Robert Colebunders (R Colebunders, Becoss Study Group)

ORCID

Publication Activity (10 Years)

Years Active: 2016-2024
Publications (10 Years): 104

Top Venues

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)

International journal of environmental research and public health

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Infectious diseases of poverty

University of Antwerp

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Affiliation History

University of Antwerp Oct 01 2015

Belgium

Professor :: Global Health Institute

Institute of Tropical Medicine May 01 2014 - Dec 31 2016

Belgium

Professor Emeritus :: Department of Clinical Sciences

Publications

Shannon Quek, Amber Hadermann, Yang Wu, Lander De Coninck, Shrilakshmi Hegde, Jordan R Boucher, Jessica Cresswell, Ella Foreman, Andrew Steven, E James LaCourse, Stephen A Ward, Samuel Wanji, Grant L Hughes, Edward I Patterson, Simon C Wagstaff, Joseph D Turner, Rhys H Parry, Alain Kohl, Eva Heinz, Kenneth Bentum Otabil, Jelle Matthijnssens, Robert Colebunders, Mark J Taylor
Diverse RNA viruses of parasitic nematodes can elicit antibody responses in vertebrate hosts. Nature microbiology (2024)
Robert Colebunders, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Olivia Kamoen, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Amber Hadermann, Chiara Trevisan, Mark J Taylor, Julia Gauglitz, Achim Hoerauf, Yasuaki Sato, Katja Polman, María-Gloria Basáñez, Dan Bhwana, Thomson Lakwo, Gasim Abd-Elfarag, Sébastien D Pion
Treatment and prevention of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas is urgently needed. Infectious diseases of poverty 13 (1) (2024)
Robert Colebunders, Amber Hadermann, Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi, Bruno P Mmbando, Olivia Kamoen, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy and biomarkers. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 18 (5) (2024)
Jacob N Stapley, Jonathan I D Hamley, Martin Walker, Matthew A Dixon, Robert Colebunders, María-Gloria Basáñez
Modelling onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy and the impact of ivermectin treatment on its prevalence and incidence. Nature communications 15 (1) (2024)
Robert Colebunders, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Olivia Kamoen, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Amber Hadermann, Chiara Trevisan, Mark J Taylor, Julia Gauglitz, Achim Hoerauf, Yasuaki Sato, Katja Polman, María-Gloria Basáñez, Dan Bhwana, Thomson Lakwo, Gasim Abd-Elfarag, Sébastien D Pion
Treatment and prevention of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas is urgently needed. Infectious diseases of poverty 13 (1) (2024)
Thomson Luroni Lakwo, Peter Alinda, Stephen Raimon Jada, Moses Tionga, Constantino Doggale Remijo Marcello, Deng Gai Dual War, Robert Colebunders
Mvolo County, an Onchocerciasis Endemic Area in Western Equatoria State, South Sudan: An Entomological Study to Prepare for a "Slash and Clear" Community-Based Vector Control Intervention. Research and reports in tropical medicine 15 (2024)
Amber Hadermann, Stephen Raimon Jada, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Robert Colebunders, Yak Yak Bol, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe
Rapid diagnostic testing for onchocerciasis in Maridi (South Sudan) before and after improving elimination strategies: a repeated cross-sectional survey. Open research Europe 3 (2024)
Amber Hadermann, Stephen Raimon Jada, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Robert Colebunders, Yak Yak Bol, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe
Rapid diagnostic testing for onchocerciasis in Maridi (South Sudan) before and after improving elimination strategies: a repeated cross-sectional survey. Open research Europe 3 (2024)
Jacob N Stapley, Jonathan I D Hamley, Martin Walker, Matthew A Dixon, Robert Colebunders, María-Gloria Basáñez
Modelling onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy and the impact of ivermectin treatment on its prevalence and incidence. Nature communications 15 (1) (2024)
Robert Colebunders, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Olivia Kamoen, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Amber Hadermann, Chiara Trevisan, Mark J Taylor, Julia Gauglitz, Achim Hoerauf, Yasuaki Sato, Katja Polman, María-Gloria Basáñez, Dan Bhwana, Thomson Lakwo, Gasim Abd-Elfarag, Sébastien D Pion
Treatment and prevention of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas is urgently needed. Infectious diseases of poverty 13 (1) (2024)
Robert Colebunders, Amber Hadermann, Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi, Bruno P Mmbando, Olivia Kamoen, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy and biomarkers. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 18 (5) (2024)
Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, S R Jada, J Rovarini, Y Y Bol, J Y Carter, Amber Hadermann, T Lakwo, Robert Colebunders
