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› Devleesschauwer B

Food groups and risk of colorectal cancer
Schwingshackl L, Schwedhelm C, Hoffmann G, Knüppel S, Preterre AL, Iqbal K, Bechthold A, De Henauw S, Michels N, Devleesschauwer B, Boeing H, Schlesinger S.
Int J Cancer. 2018; in press

zDALY: An adjusted indicator to estimate the burden of zoonotic diseases
Torgerson PR, Rüegg S, Devleesschauwer B, Abela-Ridder B, Havelaar AH, Shaw AP, Rushton J, Speybroeck N.
One Health. 2018; 5:40-45
Burden ⁃ Foodborne disease

Generating the evidence for risk reduction: A contribution to the future of food-based dietary guidelines
Schwingshackl L, Schlesinger S, Devleesschauwer B, Hoffmann G, Bechthold A, Schwedhelm C, Iqbal K, Knüppel S, Boeing H.
Proc Nutr Soc. 2018; in press
Burden

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women and livestock in the mainland of China: a systematic review and hierarchical meta-analysis
Deng H, Devleesschauwer B, Liu M, Li J, Wu Y, van der Giessen J, Opsteegh M.
Sci Rep. 2018; 8:6218
Foodborne disease ⁃ True prevalence

Economic impact of bovine cysticercosis and taeniosis caused by Taenia saginata in Belgium
Jansen F, Dorny P, Trevisan C, Dermauw V, Laranjo-González M, Allepuz A, Dupuy C, Krit M, Gabriël S, Devleesschauwer B.
Parasit Vectors. 2018; 11:241
Belgium ⁃ Burden ⁃ CYSTINET ⁃ Foodborne disease

Seroprevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in Egyptian sheep and goats
Al-Kappany YM, Abbas IEA, Devleesschauwer B, Dorny P, Jennes M, Cox E.
BMC Vet Res. 2018; 14:120
True prevalence

Assessment of the societal cost of Taenia solium in Angónia district, Mozambique
Trevisan C, Devleesschauwer B, Praet N, Pondja A, Assane YA, Dorny P, Thamsborg SM, Magnussen P, Johansen MV.
BMC Infect Dis. 2018; 18:127
Burden ⁃ CYSTINET ⁃ Foodborne disease

Prioritization of foodborne parasites in Europe, 2016
Bouwknegt M, Devleesschauwer B, Graham H, Robertson LJ, van der Giessen J, EURO-FBP Workshop Participants.
Euro Surveill. 2018; 23:17-00161
Burden ⁃ Foodborne disease

True malaria prevalence in children under five: Bayesian estimation using data of malaria household surveys from three sub-Saharan countries
Mfueni E, Devleesschauwer B, Van Malderen C, Rosas-Aguirre A, Brandt P, Dorsey G, Ogutu B, Snow RW, Tshilolo L, Zurovac D, Vanderelst D, Speybroeck N.
Malar J. 2018; 17:65
Malaria ⁃ True prevalence

Disability weights for infectious diseases in four European countries: comparison between countries and across respondent characteristics
Maertens de Noordhout C, Devleesschauwer B, Salomon JA, Turner H, Cassini A, Colzani E, Speybroeck N, Polinder S, Kretzschmar ME, Havelaar AH, Haagsma JA.
Eur J Public Health. 2018; 28:124-133
Disability weights

Burden and Risk Assessment of Foodborne Parasites
Devleesschauwer B, Dorny P, Faes C, Havelaar AH, Torgerson PR, Speybroeck N.
In: Ortega YR, Sterling CR (eds) Foodborne Parasites. 2018; 2:341-365
Burden ⁃ FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

Preliminary assessment of the computer-based Taenia solium educational program 'The Vicious Worm’ on knowledge uptake in primary school children in rural areas in eastern Zambia
Hobbs EC, Mwape KE, Van Damme I, Berkvens D, Zulu G, Mambwe M, Chembensofu M, Phiri IK, Masuku M, Bottieau E, Devleesschauwer B, Speybroeck N, Colston A, Dorny P, Willingham III AL, Gabriël S.
Trop Med Int Health. 2018; in press
CYSTISTOP ⁃ Foodborne disease

Taenia solium from a community perspective: preliminary costing data in the Katete and Sinda districts in eastern Zambia
Hobbs EC, Mwape KE, Devleesschauwer B, Gabriël S, Chembensofu M, Mambwe M, Phiri IK, Masuku M, Zulu G, Colston A, Willingham III AL, Berkvens D, Dorny P, Bottieau E, Speybroeck N.
Vet Parasitol. 2018; 251:63-67

