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  1. Comparison of coproprevalence and seroprevalence to guide decision-making in national soil-transmitted helminthiasis control programs: Ethiopia as a case study

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, October 2022, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  2. Assessment of the nail contamination with soil-transmitted helminths in schoolchildren in Jimma Town, Ethiopia

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2022, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke, Bamlaku Tsehayu

  3. Two-stage lot quality assurance sampling framework for monitoring and evaluation of neglected tropical diseases, allowing for imperfect diagnostics and spatial heterogeneity

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, April 2022, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  4. Assessment of environmental contamination with soil-transmitted helminths life stages at school compounds, households and open markets in Jimma Town, Ethiopia

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, April 2022, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke, Bamlaku Tsehayu

  5. Longitudinal assessment of the exposure to Ascaris lumbricoides through copromicroscopy and serology in school children from Jimma Town, Ethiopia

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2022, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  6. Individual responses to a single oral dose of albendazole indicate reduced efficacy against soil-transmitted helminths in an area with high drug pressure

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, October 2021, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  7. Assessment of the required performance and the development of corresponding program decision rules for neglected tropical diseases diagnostic tests: Monitoring and evaluation of soil-transmitted helminthiasis control programs as a case study

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, September 2021, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  8. Quantitative PCR in soil-transmitted helminth epidemiology and control programs: Toward a universal standard

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 2021, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  9. An in-depth report of quality control on Kato-Katz and data entry in four clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of albendazole against soil-transmitted helminth infections

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, September 2020, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  10. Identifying thresholds for classifying moderate-to-heavy soil-transmitted helminth intensity infections for FECPAKG2, McMaster, Mini-FLOTAC and qPCR

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2020, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  11. First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides: A pilot study

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2020, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  12. Evaluation of copromicroscopy and serology to measure the exposure to Ascaris infections across age groups and to assess the impact of 3 years of biannual mass drug administration in Jimma Town, Ethiopia

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, April 2020, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  13. Comparison of four DNA extraction and three preservation protocols for the molecular detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in stool

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, October 2019, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  14. Therapeutic efficacy of albendazole against soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children measured by five diagnostic methods

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, August 2019, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  15. Assessment of Anthelmintic Efficacy of Mebendazole in School Children in Six Countries Where Soil-Transmitted Helminths Are Endemic

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, October 2014, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke, Dr Alejandro J Krolewiecki

  16. Advances in the diagnosis ofAscaris suuminfections in pigs and their possible applications in humans

    Article • Parasitology, April 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Peter Geldhof, Dr Bruno Levecke

  17. Effect of sampling and diagnostic effort on the assessment of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis and drug efficacy: a meta-analysis of six drug efficacy trials and one epidemiological survey

    Article • Parasitology, April 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  18. Cysteine proteinases from papaya (Carica papaya) in the treatment of experimental Trichuris suis infection in pigs: two randomized controlled trials

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  19. Comparison of Individual and Pooled Stool Samples for the Assessment of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection Intensity and Drug Efficacy

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 2013, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  20. A Public Health Response against Strongyloides stercoralis: Time to Look at Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Full

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 2013, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke, Dr Alejandro J Krolewiecki

  21. Diversity and distribution of Blastocystis sp. subtypes in non-human primates

    Article • Parasitology, April 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  22. Novel Insights into the Genetic Diversity of Balantidium and Balantidium-like Cyst-forming Ciliates

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 2013, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  23. Human soil-transmitted helminths

    Article • Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, December 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  24. Reply to comment on: The impact of baseline faecal egg counts on the efficacy of single-dose albendazole against Trichuris trichiura

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, June 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  25. Novel Insights in the Fecal Egg Count Reduction Test for Monitoring Drug Efficacy against Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Large-Scale Treatment Programs

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, December 2011, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  26. Is anthelmintic resistance a concern for the control of human soil-transmitted helminths?

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  27. A Comparison of the Sensitivity and Fecal Egg Counts of the McMaster Egg Counting and Kato-Katz Thick Smear Methods for Soil-Transmitted Helminths

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2011, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  28. Serum pepsinogen levels to monitor gastrointestinal nematode infections in cattle revisited

    Article • Research in Veterinary Science, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  29. Monitoring drug efficacy against gastrointestinal nematodes when faecal egg counts are low: do the analytic sensitivity and the formula matter?

    Article • Parasitology Research, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  30. Assessment of the Anthelmintic Efficacy of Albendazole in School Children in Seven Countries Where Soil-Transmitted Helminths Are Endemic

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 2011, PLOS

    Gagandeep Kang, Dr Bruno Levecke

  31. A Bayesian evaluation of two dip-stick assays for the on-site diagnosis of infection in calves suspected of clinical giardiasis

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  32. Molecular characterization of Blastocystis isolates from zoo animals and their animal-keepers

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, April 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  33. Molecular characterisation of Giardia duodenalis in captive non-human primates reveals mixed assemblage A and B infections and novel polymorphisms

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, December 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  34. Occurrence and Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Captive Wild Ruminants in Belgium

    Article • Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, March 2009, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  35. Field Validity and Feasibility of Four Techniques for the Detection of Trichuris in Simians: A Model for Monitoring Drug Efficacy in Public Health?

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2009, PLOS

    Dr Bruno Levecke

  36. Gastrointestinal protozoa in non-human primates of four zoological gardens in Belgium

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, September 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Bruno Levecke