Institute Of Tropical Medicine, Belgium

This study tested a community-based program in rural Burkina Faso and the Democratic Republic of Congo designed to fight the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The program worked with local medicine stores and their surrounding villages to promote better antibiotic use and im…

This study tested a new, simple, and portable system called BactInsight for diagnosing bloodstream infections in hospitals in Benin and Burkina Faso. The goal was to see if this easy-to-use system could work as well as standard lab equipment in places where advanced labs are scar…

This study aims to understand how malaria parasites change inside infected people to become capable of spreading to mosquitoes. Researchers analyzed blood samples from 458 participants in Burkina Faso, including people with severe malaria, mild malaria, and those without symptoms…

This study aimed to understand how long the protective immune response from the Ebola vaccine lasts in health care workers. Researchers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo tested 133 previously vaccinated staff to measure their antibody and immune cell levels over time. The g…

This study aimed to understand how often mpox (monkeypox) causes eye problems and what types of complications occur. Researchers examined 320 people with confirmed mpox infections in remote areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, checking their eyes at enrollment and following…