Evaluation of the rSP03B sero-strip, a newly proposed rapid test for canine exposure to Phlebotomus perniciosus, vector of Leishmania infantum.

by Laura Willen, Pascal Mertens, Petr Volf
Published 2018-08-01

Field study of the improved rapid sand fly exposure test in areas endemic for canine leishmaniasis.

by Laura Willen, Tereza Lestinova, Barbora Kalousková, Petra Sumova, Tatiana Spitzova, Rita Velez, Ester Domenech, Ondřej Vaněk, Montserrat Gállego, Pascal Mertens, Petr Volf
Published 2019-11-01

Lineage-specific rapid diagnostic tests can resolve Trypanosoma cruzi TcII/V/VI ecological and epidemiological associations in the Argentine Chaco

by Niamh Murphy, Natalia P. Macchiaverna, M. Victoria Cardinal, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Pascal Mertens, Nicolas Zeippen, Yves Gustin, Quentin Gilleman, Ricardo E. Gürtler, Michael A. Miles
Published 2019-09-01

T. cruzi OligoC-TesT: a simplified and standardized polymerase chain reaction format for diagnosis of Chagas disease.

by Stijn Deborggraeve, Ximena Coronado, Aldo Solari, Ines Zulantay, Werner Apt, Pascal Mertens, Thierry Laurent, Thierry Leclipteux, Tim Stessens, Jean-Claude Dujardin, Piet Herdewijn, Philippe Büscher
Published 2009-01-01

Prevalence of <i>Giardia intestinalis</i> Infection in Schistosomiasis-Endemic Areas in South-Central Mali

by Hassan K.M. Fofana, Maren Schwarzkopf, Mama N. Doumbia, Rénion Saye, Anna Nimmesgern, Aly Landouré, Mamadou S. Traoré, Pascal Mertens, Jürg Utzinger, Moussa Sacko, Sören L. Becker
Published 2019-05-01

Correction: A lineage-specific rapid diagnostic test (Chagas Sero K-SeT) identifies Brazilian Trypanosoma cruzi II/V/VI reservoir hosts among diverse mammalian orders.

by Mairi C W McClean, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Pascal Mertens, Niamh Murphy, Quentin Gilleman, Yves Gustin, Nicolas Zeippen, Samanta C C Xavier, Ana M Jansen, Michael A Miles
Published 2020-01-01

A lineage-specific rapid diagnostic test (Chagas Sero K-SeT) identifies Brazilian Trypanosoma cruzi II/V/VI reservoir hosts among diverse mammalian orders.

by Mairi C W McClean, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Pascal Mertens, Niamh Murphy, Quentin Gilleman, Yves Gustin, Nicolas Zeippen, Samanta C C Xavier, Ana M Jansen, Michael A Miles
Published 2020-01-01

Diagnostic accuracy of direct agglutination test, rK39 ELISA and six rapid diagnostic tests among visceral leishmaniasis patients with and without HIV coinfection in Ethiopia.

by Mekibib Kassa, Saïd Abdellati, Lieselotte Cnops, Bruno C Bremer Hinckel, Arega Yeshanew, Wasihun Hailemichael, Florian Vogt, Wim Adriaensen, Pascal Mertens, Ermias Diro, Johan van Griensven, Dorien Van den Bossche
Published 2020-12-01

Emergent canine visceral leishmaniasis in Argentina: Comparative diagnostics and relevance to proliferation of human disease.

by Kyoko Fujisawa, Charlotte Silcott-Niles, Poppy Simonson, Daniela Lamattina, Cristian A Humeres, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Pascal Mertens, Caroline Thunissen, Victoria O'Rourke, Magdalena Pańczuk, James A Whitworth, Oscar Daniel Salomón, Michael A Miles
Published 2021-07-01

Refining wet lab experiments with in silico searches: A rational quest for diagnostic peptides in visceral leishmaniasis.

by Bruno Cesar Bremer Hinckel, Tegwen Marlais, Stephanie Airs, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Hideo Imamura, Jean-Claude Dujardin, Sayda El-Safi, Om Prakash Singh, Shyam Sundar, Andrew Keith Falconar, Bjorn Andersson, Sergey Litvinov, Michael A Miles, Pascal Mertens
Published 2019-05-01