Risk ranking of foodborne parasites: State of the art
Devleesschauwer B, Bouwknegt M, Dorny P, Gabriël S, Havelaar AH, Quoilin S, Robertson LJ, Speybroeck N, Torgerson PR, van der Giessen JWB, Trevisan C.
Food Waterborne Parasitol. 2017; 8:1-13
Foodborne disease ⁃ Risk ranking

Zooprophylaxis as a control strategy for malaria caused by the vector Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae): a systematic review
Asale A, Duchateau L, Devleesschauwer B, Huisman G, Yewhalaw D.
Infect Dis Poverty. 2017; 6:160
Malaria

Re-visiting the detection of porcine cysticercosis based on full carcass dissections of naturally Taenia solium infected pigs
Chembensofu M, Mwape KE, Van Damme I, Hobbs E, Phiri IK, Masuku M, Zulu G, Colston A, Willingham AL, Devleesschauwer B, Van Hul A, Chota A, Speybroeck N, Berkvens D, Dorny P, Gabriël S.
Parasit Vectors. 2017; 10:572
CYSTISTOP ⁃ Foodborne disease

Food groups and risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies
Bechthold A, Boeing H, Schwedhelm C, Hoffmann G, Knüppel S, Iqbal K, De Henauw S, Michels N, Devleesschauwer B, Schlesinger S, Schwingshackl L.
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2017; in press

Educational inequalities in premature mortality by region in the Belgian population in the 2000s
Renard F, Devleesschauwer B, Gadeyne S, Tafforeau J, Deboosere P.
Arch Public Health. 2017; 75:44
Belgium ⁃ Health inequalities

Gender and educational differences in the association between smoking and health-related quality of life in Belgium
Charafeddine R, Demarest S, Cleemput I, Van Oyen H, Devleesschauwer B.
Prev Med. 2017; 105:280-286
Belgium ⁃ Health inequalities ⁃ Health-related quality of life

Burden of salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis and listeriosis: a time series analysis, Belgium, 2012 to 2020
Maertens de Noordhout C, Devleesschauwer B, Haagsma JA, Havelaar AH, Bertrand S, Vandenberg O, Quoilin S, Brandt PT, Speybroeck N.
Euro Surveill. 2017; 22:30615
Belgium ⁃ Burden ⁃ Foodborne disease

Mapping occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis and areas at risk of porcine cysticercosis in Central America and the Caribbean basin
Braae UC, Devleesschauwer B, Sithole F, Wang Z, Willingham AL.
Parasit Vectors. 2017; 10:424
CYSTINET ⁃ Foodborne disease

Attribution of global foodborne disease to specific foods: Findings from a World Health Organization structured expert elicitation
Hoffmann S, Devleesschauwer B, Aspinall W, Cooke R, Corrigan T, Havelaar AH, Angulo FJ, Gibb HJ, Kirk MD, Lake RJ, Speybroeck N, Torgerson PR, Hald T.
PLOS ONE. 2017; 12:e0183641
FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

Intake of fat-soluble vitamins in the Belgian population: adequacy and contribution of foods, fortified foods and supplements
Moyersoen I, Devleesschauwer B, Dekkers A, De Ridder K, Tafforeau J, Van Camp J, Van Oyen H, Lachat C.
Nutrients. 2017; 9:860
Belgium

Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: Western Europe
Laranjo-González M, Devleesschauwer B, Trevisan C, Allepuz A, Sotiraki S, Abraham A, Boaventura Afonso M, Blocher J, Cardoso L, Manuel Correia da Costa J, ..., Dermauw V.
Parasit Vectors. 2017; 10:349
CYSTINET ⁃ Foodborne disease

Present status of laboratory diagnosis of human taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe
Gómez-Morales MA, Gárate T, Blocher J, Devleesschauwer B, Smit GSA, Schmidt V, Pereguer MJ, Ludovisi A, Pozio E, Dorny P, Gabriël S, Winkler AS.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017; in press
CYSTINET ⁃ Foodborne disease

Public health impact of congenital toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus infection in Belgium, 2013: a systematic review and data synthesis
Smit GSA, Padalko E, Van Acker J, Hens N, Dorny P, Speybroeck N, Devleesschauwer B.
Clin Infect Dis. 2017; 65:661-668
Belgium ⁃ Burden ⁃ Foodborne disease

