Robert Colebunders

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University of Antwerp

Belgium

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Robert Colebunders is a Professor at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. His research primarily focuses on onchocerciasis elimination and its associated health challenges, particularly in regions affected by this disease, such as South Sudan and Tanzania. His recent publications address various aspects of onchocerciasis, including community-based interventions and the neurological impacts of the disease.

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Transdisciplinary research to detect the cause of nodding syndrome and to decrease the incidence of river epilepsy NSETHIO

Open Date: 2015-10-01

Close Date: 2020-09-01

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Decreasing epilepsy-related mortality in the Maridi onchocerciasis focus, South Sudan

The last mile in onchocerciasis elimination: diagnostic challenges

A community-based vector control intervention “Slash and Clear” implemented in two onchocerciasis-endemic foci in South Sudan

Cameroonian blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) harbour a plethora of RNA viruses

Utilization of health facilities and schools in onchocerciasis elimination efforts

Recognising the neurological burden of onchocerciasis: the need to include onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in onchocerciasis global health metrics

Accelerating onchocerciasis elimination in humanitarian settings: lessons from South Sudan

Community‐based epilepsy care in an onchocerciasis‐endemic area: A 3‐year cohort study in Mahenge, Tanzania

A Novel Biplex Onchocerca volvulus Rapid Diagnostic Test Evaluated Among 3- to 9-Year-Old Children in Maridi, South Sudan

"The traditional healer said, 'I had a genie that scared me in my eyes, and that is why I fall": An ethnographic study in Mahenge, Tanzania

Procedure for Handling and Storage of <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i> Microfilariae Obtained from Skin Snips for Downstream Genetic Work

The onchocerciasis hypothesis of nodding syndrome

Mortality among persons with epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic and non-endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Quality of life of persons with epilepsy in Mahenge, an onchocerciasis-endemic area in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study

Assessing <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i> Intensity of Infection and Genetic Diversity Using Mitochondrial Genome Sequencing of Single Microfilariae Obtained before and after Ivermectin Treatment

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

Nodding syndrome, a case-control study in Mahenge, Tanzania: Onchocerca volvulus and not Mansonella perstans as a risk factor

Case definitions for onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy and nodding syndrome: A focused review

Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: an update and future perspectives

Nodding Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics, Risks Factors, Access to Treatment, and Perceptions in the Greater Mundri Area, South Sudan

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Makedonka Mitreva

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