypanosomiasis. PLoS ONE 2016;11(12):e0168074.

Birhanu H, Gebrehiwot T, Goddeeris BM, Büscher P, Van Reet N. New Trypanosoma evansi type B isolates from Ethiopian dromedary camels. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(4):e0004556.

Bisser S, Lumbala C, Nguertoum E, Kande V, Flevaud L, Vatunga G, Boelaert M, Büscher P, Josenando T, Bessell PR, Bieler S, Ndung’u JM. Sensitivity and specificity of a prototype rapid diagnostic test for the detection of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense infection: a multi-centric prospective study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(4):e0004608.

Borggren M, Jensen SS, Heyndrickx L, Palm AA, Gerstoft J, Kronborg G, Honge BL, Jespersen S, da Silva ZJ, Karlsson I, Fomsgaard A. Neutralizing antibody response and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity in HIV-1 infected individuals from Guinea-Bissau and Denmark. AIDS Res Hum Retrovir 2016;32(5):434-42.

Braae UC, Devleesschauwer B, Gabriel S, Dorny P, Speybroeck N, Magnussen P, Torgerson P, Johansen MV. CystiSim – an agent-based model for taenia solium transmission and control. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(12):e0005184.

Brabin BJ, Gies S, Owens S, Claeys Y, D’Alessandro U, Tinto H, Brabin L. Perspectives on the design and methodology of periconceptional nutrient supplementation trials. Trials 2016;17(58):1-24.

Breman JG, Heymann DL, Lloyd G, McCormick JB, Miatudila M, Murphy FA, Muyembe-Tamfun JJ, Piot P, Ruppol JF, Sureau P, van der Groen G, Johnson KM. Discovery and description of Ebola Zaire virus in 1976 and relevance to the West African epidemic during 2013-2016. J Infect Dis 2016;214(Suppl.3):S93-S101.

Brizzi K, Pelden S, Tshokey T, Nirola DK, Diamond MB, Klein JP, Tshering L, Deki S, Nidup D, Bruno V, Dorny P, Garcia HH, Mateen FJ. Neurocysticercosis in Bhutan: a cross-sectional study in people with epilepsy. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2016;110(9):517-26.

Caers J, Peymen K, Van Hiel MB, Van Rompay L, Van Den Abbeele J, Schoofs L, Beets I. Molecular characterization of a short neuropeptide F signaling system in the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2016;235:142-9.

Caers J, Van Hiel MB, Peymen K, Zels S, Van Rompay L, Van Den Abbeele J, Schoofs L, Beets I. Characterization of a neuropeptide F receptor in the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans. J Insect Physiol 2016;93-94:105-11.

Caers J, Janssen T, Van Rompay L, Broeckx V, Van Den Abbeele J, Gade G, Schoofs L, Beets I. Characterization and pharmacological analysis of two adipokinetic hormone receptor variants of the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2016;70:73-84.

Caljon G, Van Reet N, De Trez C, Vermeersch M, Perez-Morga D, Van Den Abbeele J. The dermis as a delivery site of Trypanosoma brucei for tsetse flies. PLoS Pathog 2016;12(7):e1005744.

Caljon G, De Muylder G, Durnez L, Jennes W, Vanaerschot M, Dujardin JC. Alice in microbes’ land: adaptations and counter-adaptations of vector-borne parasitic protozoa and their hosts. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2016;40(5):664-85.

Carvalho RC, Vasconcellos SE, Issa MDA, Soares Filho PM, Mota PM, Araujo FR, Carvalho AC, Gomes HM, Suffys PN, Figueiredo EE, Paschoalin VM. Molecular typing of mycobacterium bovis from cattle reared in midwest Brazil. PLoS ONE 2016;11(9):e0162459.

Cauchard S, Van Reet N, Büscher P, Goux D, Grötzinger J, Leippe M, Cattoir V, Laugier C, Cauchard J. Killing of Trypanozoon parasites by the equine cathelicidin eCATH1. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016;60(5):2610-9.

Chiang CY, Van Deun A, Rieder HL. Gatifloxacin for short, effective treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis [perspective]. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2016;20(9):1143-7.

Cnops L, van Griensven J, Honko AN, Bausch DG, Sprecher A, Hill CE, Colebunders R, Johnson JC, Griffiths A, Palacios GF, Kraft CS, Kobinger G, Hewlett A, Norwood DA, Sabeti P, Jahrling PB, Formenty P, Kuhn JH, Ariën K. Overlooking the importance of immunoassays [authors’ reply]. Lancet Infect Dis 2016;16(10):1110.

Cnops L, van Griensven J, Honko AN, Bausch DG, Sprecher A, Hill CE, Colebunders R, Johnson JC, Griffiths A, Palacios GF, Kraft CS, Kobinger G, Hewlett A, Norwood DA, Sabeti P, Jahrling PB, Formenty P, Kuhn JH, Ariën KK. Essentials of filoviral load quantification. Lancet Infect Dis 2016;16(7):e134-e138.

Cnops L, Van den Eede P, Pettitt J, Heyndrickx L, De Smet B, Coppens S, Andries I, Pattery T, Van Hove L, Meersseman G, Van Den Herrewegen S, Vergauwe N, Thijs R, Jahrling PB, Nauwelaers D, Ariën KK. Development, evaluation, and integration of a quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction diagnostic test for Ebola virus on a molecular diagnostics platform. J Infect Dis 2016;214(Suppl.3):S192-S202.

Coeck N, de Jong BC, Diels M, De Rijk P, Ardizzoni E, Van Deun A, Rigouts L. Correlation of different phenotypic drug susceptibility testing methods for four fluoroquinolones in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Antimicrob Chemother 2016;71(5):1233-40.