Accelerating onchocerciasis elimination in humanitarian settings: lessons from South Sudan. International health (2024)
Robert Colebunders, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Olivia Kamoen, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Amber Hadermann, Chiara Trevisan, Mark J Taylor, Julia Gauglitz, Achim Hoerauf, Yasuaki Sato, Katja Polman, María-Gloria Basáñez, Dan Bhwana, Thomson Lakwo, Gasim Abd-Elfarag, Sébastien D Pion
Treatment and prevention of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas is urgently needed. Infectious diseases of poverty 13 (1) (2024)
Juliet Otiti-Sengeri, Kenneth Lado Lino Sube, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Kenneth Bentum Otabil, Robert Colebunders
Chorioretinitis among Immigrant and Travellers. Comment on Mansour et al. Presumed Onchocerciasis Chorioretinitis Spilling over into North America, Europe and Middle East. Diagnostics 2023, 13 , 3626. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) 14 (5) (2024)
Juliet Otiti-Sengeri, Kenneth Lado Lino Sube, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Kenneth Bentum Otabil, Robert Colebunders
Chorioretinitis among Immigrant and Travellers. Comment on Mansour et al. Presumed Onchocerciasis Chorioretinitis Spilling over into North America, Europe and Middle East. Diagnostics 2023, 13 , 3626. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) 14 (5) (2024)
Amber Hadermann, Stephen Raimon Jada, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Robert Colebunders, Yak Yak Bol, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe
Rapid diagnostic testing for onchocerciasis in Maridi (South Sudan) before and after improving elimination strategies: a repeated cross-sectional survey. Open research Europe 3 (2024)
Thomson Luroni Lakwo, Peter Alinda, Stephen Raimon Jada, Moses Tionga, Constantino Doggale Remijo Marcello, Deng Gai Dual War, Robert Colebunders
Mvolo County, an Onchocerciasis Endemic Area in Western Equatoria State, South Sudan: An Entomological Study to Prepare for a "Slash and Clear" Community-Based Vector Control Intervention. Research and reports in tropical medicine 15 (2024)
Robert Colebunders, Amber Hadermann, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo
The onchocerciasis hypothesis of nodding syndrome. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 17 (8) (2023)
Robert Colebunders, Amber Hadermann, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo
Methodological challenges for conducting case-control studies to investigate the association between onchocerciasis and epilepsy including nodding syndrome. Brain communications 6 (1) (2023)
Dan Bhwana, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Athanas Mhina, Paul Matine, Filbert Francis, Joseph N Siewe Fodjo, Bruno P Mmbando, Robert Colebunders
Impact of a bi-annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin programme on the incidence of epilepsy in an onchocerciasis-endemic area of Mahenge, Tanzania: A population-based prospective study. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 17 (6) (2023)
Robert Colebunders, Thomson Lakwo, Amber Hadermann
Nodding syndrome, populations at risk need to be aware this is a preventable condition. Brain communications 5 (6) (2023)
Robert Colebunders, Amber Hadermann, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo
Methodological challenges for conducting case-control studies to investigate the association between onchocerciasis and epilepsy including nodding syndrome. Brain communications 6 (1) (2023)
Gasim O E Abd-Elfarag, Jake D Mathewson, Lukudu Emmanuel, Arthur W D Edridge, Stella van Beers, Mohamed B Sebit, Robert Colebunders, Michaël B van Hensbroek, Ente J J Rood
Nodding Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics, Risks Factors, Access to Treatment, and Perceptions in the Greater Mundri Area, South Sudan. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 12 (2) (2023)
Gasim O E Abd-Elfarag, Jake D Mathewson, Lukudu Emmanuel, Arthur W D Edridge, Stella van Beers, Mohamed B Sebit, Robert Colebunders, Michaël B van Hensbroek, Ente J J Rood
Nodding Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics, Risks Factors, Access to Treatment, and Perceptions in the Greater Mundri Area, South Sudan. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 12 (2) (2023)
Kenneth Bentum Otabil, María-Gloria Basáñez, Blessing Ankrah, Stephen Agyemang Opoku, Dennis Ofori Kyei, Rhoda Hagan, Richmond Ababio, Emmanuel John Bart-Plange, Theophilus Nti Babae, Prince-Charles Kudzordzi, Vera Achiaa Darko, Joseph G Bamfo, Joseph Ameyaw, Abdul Sakibu Raji, Amber Hadermann, Henk D F H Schallig, Robert Colebunders
Persistence of onchocerciasis and associated dermatologic and ophthalmic pathologies after 27 years of ivermectin mass drug administration in the middle belt of Ghana. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH (2023)