Sensitivity and specificity of HAT Sero-K-SeT, a rapid diagnostic test for serodiagnosis of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense: a case-control study

by Dr. Philippe Büscher, PhD, Pascal Mertens, PhD, Thierry Leclipteux, PhD, Quentin Gilleman, MSc, Diane Jacquet, Dieudonné Mumba-Ngoyi, PhD, Patient Pati Pyana, Vet Dr, Marleen Boelaert, PhD, Veerle Lejon, PhD
Published 2014-06-01

IgG1 as a potential biomarker of post-chemotherapeutic relapse in visceral leishmaniasis, and adaptation to a rapid diagnostic test.

by Tapan Bhattacharyya, Armon Ayandeh, Andrew K Falconar, Shyam Sundar, Sayda El-Safi, Marissa A Gripenberg, Duncan E Bowes, Caroline Thunissen, Om Prakash Singh, Rajiv Kumar, Osman Ahmed, Osama Eisa, Alfarazdeg Saad, Sara Silva Pereira, Marleen Boelaert, Pascal Mertens, Michael A Miles
Published 2014-10-01

Visceral Leishmaniasis IgG1 Rapid Monitoring of Cure vs. Relapse, and Potential for Diagnosis of Post Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis

by Tegwen Marlais, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Om Prakash Singh, Pascal Mertens, Quentin Gilleman, Caroline Thunissen, Bruno C. Bremer Hinckel, Bruno C. Bremer Hinckel, Callum Pearson, Bathsheba L. Gardner, Stephanie Airs, Marianne de la Roche, Kiera Hayes, Hannah Hafezi, Andrew K. Falconar, Osama Eisa, Alfarazdeg Saad, Basudha Khanal, Narayan Raj Bhattarai, Suman Rijal, Marleen Boelaert, Sayda El-Safi, Shyam Sundar, Michael A. Miles
Published 2018-12-01

Development and Potential Usefulness of the COVID-19 Ag Respi-Strip Diagnostic Assay in a Pandemic Context

by Pascal Mertens, Nathalie De Vos, Delphine Martiny, Christian Jassoy, Ali Mirazimi, Lize Cuypers, Lize Cuypers, Sigi Van den Wijngaert, Vanessa Monteil, Pierrette Melin, Karolien Stoffels, Nicolas Yin, Davide Mileto, Sabrina Delaunoy, Henri Magein, Katrien Lagrou, Katrien Lagrou, Justine Bouzet, Gabriela Serrano, Gabriela Serrano, Magali Wautier, Thierry Leclipteux, Marc Van Ranst, Marc Van Ranst, Olivier Vandenberg, Olivier Vandenberg, LHUB-ULB SARS-CoV-2 Working Diagnostic Group, Béatrice Gulbis, Françoise Brancart, François Bry, Brigitte Cantinieaux, Francis Corazza, Fréderic Cotton, Maud Dresselhuis, Bhavna Mahadeb, Olivier Roels, Jacques Vanderlinden
Published 2020-05-01

Experiences and Lessons from a Multicountry NIDIAG Study on Persistent Digestive Disorders in the Tropics.

by Sören L Becker, Peiling Yap, Ninon S Horié, Emilie Alirol, Barbara Barbé, Nisha K Bhatta, Narayan R Bhattarai, Emmanuel Bottieau, Justin K Chatigre, Jean T Coulibaly, Hassan K M Fofana, Jan Jacobs, Prahlad Karki, Basudha Khanal, Stefanie Knopp, Kanika Koirala, Yodi Mahendradhata, Pascal Mertens, Fransiska Meyanti, Elsa H Murhandarwati, Eliézer K N'Goran, Rosanna W Peeling, Bickram Pradhan, Raffaella Ravinetto, Suman Rijal, Moussa Sacko, Rénion Saye, Pierre H H Schneeberger, Céline Schurmans, Kigbafori D Silué, Peter Steinmann, Harry van Loen, Kristien Verdonck, Lisette van Lieshout, Lutz von Müller, Joel A Yao, Marleen Boelaert, François Chappuis, Katja Polman, Jürg Utzinger
Published 2016-11-01