Colebunders R, Tepage F, Rood E, Mandro M, Abatih EN, Musinya G, Mambandu G, Kabeya J, Komba M, Levick B, Mokili JL, Laudisoit A. Prevalence of river epilepsy in the Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(5):e0004478.

Colebunders R, Hendy A, van Oijen M. Nodding syndrome in onchocerciasis endemic areas. Trends Parasitol 2016;32(8):581-3.

Collantes J, Solari FB, Rigouts L. Rapid detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to isoniazid and/or rifampicin: standardization of multiplex polymerase chain reaction analysis. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2016;95(6):1257-64.

Coulibaly YI, Coulibaly SY, Dolo H, Konate S, Diallo AA, Doumbia SS, Soumaoro L, Coulibaly ME, Dicko I, Sangare MB, Dembele B, Sangare M, Dembele M, Toure YT, Kelly-Hope L, Polman K, Kyelem D, Traore SF, Bockarie M, Klion AD, Nutman TB. Dynamics of antigenemia and transmission intensity of Wuchereria bancrofti following cessation of mass drug administration in a formerly highly endemic region of Mali. Parasit Vectors 2016 Dec 3;9(1):628.

Cuypers B, Lecordier L, Meehan CJ, Van den Broeck F, Imamura H, Büscher P, Dujardin JC, Laukens K, Schnaufer A, Dewar C, Lewis M, Balmer O, Azurago T, Kyei-Faried S, Ohene SA, Duah B, Homiah P, Mensah EK, Anleah F, Franco JR, Pays E, Deborggraeve S. Apolipoprotein L1 variant associated with increased susceptibility to Trypanosome infection. MBio 2016;7(2):1-8.

Daneau G, Gous N, Scott L, Potgieter J, Kestens L, Stevens W. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients accept finger stick blood collection for point-of-care CD4 testing. PLoS ONE 2016;11(8):e0161891.

Dao TT, Abatih EN, Nguyen TT, Tran HT, Gabriel S, Smit S, Le PN, Dorny P. Prevalence of opisthorchis viverrini-Like fluke infection in ducks in Binh Dinh province, Central Vietnam. Korean J Parasitol 2016;54(3):357-61.

Dao TT, Bui TV, Abatih EN, Gabriël S, Nguyen TT, Huynh QH, Nguyen CV, Dorny P. Opisthorchis viverrini infections and associated risk factors in a lowland area of Binh Dinh Province, Central Vietnam. Acta Trop 2016;157:151-7.

De Beuckelaer A, Pollard C, Van Lint S, Roose K, Van Hoecke L, Naessens T, Udhayakumar VK, Smet M, Sanders N, Lienenklaus S, Saelens X, Weiss S, Vanham G, Grooten J, De Koker S. Type I interferons interfere with the capacity of mRNA lipoplex vaccines to elicit cytolytic T cell responses. Mol Ther 2016;24(11):2012-20.

de Gier B, Nga TT, Winichagoon P, Dijkhuizen MA, Khan NC, van de Bor M, Ponce MC, Polman K, Wieringa FT. Species-specific associations between soil-transmitted helminths and micronutrients in Vietnamese schoolchildren. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2016;95(1):77-82.

de Gier B, Campos Ponce M, Perignon M, Fiorentino M, Khov K, Chamnan C, de Boer MR, Parker ME, Burja K, Dijkhuizen MA, Berger J, Polman K, Wieringa FT. Micronutrient-fortified rice can increase hookworm infection risk: a cluster randomized trial. PLoS ONE 2016;11(1):e0145351.

De Muylder G, Vanhollebeke B, Caljon G, Wolfe AR, McKerrow J, Dujardin JC. Naloxonazine, an amastigote-apecific compound, affects leishmania parasites through modulation of host-encoded functions. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(12):e0005234.

De Smet B, Van den Bossche D, Van de Werve C, Mairesse J, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Ariën KK, Van Esbroeck M, Cnops L. Confirmed Zika virus infection in a Belgian traveler returning from Guatemala, and the diagnostic challenges of imported cases into Europe. J Clin Virol 2016;80:8-11.

Decuypere S, Maltha J, Deborggraeve S, Rattray NJ, Issa G, Bérenger K, Lompo P, Tahita MC, Ruspasinghe T, McConville M, Goodacre R, Tinto H, Jacobs J, Carapetis JR. Towards improving point-of-care diagnosis of non-malaria febrile illness: a metabolomics approach. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(3):e0004480.

Decuypere S, Meehan CJ, Van Puyvelde S, De Block T, Maltha J, Palpouguini L, Tahita M, Tinto H, Jacobs J, Deborggraeve S. Diagnosis of bacterial bloodstream infections: a 16S metagenomics approach. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(2):e0004470.

Delgado-Ratto C, Gamboa D, Soto-Calle VE, Van den Eede P, Torres E, Sanchez-Martinez L, Contreras-Mancilla J, Rosanas-Urgell A, Rodriguez FH, Llanos-Cuentas A, Erhart A, Van geertruyden JP, D’Alessandro U. Population genetics of Plasmodium vivax in the Peruvian Amazon. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(1):e0004376.

Dermauw V, Ganaba R, Cisse A, Ouedraogo B, Millogo A, Tarnagda Z, Hul AV, Gabriel S, Carabin H, Dorny P. Taenia hydatigena in pigs in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional abattoir study. Vet Parasitol 2016;230:9-13.

Devleesschauwer B, Aryal A, Sharma BK, Ale A, Declercq A, Depraz S, Gaire TN, Gongal G, Karki S, Pandey BD, Pun SB, Duchateau L, Dorny P, Speybroeck N. Epidemiology, impact and control of rabies in Nepal: a systematic review. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(2):e0004461.