Amber Hadermann, Stephen Raimon Jada, Wilson J Sebit, Thomas Deng, Yak Y Bol, Joseph N Siewe Fodjo, Lander De Coninck, Jelle Matthijnssens, Inge Mertens, Katja Polman, Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: an explorative case-control study with viral metagenomic analyses on Onchocerca volvulus . F1000Research 12 (2023)
Gasim O E Abd-Elfarag, Jake D Mathewson, Lukudu Emmanuel, Arthur W D Edridge, Stella van Beers, Mohamed B Sebit, Robert Colebunders, Michaël B van Hensbroek, Ente J J Rood
Nodding Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics, Risks Factors, Access to Treatment, and Perceptions in the Greater Mundri Area, South Sudan. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 12 (2) (2023)
Robert Colebunders, Amber Hadermann, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo
Methodological challenges for conducting case-control studies to investigate the association between onchocerciasis and epilepsy including nodding syndrome. Brain communications 6 (1) (2023)
Amber Hadermann, Stephen Raimon Jada, Wilson J Sebit, Thomas Deng, Yak Y Bol, Joseph N Siewe Fodjo, Lander De Coninck, Jelle Matthijnssens, Inge Mertens, Katja Polman, Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: an explorative case-control study with viral metagenomic analyses on Onchocerca volvulus . F1000Research 12 (2023)
Gasim O E Abd-Elfarag, Jake D Mathewson, Lukudu Emmanuel, Arthur W D Edridge, Stella van Beers, Mohamed B Sebit, Robert Colebunders, Michaël B van Hensbroek, Ente J J Rood
Nodding Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics, Risks Factors, Access to Treatment, and Perceptions in the Greater Mundri Area, South Sudan. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 12 (2) (2023)
Robert Colebunders, Amber Hadermann, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo
Methodological challenges for conducting case-control studies to investigate the association between onchocerciasis and epilepsy including nodding syndrome. Brain communications 6 (1) (2023)
Amber Hadermann, Stephen Raimon Jada, Wilson J Sebit, Thomas Deng, Yak Y Bol, Joseph N Siewe Fodjo, Lander De Coninck, Jelle Matthijnssens, Inge Mertens, Katja Polman, Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: an explorative case-control study with viral metagenomic analyses on Onchocerca volvulus . F1000Research 12 (2023)
Amber Hadermann, Stephen Raimon Jada, Wilson J Sebit, Thomas Deng, Yak Y Bol, Joseph N Siewe Fodjo, Lander De Coninck, Jelle Matthijnssens, Inge Mertens, Katja Polman, Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: an explorative case-control study with viral metagenomic analyses on Onchocerca volvulus . F1000Research 12 (2023)
Shannon M Hedtke, Young-Jun Choi, Anusha Kode, Gowtam C Chalasani, Neha Sirwani, Stephen R Jada, An Hotterbeekx, Michel Mandro, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Glory Ngongeh Amambo, Raphael A Abong, Samuel Wanji, Annette C Kuesel, Robert Colebunders, Makedonka Mitreva, Warwick N Grant
Assessing Onchocerca volvulus Intensity of Infection and Genetic Diversity Using Mitochondrial Genome Sequencing of Single Microfilariae Obtained before and after Ivermectin Treatment. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 12 (7) (2023)
Luís-Jorge Amaral, Dan Bhwana, Athanas D Mhina, Bruno P Mmbando, Robert Colebunders
Nodding syndrome, a case-control study in Mahenge, Tanzania: Onchocerca volvulus and not Mansonella perstans as a risk factor. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 17 (6) (2023)
Shannon M Hedtke, Anusha Kode, Tony O Ukety, Jöel L Mande, Germain M Abhafule, Anuarite A Raciu, Claude B Uvon, Stephen R Jada, An Hotterbeekx, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Makedonka Mitreva, Wilson Sebit, Robert Colebunders, Warwick N Grant, Annette C Kuesel
Procedure for Handling and Storage of Onchocerca volvulus Microfilariae Obtained from Skin Snips for Downstream Genetic Work. Tropical medicine and infectious disease 8 (9) (2023)
Alfred Dusabimana, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Michel Mandro Ndahura, Bruno P Mmbando, Stephen Raimon Jada, Annelies Boven, Eric De Smet, Tony Ukety, Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi, Anne Laudisoit, Steven Abrams, Robert Colebunders
Surveillance for Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy and OV16 IgG4 Testing of Children 6-10 Years Old Should Be Used to Identify Areas Where Onchocerciasis Elimination Programs Need Strengthening. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 11 (3) (2022)
Juliet Otiti-Sengeri, Omaido Blair Andrew, Rebecca Claire Lusobya, Immaculate Atukunda, Caroline Nalukenge, Abubakar Kalinaki, John Mukisa, Damalie Nakanjako, Robert Colebunders
High COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Eye Healthcare Workers in Uganda. Vaccines 10 (4) (2022)
Tai Tan Tran, Van Thang Vo, Tuyen Dinh Hoang, Minh Vu Hoang, Nhu Thi Quynh Tran, Robert Colebunders
Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures among Dental Care Workers in Vietnam: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey. International journal of environmental research and public health 19 (1) (2022)