Prenatal diagnosis and prevention of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Northern Vietnam: study protocol
Smit GSA, Vu Thi Lam B, Do Trung D, Speybroeck N, Devleesschauwer B, Padalko E, Roets E, Dorny P.
BMC Infect Dis. 2017; 17:364
Foodborne disease

High relative humidity pre-harvest reduces post-harvest proliferation of Salmonella in tomatoes
Devleesschauwer B, Marvasi M, Giurcanu MC, Hochmuth GJ, Speybroeck N, Havelaar AH, Teplitski M.
Food Microbiol. 2017; 66:55-63
Foodborne disease

Trends in educational inequalities in premature mortality in Belgium between the 1990s and the 2000s: the contribution of specific causes of deaths
Renard F, Gadeyne S, Devleesschauwer B, Tafforeau J, Deboosere P.
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2017; 71:371-380
Belgium ⁃ Burden ⁃ Health inequalities

Mapping EQ-5D utilities to GBD 2010 and GBD 2013 disability weights: results of two pilot studies in Belgium
Maertens de Noordhout C, Devleesschauwer B, Gielens L, Plasmans MHD, Haagsma JA, Speybroeck N.
Arch Public Health. 2017; 75:6
Burden ⁃ Disability weights

Disability weights for chronic mercury intoxication resulting from gold mining activities: results from an online pairwise comparisons survey
Steckling N, Devleesschauwer B, Winkelnkemper J, Fischer F, Ericson B, Krämer A, Hornberg C, Fuller R, Plass D, Bose-O'Reilly S.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017; 14:57
Burden ⁃ Disability weights

Cost-effectiveness of screening for active cases of tuberculosis in Flanders, Belgium
Smit GSA, Apers L, Arrazole de Onate W, Beutels P, Dorny P, Forier A-M, Janssens K, Macq J, Mak R, Schol S, Wildemeersch D, Speybroeck N, Devleesschauwer B.
Bull World Health Organ. 2017; 95:27-35
Belgium ⁃ Cost-effectiveness

Taenia solium in Europe: Still endemic?
Devleesschauwer B, Allepuz A, Dermauw V, Johansen MV, Laranjo-González M, Smit GSA, Sotiraki S, Trevisan C, Wardrop NA, Dorny P, Gabriël S.
Acta Trop. 2017; 165:96-99
CYSTINET ⁃ Foodborne disease

The societal cost of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Tanzania
Trevisan C, Devleesschauwer B, Schmidt V, Winkler AS, Harrison W, Johansen MV.
Acta Tropica. 2017; 165:141-154
Burden ⁃ CYSTINET ⁃ Foodborne disease

Health and Economic Burden of Campylobacter
Devleesschauwer B, Bouwknegt M, Mangen M-JJ, Havelaar AH.
In: Klein G (ed) Campylobacter: Features, Detection, and Prevention of Foodborne Disease. 2017; 1:27-40
Burden ⁃ FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

cystiSim—an agent-based model for Taenia solium transmission and control
Braae UC, Devleesschauwer B, Gabriël S, Dorny P, Speybroeck N, Magnussen P, Torgerson P, Johansen MV.
PLOS Negl Trop Dis. 2016; 10:e0005184
Agent-based model ⁃ CYSTINET ⁃ Foodborne disease

The impact of individual-level heterogeneity on estimated infectious disease burden: a simulation study
McDonald SA, Devleesschauwer B, Wallinga J.
Popul Health Metr. 2016; 14:47
Burden

Toxoplasma gondii in stranded marine mammals from the North Sea and Eastern Atlantic Ocean: findings and diagnostic difficulties
van de Velde N, Devleesschauwer B, Leopold M, Begeman L, Ijsseldijk LL, Hiemstra S, Ijzer J, Brownlow A, Davison N, Haelters J, Jauniaux T, Siebert U, Dorny P, De Craeye S.
Vet Parasitol. 2016; 230:25-32
Animal health ⁃ Foodborne disease

Cost-effectiveness analysis in melanoma detection: a transition model applied to dermoscopy
Tromme I, Legrand C, Devleesschauwer B, Leiter U, Suciu S, Eggermont A, Sacré L, Baurain J-F, Thomas L, Beutels P, Speybroeck N.
Eur J Cancer. 2016; 67:38-45
Belgium ⁃ Cost-effectiveness