Diarra B, Goita D, Tounkara S, Sanogo M, Baya B, Togo AC, Maiga M, Sarro YS, Kone A, Kone B, M’Baye O, Coulibaly N, Kassambara H, Cisse A, Belson M, Polis MA, Otu J, Gehre F, Antonio M, Dao S, Siddiqui S, Murphy RL, de Jong BC, Diallo S. Tuberculosis drug resistance in Bamako, Mali, from 2006 to 2014. BMC Infect Dis 2016;16(1):714.

Dirix V, Schepers K, Massinga-Loembe M, Worodria W, Colebunders R, Singh M, Locht C, Kestens L, Mascart F. Added value of long-term cytokine release assays to detect M. tuberculosis infection in HIV-infected subjects in Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(3):344-52.

Dorlo TPC, Ostyn BA, Uranw S, Dujardin JC, Boelaert M. Treatment of visceral leishmaniasis: pitfalls and stewardship [letter]. Lancet Infect Dis 2016;16(7):777-8.

Drini S, Criscuolo A, Lechat P, Imamura H, Skalicky T, Rachidi N, Lukes J, Dujardin JC, Spath GF. Species- and strain-specific adaptation of the HSP70 super family in pathogenic trypanosomatids. Genome Biol Evol 2016 Jul 2;8(6):1980-95.

Etang J, Pennetier C, Piameu M, Bouraima A, Chandre F, Awono-Ambene P, Coosemans M, Corbel V. When intensity of deltamethrin resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. leads to loss of long lasting insecticidal nets bio-efficacy: a case study in north Cameroon. Parasit Vectors 2016;9(132):1-10.

Farhat MR, Sultana R, Iartchouk O, Bozeman S, Galagan J, Sisk P, Stolte C, Nebenzahl-Guimaraes H, Jacobson K, Sloutsky A, Kaur D, Posey J, Kreiswirth BN, Kurepina N, Rigouts L, Streicher EM, Victor TC, Warren RM, van Soolingen D, Murray M. Genetic determinants of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and their diagnostic value. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2016;194(5):621-30.

Fikru R, Matetovici I, Roge S, Merga B, Goddeeris BM, Büscher P, Van Reet N. Ribosomal DNA analysis of tsetse and non-tsetse transmitted Ethiopian Trypanosoma vivax strains in view of improved molecular diagnosis. Vet Parasitol 2016;220:15-22.

Fraga J, Fernández-Calienes A, Montalvo AM, Maes I, Deborggraeve S, Büscher P, Dujardin JC, Van der Auwera G. Phylogenetic analysis of the Trypanosoma genus based on the heat-shock protein 70 gene. Infect Genet Evol 2016;43:165-72.

Garcia BJ, Loxton AG, Dolganov GM, Van TT, Davis JL, de Jong BC, Voskuil MI, Leach SM, Schoolnik GK, Walzl G, Strong M, Walter ND. Sputum is a surrogate for bronchoalveolar lavage for monitoring Mycobacterium tuberculosis transcriptional profiles in TB patients. Tuberculosis 2016;100:89-94.

Gehre F, Otu J, Kendall L, Forson A, Kwara A, Kudzawu S, Kehinde AO, Adebiyi O, Salako K, Baldeh I, Jallow A, Jallow M, Dagnra A, Disse K, Kadanga EA, Idigbe EO, Onubogu C, Onyejepu N, Gaye-Diallo A, Ba-Diallo A, Rabna P, Mane M, Sanogo M, Diarra B, Dezemon Z, Sanou A, Senghore M, Kwambana-Adams BA, Demba E, Faal-Jawara T, Kumar S, Tientcheu LD, Jallow A, Ceesay S, Adetifa I, Jaye A, Pallen MJ, D’Alessandro U, Kampmann B, Adegbola RA, Mboup S, Corrah T, de Jong BC, Antonio M. The emerging threat of pre-extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in West Africa: preparing for large-scale tuberculosis research and drug resistance surveillance. BMC Med 2016;14(1):160.

Gehre F, Kumar S, Kendall L, Ejo M, Secka O, Ofori-Anyinam B, Abatih E, Antonio M, Berkvens D, de Jong BC. A Mycobacterial perspective on tuberculosis in West Africa: significant geographical variation of M. africanum and other M. tuberculosis complex lineages. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(3):e0004408.

Girmay G, Arega B, Tesfaye D, Berkvens D, Muleta G, Asefa G. Community-based tsetse fly control significantly reduces fly density and trypanosomosis prevalence in Metekel Zone, Northwest, Ethiopia. Trop Anim Health Prod 2016;48(3):633-42.

Hald T, Aspinall W, Devleesschauwer B, Cooke R, Corrigan T, Havelaar AH, Gibb HJ, Torgerson PR, Kirk MD, Angulo FJ, Lake RJ, Speybroeck N, Hoffmann S. World Health Organization estimates of the relative contributions of food to the burden of disease due to selected foodborne hazards: a structured expert elicitation. PLoS ONE 2016;11(1):e0145839.

Hens J, Jennes W, Kestens L. The role of NK cells in HIV-1 protection: autologous, allogeneic or both? AIDS Res Ther 2016;13(15):1-12.

Hong NV, Delgado-Ratto C, Thanh PV, Van den Eede P, Guetens P, Binh NT, Phuc BQ, Duong TT, Van geertruyden JP, D’Alessandro U, Erhart A, Rosanas-Urgell A. Population genetics of Plasmodium vivax in four rural communities in central Vietnam. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(2):e0004434.