Bernis Neneyoh Yengo, Cabirou Mounchili Shintouo, An Hotterbeekx, Ntang Emmaculate Yaah, Robert Adamu Shey, Jusal Quanico, Geert Baggerman, Lawrence Ayong, Luc Vanhamme, Rose Njemini, Jacob Souopgui, Robert Colebunders, Stephen Mbigha Ghogomu
Immunoinformatics Design and Assessment of a Multiepitope Antigen (OvMCBL02) for Onchocerciasis Diagnosis and Monitoring. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) 12 (6) (2022)
Juliet Otiti-Sengeri, Blair Andrew Omaido, Dan Bhwana, Damalie Nakanjako, Malik Missiru, Musa Muwonge, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Bruno P Mmbando, Robert Colebunders
High Prevalence of Glaucoma among Patients in an Onchocerciasis Endemic Area (Mahenge, Tanzania). Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 11 (9) (2022)
Stephen Raimon Jada, Alfred Dusabimana, Gasim Abd-Elfarag, Samuel Okaro, Nele Brusselaers, Jane Y Carter, Makoy Yibi Logora, Jacopo Mattia Rovarini, Charles R Newton, Robert Colebunders
The Prevalence of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy in Mundri West and East Counties, South Sudan: A Door-to-Door Survey. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 11 (4) (2022)
Alfred Dusabimana, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Michel Mandro Ndahura, Bruno P Mmbando, Stephen Raimon Jada, Annelies Boven, Eric De Smet, Tony Ukety, Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi, Anne Laudisoit, Steven Abrams, Robert Colebunders
Correction: Dusabimana et al. Surveillance for Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy and Ov16 IgG4 Testing of Children 6-10 Years Old Should Be Used to Identify Areas Where Onchocerciasis Elimination Programs Need Strengthening. Pathogens 2022, 11 , 281. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 11 (7) (2022)
Rory J Post, Anne Laudisoit, Michel Mandro, Thomson Lakwo, Christine Laemmer, Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf, Pablo Tortosa, Yann Gomard, Tony Ukety, Claude Mande, Lorne Farovitch, Uche Amazigo, Didier Bakajika, David W Oguttu, Naomi Awaca, Robert Colebunders
Identification of the onchocerciasis vector in the Kakoi-Koda focus of the Democratic Republic of Congo. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 16 (11) (2022)
Robert Colebunders, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe
COVID-19 in Low and Middle Income Countries. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 11 (11) (2022)
Tuyen Dinh Hoang, Robert Colebunders, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Nhan Phuc Thanh Nguyen, Trung Dinh Tran, Van Thang Vo
Well-Being of Healthcare Workers and the General Public during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam: An Online Survey. International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (9) (2021)
Mohammed A M Ahmed, Robert Colebunders, Abdi A Gele, Abdiqani A Farah, Shariff Osman, Ibraahim Abdullahi Guled, Aweis Ahmed Moalim Abdullahi, Ahmed Mohamud Hussein, Abdiaziz Mohamed Ali, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Adherence to Preventive Measures in Somalia: Results of an Online Survey. Vaccines 9 (6) (2021)
Maya Ronse, Julia Irani, Charlotte Gryseels, Caroline-Aurore Seghers, Serge Ekukole, Caroline Teh Monteh, Peter Tatah Ntaimah, Susan Dierickx, Kristien Verdonck, Robert Colebunders, Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi, Sarah O'Neill, Koen Peeters Grietens
In pursuit of a cure: The plural therapeutic landscape of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Cameroon - A mixed methods study. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 15 (2) (2021)
David Acurio Páez, Bernardo Vega Crespo, Daniel Orellana, Ricardo Charry, Andrea Gómez, Michael Obimpeh, Veronique Verhoeven, Robert Colebunders
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Adherence to Preventive Measures in Cuenca, Ecuador, October 2020, a Cross-Sectional Study. International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (9) (2021)
Nhan Phuc Thanh Nguyen, Duong Dinh Le, Robert Colebunders, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Trung Dinh Tran, Van Thang Vo
Stress and Associated Factors among Frontline Healthcare Workers in the COVID-19 Epicenter of Da Nang City, Vietnam. International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (14) (2021)
Janeth Dula, Alexandre Mulhanga, Armindo Nhanombe, Laurentino Cumbi, António Júnior, Joe Gwatsvaira, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Edlaine Faria de Moura Villela, Sérgio Chicumbe, Robert Colebunders
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Its Determinants in Mozambique: An Online Survey. Vaccines 9 (8) (2021)
Melissa Krizia Vieri, An Hotterbeekx, Stephen Raimon, Gasim Abd-Elfarag, Deby Mukendi, Jane Y Carter, Samir Kumar-Singh, Robert Colebunders
Cytokines and Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy, a Pilot Study and Review of the Literature. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 10 (3) (2021)