Comorbidities and factors associated with central nervous system infections and death in non-perinatal listeriosis: a clinical case series
Maertens de Noordhout C, Devleesschauwer B, Maertens de Noordhout A, Blocher J, Haagsma JA, Havelaar AH, Speybroeck N.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016; 16:256
Belgium ⁃ Burden ⁃ Foodborne disease

Trypanosoma cruzi: Time for international recognition as a foodborne parasite
Robertson LJ, Devleesschauwer B, Alarcón de Noya B, Noya González O, Torgerson PR.
PLOS Negl Trop Dis. 2016; 10:e0004656
Burden ⁃ Foodborne disease

Epidemiology, impact and control of rabies in Nepal: a systematic review
Devleesschauwer B, Aryal A, Sharma BK, Ale A, Declercq A, Depraz S, Gaire TN, Gongal G, Karki S, Pandey BD, Pun SB, Duchateau L, Dorny P, Speybroeck N.
PLOS Negl Trop Dis. 2016; 10: e0004461
Burden ⁃ Nepal

Epidemiology, impact and control of bovine cysticercosis in Europe: a systematic review
Laranjo-González M, Devleesschauwer B, Gabriël S, Dorny P, Allepuz A.
Parasite Vector. 2016; 9:81
Burden ⁃ CYSTINET ⁃ Foodborne disease

Research synthesis methods in an age of globalized risks: lessons from the global burden of foodborne disease expert elicitation
WHO FERG Source Attribution Task Force, Hald T, Angulo F, Mansor Bin Hamzah W, Bellinger D, Black R, de Silva N, Döpfer D, Havelaar A, Gibb H, Kasuga F, Lake R, Rokni MB, Speybroeck N, Aspinall W, Cooke R, Hoffmann S, Devleesschauwer B, Pires SM.
Risk Anal. 2016; 36:191-292
Burden ⁃ FERG

World Health Organization estimates of the relative contributions of food to the burden of disease due to selected foodborne hazards: a structured expert elicitation
Hald T, Aspinall W, Devleesschauwer B, Cooke R, Corrigan T, Havelaar AH, Gibb HJ, Torgerson PR, Kirk MD, Angulo FJ, Lake RJ, Speybroeck N, Hoffmann S.
PLOS ONE. 2016; 11:e0145839
Burden ⁃ FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

Serological evidence of type 2 (North American genotype) porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in Nepal
Sharma BK, Manandhar S, Devleesschauwer B.
Trop Animal Health Prod. 2016; 48:663-666
Animal health ⁃ Nepal

Melanoma burden by melanoma stage: assessment through a disease transition model
Tromme I, Legrand C, Devleesschauwer B, Leiter U, Suciu S, Eggermont A, Francart J, Calay F, Haagsma JA, Baurain J, Thomas L, Beutels P, Speybroeck N.
Eur J Cancer. 2016; 53:33-41
Belgium ⁃ Burden

Methodological framework for World Health Organization estimates of the global burden of foodborne disease
Devleesschauwer B, Haagsma JA, Angulo FJ, Bellinger DC, Cole D, Döpfer D, Fazil A, Fèvre EM, Gibb H, Hald T, Kirk MD, Lake RJ, Maertens de Noordhout C, Mathers CD, McDonald SA, Pires SM, Speybroeck N, Thomas MK, Torgerson PR, Wu F, Havelaar AH.
PLOS ONE. 2015; 10:e0142498
Burden ⁃ FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of 22 foodborne bacterial, protozoal and viral diseases, 2010: a data synthesis
Kirk MD, Pires SM, Black RE, Caipo M, Crump JA, Devleesschauwer B, Döpfer D, Fazil A, Fischer-Walker CL, Hald T, Hall AJ, Keddy KH, Lake R, Lanata CF, Torgerson PR, Havelaar AH, Angulo FJ.
PLOS Med. 2015; 12:e1001921
Burden ⁃ FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