Imamura H, Downing T, Van den Broeck F, Sanders MJ, Rijal S, Sundar S, Mannaert A, Vanaerschot M, Berg M, De Muylder G, Dumetz F, Cuypers B, Maes I, Domagalska M, Decuypere S, Rai K, Uranw S, Bhattarai NR, Khanal B, Prajapati VK, Sharma S, Stark O, Schonian G, de Koning HP, Settimo L, Vanhollebeke B, Roy S, Ostyn B, Boelaert M, Maes L, Berriman M, Dujardin JC, Cotton JA. Evolutionary genomics of epidemic visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent. eLife 2016;5(e12613):1-39.

Jansen F, Dorny P, Berkvens D, Van Hul A, Van den Broeck N, Makay C, Praet N, Gabriël S. Assessment of the repeatability and border-plate effects of the B158/B60 enzyme-linked-immunosorbent assay for the detection of circulating antigen (Ag-ELISA) of Taenia saginata. Vet Parasitol 2016;227:69-72.

Kauffmann F, Dumetz F, Hendrickx S, Muraille E, Dujardin JC, Maes L, Magez S, De Trez C. In vivo characterization of two additional Leishmania donovani strains using the murine and hamster model. Parasite Immunol 2016;38(5):290-302.

Kerkhof K, Sluydts V, Willen L, Kim S, Canier L, Heng S, Tsuboi T, Sochantha T, Sovannaroth S, Menard D, Coosemans M, Durnez L. Serological markers to measure recent changes in malaria at population level in Cambodia. Malar J 2016;15(1):529.

Kerkhof K, Sluydts V, Heng S, Kim S, Pareyn M, Willen L, Canier L, Sovannaroth S, Menard D, Sochantha T, Coosemans M, Durnez L. Geographical patterns of malaria transmission based on serological markers for falciparum and vivax malaria in Ratanakiri, Cambodia. Malar J 2016;15(1):510.

Laranjo-Gonzalez M, Devleesschauwer B, Gabriël S, Dorny P, Allepuz A. Epidemiology, impact and control of bovine cysticercosis in Europe: a systematic review. Parasit Vectors 2016;9(81):1-12.

Li X, Xue Y, Lin Y, Gai J, Zhang L, Cheng H, Ning Z, Zhou L, Zhu K, Vanham G, Kang L, Wang Y, Zhuang M, Pan Q, Zhong P. Evolutionary dynamics and complicated genetic transmission network patterns of HIV-1 CRF01_AE among MSM in Shanghai, China. Sci Rep 2016;6:34729.

Lingaraju S, Rigouts L, Gupta A, Lee J, Umubyeyi AN, Davidow AL, German S, Cho E, Lee JI, Cho SN, Kim CT, Alland D, Safi H. Geographic differences in the contribution of ubiA mutations to high-level ethambutol resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016;60(7):4101-5.

Manning L, Cutts J, Stanisic DI, Laman M, Carmagnac A, Allen S, O’Donnell A, Karunajeewa H, Rosanas-Urgell A, Siba P, Davis TM, Michon P, Schofield L, Rockett K, Kwiatkowski D, Mueller I. A Toll-like receptor-1 variant and its characteristic cellular phenotype is associated with severe malaria in Papua New Guinean children. Genes Immun 2016;17(1):52-9.

Matetovici I, Caljon G, Van Den Abbeele J. Tsetse fly tolerance to T. brucei infection: transcriptome analysis of trypanosome-associated changes in the tsetse fly salivary gland. BMC Genomics 2016;17(1):971.

Matetovici I, Sajgo S, Ianc B, Ochis C, Bulzu P, Popescu O, Damert A. Mobile element evolution playing jigsaw-SINEs in gastropod and bivalve mollusks. Genome Biol Evol 2016;8(1):253-70.

Mekibib B, Ariën KK. Aerosol transmission of filoviruses. Viruses 2016;8(148):1-16.

Messiaen P, Forier A, Vanderschueren S, Theunissen C, Nijs J, Van Esbroeck M, Bottieau E, De Schrijver K, Gyssens IC, Cartuyvels R, Dorny P, van der Hilst J, Blockmans D. Outbreak of trichinellosis related to eating imported wild boar meat, Belgium, 2014. Euro Surveill 2016;21(37):30341.

Mitnick CD, White RA, Lu C, Rodriguez CA, Bayona J, Becerra MC, Burgos M, Centis R, Cohen T, Cox H, D’Ambrosio L, Danilovitz M, Falzon D, Gelmanova IY, Gler MT, Grinsdale JA, Holtz TH, Keshavjee S, Leimane V, Menzies D, Migliori GB, Milstein MB, Mishustin SP, Pagano M, Quelapio MI, Shean K, Shin SS, Tolman AW, van der Walt ML, Van Deun A, Viiklepp P. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment failure detection depends on monitoring interval and microbiological method. Eur Respir J 2016;48(4):1160-70.

Mondelaers A, Sanchez-Cañete MP, Hendrickx S, Eberhardt E, Garcia-Hernandez R, Lachaud L, Cotton J, Sanders M, Cuypers B, Imamura H, Dujardin JC, Delputte P, Cos P, Caljon G, Gamarro F, Castanys S, Maes L. Genomic and molecular characterization of miltefosine resistance in Leishmania infantum strains with either natural or acquired resistance through experimental selection of intracellular amastigotes. PLoS ONE 2016;11(4):e0154101.

Montalvo AM, Fraga J, Montano I, Monzote L, Van der Auwera G, Marín M, Muskus C. Identificación molecular con base en el gen hsp70 de aislamientos clínicos de Leishmania spp. en Colombia. Biomédica 2016;36(Suppl.1):37-44.

Muhindo Mavoko H, Kalabuanga M, Delgado-Ratto C, Maketa V, Mukele R, Fungula B, Inocencio da Luz R, Rosanas-Urgell A, Lutumba P, Van geertruyden JP. Uncomplicated clinical malaria features, the efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine and their relation with multiplicity of infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo. PLoS ONE 2016;11(6):e0157074.

