Our Publications
2023
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.
Schistosomiasis elimination in Madagascar: challenges and opportunities for implementing the new WHO guidelines
- Rasoamanamihaja CF, Rakotoarivelo RA, Edosoa G, Rasamoelina T, Montresor A, Marchese V, Fusco D
- BMJ Global Health 2023;8:e012598.
Barriers and facilitators of HPV vaccination in sub-saharan Africa: a systematic review.
- Kutz JM, Rausche P, Gheit T, Puradiredja DI, Fusco D.
- BMC Public Health. 2023 May 26;23(1):974. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15842-1. PMID: 37237329; PMCID: PMC10214362.
Perspective on Schistosomiasis Drug Discovery: Highlights from a Schistosomiasis Drug Discovery Workshop at Wellcome Collection, London, September 2022.
- Caldwell N, Afshar R, Baragaña B, Bustinduy AL, Caffrey CR, Collins JJ, Fusco D, Garba A, Gardner M, Gomes M, Hoffmann KF, Hsieh M, Lo NC, McNamara CW, Nono JK, Padalino G, Read KD, Roestenberg M, Spangenberg T, Specht S, Gilbert IH.
- ACS Infect Dis. 2023 Apr 21. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00081. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37083395.
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. PMID: 37098581; PMCID: PMC10127445.
2022
A sex and gender perspective for neglected zoonotic diseases.
- Fusco D., Martínez-Pérez G.-Z., Remkes A., De Pascali A.-M., Ortalli M., Varani S., Scagliarini A.
- Front. Microbiol., 20 October 2022 Sec. Infectious Agents and Disease Volume 13 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1031683
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, et al.
- BMJ Open 2022;12:e059138. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-059138
Host-Pathogen Interactions: Organotypic Cultures to Unravel the Mysteries of the Primordial Hostility among Organisms.
- Marrazzo P, Fischer N, Nastasi C, Cricca M, Fusco D.
- Pathogens. 2022 Mar 16;11(3):362. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11030362. PMID: 35335685; PMCID: PMC8951007
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. PMID: 34921091; PMCID: PMC8685532.
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. PMID: 34801082.
Partnership for Research on Ebola VACcination (PREVAC): protocol of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 clinical trial evaluating three vaccine strategies against Ebola in healthy volunteers in four West African countries.
- Badio M, Lhomme E, Kieh M, Beavogui AH, Kennedy SB, Doumbia S, Leigh B, Sow SO, Diallo A, Fusco D, Kirchoff M, Termote M, Vatrinet R, Wentworth D, Esperou H, Lane HC, Pierson J, Watson-Jones D, Roy C, D'Ortenzio E, Greenwood B, Chêne G, Richert L, Neaton JD, Yazdanpanah Y; PREVAC study team.
- Trials. 2021 Jan 23;22(1):86. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05035-9. Erratum in: Trials. 2021 Sep 1;22(1):583. PMID: 33485369; PMCID: PMC7823170.
2019
Identification of BRCA1/2 p.Ser1613Gly, p.Pro871Leu, p.Lys1183Arg, p.Glu1038Gly, p.Ser1140Gly, p.Ala2466Val, p.His2440Arg variants in women under 45 years old with breast nodules suspected of having breast cancer in Burkina Faso.
- Sagna T, Bonora E, Ouedraogo MNL, Fusco D, Zoure AA, Bisseye C, Djigma F, Kafando JG, Zongo N, Douamba Z, Obiri-Yeboah D, Turchetti D, Pietra V, Lompo OM, Ouedraogo C, Seri M, Simpore J.
- Biomol Concepts. 2019 Jun 11;10(1):120-127. doi: 10.1515/bmc-2019-0015. PMID: 31203256.
Defining System Requirements for Simplified Blood Culture to Enable Widespread Use in Resource-Limited Settings.
- Dailey PJ, Osborn J, Ashley EA, Baron EJ, Dance DAB, Fusco D, Fanello C, Manabe YC, Mokomane M, Newton PN, Tessema B, Isaacs C, Dittrich S.
- Diagnostics (Basel). 2019 Jan 11;9(1):10. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9010010. PMID: 30641976; PMCID: PMC6468589.
2010
The RET51/FKBP52 complex and its involvement in Parkinson disease.
- Fusco D, Vargiolu M, Vidone M, Mariani E, Pennisi LF, Bonora E, Capellari S, Dirnberger D, Baumeister R, Martinelli P, Romeo G.
- Hum Mol Genet. 2010 Jul 15;19(14):2804-16. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddq181. Epub 2010 May 4. PMID: 20442138.
2009
The tyrosine kinase receptor RET interacts in vivo with aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein to alter survivin availability.
- Vargiolu M, Fusco D, Kurelac I, Dirnberger D, Baumeister R, Morra I, Melcarne A, Rimondini R, Romeo G, Bonora E.
- J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jul;94(7):2571-8. doi: 10.1210/jc.2008-1980. Epub 2009 Apr 14. PMID: 19366855.
2006
Expression of the heat shock gene clpL of Streptococcus thermophilus is induced by both heat and cold shock.
- Varcamonti M, Arsenijevic S, Martirani L, Fusco D, Naclerio G, De Felice M.
- Microb Cell Fact. 2006 Feb 15;5:6. doi: 10.1186/1475-2859-5-6. PMID: 16480499; PMCID: PMC1409795.
2005
The pro-fusion domain of herpes simplex virus glycoprotein D (gD) interacts with the gD N terminus and is displaced by soluble forms of viral receptors.
- Fusco D, Forghieri C, Campadelli-Fiume G.
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Jun 28;102(26):9323-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0503907102. Epub 2005 Jun 21. PMID: 15972328; PMCID: PMC1166633.
2004
The soluble ectodomain of herpes simplex virus gD contains a membrane-proximal pro-fusion domain and suffices to mediate virus entry.
- Cocchi F., Fusco D.*, Menotti L., Gianni T., Eisenberg JR, Cohen G., Campadelli -Fiume G.
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 May 11;101(19):7445-50. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0401883101. Epub 2004 May 3. PMID: 15123804; PMCID: PMC409938.
