Selected publications
2025
EXPLORING HOUSEHOLDS' ACCESS AND UTILIZATION OF ANTIBIOTICS FOR THEIR LIVESTOCK: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN GHANA AND BURKINA FASO.
- Gibernau ECI, Krumkamp R, Aglanu LM, Zakane A, Jahn A, Sié A, Amuasi JH, Souares A.
- J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2025 Apr 26:S2213-7165(25)00094-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2025.04.020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40294861
Detecting Schistosoma infections in endemic countries: a diagnostic accuracy study in rural Madagascar
- Lorenz, E., Razafindrakoto, R., Rausche, P. et al.
- Infect Dis Poverty 14, 20 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-025-01292-x
2024
Knowledge of local snakes, first-aid and prevention of snakebites among community health workers and community members in rural Malawi: A cross-sectional study.
- Aron MB, Munyaneza F, Rosenthal A, Dullie L, Krumkamp R, Ndarama E, Mailosi B, May J, Nhlema B, Sambani C, Hosemann D, Rae J, Rahden P, Blessmann J, Kreuels B.
- Trop Med Int Health. 2025 Feb;30(2):84-92. doi: 10.1111/tmi.14071. Epub 2024 Dec 17. PMID: 39686915; PMCID: PMC11791875.
The mediating role of behavioural and socio-structural factors on the association between household wealth and childhood malaria in Ghana
- Habermann T, Wafula ST, May J, Lorenz E, Puradiredja DI.
- Malar J. 2024 Dec 13;23(1):370. doi: 10.1186/s12936-024-05204-6. PMID: 39673072.
Socioeconomic disparities in Plasmodium falciparum infection risk in Southern Malawi: mediation analyses
- Wafula ST, Maiga-Ascofare O, Struck NS, Mathanga DP, Cohee LM, May J, Puradiredja DI, Lorenz E
- Sci Rep. 2024 Nov 8;14(1):27290. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-78512-1. PMID: 39516554; PMCID: PMC11549479
Virus load kinetics in Lassa fever patients treated with ribavirin: a retrospective cohort study from Southern Nigeria
- Ogbaini-Emovon E, Akpede G, Okogbenin S, Osagiede E, Tobin E, Asogun D, Okokhere P, Okonofua M, Akpede N, Akhideno P, Erameh C, Rafiu M, Azubuike C, Iraoya K, Iruolagbe C, Erohubie C, Ahmed D, Ediawe O, Okoguale J, Eifediyi R, Odia I, Agbuko J, Adomeh D, Odike MAC, Ovienria W, Elkanem A, Muoebenam BE, Ojide CK, Pallasch E, Müller J, Hinzmann J, Günther S, Pahlmann M, Thielebein A, Duraffour S, Oestereich L, Krumkamp R
- Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 15;11(10):ofae575. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofae575
Influenza in travelers from Germany returning from abroad: a retrospective case-control study
- Brehm TT, Shijaku F, Krumkamp R, Jochum J, Hoffmann A, Ramharter M, Kreuels B.
- BMC Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 5;24(1):1107. doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-10008-9. PMID: 39367312; PMCID: PMC11453041.
Modeling pediatric antibiotic use in an area of declining malaria prevalence
- Rautman L.H., Eibach D., Boateng F.O. et al.
- Sci Rep 14, 16431 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67492-x
Epidemiology and multiple colonization of gastrointestinal pathogens in rural Tanzanian children with and without diarrhea: A case-control study
- Chercos DH, Wafula ST, Lusingu JPA, Minja DTR, Gesase S, Mbwana JR, Schotte U, May J, Mardeis L, Jaeger A, Rojak S, Lamshöft M, Kaseka J, Lorenz E, Frickmann H, Dekker D.
- PLoS One. 2024 Jun 18;19(6):e0305469. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305469. PMID: 38889116; PMCID: PMC11185500.
Understanding pre-hospital disease management of fever and diarrhoea in children-Care pathways in rural Tanzania
- Lamshöft MM, Liheluka E, Ginski G, Lusingu JPA, Minja D, Gesase S, Mbwana J, Gesase G, Rautman L, Loag W, May J, Dekker D, Krumkamp R.
- Trop Med Int Health. 2024 Jun 18. doi: 10.1111/tmi.14022. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38888511.
Schistosome infection among pregnant women in the rural highlands of Madagascar: A cross-sectional study calling for public health interventions in vulnerable populations
- Rakotozandrindrainy R, Rakotoarivelo RA, Kislaya I, Marchese V, Rasamoelina T, Solonirina J, Ratiaharison EF, Razafindrakoto R, Razafindralava NM, Rakotozandrindrainy N, Radomanana M, Andrianarivelo MR, Klein P, Lorenz E, Jaeger A, Hoekstra PT, Corstjens PLAM, Schwarz NG, van Dam GJ, May J, Fusco D; freeBILy consortium.
- PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 Apr 16;18(4):e0011766. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011766. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38626192
2023
Estimation of Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness using Secondary Data: A Cohort Study and Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Claims Data from Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Lorenz E, Wicke F, Pokora RM
- Gesundheitswesen 2024; 86(S 03): S205-S211 DOI: 10.1055/a-2173-8160
A simulation-based method to inform serosurvey designs for estimating the force of infection using existing blood samples
- Vicco A, McCormack CP, Pedrique B, Amuasi JH, Awuah AA, Obirikorang C, Struck NS, Lorenz E, May J, Ribeiro I, Malavige GN, Donnelly CA, Dorigatti I.
- PLoS Comput Biol. 2023 Nov 27;19(11):e1011666. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011666. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38011203.
Awareness and knowledge of female genital schistosomiasis in a population with high endemicity: a cross-sectional study in Madagascar
- Rausche P, Rakotoarivelo RA, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Rakotomalala RS, Ratefiarisoa S, Rasamoelina T, Kutz JM, Jaeger A, Hoeppner Y, Lorenz E, May J, Puradiredja DI, Fusco D.
- Front. Microbiol., 09 October 2023 Sec. Infectious Agents and Disease Volume 14 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1278974.
Female genital schistosomiasis, human papilloma virus infection, and cervical cancer in rural Madagascar: a cross sectional study
- Kutz JM, Rausche P, Rasamoelina T, Ratefiarisoa S, Razafindrakoto R, Klein P, Jaeger A, Rakotomalala RS, Rakotomalala Z, Randrianasolo BS, McKay-Chopin S, May J, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Puradiredja DI, Sicuri E, Hampl M, Lorenz E, Gheit T, Rakotoarivelo RA, Fusco D.
- Infect Dis Poverty. 2023 Sep 25;12(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s40249-023-01139-3. PMID: 37749705; PMCID: PMC10518971.
The exception that proves the rule: Virulence gene expression at the onset of Plasmodium falciparum blood stage infections
- Wichers-Misterek JS, Krumkamp R, Held J, von Thien H, Wittmann I, Höppner YD, Ruge JM, Moser K, Dara A, Strauss J, Esen M, Fendel R, Sulyok Z, Jeninga MD, Kremsner PG, Sim BKL, Hoffman SL, Duffy MF, Otto TD, Gilberger TW, Silva JC, Mordmüller B, Petter M, Bachmann A.
- PLoS Pathog. 2023 Jun 29;19(6):e1011468. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011468. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37384799.
What are the pathways between poverty and malaria in sub-Saharan Africa? A systematic review of mediation studies
- Wafula ST, Habermann T, Franke MA, May J, Puradiredja DI, Lorenz E, Brinkel J.
- Infect Dis Poverty 12, 58 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01110-2.
Symptoms of illness during travel and risk factors for non-adherence to malaria prophylaxis-a cross-sectional study in travellers from Germany
- Reinsberg FAC, Moehlmann MW, Krumkamp R, Landsmann L, Heitkamp C, Jochum J, Addo M, Ramharter M, Radt C, Rothe C, Vinnemeier C, Kreuels B.
- J Travel Med. 2023 Apr 25:taad055. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taad055. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37098163.
Prevalence and risk distribution of schistosomiasis among adults in Madagascar: a cross-sectional study
- Gruninger SK, Rasamoelina T, Rakotoarivelo RA, Razafindrakoto AR, Rasolojaona ZT, Rakotozafy RM, Soloniaina PR, Rakotozandrindrainy N, Rausche P, Doumbia CO, Jaeger A, Zerbo A, von Thien H, Klein P, van Dam G, Tannich E, Schwarz NG, Lorenz E, May J, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Fusco D.
- Infect Dis Poverty. 2023 Apr 25;12(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s40249-023-01094-z.
Spatiotemporal variation in risk of Shigella infection in childhood: a global risk mapping and prediction model using individual participant data
- Badr HS, Colston JM, Nguyen NH, Chen YT, Burnett E, Ali SA, Rayamajhi A, Satter SM, Van Trang N, Eibach D, Krumkamp R, May J, Adegnika AA, Manouana GP, Kremsner PG, Chilengi R, Hatyoka L, Debes AK, Ateudjieu J, Faruque ASG, Hossain MJ, Kanungo S, Kotloff KL, Mandomando I, Nisar MI, Omore R, Sow SO, Zaidi AKM, Lambrecht N, Adu B, Page N, Platts-Mills JA, Mavacala Freitas C, Pelkonen T, Ashorn P, Maleta K, Ahmed T, Bessong P, Bhutta ZA, Mason C, Mduma E, Olortegui MP, Peñataro Yori P, Lima AAM, Kang G, Humphrey J, Ntozini R, Prendergast AJ, Okada K, Wongboot W, Langeland N, Moyo SJ, Gaensbauer J, Melgar M, Freeman M, Chard AN, Thongpaseuth V, Houpt E, Zaitchik BF, Kosek MN.
- Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Mar;11(3):e373-e384. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00549-6. PMID: 36796984.
Pathogens associated with hospitalization due to acute lower respiratory tract infections in children in rural Ghana: a case–control study
- Krumkamp R, Kohsar M, Nolte K, Hogan B, Eibach D, Jaeger A, Akenten CW, Drosten C, Boahen KG, Sarpong N, Eckerle I, Binger T, Owusu-Dabo E, May J, Kreuels B.
- Sci Rep 13, 2443 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29410-5.
2022
Laboratory-based surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in regions of Kenya: An assessment of capacities, practices, and barriers by means of multi-facility survey
- Moirongo Rehema Moraa, Aglanu Leslie Mawuli, Lamshöft Maike, Adero Brian Omondi, Yator Solomon, Anyona Stephen, May Jürgen, Lorenz Eva, Eibach Daniel.
- Front Public Health. 2022 Nov 28;10:1003178. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1003178. PMID: 36518572; PMCID: PMC9742437.
Experience of using expired lyophilized snake antivenom during a medical emergency situation in Lao People's Democratic Republic - a possible untapped resource to tackle antivenom shortage in Southeast Asia
- Blessmann J, Hanlodsomphou S, Santisouk B, Krumkamp R, Kreuels B, Ismail AK, Yong MY, Tan KY, Tan CH
- Trop Med Int Health. 2023 Jan;28(1):64-70. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13833
High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Burkina-Faso, Ghana and Madagascar in 2021: a population-based study
- Struck NS, Lorenz E, Deschermeier C, Eibach D, Kettenbeil J, Loag W, Brieger SA, Ginsbach AM, Obirikorang C, Maiga-Ascofare O, Sarkodie YA, Boham EEA, Adu EA, Asare G, Amoako-Adusei A, Yawson A, Boakye AO, Deke J, Almoustapha NS, Adu-Amoah L, Duah IK, Ouedraogo TA, Boudo V, Rushton B, Ehmen C, Fusco D, Gunga L, Benke D, Höppner Y, Rasolojaona ZT, Rasamoelina T, Rakotoarivelo RA, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Coulibaly B, Sié A, Awuah AA, Amuasi JH, Souares A, May J.
- BMC Public Health. 2022 Sep 5;22(1):1676. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13918-y. PMID: 36064368; PMCID: PMC9441841.
Clustering of Cryptosporidium species infections among sheep and cattle but not children in remote highland communities of Madagascar
- Krumkamp R, Conraths FJ, Caccio S, Schares G, Hogan B, Winter D, Jaeger A, Melhem S, Rakotozandrindrainy N, May J, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Eibach D.
- Parasit Vectors. 2022 Aug 28;15(1):304. doi: 10.1186/s13071-022-05434-0. PMID: 36031635; PMCID: PMC9422120.
Epidemiology of Plasmids in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae with Acquired Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Genes Isolated from Chronic Wounds in Ghana
- Pankok F, Taudien S, Dekker D, Thye T, Oppong K, Wiafe Akenten C, Lamshöft M, Jaeger A, Kaase M, Scheithauer S, Tanida K, Frickmann H, May J, Loderstädt U.
- Antibiotics (Basel). 2022 May 19;11(5):689. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11050689. PMID: 35625333; PMCID: PMC9138140.
Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance: Development and Implementation of the Ghanaian National Action Plan (2017-2021)
- Hein W, Aglanu LM, Mensah-Sekyere M, Harant A, Brinkel J, Lamshöft M, Lorenz E, Eibach D, Amuasi J.
- Antibiotics (Basel). 2022 May 3;11(5):613. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11050613. PMID: 35625257; PMCID: PMC9137880.
Factors influencing hesitancy towards adult and child COVID- 19 vaccines in rural and urban West Africa: a cross-sectional study
- Faye SLB, Krumkamp R, Doumbia S, Tounkara M, Strauss R, Ouedraogo HG, Sagna T, Barry AM, Mbawah AK, Doumbia CO, Diouf S, Cisse K, Harding M, Donven P, May J, Puradiredja DI, Fusco D; ACHES consortium.
