A5088535409- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Helminth infection and control
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Malaria Research and Control
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Coccidia and coccidiosis research
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
Avia-GIS (Belgium)
2015-2025
UCLouvain
2011
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
2009-2011
St. Anna Ziekenhuis
2009
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
2001-2007
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2006
Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign
1999
University of Minnesota
1980
Dengue and chikungunya are increasing global public health concerns due to their rapid geographical spread disease burden. Knowledge of the contemporary distribution shared vectors, Aedes aegypti albopictus remains incomplete is complicated by an ongoing range expansion fuelled increased trade travel. Mapping these vectors determinants ranges essential for planning. Here we compile largest database both species pair it with relevant environmental variables predicting distribution. We show...
Abstract The global population at risk from mosquito-borne diseases—including dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika—is expanding in concert with changes the distribution of two key vectors: Aedes aegypti albopictus . these species is largely driven by both human movement presence suitable climate. Using statistical mapping techniques, we show that patterns explain spread Europe United States following their introduction. We find Ae. characterized long distance importations, while has...
Abstract Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are the main vectors transmitting dengue chikungunya viruses. Despite being pathogens of global public health importance, knowledge their vectors’ distribution remains patchy sparse. A geographic database known occurrences between 1960 2014 was compiled. Herein we present database, which comprises occurrence data linked to point or polygon locations, derived from peer-reviewed literature unpublished studies including national entomological surveys...
Infections with parasitic helminths (nematodes and trematodes) represent a significant economic welfare burden to the global ruminant livestock industry. The increasing prevalence of anthelmintic resistance means that current control programmes are costly unsustainable in long term. Recent changes epidemiology, seasonality geographic distribution helminth infections have been attributed climate change. However, other environment (e.g., land use) farming, such as intensification altered...
Aedes-borne diseases as dengue, zika, chikungunya and yellow fever are an emerging problem worldwide, being transmitted by Aedes aegypti albopictus. Lack of up to date information about the distribution species hampers surveillance control. Global databases have been compiled but these did not capture data in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), any models built using datasets fail identify highly suitable areas where one or both may occur. The first objective this study was therefore...
This paper tests the hypothesis that Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) species can be propagated by wind over long distances. Movement patterns of midges were inferred indirectly from spread bluetongue outbreaks between farms (using outbreak data 1999-2001 for Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey) then matched to concurrent patterns. The general methodology was determine trajectories each site based on horizontal vertical components European ReAnalysis-40 (ERA-40) dataset centre medium-range...
In order to improve the spatial resolution of current risk maps for fasciolosis in cattle, more knowledge is needed with respect farm-level factors that determine infection risk. this study, we visited 39 dairy farms within a predefined low- and high-risk area Belgium assessed their status by an indirect bulk tank milk enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Management were collected all pastured lands identify georeference potential snail habitats. The habitats visually characterised,...
A harmonized sampling approach in combination with spatial modelling is required to update current knowledge of fasciolosis dairy cattle Europe. Within the scope EU project GLOWORM, samples from 3,359 randomly selected farms 849 municipalities Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Poland and Sweden were collected their infection status assessed using an indirect bulk tank milk (BTM) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Dairy considered exposed when optical density ratio (ODR) exceeded 0.3...
Background Arthropod vectors such as ticks, mosquitoes, sandflies and biting midges are of public veterinary health significance because the pathogens they can transmit. Understanding their distributions is a key means assessing risk. VectorNet maps distribution in EU surrounding areas. Aim We aim to describe methodology underlying maps, encourage standardisation evaluate output. Method s: Vector surveillance activity data have been collected since 2010 from combination literature searches,...
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes granulocytic anaplasmosis in domestic animals, wildlife, and humans primarily transmitted by ticks of the Ixodes persulcatus complex. This retrospective study aims to determine percentages dogs tested positive for A. Germany. It included results direct (polymerase chain reaction [PCR]) indirect (immunofluorescence antibody test [IFAT], antibody-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA]) detection methods performed...