Stephen Raimon, Thomson Luroni Lakwo, Wilson John Sebit, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Peter Alinda, Jane Y Carter, Rory J Post, Robert Colebunders
"Slash and Clear", a Community-Based Vector Control Method to Reduce Onchocerciasis Transmission by Simulium sirbanum in Maridi, South Sudan: A Prospective Study. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 10 (10) (2021)
Stephen Raimon, Alfred Dusabimana, Gasim Abd-Elfarag, Samuel Okaro, Jane Y Carter, Charles R Newton, Makoy Yibi Logora, Robert Colebunders
High Prevalence of Epilepsy in an Onchocerciasis-Endemic Area in Mvolo County, South Sudan: A Door-To-Door Survey. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 10 (5) (2021)
Housseini Dolo, Yaya I Coulibaly, Moussa Sow, Massitan Dembélé, Salif S Doumbia, Siaka Y Coulibaly, Moussa B Sangare, Ilo Dicko, Abdallah A Diallo, Lamine Soumaoro, Michel E Coulibaly, Dansine Diarra, Robert Colebunders, Thomas B Nutman, Martin Walker, María-Gloria Basáñez
Serological Evaluation of Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination in the Bakoye and Falémé Foci, Mali. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 72 (9) (2021)
Julio Jaramillo-Monge, Michael Obimpeh, Bernardo Vega, David Acurio Páez, Annelies Boven, Veronique Verhoeven, Robert Colebunders
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Azuay Province, Ecuador: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey. Vaccines 9 (6) (2021)
An Hotterbeekx, Martin M Y Lammens, Sylvester Onzivua, Robert Lukande, Francis Olwa, Samir Kumar-Singh, Stijn Van Hees, Richard Idro, Robert Colebunders
Neuropathological Changes in Nakalanga Syndrome-A Case Report. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 10 (2) (2021)
Nolbert Gumisiriza, Marina Kugler, Nele Brusselaers, Frank Mubiru, Ronald Anguzu, Albert Ningwa, Rodney Ogwang, Pamela Akun, Amos Deogratius Mwaka, Catherine Abbo, Rogers Sekibira, An Hotterbeekx, Robert Colebunders, Kevin Marsh, Richard Idro
Risk Factors for Nodding Syndrome and Other Forms of Epilepsy in Northern Uganda: A Case-Control Study. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 10 (11) (2021)
Salvatore Metanmo, Farid Boumédiène, Pierre-Marie Preux, Robert Colebunders, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Eric de Smet, Emmanuel Yangatimbi, Andrea Sylvia Winkler, Pascal Mbelesso, Daniel Ajzenberg
First description of Nodding Syndrome in the Central African Republic. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 15 (6) (2021)
Edlaine Faria de Moura Villela, Izadora Rodrigues da Cunha, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Michael Obimpeh, Robert Colebunders, Stijn Van Hees
Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers in Brazil between August and November 2020: A Cross-Sectional Survey. International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (12) (2021)
Robert Colebunders, Alfred K Njamnshi, Sonia Menon, Charles R Newton, An Hotterbeekx, Pierre-Marie Preux, Adrian Hopkins, Michel T Vaillant, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo
Onchocerca volvulus and epilepsy: A comprehensive review using the Bradford Hill criteria for causation. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 15 (1) (2021)
Robert Colebunders
COVID-19: The African enigma. Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) 52 (2) (2021)
Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Leonard Ngarka, Wepnyu Y Njamnshi, Leonard N Nfor, Michel K Mengnjo, Edwige L Mendo, Samuel A Angwafor, Jonas Guy Atchou Basseguin, Nkouonlack Cyrille, Edith N Njit, Nene Ahidjo, Eric Samuel Chokote, Fidèle Dema, Julius Y Fonsah, Godwin Y Tatah, Nancy Palmer, Paul F Seke Etet, Dennis Palmer, Dickson S Nsagha, Daniel E Etya'ale, Stephen Perrig, Roman Sztajzel, Jean-Marie Annoni, Anne-Cécile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Rose G F Leke, Marie-Thérèse Abena Ondoa Obama, John N Nkengasong, Robert Colebunders, Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi
COVID-19 Preventive Behaviours in Cameroon: A Six-Month Online National Survey. International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (5) (2021)
Michael J Roach, Adrian Cantu, Melissa Krizia Vieri, Matthew Cotten, Paul Kellam, My V T Phan, Lia van der Hoek, Michel Mandro, Floribert Tepage, Germain Mambandu, Gisele Musinya, Anne Laudisoit, Robert Colebunders, Robert A Edwards, John L Mokili
No Evidence Known Viruses Play a Role in the Pathogenesis of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy. An Explorative Metagenomic Case-Control Study. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 10 (7) (2021)
John Dinanga Ditekemena, Hypolite Mavoko Muhindo, Michael Obimpeh, Stijn Van Hees, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Dalau Mukadi Nkamba, Antoinette Tshefu, Wim Van Damme, Jean Jacques Muyembe, Robert Colebunders
Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Results of Two Consecutive Online Surveys. International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (5) (2021)
António Júnior, Janeth Dula, Sérgio Mahumane, Olivier Koole, Sónia Enosse, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Robert Colebunders
Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures in Mozambique: Two Consecutive Online Surveys. International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (3) (2021)
Melissa Krizia Vieri, An Hotterbeekx, Michel Mandro, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Alfred Dusabimana, Francoise Nyisi, Deby Mukendi, Joe Gwatsvaira, Samir Kumar-Singh, Robert Colebunders
Serotonin Levels in the Serum of Persons with Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy: A Case-Control Study. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 10 (6) (2021)
Astrid Christine Erber, Esther Ariyo, Piero Olliaro, Patricia Nicolas, Carlos J Chaccour, Robert Colebunders
Treatment of Pregnant Women with Ivermectin during Mass Drug Distribution: Time to Investigate Its Safety and Potential Benefits. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 10 (12) (2021)
Annelies Boven, Chris Richard Kenyon, Robert Colebunders
Ivermectin Should Not Be Recommended to Treat Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 Infection. Open forum infectious diseases 8 (12) (2021)
Franziska Hommes, Welmoed van Loon, Marlene Thielecke, Igor Abramovich, Sascha Lieber, Ralf Hammerich, Sabine Gehrke-Beck, Elisabeth Linzbach, Angela Schuster, Katja von dem Busche, Stefanie Theuring, Maximilian Gertler, Gabriela Equihua Martinez, Joachim Richter, Clara Bergmann, Alisa Bölke, Falko Böhringer, Marcus A Mall, Alexander Rosen, Alexander Krannich, Jan Keller, Norma Bethke, Marco Kurzmann, Tobias Kurth, Valerie Kirchberger, Joachim Seybold, Frank P Mockenhaupt, Robert Colebunders
SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Risk Perception, Behaviour and Preventive Measures at Schools in Berlin, Germany, during the Early Post-Lockdown Phase: A Cross-Sectional Study. International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (5) (2021)
Alexandre Morin, Maxime Guillaume, Leonard Ngarka, Godwin Y Tatah, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Guillaume Wyart, Ghislain Nokam, Thierry Tchoumi, Mary Bello Nkinin, Wepnyu Y Njamnshi, Eric-Samuel Chokote, Michel Boussinesq, Robert Colebunders, Cédric B Chesnais, Gilles Gargala, Dominique Parain, Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi
Epilepsy in the Sanaga-Mbam valley, an onchocerciasis-endemic region in Cameroon: electroclinical and neuropsychological findings. Epilepsia open 6 (3) (2021)
Suzanna Awang Bono, Ching Sin Siau, Won Sun Chen, Wah-Yun Low, Edlaine Faria de Moura Villela, Supa Pengpid, M Tasdik Hasan, Philippe Sessou, John D Ditekemena, Bob Omoda Amodan, Mina C Hosseinipour, Housseini Dolo, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Robert Colebunders
Adults' Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine for Children in Selected Lower- and Middle-Income Countries. Vaccines 10 (1) (2021)
Cabirou Mounchili Shintouo, Stephen Mbigha Ghogomu, Robert Adamu Shey, An Hotterbeekx, Emel Yagmur, Tony Mets, Luc Vanhamme, Robert Colebunders, Jacob Souopgui, Rose Njemini
Tandem Use of OvMANE1 and Ov-16 ELISA Tests Increases the Sensitivity for the Diagnosis of Human Onchocerciasis. Life (Basel, Switzerland) 11 (12) (2021)
John D Ditekemena, Dalau Mukadi Nkamba, Armand Malembe Mutwadi, Hypolite Mavoko Muhindo, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Christophe Luhata, Michael Obimpeh, Stijn Van Hees, Jean B Nachega, Robert Colebunders
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Vaccines 9 (2) (2021)
Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Edlaine Faria de Moura Villela, Stijn Van Hees, Pieter Vanholder, Patrick Reyntiens, Robert Colebunders
Follow-Up Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on People Living with HIV during the Second Semester of the Pandemic. International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (9) (2021)
An Hotterbeekx, Melissa Krizia Vieri, Melanie Ramberger, Ashraf Jozefzoon-Aghai, Michel Mandro, Floribert Tepage, Alfred Dusabimana, Samir Kumar-Singh, Maarten J Titulaer, Robert Colebunders
No Evidence for the Involvement of Leiomodin-1 Antibodies in the Pathogenesis of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 10 (7) (2021)
Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Melissa Krizia Vieri, Leonard Ngarka, Wepnyu Y Njamnshi, Leonard N Nfor, Michel Karngong Mengnjo, Adam Hendy, Peter A Enyong, Dennis Palmer, Maria-Gloria Basanez, Robert Colebunders, Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi
'Slash and clear' vector control for onchocerciasis elimination and epilepsy prevention: a protocol of a cluster randomised trial in Cameroonian villages. BMJ open 11 (9) (2021)