- BMJ Open. 2022;12:e059138. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-059138.
Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
- Christopher Jl Murray, Kevin Shunji Ikuta, Fablina Sharara, Lucien Swetschinski, Gisela Robles Aguilar, Authia Gray, Chieh Han, Catherine Bisignano, Puja Rao, Eve Wool, Sarah C Johnson, Annie J Browne, Michael Give Chipeta, Frederick Fell, Sean Hackett, Georgina Haines-Woodhouse, Bahar H Kashef Hamadani, Emmanuelle A P Kumaran, Barney McManigal, Ramesh Agarwal, Samuel Akech, Samuel Albertson, John Amuasi, Jason Andrews, Aleskandr Aravkin, Elizabeth Ashley, Freddie Bailey, Stephen Baker, Buddha Basnyat, Adrie Bekker, Rose Bender, Adhisivam Bethou, Julia Bielicki, Suppawat Boonkasidecha, James Bukosia, Cristina Carvalheiro, Carlos Castañeda-Orjuela, Vilada Chansamouth, Suman Chaurasia, Sara Chiurchiù, Fazle Chowdhury, Aislinn J Cook, Ben Cooper, Tim R Cressey, Elia Criollo-Mora, Matthew Cunningham, Saffiatou Darboe, Nicholas P J Day, Maia De Luca, Klara Dokova, Angela Dramowski, Susanna J Dunachie, Tim Eckmanns, Daniel Eibach, Amir Emami, Nicholas Feasey, Natasha Fisher-Pearson, Karen Forrest, Denise Garrett, Petra Gastmeier, Ababi Zergaw Giref, Rachel Claire Greer, Vikas Gupta, Sebastian Haller, Andrea Haselbeck, Simon I Hay, Marianne Holm, Susan Hopkins, Kenneth C Iregbu, Jan Jacobs, Daniel Jarovsky, Fatemeh Javanmardi, Meera Khorana, Niranjan Kissoon, Elsa Kobeissi, Tomislav Kostyanev, Fiorella Krapp, Ralf Krumkamp, Ajay Kumar, Hmwe Hmwe Kyu, Cherry Lim, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Michael James Loftus, Miles Lunn, Jianing Ma, Neema Mturi, Tatiana Munera-Huertas, Patrick Musicha, Marisa Marcia Mussi-Pinhata, Tomoka Nakamura, Ruchi Nanavati, Sushma Nangia, Paul Newton, Chanpheaktra Ngoun, Amanda Novotney, Davis Nwakanma, Christina W Obiero, Antonio Olivas-Martinez, Piero Olliaro, Ednah Ooko, Edgar Ortiz-Brizuela, Anton Yariv Peleg, Carlo Perrone, Nishad Plakkal, Alfredo Ponce-de-Leon, Mathieu Raad, Tanusha Ramdin, Amy Riddell, Tamalee Roberts, Julie Victoria Robotham, Anna Roca, Kristina E Rudd, Neal Russell, Jesse Schnall, John Anthony Gerard Scott, Madhusudhan Shivamallappa, Jose Sifuentes-Osornio, Nicolas Steenkeste, Andrew James Stewardson, Temenuga Stoeva, Nidanuch Tasak, Areerat Thaiprakong, Guy Thwaites, Claudia Turner, Paul Turner, H Rogier van Doorn, Sithembiso Velaphi, Avina Vongpradith, Huong Vu, Timothy Walsh, Seymour Waner, Tri Wangrangsimakul, Teresa Wozniak, Peng Zheng, Benn Sartorius, Alan D Lopez, Andy Stergachis, Catrin Moore, Christiane Dolecek, Mohsen Naghavi.
- Lancet. 2022 Feb 12;399(10325):629-655. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02724-0. Epub 2022 Jan 19. Erratum in: Lancet. 2022 Oct 1;400(10358):1102. PMID: 35065702; PMCID: PMC8841637.
Limited Reliability of the Molecular Detection of Plasmodium spp. from Incubated Blood Culture Samples for Forensic Purposes
- Weinreich F, Hagen RM, Loag W, Maïga-Ascofaré O, Dekker D, Frickmann H, Loderstädt U.
- Microorganisms. 2022 Feb 10;10(2):406. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10020406. PMID: 35208861; PMCID: PMC8879611.
Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance in Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Humans and Food-Producing Animals in West Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Paintsil EK, Ofori LA, Adobea S, Akenten CW, Phillips RO, Maiga-Ascofare O, Lamshöft M, May J, Obiri Danso K, Krumkamp R, Dekker D.
- Pathogens. 2022 Jan 24;11(2):140. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11020140. PMID: 35215086; PMCID: PMC8877155.