Mwangungulu SP, Sumaye RD, Limwagu AJ, Siria DJ, Kaindoa EW, Okumu FO. Crowdsourcing vector surveillance: using community knowledge and experiences to predict densities and distribution of outdoor-biting mosquitoes in rural Tanzania. PLoS ONE 2016;11(6):e0156388.

Ngabonziza JC, Ssengooba W, Mutua F, Torrea G, Dushime A, Gasana M, Andre E, Uwamungu S, Nyaruhirira AU, Mwaengo D, Muvunyi CM. Diagnostic performance of smear microscopy and incremental yield of Xpert in detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in Rwanda. BMC Infect Dis 2016;16(1):660.

Nguyen MT, Gabriël S, Abatih EN, Dorny P. A systematic review on the global occurrence of Taenia hydatigena in pigs and cattle. Vet Parasitol 2016;226:97-103.

Ofori-Anyinam B, Kanuteh F, Agbla SC, Adetifa I, Okoi C, Dolganov G, Schoolnik G, Secka O, Antonio M, de Jong BC, Gehre F. Impact of the Mycobaterium africanum West Africa 2 lineage on TB diagnostics in West Africa: decreased sensitivity of rapid identification tests in the Gambia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(7):e0004801.

Okello AL, Thomas L, Inthavong P, Ash A, Khamlome B, Keokamphet C, Newberry K, Gauci CG, Gabriël S, Dorny P, Thompson RA, Lightowlers MW, Allen J. Assessing the impact of a joint human-porcine intervention package for Taenia solium control: results of a pilot study from northern Lao PDR. Acta Trop 2016;159:185-91.

Osbak KK, Houston S, Lithgow KV, Meehan CJ, Strouhal M, Smajs D, Cameron CE, Van Ostade X, Kenyon CR, Van Raemdonck GA. Characterizing the syphilis-causing Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum proteome using complementary mass spectrometry. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016 Sep;10(9):e0004988.

Pannus P, Claus M, Gonzalez MM, Ford N, Fransen K. Sensitivity and specificity of dried blood spots for HIV-1 viral load quantification: a laboratory assessment of 3 commercial assays. Medicine 2016 Nov;95(48):e5475.

Parker M, Polman K, Allen T. Neglected tropical diseases in biosocial perspective. J Biosoc Sci 2016 Sep;48(Suppl.1):S1-S15.

Phelan J, Coll F, McNerney R, Ascher DB, Pires DE, Furnham N, Coeck N, Hill-Cawthorne GA, Nair MB, Mallard K, Ramsay A, Campino S, Hibberd ML, Pain A, Rigouts L, Clark TG. Mycobacterium tuberculosis whole genome sequencing and protein structure modelling provides insights into anti-tuberculosis drug resistance. BMC Med 2016;14(31):1-13.

Richardson JB, Evans B, Pyana PP, Van Reet N, Sistrom M, Büscher P, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Whole genome sequencing shows sleeping sickness relapse is due to parasite regrowth and not reinfection. Evol Appl 2016;9(2):381-93.

Rigouts L, Coeck N, Gumusboga M, de Rijk WB, Aung KJM, Hossain MA, Fissette K, Rieder HL, Meehan CJ, de Jong BC, Van Deun A. Specific gyrA gene mutations predict poor treatment outcome in MDR-TB. J Antimicrob Chemother 2016;71(2):314-23.

Robbertse L, Baron S, van der Merwe NA, Madder M, Stoltsz WH, Maritz-Olivier C. Genetic diversity, acaricide resistance status and evolutionary potential of a Rhipicephalus microplus population from a disease-controlled cattle farming area in South Africa. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2016;7(4):595-603.

Rutherford K, Meehan CJ, Langille MG, Tyack SG, McKay JC, McLean NL, Benkel K, Beiko RG, Benkel B. Discovery of an expanded set of avian leukosis subroup E proviruses in chickens using Vermillion, a novel sequence capture and analysis pipeline. Poult Sci 2016;95(10):2250-8.

Sander MS, Vuchas CY, Numfor HN, Nsimen AN, Abena J-LF, Noeske J, Van Deun A, Morgan KL. Sputum bacterial load predicts multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in retreatment patients: a case-control study. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2016;20(6):793-9.

Seliwiorstow T, Baré J, Berkvens D, Van Damme I, Uyttendaele M, De Zutter L. Identification of risk factors for Campylobacter contamination levels on broiler carcasses during the slaughter process. Int J Food Microbiol 2016;226:26-32.

Sergeyev S, Yadav AK, Franck P, Michiels J, Lewi P, Heeres J, Vanham G, Ariën KK, Vande Velde CM, De Winter H, Maes BU. 2,6-Di(Arylamino)-3-Fluoropyridine derivatives as HIV non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. J Med Chem 2016;59(5):1854-68.

Shaw CD, Lonchamp J, Downing T, Imamura H, Freeman TM, Cotton JA, Sanders M, Blackburn G, Dujardin JC, Rijal S, Khanal B, Illingworth CJ, Coombs GH, Carter KC. In vitro selection of miltefosine resistance in promastigotes of Leishmania donovani from Nepal: genomic and metabolomic characterisation. Mol Microbiol 2016;99(6):1134-48.

Sluydts V, Durnez L, Heng S, Gryseels C, Canier L, Kim S, Van Roey K, Kerkhof K, Khim N, Mao S, Uk S, Sovannaroth S, Peeters Grietens K, Sochantha T, Menard D, Coosemans M. Efficacy of topical mosquito repellent (picaridin) plus long-lasting insecticidal nets versus long-lasting insecticidal nets alone for control of malaria: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Lancet Infect Dis 2016;16(10):1169-77.