An Hotterbeekx, Kristien Verdonck, Deby Mukendi, Jean-Roger Lilo-Kalo, Pascal Lutumba, Marleen Boelaert, Liselotte Hardy, Barbara Barbé, Jan Jacobs, Emmanuel Bottieau, Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis Prevalence among Persons with Epilepsy in an Onchocerciasis Hypo-Endemic Area in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross-Sectional Study. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 10 (4) (2021)
Melissa Krizia Vieri, Michel Mandro, Chiara Simona Cardellino, Pierantonio Orza, Niccolò Ronzoni, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, An Hotterbeekx, Robert Colebunders
Potential Parasitic Causes of Epilepsy in an Onchocerciasis Endemic Area in the Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 10 (3) (2021)
Suzanna Awang Bono, Edlaine Faria de Moura Villela, Ching Sin Siau, Won Sun Chen, Supa Pengpid, M Tasdik Hasan, Philippe Sessou, John D Ditekemena, Bob Omoda Amodan, Mina C Hosseinipour, Housseini Dolo, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Wah-Yun Low, Robert Colebunders
Factors Affecting COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: An International Survey among Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Vaccines 9 (5) (2021)
John D Ditekemena, Christophe Luhata, Hypolite Mavoko Muhindo, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Dalau M Nkamba, Kevin K Ariën, Shahul H Ebrahim, Christiana Nöstlinger, Robert Colebunders
Intimate Partners Violence against Women during a COVID-19 Lockdown Period: Results of an Online Survey in 7 Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (10) (2021)
J Thomas Beatty, Takuya Adachi, Neill K J Adhikari, Jose R Arribas, Ibrahima Elhadj Bah, Daniel G Bausch, Nahid Bhadelia, Matthias Borchert, Arne Broch Brantsæter, David M Brett-Major, Timothy H Burgess, Daniel S Chertow, Christopher G Chute, Theodore J Cieslak, Robert Colebunders, Ian Crozier, Richard T Davey, Hilde de Clerck, Rafael Delgado, Laura Evans, Mosoka Fallah, William A Fischer, Tom E Fletcher, Robert A Fowler, Thomas Grünewald, Andy Hall, Angela Hewlett, Andy I M Hoepelman, Catherine F Houlihan, Giuseppe Ippolito, Shevin T Jacob, Michael Jacobs, Robert Jakob, Frederique A Jacquerioz, Laurent Kaiser, Andre C Kalil, Rashidatu F Kamara, Jimmy Kapetshi, Hans-Dieter Klenk, Gary Kobinger, Mark G Kortepeter, Colleen S Kraft, Thomas Kratz, Henry S Kyobe Bosa, Marta Lado, François Lamontagne, H Cliff Lane, Leslie Lobel, Julius Lutwama, G Marshall Lyon, Moses B F Massaquoi, Thomas A Massaquoi, Aneesh K Mehta, Vital Mondonge Makuma, Srinivas Murthy, Tonny Seikikongo Musoke, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Phiona Nakyeyune, Carolina Nanclares, Miriam Nanyunja, Justus Nsio-Mbeta, Tim O'Dempsey, Janusz T Pawęska, Clarence J Peters, Peter Piot, Christophe Rapp, Bertrand Renaud, Bruce Ribner, Pardis C Sabeti, John S Schieffelin, Werner Slenczka, Moses J Soka, Armand Sprecher, James Strong, Robert Swanepoel, Timothy M Uyeki, Michel van Herp, Pauline Vetter, David A Wohl, Timo Wolf, Anja Wolz, Alie H Wurie, Zabulon Yoti
New filovirus disease classification and nomenclature. Nature reviews. Microbiology 17 (5) (2020)
Alfred Dusabimana, Dan Bhwana, Stephen Raimon, Bruno P Mmbando, An Hotterbeekx, Floribert Tepage, Michel Mandro, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Steven Abrams, Robert Colebunders
Ivermectin Treatment Response in Onchocerca Volvulus Infected Persons with Epilepsy: A Three-Country Short Cohort Study. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 9 (8) (2020)
An Hotterbeekx, Jolien Perneel, Michel Mandro, Germain Abhafule, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Alfred Dusabimana, Steven Abrams, Samir Kumar-Singh, Robert Colebunders
Comparison of Diagnostic Tests for Onchocerca volvulus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 9 (6) (2020)
Michel Mandro, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Alfred Dusabimana, Deby Mukendi, Steven Haesendonckx, Richard Lokonda, Swabra Nakato, Francoise Nyisi, Germain Abhafule, D Wonya'rossi, An Hotterbeekx, Steven Abrams, Robert Colebunders
Single versus Multiple Dose Ivermectin Regimen in Onchocerciasis-Infected Persons with Epilepsy Treated with Phenobarbital: A Randomized Clinical Trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 9 (3) (2020)
Alfred Dusabimana, Solomon Tsebeni Wafula, Stephen Jada Raimon, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Dan Bhwana, Floribert Tepage, Gasim Abd-Elfarag, An Hotterbeekx, Steven Abrams, Robert Colebunders
Effect of Ivermectin Treatment on the Frequency of Seizures in Persons with Epilepsy Infected with Onchocerca volvulus. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 10 (1) (2020)
T L Lakwo, S Raimon, M Tionga, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, P Alinda, W J Sebit, Jane Y Carter, Robert Colebunders
The Role of the Maridi Dam in Causing an Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy Epidemic in Maridi, South Sudan: An Epidemiological, Sociological, and Entomological Study. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 9 (4) (2020)