Associations Between Eight Earth Observation-Derived Climate Variables and Enteropathogen Infection: An Independent Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Surveillance Studies With Broad Spectrum Nucleic Acid Diagnostics
- Colston JM, Zaitchik BF, Badr HS, Burnett E, Ali SA, Rayamajhi A, Satter SM, Eibach D, Krumkamp R, May J, Chilengi R, Howard LM, Sow SO, Jahangir Hossain M, Saha D, Imran Nisar M, Zaidi AKM, Kanungo S, Mandomando I, Faruque ASG, Kotloff KL, Levine MM, Breiman RF, Omore R, Page N, Platts-Mills JA, Ashorn U, Fan YM, Shrestha PS, Ahmed T, Mduma E, Yori PP, Bhutta Z, Bessong P, Olortegui MP, Lima AAM, Kang G, Humphrey J, Prendergast AJ, Ntozini R, Okada K, Wongboot W, Gaensbauer J, Melgar MT, Pelkonen T, Freitas CM, Kosek MN.
- Geohealth. 2022 Jan 1;6(1):e2021GH000452. doi: 10.1029/2021GH000452. PMID: 35024531; PMCID: PMC8729196.
2021
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in urban settings in three sub-Saharan African countries (SeroCoV): a study protocol for a household-based cross-sectional prevalence study using two-stage cluster sampling
- Lorenz E, Souares A, Amuasi J, Loag W, Deschermeier C, Fusco D, Benke D, A Rakotoarivelo R, Rasamoelina MT, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Sie A, Afum-Adjei Awuah A, May J, Eibach D, Struck N.
- BMJ Open. 2021 Dec 17;11(12):e056853. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056853.
A cluster randomized controlled trial for assessing POC-CCA test based praziquantel treatment for schistosomiasis control in pregnant women and their young children: study protocol of the freeBILy clinical trial in Madagascar
- Fusco D, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Rakotoarivelo RA, Andrianarivelo MR, Rakotozandrindrainy N, Rasamoelina T, Puradiredja DI, Klein P, Stahlberg K, Dechenaud M, Lorenz E, Jaeger A, Kreidenweiss A, Hoekstra PT, Adegnika AA, Sicuri E, Corstjens PLAM, van Dam GJ, May J, Schwarz NG; freeBILy consortium.
- Trials. 2021 Nov 20;22(1):822. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05769-6.
Hepatitis E seroprevalence and viremia rate in immunocompromised patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Buescher G, Ozga AK, Lorenz E, Pischke S, May J, Addo MM, Horvatits T.
- Liver Int. 2020 Oct 8. doi: 10.1111/liv.14695. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33034121.
Antimicrobial usage in commercial and domestic poultry farming in two communities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
- Paintsil EK, Ofori LA, Wiafe Akenten C, Fosu D, Ofori S, Lamshöft M, May J, Obiri Danso K, Krumkamp K*, Dekker D*(equally contributed).
- MDPI Antibiotics. 2021 Jun 30;10(7):800. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10070800
Clonal Clusters, Molecular Resistance Mechanisms and Virulence Factors of Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from Chronic Wounds in Ghana
- Dekker D, Pankok F, Thye T, Taudien S, Oppong K, Wiafe Akenten C, Lamshöft M, Jaeger A, Kaase M, Scheithauer S, Tanida K, Frickmann H, May J, Loderstädt U
- Antibiotics. 2021 Mar 22;10(3):339. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10030339
Predictive Performance of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Falciparum Malaria and Its Modeled Impact on Integrated Community Case Management of Malaria in Sub-Saharan African Febrile Children
- Mischlinger J, Dudek V, Ramharter M
- Clin Infect Dis an Off Publ Infect Dis Soc Am. 2021;73: e1158–e1167. doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa1942
Negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR or rapid antigen test result and the subsequent risk of being infectious: a mathematical simulation study
- Krumkamp R, Kreuels B, Jaeger VK, May J, Mikolajczyk R, Karch A.
- BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021 Aug 10;21(1):165. doi: 10.1186/s12874-021-01361-3. PMID: 34376152; PMCID: PMC8353420.
The genomic epidemiology of multi-drug resistant invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella in selected sub-Saharan African countries
- Park SE, Pham DT, Pak GD, Panzner U, Maria Cruz Espinoza L, von Kalckreuth V, Im J, Mogeni OD, Schütt-Gerowitt H, Crump JA, Breiman RF, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Owusu-Dabo E, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Bassiahi Soura A, Aseffa A, Gasmelseed N, Sooka A, Keddy KH, May J, Aaby P, Biggs HM, Hertz JT, Montgomery JM, Cosmas L, Olack B, Fields B, Sarpong N, Razafindrabe TJL, Raminosoa TM, Kabore LP, Sampo E, Teferi M, Yeshitela B, El Tayeb MA, Krumkamp R, Dekker DM, Jaeger A, Tall A, Gassama A, Niang A, Bjerregaard-Andersen M, Løfberg SV, Deerin JF, Park JK, Konings F, Carey ME, Van Puyvelde S, Ali M, Clemens J, Dougan G, Baker S, Marks F.
- BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Aug;6(8):e005659. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005659. PMID: 34341020.
Investigation of superspreading COVID-19 outbreak events in meat and poultry processing plants in Germany: A cross-sectional study
- Pokora R, Kutschbach S, Weigl M, Braun D, Epple A, Lorenz E, Grund S, Hecht J, Hollich H, Rietschel P, Schneider F, Sohmen R, Taylor K, Dienstbuehl I.
- PLoS One. 2021 Jun 10;16(6):e0242456. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242456. PMID: 34111143; PMCID: PMC8191887.
Common virulence gene expression in adult first-time infected malaria patients and severe cases
- Wichers JS, Tonkin-Hill G, Thye T, Krumkamp R, Kreuels B, Strauss J, von Thien H, Scholz JAM, Smedegaard Hansson H, Weisel Jensen R, Turner L, Lorenz FR, Schöllhorn A, Bruchhaus I, Tannich E, Fendel R, D Otto T, Lavstsen T, Gilberger TW, Duffy M, Bachmann A
- Elife. 2021 Apr 28;10:e69040. doi: 10.7554/eLife.69040
Transmission of Cryptosporidium Species Among Human and Animal Local Contact Networks in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry Study
- Krumkamp R, Aldrich C, Maiga-Ascofare O, Mbwana J, Rakotozandrindrainy N, Borrmann S, Caccio SM, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Adegnika AA, Lusingu JPA, Amuasi J, May J, Eibach D; CRYPTO Study Group.
- Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 26;72(8):1358-1366. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa223. PMID: 32150243; PMCID: PMC8075035.
Exploring the use of web searches for risk communication during COVID-19 in Germany
- Kristensen K, Lorenz E, May J, Strauss R.
- Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 19;11(1):6419. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-85873-4. PMID: 33742054.
Molecular and epidemiologic characterization of the diphtheria outbreak in Venezuela
- Strauss RA, Herrera-Leon L, Guillén AC, Castro JS, Lorenz E, Carvajal A, Hernandez E, Navas T, Vielma S, Lopez N, Lopez MG, Aurenty L, Navas V, Rosas MA, Drummond T, Martínez JG, Hernández E, Bertuglia F, Andrade O, Torres J, May J, Herrera-Leon S, Eibach D.
- Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 18;11(1):6378. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-85957-1. PMID: 33737710; PMCID: PMC7973433.
Comparative genomics revealed adaptive admixture in Cryptosporidium hominis in Africa
- Tichkule S, Jex AR, van Oosterhout C, Sannella AR, Krumkamp R, Aldrich C, Maiga-Ascofare O, Dekker D, Lamshöft M, Mbwana J, Rakotozandrindrainy N, Borrmann S, Thye T, Schuldt K, Winter D, Kremsner PG, Oppong K, Manouana P, Mbong M, Gesase S, Minja DTR, Mueller I, Bahlo M, Nader J, May J, Rakotozandrindrain R, Adegnika AA, Lusingu JPA, Amuasi J, Eibach D, Caccio SM.
- Microb Genom. 2021 Jan;7(1):mgen000493. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000493. Epub 2020 Dec 23. PMID: 33355530; PMCID: PMC8115899.
2020
A cluster randomized controlled trial for assessing POC-CCA test based praziquantel treatment for schistosomiasis control in pregnant women and their young children: study protocol of the freeBILy clinical trial in Madagascar
- Fusco D, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Rakotoarivelo RA, Andrianarivelo MR, Rakotozandrindrainy N, Rasamoelina T, Puradiredja DI, Klein P, Stahlberg K, Dechenaud M, Lorenz E, Jaeger A, Kreidenweiss A, Hoekstra PT, Adegnika AA, Sicuri E, Corstjens PLAM, van Dam GJ, May J, Schwarz NG; freeBILy consortium.
- Trials. 2021 Nov 20;22(1):822. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05769-6.