Soentjens P, Cnops L, Huyse T, Yansouni C, De Vos D, Bottieau E, Clerinx J, Van Esbroeck M. Diagnosis and clinical management of Schistosoma haematobium–Schistosoma bovis hybrid infection in a cluster of travelers returning from Mali. Clin Infect Dis 2016;63(12):1626-9.

Ssengooba W, Meehan CJ, Lukoye D, Kasule GW, Musisi K, Joloba ML, Cobelens FG, de Jong BC. Whole genome sequencing to complement tuberculosis drug resistance surveys in Uganda. Infect Genet Evol 2016;40:8-16.

Ssengooba W, de Jong BC, Joloba ML, Cobelens FG, Meehan CJ. Whole genome sequencing reveals mycobacterial microevolution among concurrent isolates from sputum and blood in HIV infected TB patients. BMC Infect Dis 2016;16:371.

Ssengooba W, Respeito D, Mambuque E, Blanco S, Bulo H, Mandomando I, de Jong BC, Cobelens FG, Garcia-Basteiro AL. Do Xpert MTB/RIF cycle threshold values provide information about patient delays for tuberculosis diagnosis? PLoS ONE 2016;11(9):e0162833.

Stassijns J, van den Boogaard W, Pannus P, Nkunzimana A, Rosanas-Urgell A. Prevalence and diagnostics of congenital malaria in rural Burundi, a cross-sectional study. Malar J 2016;15(1):443.

Stijlemans B, Brys L, Korf H, Bieniasz-Krzywiec P, Sparkes A, Vansintjan L, Leng L, Vanbekbergen N, Mazzone M, Caljon G, Van Den Abbeele J, Odongo S, De Trez C, Magez S, Van Ginderachter JA, Beschin A, Bucala R, De Baetselier P. MIF-mediated hemodilution promotes pathogenic anemia in experimental African trypanosomosis. PLoS Pathog 2016;12(9):e1005862.

Stijlemans B, Caljon G, Van Den Abbeele J, Van Ginderachter JA, Magez S, De Trez C. Immune evasion strategies of Trypanosoma brucei within the mammalian host: progression to pathogenicity. Front Immunol 2016;7(233).

Stucki D, Brites D, Jeljeli L, Coscolla M, Liu Q, Trauner A, Fenner L, Rutaihwa L, Borrell S, Luo T, Gao Q, Kato-Maeda M, Ballif M, Egger M, Macedo R, Mardassi H, Moreno M, Vilanova GT, Fyfe J, Globan M, Thomas J, Jamieson F, Guthrie JL, Asante-Poku A, Yeboah-Manu D, Wampande E, Ssengooba W, Joloba M, Boom WH, Basu I, Bower J, Saraiva M, Vasconcellos SE, Suffys P, Koch A, Wilkinson R, Gail-Bekker L, Malla B, Ley SD, Beck HP, de Jong BC, Toit K, Sanchez-Padilla E, Bonnet M, Gil-Brusola A, Frank M, Penlap Beng VN, Eisenach K, Alani I, Ndung’u PW, Revathi G, Gehre F, Akter S, Ntoumi F, Stewart-Isherwood L, Ntinginya NE, Rachow A, Hoelscher M, Cirillo DM, Skenders G, Hoffner S, Bakonyte D, Stakenas P, Diel R, Crudu V, Moldovan O, Al-Hajoj S, Otero L, Barletta F, Carter EJ, Diero L, Supply P, Comas I, Niemann S, Gagneux S. Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 4 comprises globally distributed and geographically restricted sublineages. Nat Genet 2016;48(12):1535-45.

Sungirai M, Moyo DZ, De Clercq P, Madder M. Communal farmers’ perceptions of tick-borne diseases affecting cattle and investigation of tick control methods practiced in Zimbabwe. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2016;7(1):1-9.

Tahseen S, Qadeer E, Khanzada FM, Rizvi AH, Dean A, Van Deun A, Zignol M. Use of Xpert(®) MTB/RIF assay in the first national anti-tuberculosis drug resistance survey in Pakistan. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2016;20(4):448-55.

Tchamdja E, Kulo AE, Akoda K, Teko-Agbo A, Assoumy AM, Niang EM, Batawui K, Adomefa K, Bankole AA, Kombiagou K, Hoppenheit A, Clausen PH, Mattioli RC, Peter R, Napier GB, De Deken R, Marcotty T, Van Den Abbeele J, Delespaux V. Drug quality analysis through high performance liquid chromatography of isometamidium chloride hydrochloride and diminazene diaceturate purchased from official and unofficial sources in Northern Togo. Prev Vet Med 2016;126:151-8.

Tharmalingam J, Appaswamy PT, Gangadaran P, Dorny P, Vercruysse J, Geldhof P, Vedantam R, Alexander M, Oommen A. Host Th1/Th2 immune response to Taenia solium cyst antigens in relation to cyst burden of neurocysticercosis. Parasite Immunol 2016;38(10):628-34.

Thys S, Mwape KE, Lefèvre P, Dorny P, Phiri AM, Marcotty T, Phiri IK, Gabriël S. Why pigs are free-roaming: communities’ perceptions, knowledge and practices regarding pig management and taeniosis/cystisercosis in a Taenia solium endemic rural area in Eastern Zambia. Vet Parasitol 2016;225:33-42.

Tigre W, Deresa B, Haile A, Gabriël S, Victor B, Van Pelt J, Devleesschauwer B, Vercruysse J, Dorny P. Molecular characterization of Echinococcus granulosus s.l. cysts from cattle, camels, goats and pigs in Ethiopia. Vet Parasitol 2016;215:17-21.