Mohammed A M Ahmed, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Abdi A Gele, Abdiqani A Farah, Shariff Osman, Ibraahim Abdullahi Guled, Abdiaziz Mohamed Ali, Robert Colebunders
COVID-19 in Somalia: Adherence to Preventive Measures and Evolution of the Disease Burden. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 9 (9) (2020)
Michel Mandro, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Deby Mukendi, Alfred Dusabimana, Sonia Menon, Steven Haesendonckx, Richard Lokonda, Swabra Nakato, Francoise Nyisi, Germain Abhafule, Deogratias Wonya'Rossi, Jean Marie Jakwong, Patrick Suykerbuyk, Jacques Meganck, An Hotterbeekx, Robert Colebunders
Ivermectin as an adjuvant to anti-epileptic treatment in persons with onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: A randomized proof-of-concept clinical trial. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 14 (1) (2020)
Alfred Dusabimana, Dan Bhwana, Michel Mandro, Bruno P Mmbando, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Robert Colebunders
OV16 Seroprevalence among Persons with Epilepsy in Onchocerciasis Endemic Regions: A Multi-Country Study. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 9 (10) (2020)
Nolbert Gumisiriza, Frank Mubiru, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Martin Mbonye Kayitale, An Hotterbeekx, Richard Idro, Issa Makumbi, Tom Lakwo, Bernard Opar, Joice Kaducu, Joseph Francis Wamala, Robert Colebunders
Prevalence and incidence of nodding syndrome and other forms of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas in northern Uganda after the implementation of onchocerciasis control measures. Infectious diseases of poverty 9 (1) (2020)
Bob Omoda Amodan, Lilian Bulage, Elizabeth Katana, Alex Riolexus Ario, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Robert Colebunders, Rhoda K Wanyenze
Level and Determinants of Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures in the First Stage of the Outbreak in Uganda. International journal of environmental research and public health 17 (23) (2020)
Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Marina Kugler, An Hotterbeekx, Adam Hendy, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Robert Colebunders
Would ivermectin for malaria control be beneficial in onchocerciasis-endemic regions? Infectious diseases of poverty 8 (1) (2019)
Robert Colebunders, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Adrian Hopkins, An Hotterbeekx, Thomson L Lakwo, Akili Kalinga, Makoy Yibi Logora, Maria-Gloria Basáñez
From river blindness to river epilepsy: Implications for onchocerciasis elimination programmes. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 13 (7) (2019)
Robert Colebunders, S T Wafula, A Hotterbeekx, J N Siewe-Fodjo
Ivermectin use in children below 15 kg: potential benefits for onchocerciasis and scabies elimination programmes. The British journal of dermatology 182 (4) (2019)
Robert Colebunders, Wilma A Stolk, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Charles D Mackenzie, Adrian Hopkins
Elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa by 2025: an ambitious target requires ambitious interventions. Infectious diseases of poverty 8 (1) (2019)
Gasim Abd-Elfarag, Makoy Yibi Logora, Jane Y Carter, Morrish Ojok, Jackson Songok, Sonia Menon, Ferdinand Wit, Richard Lako, Robert Colebunders
The effect of bi-annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin on the incidence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic villages in South Sudan: a study protocol. Infectious diseases of poverty 7 (1) (2018)
Robert Colebunders, Michel Mandro, Alfred K Njamnshi, Michel Boussinesq, An Hotterbeekx, Joseph Kamgno, Sarah O'Neill, Adrian Hopkins, Patrick Suykerbuyk, Maria-Gloria Basáñez, Rory J Post, Belén Pedrique, Pierre-Marie Preux, Wilma A Stolk, Thomas B Nutman, Richard Idro
Report of the first international workshop on onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy. Infectious diseases of poverty 7 (1) (2018)
Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Godwin Tatah, Earnest Njih Tabah, Leonard Ngarka, Leonard Njamnshi Nfor, Samuel Eric Chokote, Michel K Mengnjo, Fidèle Dema, Aurélien Tele Sitouok, Grace Nkoro, Félicien E Ntone, Anne-Cécile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Cédric B Chesnais, Michel Boussinesq, Robert Colebunders, Alfred K Njamnshi
Epidemiology of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in the Mbam and Sanaga river valleys of Cameroon: impact of more than 13 years of ivermectin. Infectious diseases of poverty 7 (1) (2018)
Michel Mandro, Patrick Suykerbuyk, Floribert Tepage, Degratias Rossy, Francoise Ngave, Mirza Nazmul Hasan, An Hotterbeekx, Germain Mambandu, Jean Marie Kashama, Anne Laudisoit, Robert Colebunders
Onchocerca volvulus as a risk factor for developing epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a case control study. Infectious diseases of poverty 7 (1) (2018)

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