National studies as a component of the World Health Organization initiative to estimate the global and regional burden of foodborne disease
Lake R, Devleesschauwer B, Nasinyama G, Havelaar A, Kuchenmüller T, Haagsma J, Jensen H, Jessani N, Maertens de Noordhout C, Angulo F, Ehiri J, Molla L, Agaba F, Aungkulanon S, Kumagai Y, Speybroeck N.
PLOS ONE. 2015; 10:e0140319
Burden ⁃ FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of 11 foodborne parasitic diseases, 2010: a data synthesis
Torgerson PR, Devleesschauwer B, Praet N, Speybroeck N, Willingham AL, Kasuga F, Rokni MB, Zhou X-N, Fevre E, Sripa B, Gargouri N, Fürst T, Budke CM, Carabin H, Kirk MD, Angulo FJ, Havelaar AH, de Silva N.
PLOS Med. 2015; 12:e1001920
Burden ⁃ FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of four foodborne chemical toxins, 2010: a data synthesis
Gibb HJ, Devleesschauwer B, Bolger PM, Wu F, Ezendam J, Cliff J, Zeilmaker M, Verger P, Pitt J, Baines J, Adegoke G, Afshari R, Liu Y, Bokkers B, van Loveren H, Mengelers M, Havelaar A, Bellinger D.
F1000 Research. 2015; 4:1393
Burden ⁃ FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

Aetiology-specific estimates of the global and regional incidence and mortality of diarrhoeal diseases commonly transmitted through food
Pires SM, Fischer-Walker CL, Lanata CF, Devleesschauwer B, Hall AJ, Kirk MD, Duarte ASR, Black RE, Angulo FJ.
PLOS ONE. 2015; 10:e0142927
Burden ⁃ FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

World Health Organization global estimates and regional comparisons of the burden of foodborne disease, 2010
Havelaar AH, Kirk MD, Torgerson PR, Gibb H, Hald T, Lake RJ, Praet N, Angulo FJ, Bellinger DC, De Silva NR, Gargouri N, Speybroeck N, Cawthorne A, Mathers C, Stein C, Devleesschauwer B.
PLOS Med. 2015; 12:e1001923
Burden ⁃ FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

Disability weights for the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study
Salomon JA, Haagsma JA, Davis A, Maertens de Noordhout C, Polinder S, Havelaar AH, Cassini A, Devleesschauwer B, Kretzschmar M, Speybroeck N, Murray CJL, Vos T.
Lancet Glob Health. 2015; 3:712-723
Disability weights

Neurocysticercosis in Europe: Need for a one health approach [letter to the editor]
Devleesschauwer B, Smit GSA, Dorny P, van der Giessen JW, Gabriël S.
Neuropediatrics. 2015; 46:354-355
CYSTINET ⁃ Foodborne disease

Needs and expectations regarding risk ranking in the food chain: a pilot survey amongst decision makers and stakeholders
Speybroeck N, Devleesschauwer B, Depoorter P, Dewulf J, Berkvens D, Van Huffel X, Saegerman C.
Food Control. 2015; 54:135-143
Risk ranking

Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis and the co-distribution with schistosomiasis in Africa
Braae UC, Saarnak FLS, Mukaratirwa S, Devleesschauwer B, Magnussen P, Johansen MV.
Parasit Vectors. 2015; 8:323
CYSTINET ⁃ Foodborne disease ⁃ True prevalence

Assessing disability weights based on the responses of 30,660 people from four European countries
Haagsma JA, Maertens de Noordhout C, Polinder S, Vos T, Havelaar AH, Cassini A, Devleesschauwer B, Kretzschmar ME, Speybroeck N, Salomon JA.
Popul Health Metr. 2015; 13:10
Disability weights

Data-driven methods for imputing national-level incidence rates in global burden of disease studies
McDonald SA, Devleesschauwer B, Speybroeck N, Hens N, Praet N, Torgerson PR, Havelaar AH, Wu F, Tremblay M, Amene EW, Döpfer D.
Bull World Health Organ. 2015; 93:228-236
Burden ⁃ FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

Mathematical inference on helminth egg counts in stool and its applications in mass drug administration programmes to control soil-transmitted helminthiasis in public health
Levecke B, Anderson RM, Berkvens D, Charlier J, Devleesschauwer B, Speybroeck N, Vercruysse J, Van Aelst S.
Adv Parasitol. 2015; 87:193-247
True prevalence

The low global burden of trichinellosis: evidence and implications
Devleesschauwer B, Praet N, Speybroeck N, Torgerson PR, Haagsma JA, De Smet K, Murrell KD, Pozio E, Dorny P.
Int J Parasitol. 2015; 45:95-99
Burden ⁃ FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