Tintori C, Brai A, Lang MCD, Deodato D, Greco AM, Bizzarri BM, Cascone L, Casian A, Zamperini C, Dreassi E, Crespan E, Maga G, Vanham G, Ceresola ER, Canducci F, Ariën KK, Botta M. Development and in vitro evaluation of a microbicide gel formulation for a novel non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor belonging to the N-dihydro-alkyloxy-benzyl-oxopyrimidines (N-DABOs) family. J Med Chem 2016;59(6):2747-59.

Trindade S, Rijo-Ferreira F, Carvalho T, Pinto-Neves D, Guegan F, Aresta-Branco F, Bento F, Young SA, Pinto A, Van Den Abbeele J, Ribeiro RM, Dias S, Smith TK, Figueiredo LM. Trypanosoma brucei parasites occupy and functionally adapt to the adipose tissue in mice. Cell Host Microbe 2016;19(6):837-48.

Ukwaja KN, Meka AO, Chukwuka A, Asiedu KB, Huber KL, Eddyani M, Chukwu JN, Anyim MC, Nwafor CC, Oshi DC, Madichie NO, Ekeke N, Njoku M, Ntana K. Buruli ulcer in Nigeria: results of a pilot case study in three rural districts. Infect Dis Poverty 2016;5(39):1-9.

van de Velde N, Devleesschauwer B, Leopold M, Begeman L, IJsseldijk L, Hiemstra S, IJzer J, Brownlow A, Davison N, Haelters J, Jauniaux T, Siebert U, Dorny P, De Craeye S. Toxoplasma gondii in stranded marine mammals from the North Sea and Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Findings and diagnostic difficulties. Vet Parasitol 2016;230:25-32.

Van der Auwera G, Bart A, Chicharro C, Cortes S, Davidsson L, Di Muccio T, Dujardin JC, Felger I, Paglia MG, Grimm F, Harms G, Jaffe CL, Manser M, Ravel C, Robert-Gangneux F, Roelfsema J, Toz S, Verweij JJ, Chiodini PL. Comparison of leishmania typing results obtained from 16 European clinical laboratories in 2014. Euro Surveill 2016;21(49):1-11.

Van Esbroeck M, Meersman K, Michiels J, Ariën KK, Van den Bossche D. Letter to the editor: Specificity of Zika virus ELISA: interference with malaria [letter]. Euro Surveill 2016;21(21):pII=30237.

Van Schalkwyk OL, De Clercq EM, De Pus C, Hendrickx G, Van den Bossche P, Knobel DL. Heterogeneity in a communal cattle-farming system in a zone endemic for foot and mouth disease in South Africa. Geospat Health 2016;11(338):83-94.

Van Schalkwyk OL, Knobel DL, De Clercq EM, De Pus C, Hendrickx G, Van den Bossche P. Description of events where African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) strayed from the endemic foot-and-mouth disease zone in South Africa, 1998-2008. Transbound Emerg Dis 2016;63(3):333-47.

Vanantwerpen G, De Zutter L, Berkvens D, Houf K. Impact of the sampling method and chilling on the Salmonella recovery from pig carcasses. Int J Food Microbiol 2016;232:22-5.

Vluggen C, Soetaert K, Duytschaever L, Denoël J, Fauville-Dufaux M, Smeets F, Bruffaerts N, Huygen K, Fretin D, Rigouts L, Saegerman C, Matthys V. Genotyping and strain distribution of Mycobacterium avium subspecies Hominissuis isolated from humans and pigs in Belgium, 2011-2013. Euro Surveill 2016;21(3):pii=30111.

Walter ND, de Jong BC, Garcia BJ, Dolganov GM, Worodria W, Byanyima P, Musisi E, Huang L, Chan ED, Van TT, Antonio M, Ayorinde A, Kato-Maeda M, Nahid P, Leung AM, Yen A, Fingerlin TE, Kechris K, Strong M, Voskuil MI, Davis JL, Schoolnik GK. Adaptation of M. tuberculosis to impaired host immunity in HIV-infected patients. J Infect Dis 2016;214(8):1205-11.

Wang SX, Michiels J, Ariën KK, New R, Vanham G, Roitt I. Inhibition of HIV virus by neutralizing Vhh attached to dual functional liposomes encapsulating dapivirine. Nanoscale Res Lett 2016;11(1):350.

Yilmaz S, Victor B, Hulstaert N, Vandermarliere E, Barsnes H, Degroeve S, Gupta S, Sticker A, Gabriël S, Dorny P, Palmblad M, Martens L. A pipeline for differential proteomics in unsequenced species. J Proteome Res 2016;15(6):1963-70.

Yizengaw E, Getahun M, Tajebe F, Cruz Cervera E, Adem E, Mesfin G, Hailu A, Van der Auwera G, Yardley V, Lemma M, Skhedy Z, Diro E, Yeshanew A, Melkamu R, Mengesha B, Modolell M, Munder M, Muller I, Takele Y, Kropf P. Visceral Leishmaniasis patients display altered composition and maturity of neutrophils as well as impaired neutrophil effector functions. Front Immunol 2016;7:517.

Ziam H, Ababou A, Kazadi JM, Harhour KH, Assisi M, Geysen D, Berkvens D. Prévalences et signes cliniques associés des piroplasmoses bovines dans les Wilayates d’Annaba et El Tarf, Algérie. Rev Méd Vét 2016;9-10:241-9.

Zignol M, Dean AS, Falzon D, van Gemert W, Wright A, Van Deun A, Portaels F, Laszlo A, Espinal MA, Pablos-Mendez A, Bloom A, Aziz MA, Weyer K, Jaramillo E, Nunn P, Floyd K, Raviglione MC. Twenty years of global surveillance of antituberculosis-drug resistance. N Engl J Med 2016;375(11):1081-9.