Cytokine Profile Distinguishes Children With P. Falciparum Malaria From Those With Bacterial Blood Stream Infections
- Struck NS, Zimmermann M, Krumkamp R, Lorenz E, Jacobs T, Rieger T, Wurr S, Günther S, Gyau Boahen K, Marks F, Sarpong N, Owusu-Dabo E, May J, Eibach D
- J Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 8; doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz587
Classification of invasive bloodstream infections and Plasmodium falciparum malaria using autoantibodies as biomarkers
- Krumkamp R, Sunaina Struck N, Lorenz E, Zimmermann M, Gyau Boahen K, Sarpong N, Owusu-Dabo E, Pak GD, Jeon HJ, Marks F, Jacobs T, May J, Eibach D
- Sci Rep 10, 21168 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78155-y
How informative are web searches for risk communication during COVID-19 in Germany?
- Kristensen K, Lorenz E, May J, Strauss R
- Research Square; 2020. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-84751/v1
A cross-sectional study on risk factors for infection with Parvovirus B19 and the association with anaemia in a febrile paediatric population in Ghana
- Herr W, Krumkamp R, Hogan B, Dekker D, Gyau K, Owusu-Dabo E, Sarpong N, Jaeger A, Loag W, Winter D, Akenten CW, Eibach D, Fickenscher H, Eis-Hübinger A, May J, Kreuels B.
- Sci Rep. 2020 Sep 24;10(1):15695. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72657-5. PMID: 32973247; PMCID: PMC7515863.
Second follow-up of a German cohort on childhood cancer after exposure to postnatal diagnostic x-ray
- Baaken D, Hammer GP, Seidenbusch MC, Schneider K, Blettner M, Pokora R, Lorenz E.
- Radiol Prot. 2020 Sep;40(3):920-921. doi: 10.1088/1361-6498/aba344. PMID: 32840238.
Fast and reliable easy-to-use diagnostics for eliminating bilharzia in young children and mothers: An introduction to the freeBILy project
- Hoekstra PT, Schwarz NG, Adegnika AA, Andrianarivelo MR, Corstjens PLAM, Rakotoarivelo RA, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Sicuri E, Kreidenweiss A, van Dam GJ; freeBILy consortium.
- Acta Trop. 2020 Nov;211:105631. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105631. Epub 2020 Jul 14. PMID: 32679109
Performance of a rapid diagnostic test for the detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in African children admitted to hospital with diarrhea
- Manouana GP, Lorenz E, Mbong Ngwese M, Nguema Moure PA, Maiga Ascofaré O, Akenten CW, Amuasi J, Rakotozandrindrainy N, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Mbwana J, Lusingu J, Byrne N, Melhem S, Zinsou JF, Adegbite RB, Hogan B, Winter D, May J, Kremsner PG, Borrmann S, Eibach D, Adegnika AA.
- PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Jul 13;14(7):e0008448. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008448. PMID: 32658930; PMCID: PMC7377516.
Incidence of snakebites in Can Tho Municipality, Mekong Delta, South Vietnam-Evaluation of the responsible snake species and treatment of snakebite envenoming
- Thang VV, Bao TQQ, Tuyen HD, Krumkamp R, Hai LH, Dang NH, Chu CM, Blessmann J.
- PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Jun 17;14(6):e0008430. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008430. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32555599.
Investigating the utility of Google trends for Zika and Chikungunya surveillance in Venezuela
- Strauss R, Lorenz E, Kristensen K, Eibach D, Torres J, May J, Castro J.
- BMC Public Health. 2020 Jun 16;20(1):947. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09059-9. PMID: 32546159; PMCID: PMC7298838.
Investigating the utility of Google trends for Zika and Chikungunya surveillance in Venezuela
- Strauss R, Lorenz E, Kristensen K, Eibach D, Torres J, May J, Castro J.
- BMC Public Health. 2020 Jun 16;20(1):947. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09059-9. PMID: 32546159; PMCID: PMC7298838.
Risk estimation for air travel-induced malaria transmission in central Europe - A mathematical modelling study
- Pondorfer SG, Jaeger VK, Scholz-Kreisel P, Horn J, Krumkamp R, Kreuels B, Mikolajczyk RT, Karch A.
- Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020 Jan 28:101564. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101564. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32004733.