Health related quality of life in melanoma patients expressed as utilities and disability weights
Tromme I, Devleesschauwer B, Beutels P, Richez P, Leroy A, Baurain J-F, Cornelis F, Bertrand C, Legrand N, Degueldre J, Thomas L, Legrand C, Lambert J, Haagsma J, Speybroeck N.
Br J Dermatol. 2014; 171:1443-1450
Belgium ⁃ Disability weights

Quantifying burden of disease to support public health policy in Belgium: opportunities and constraints
Devleesschauwer B, Maertens de Noordhout C, Smit GSA, Duchateau L, Dorny P, Stein C, Van Oyen H, Speybroeck N.
BMC Public Health. 2014; 14:1196
Belgium ⁃ Burden

Selective use of sequential digital dermoscopy imaging allows a cost reduction in the melanoma detection process: a Belgian study of patients with a single or a small number of atypical nevi
Tromme I, Devleesschauwer B, Beutels P, Richez P, Praet N, Sacré L, Marot L, Van Eeckhout P, Theate I, Baurain JF, Lambert J, Legrand C, Thomas L, Speybroeck N.
PLOS ONE. 2014; 9:e109339
Belgium ⁃ Cost-effectiveness

The global burden of listeriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Maertens de Noordhout C, Devleesschauwer B, Angulo FJ, Verbeke G, Haagsma J, Kirk M, Havelaar A, Speybroeck N.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2014; 14:1073-1082
Burden ⁃ FERG ⁃ Foodborne disease

DALY calculation in practice: a stepwise approach
Devleesschauwer B, Havelaar AH, Maertens de Noordhout C, Haagsma JA, Praet N, Dorny P, Duchateau L, Torgerson PR, Van Oyen H, Speybroeck N.
Int J Public Health. 2014; 59:571-574
Burden

Calculating disability-adjusted life years to quantify burden of disease
Devleesschauwer B, Havelaar AH, Maertens de Noordhout C, Haagsma JA, Praet N, Dorny P, Duchateau L, Torgerson PR, Van Oyen H, Speybroeck N.
Int J Public Health. 2014; 59:565-569
Burden

The health and economic burden of haemophilia in Belgium: a rare, expensive and challenging disease
Henrard S, Devleesschauwer B, Beutels P, Callens M, De Smet F, Hermans C, Speybroeck N.
Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2014; 9:39
Belgium ⁃ Burden

The burden of parasitic zoonoses in Nepal: a systematic review
Devleesschauwer B, Ale A, Torgerson P, Praet N, Maertens de Noordhout C, Pandey BD, Pun SB, Lake R, Vercruysse J, Joshi DD, Havelaar AH, Duchateau L, Dorny P, Speybroeck N.
PLOS Negl Trop Dis. 2014; 8:e2634
Burden ⁃ Foodborne disease ⁃ Nepal

Seroprevalence of zoonotic parasites in pigs slaughtered in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal
Devleesschauwer B, Pruvot M, Joshi DD, De Craeye S, Jennes M, Ale A, Welinski A, Lama S, Aryal A, Victor B, Duchateau L, Speybroeck N, Vercruysse J, Dorny P.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2013; 13:872-876
Foodborne disease ⁃ Nepal ⁃ True prevalence

Misclassification errors in prevalence estimation: Bayesian handling with care
Speybroeck N, Devleesschauwer B, Joseph L, Berkvens D.
Int J Public Health. 2013; 58:791-795
True prevalence

An agent-based model of exposure to human toxocariasis: a multi-country validation
Kanobana K, Devleesschauwer B, Polman K, Speybroeck N.
Parasitology. 2013; 140:986-998
Agent-based model ⁃ Burden

Understanding the burden of disease in Nepal: a call for local evidence
Devleesschauwer B, Ale A, Duchateau L, Dorny P, Lake R, Dhakal P, Pun SB, Pandey BD, Speybroeck N.
J Nepal Health Res Counc. 2013; 11:221-224
Burden ⁃ Nepal

Estimating the prevalence of infections in vector populations using pools of samples
Speybroeck N, Williams CJ, Lafia KB, Devleesschauwer B, Berkvens D.
Med Vet Entomol. 2012; 26:361-371
True prevalence

The economic effects of whole-herd versus selective anthelmintic treatment strategies in dairy cows
Charlier J, Levecke B, Devleesschauwer B, Vercruysse J, Hogeveen H.
J Dairy Sci. 2012; 95:2977-2987
Agent-based model ⁃ Animal health