Zignol M, Dean AS, Alikhanova N, Andres S, Cabibbe AM, Cirillo DM, Dadu A, Dreyer A, Driesen M, Gilpin C, Hasan R, Hasan Z, Hoffner S, Husain A, Hussain A, Ismail N, Kamal M, Mansjö M, Mvusi L, Niemann S, Omar SV, Qadeer E, Rigouts L, Ruesch-Gerdes S, Schito M, Seyfaddinova M, Skrahina A, Tahseen S, Wells WA, Mukadi YD, Kimerling M, Floyd K, Weyer K, Raviglione MC. Population-based resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates to pyrazinamide and fluoroquinolones: results from a multicountry surveillance project. Lancet Infect Dis 2016;16(10):1185-92.

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Adehan SB, Biguezoton A, Dossoumou A, Assogba MN, Adehan R, Adakal H, Mensah GA, Farougou S, Madder M. Blood survey of Babesia spp and Theileria spp in Mono’s cattle, Benin. Afr J Agric Res 2016;11(14):1266-72.

Adehan SB, Biguezoton A, Adakal H, Assogba MN, Zoungrana S, Gbaguidi AM, Tonouhewa A, Kandé S, Achi L, Kagone H, Adehan R, Mensah GA, De Deken R, Madder M, Farougou S. Acaricide resistance of Rhipicephalus microplus ticks in Benin. Afr J Agric Res 2016;11(14):1199-208.

Adehan SB, Biguezoton A, Adakal H, Dossa F, Dougnon TJ, Youssao E, Sessou P, Aboh AB, Youssao AKI, Assogba N, Mensah GA, Madder M, Farougou S. Acaricidal activity of ethanolic and volatile extracts of the leaves of selected plants used in veterinary pharmacopeia on the larvae of Rhipicephalus microplus in Benin. Alexandria J Vet Sci 2016;49(1):1-11.

Cuypers B, Jacobsen A, Siranosian B, Schwahn K, Conard AM, Aben N, Hassan M, Fatima N, Hermans SM, Woghiren M, Meysman P, Rahman F, Jigisha A. Highlights from the ISCB student council symposia in 2016. F1000Res 2016;5:2852.

Daneau G, Nduwamahoro E, Fissette K, Rüdelsheim P, van Soolingen D, de Jong BC, Rigouts L. Use of RODAC plates to measure containment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a class IIB biosafety cabinet during routine operations. Int J Mycobact 2016;5(2):148-54.

Daneau G, Gumusboga M, De Rijk P, Trebucq A, Rigouts L, Van Deun A, de Jong BC. The majority of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa present a concomitant resistance to pyrazinamide. Int J Mycobacteriol 2016;5(Suppl.1):S46-S47.

Joshi B, Hendrickx S, Magar LB, Parajuli N, Dorny P, Maes L. In vitro antileishmanial and antimalarial activity of selected plants of Nepal. J Intercult Ethnopharmacol 2016;5(4):383-9.

Kouakou NDV, Coulibaly SBM, Angbo-Kouakou CEM, Thys E, Assidjo NE, Kouba M. Réduction des coûts alimentaires des lapins (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) par la distribution de l’herbe de lait (Euphorbia heterophylla (L.) Klotz. & Garcke) associée à l’herbe de Guinée (Panicum maximum Jacq.) Lam. en élevage semi-intensif. J Appl Biosci 2016;99:9373-81.

Matonda na Nzuzi T, Lelo GM, Nkosi MM, Madinga J, Kola CK, Maketa V, Lutumba P, Boelaert M, Muyembe JJ, Ma Miezi SM. Are the children with epilepsy treated traditionally a disadvantaged group? A pilot study. Pan Afr Med J 2016;23(229).

Rahali T, Rhalem A, Sadak A, Aithamou S, Saadi A, Losson B, Madder M, Sahibi H. Seasonal abundance of ticks (Acari/Ixodiae) infesting cattle in four irrigated regions in Morocco. Rev Mar Sci Agron Vét 2016;4(1):37-45.

Rahman AA, Berkvens D, Saegerman C, Fretin D, Muhammad N, Hossain A, Abatih E. Seroprevalence of brucellosis in patients with prolonged fever in Bangladesh. J Infect Dev Ctries 2016;10(9):939-46.

Rahman AK, Saegerman C, Berkvens D. Latent class evaluation of three serological tests for the diagnosis of human brucellosis in Bangladesh. Trop Med Health 2016;44:32.

Salih DA, El Hussein AM, Marcellino WL, Berkvens D, Geysen D. Molecular characterization of Theileria parva parasites from South Sudan using the PCR-RFLP approach on antigen genes. Arch Razi Inst 2016;70(1):13-20.

Schmidt V, Dermauw V, et al. Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis diagnostic tools; report of a stakeholder meeting, Geneva, 17-18 December 2015. [Geneva]: World Health Organization, 2016: 25 pp.

Tadesse M, Aragaw D, Rigouts L, Abebe G. Increased detection of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis by GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/Rifampicin assay after bleach concentration. Int J Mycobacteriol 2016;5(2):211-8.

Teshale S, Geysen D, Ameni G, Ketema B, Dorny P, Berkvens D. Molecular detection of Anaplasma species in questing ticks (ixodids) in Ethiopia. Asian Pac J Trop Dis 2016;6(6):449-52.

Van der Spoel van Dijk A, Makhoahle PM, Rigouts L, Baba K. Diverse molecular genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates circulating in the Free State, South Africa. Int J Microbiol 2016;2016(6572165):1-7.

Vermeulen L, De Schrijver K, De Weerdt T, Deblauwe I, Demeulemeester J, Van Gompel A, Coosemans M. Malaria tropica in Antwerpen. Vl Infectieziektenbull 2016;1:4-9.