Robert Colebunders

Colebunders at the Mahenge Clinic, Tanzania Robert Colebunders (born 19 April 1950) is a Belgian clinician and researcher specialising in infectious diseases and epidemiology, particularly in the study and management of emerging pathogens and tropical diseases including Ebola, AIDS, tuberculosis and onchocerciasis. Colebunders investigated major outbreaks, such as the Ebola and Marburg virus epidemics, and has contributed to research on COVID-19 and monkeypox. His current work focuses on onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE), a condition prevalent in regions where river blindness (onchocerciasis) is endemic. He is professor emeritus at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp (ITM), Belgium, and continues to lead international research efforts on infectious diseases at the Global Health Institute. Provided by Wikipedia
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    The Association between Female Genital Cutting and Spousal HCV Infection in Egypt

    The Association between Female Genital Cutting and Spousal HCV Infection in Egypt by Chris R. Kenyon, Robert Colebunders

    Published 2014-01-01
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    The onchocerciasis hypothesis of nodding syndrome.

    The onchocerciasis hypothesis of nodding syndrome. by Robert Colebunders, Amber Hadermann, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo

    Published 2023-08-01
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    Cardiovascular risk factors in a treatment-naïve, human immunodeficiency virus-infected rural population in Dikgale, South Africa

    Cardiovascular risk factors in a treatment-naïve, human immunodeficiency virus-infected rural population in Dikgale, South Africa by Felistas Mashinya, Marianne Alberts, Robert Colebunders, Jean-Pierre van Geertruyden

    Published 2014-12-01
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    Bilateral pedal edema in an HIV patient: Lopinavir/Ritonavir-containing treatment regimen as a potential cause?

    Bilateral pedal edema in an HIV patient: Lopinavir/Ritonavir-containing treatment regimen as a potential cause? by Hasan M. Shihab, Fred Lutwama, Theresa Piloya, Barbara Castelnuovo, Andrew D. Kambugu, Robert Colebunders

    Published 2009-06-01
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    Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy and biomarkers.

    Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy and biomarkers. by Robert Colebunders, Amber Hadermann, Alfred K Njamnshi, Bruno P Mmbando, Olivia Kamoen, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo

    Published 2024-05-01
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    Factors associated with access to food and essential medicines among Ugandans during the COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional study

    Factors associated with access to food and essential medicines among Ugandans during the COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional study by Elizabeth Katana, Bob Omoda Amodan, Lilian Bulage, Alex Riolexus Ario, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Robert Colebunders, Rhoda Wanyenze

    Published 2021-10-01
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    Nodding Syndrome May Be Only the Ears of the Hippo.

    Nodding Syndrome May Be Only the Ears of the Hippo. by Joseph Francis Wamala, Mugagga Malimbo, Floribert Tepage, Luswa Lukwago, Charles Lukoya Okot, Robert O Cannon, Anne Laudisoit, Robert Colebunders

    Published 2015-08-01
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    Pregnant Women, a Potential Reservoir for Onchocerca volvulus? A Cross Sectional Study in Maridi County, South Sudan

    Pregnant Women, a Potential Reservoir for Onchocerca volvulus? A Cross Sectional Study in Maridi County, South Sudan by Chiara Trevisan, Amber Hadermann, Stephen Raimon Jada, Raphael A. Abong, Yak Yak Bol, Joseph N. Siewe Fodjo, Katja Polman, Robert Colebunders

    Published 2025-02-01
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    Compliance to handwashing during the early phase of COVID-19 epidemic in Uganda: A nationwide cross-sectional survey

    Compliance to handwashing during the early phase of COVID-19 epidemic in Uganda: A nationwide cross-sectional survey by Richard Migisha, Bob Omoda Amodan, Lilian Bulage, Elizabeth Katana, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Robert Colebunders, Alex Riolexus Ario, Rhoda Kitti Wanyenze

    Published 2022-11-01
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    Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Maridi, South Sudan: Modelling and exploring the impact of control measures against river blindness.

    Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Maridi, South Sudan: Modelling and exploring the impact of control measures against river blindness. by Samit Bhattacharyya, Natalie V S Vinkeles Melchers, Joseph N Siewe Fodjo, Amit Vutha, Luc E Coffeng, Makoy Y Logora, Robert Colebunders, Wilma A Stolk

    Published 2023-05-01
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    High epilepsy prevalence and excess mortality in onchocerciasis-endemic counties of South Sudan: A call for integrated interventions.

    High epilepsy prevalence and excess mortality in onchocerciasis-endemic counties of South Sudan: A call for integrated interventions. by Luís-Jorge Amaral, Stephen Raimon Jada, Jane Y Carter, Yak Yak Bol, María-Gloria Basáñez, Charles R Newton, Joseph N Siewe Fodjo, Robert Colebunders

    Published 2025-06-01
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    A Novel Biplex <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i> Rapid Diagnostic Test Evaluated Among 3- to 9-Year-Old Children in Maridi, South Sudan

    A Novel Biplex <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i> Rapid Diagnostic Test Evaluated Among 3- to 9-Year-Old Children in Maridi, South Sudan by Amber Hadermann, Stephen Raimon Jada, Charlotte Lubbers, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Marco Biamonte, Dziedzom Komi de Souza, Yak Yak Bol, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Robert Colebunders

    Published 2025-02-01
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    A community-based vector control intervention "Slash and Clear" implemented in two onchocerciasis-endemic foci in South Sudan.

    A community-based vector control intervention "Slash and Clear" implemented in two onchocerciasis-endemic foci in South Sudan. by Thomson Luroni Lakwo, Joseph Siewe Fodjo, Stephen Raimon Jada, Peter Alinda, Moses Tionga, Constantino Doggale Remijo Marcello, Deng Gai Dual War, Marina Saleeb, Robert Colebunders

    Published 2025-07-01
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    ‘Slash and clear’ vector control for onchocerciasis elimination and epilepsy prevention: a protocol of a cluster randomised trial in Cameroonian villages

    ‘Slash and clear’ vector control for onchocerciasis elimination and epilepsy prevention: a protocol of a cluster randomised trial in Cameroonian villages by Robert Colebunders, María-Gloria Basáñez, Alfred K Njamnshi, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Melissa Krizia Vieri, Leonard Ngarka, Wepnyu Y Njamnshi, Leonard N Nfor, Michel Karngong Mengnjo, Adam Hendy, Peter A Enyong, Dennis Palmer

    Published 2021-09-01
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    Emergomyces: The global rise of new dimorphic fungal pathogens.

    Emergomyces: The global rise of new dimorphic fungal pathogens. by Ilan S Schwartz, Nelesh P Govender, Lynne Sigler, Yanping Jiang, Tsidiso G Maphanga, Barbra Toplis, Alfred Botha, Karolina Dukik, J Claire Hoving, Jose F Muñoz, Sybren de Hoog, Christina A Cuomo, Robert Colebunders, Chris Kenyon

    Published 2019-09-01
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    Identification of the onchocerciasis vector in the Kakoi-Koda focus of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    Identification of the onchocerciasis vector in the Kakoi-Koda focus of the Democratic Republic of Congo. by Rory J Post, Anne Laudisoit, Michel Mandro, Thomson Lakwo, Christine Laemmer, Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf, Pablo Tortosa, Yann Gomard, Tony Ukety, Claude Mande, Lorne Farovitch, Uche Amazigo, Didier Bakajika, David W Oguttu, Naomi Awaca, Robert Colebunders

    Published 2022-11-01
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