Regional Variation of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing Enterobacterales, Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Salmonella enterica and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Febrile Patients in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Moirongo RM, Lorenz E, Ntinginya NE, Dekker D, Fernandes J, Held J, Lamshöft M, Schaumburg F, Mangu C, Sudi L, Sie A, Souares A, Heinrich N, Wieser A, Mordmüller B, Owusu-Dabo E, Adegnika AA, Coulibaly B, May J, Eibach D
- Front Microbiol. 2020 Sep 25:11:567235. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.567235
Spectrum of antibiotic resistant bacteria and fungi isolated from chronically infected wounds in a rural district hospital in Ghana
- Krumkamp R, Oppong K, Hogan B, Strauss R, Frickmann H, Wiafe Akenten C, Boahen K, Rickerts V, McCormick Smith I, Groß U, Schulze M, Jaeger A, Loderstädt U, Sarpong N, Owusu-Dabo E, May J, Dekker D
- PlosOne. 2020 Aug 7;15(8):e0237263. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237263
2019
Controlled human malaria infection with Plasmodium falciparum demonstrates impact of naturally acquired immunity on virulence gene expression
- Bachmann A, Bruske E, Krumkamp R, Turner L, Wichers JS, Petter M, Held J, Duffy MF, Sim BKL, Hoffman SL, Kremsner PG, Lell B, Lavstsen T, Frank M, Mordmüller B, Tannich E
- PLoS Pathog. 2019 Jul 11;15(7):e1007906. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007906
Development of breast cancer mortality considering the implementation of mammography screening programs - a comparison of western European countries
- Iwamoto Y, Kaucher S, Lorenz E, Bärnighausen T, Winkler V
- BMC Public Health. 2019 Jun 26;19(1):823. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7166-6. PMID: 31242882; PMCID: PMC6595700.
Laboratory Findings, Compassionate Use of Favipiravir, and Outcome in Patients With Ebola Virus Disease, Guinea, 2015-A Retrospective Observational Study
- Kerber R, Lorenz E, Duraffour S, Sissoko D, Rudolf M, Jaeger A, Cisse SD, Camara AM, Miranda O, Castro CM, Akoi Bore J, Raymond Koundouno F, Repits J, Afrough B, Becker-Ziaja B, Hinzmann J, Mertens M, Vitoriano I, Hugh Logue C, Böttcher JP, Pallasch E, Sachse A, Bah A, Cabeza-Cabrerizo M, Nitzsche K, Kuisma E, Michel J, Holm T, Zekeng EG, Cowley LA, Garcia-Dorival I, Hetzelt N, Baum JHJ, Portmann J, Carter L, Yenamaberhan RL, Camino A, Enkirch T, Singethan K, Meisel S, Mazzarelli A, Kosgei A, Kafetzopoulou L, Rickett NY, Patrono LV, Ghebreghiorghis L, Arnold U, Colin G, Juchet S, Marchal CL, Kolie JS, Beavogui AH, Wurr S, Bockholt S, Krumkamp R, May J, Stoecker K, Fleischmann E, Ippolito G, Carroll MW, Koivogui L, Magassouba N, Keita S, Gurry C, Drury P, Diallo B, Formenty P, Wölfel R, Di Caro A, Gabriel M, Anglaret X, Malvy D, Günther S
- J Infect Dis. 2019 Jun 19;220(2):195-202. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz078
Modeling exposures with a spike at zero: simulation study and practical application to survival data
- Lorenz E., Jenkner C., Sauerbrei W., Becher H.
- Biostatistics & Epidemiology, 3(1), 23–37. https://doi.org/10.1080/24709360.2019.1580463
2018
Radiotherapy for childhood cancer and subsequent thyroid cancer risk: a systematic review
- Lorenz E, Scholz-Kreisel P, Baaken D, Pokora R, Blettner M.
- Eur J Epidemiol. 2018 Dec;33(12):1139-1162. doi: 10.1007/s10654-018-0467-8. Epub 2018 Dec 4. PMID: 30511135
Comparative characterization of two galectins excreted-secreted from intestine-dwelling parasitic versus free-living females of the soil-transmitted nematode Strongyloides
- Ditgen D, Anandarajah EM, Reinhardt A, Younis AE, Witt S, Hansmann J, Lorenz E, García-Hernández M, Paclik D, Soblik H, Jolodar A, Seeberger PH, Liebau E, Brattig NW
- Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2018 Oct;225:73-83. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2018.08.008. Epub 2018 Sep 1. PMID: 30179636
Kinetics of Soluble Mediators of the Host Response in Ebola Virus Disease
- Kerber R, Krumkamp R, Korva M, Rieger T, Wurr S, Duraffour S, Oestereich L, Gabriel M, Sissoko D, Anglaret X, Malvy D, May J, Županc TA, Muñoz-Fontela C, Günther S
- J Infect Dis. 2018 Nov 22;218(suppl_5):S496-S503. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy429
Malaria Coinfections in Febrile Pediatric Inpatients: A Hospital-Based Study From Ghana
- Hogan B, Eibach D, Krumkamp R, Sarpong N, Dekker D, Kreuels B, Maiga-Ascofaré O, Gyau Boahen K, Wiafe Akenten C, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Owusu-Dabo E, May J; Fever Without Source (FWS) Study Group
- Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Jun 1;66(12):1838-1845. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix1120
