Publications

Buonfrate D, Hunt V.L, Odermatt P, Streit A. Strongyloides: omics to worm-free populations. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2024;379(1894):20220448. DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0448

Homsana A, Southisavath P, Kling K, Hattendorf J, Vorasane S, Paris D.H, Sayasone S, Odermatt P, Probst-Hensch N. Steatotic liver disease among lean and non-lean individuals in Southern Lao PDR: a cross-sectional study of risk factors. Ann Med. 2024;56(1):2329133. DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2329133

Kamber L, Bürli C, Harbrecht H, Odermatt P, Sayasone S, Chitnis N. Modeling the persistence of Opisthorchis viverrini worm burden after mass-drug administration and education campaigns with systematic adherence. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024;18(2):e0011362. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011362

Sonephet S, Kounnavong S, Zinsstag L, Vonaesch P, Sayasone S, Siengsounthone L, Odermatt P, Fink G, Wallenborn J.T. Social Transfers for Exclusive Breastfeeding (STEB) Intervention in Lao People's Democratic Republic: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024;13:e54768. DOI: 10.2196/54768

Crellen T, Haswell M, Sithithaworn P, Sayasone S, Odermatt P, Lamberton P.H.L, Spencer S.E.F, Hollingsworth T.D. Diagnosis of helminths depends on worm fecundity and the distribution of parasites within hosts. Proc Biol Sci. 2023;290(1991):20222204. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.2204

Fedorova O.S, Kovshirina A.E, Kovshirina Y.V, Hattendorf J, Onishchenko S.V, Katanakhova L.L, Taslicki S.S, Chizhikov A.V, Tataurov I.A.C, Vtorushin S.V, Sripa B, Ogorodova L.M, Odermatt P. Opisthorchis felineus infection is a risk factor for cholangiocarcinoma in Western Siberia: a hospital-based case-control study. Clin Infect Dis. 2023;76(3):e1392-e1398. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac497

Palmeirim M.S, Erismann S, Leuenberger A, Berger-González M, Mtenga S, Sayasone S, Odermatt P, Prytherch H, Somerville C. Gender in public health research: reflections on design and process across four research projects in low-and middle-income countries. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3(4):e0000808. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000808

Phonekeo S, Kounnavong S, Vonglokham M, Siengsounthone L, Homsana A, Gummin S, Vounatsou P, Nittiyanant P, Worawichawong S, Aekplakorn W, Odermatt P, Sayasone S. Intestinal helminth infections and associated risk factors among adults in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Infect Dis Poverty. 2023;12:61. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-023-01112-0

Phoosangwalthong P, Kamyingkird K, Kengradomkij C, Chimnoi W, Odermatt P, Inpankaew T. Molecular detection and genetic characterization of zoonotic hookworm in semi-domesticated cats residing in monasteries in Bangkok, Thailand. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2023;8(2):122. DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8020122

Stürmann Anna, Endriss Yvette, Nickel Beatrice, Odermatt Peter, Pelikan Joachim. Introduction to diagnostic medical parasitology. Basel: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 2023. This learning software allows beginners to gain experience in diagnosing the most important helminth and protozoan infections of humans. For this purpose, one can gain basic knowledge through short overviews of parasites, diseases, diagnostic methods and strategies. Even more important, one can train diagnostic capabilities using a virtual microscope. The course leads the student from basic training to more complicated diagnostic exercises. Our purpose is to facilitate a first approach to Diagnostic Medical Parasitology. This programme cannot replace working with a real microscope or consulting diagnostic textbooks and atlases.

Tamarelle J, Creze M.M, Savathdy V, Phonekeo S, Wallenborn J, Siengsounthone L, Fink G, Odermatt P, Kounnavong S, Sayasone S, Vonäsch P. Dynamics and consequences of nutrition-related microbial dysbiosis in early life: study protocol of the VITERBI GUT project. Front Nutr. 2023;10:1111478. DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1111478

Vonghachack Y, Odermatt P, Utzinger J, Sayasone S. Improved latrines minimally impact Schistosoma mekongi transmission in Mekong islands. Sci One Health. 2023;2:100038. DOI: 10.1016/j.soh.2023.100038

Hörmann J, Kuenzli E, Schaefer C, Paris D.H, Bühler S, Odermatt P, Sayasone S, Neumayr A, Nickel B. Performance of a rapid immuno-chromatographic test (Schistosoma ICT IgG-IgM) for detecting Schistosoma-specific antibodies in sera of endemic and non-endemic populations. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022;16(5):e0010463. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010463

Voupawoe G, Anthony W, Hattendorf J, Odermatt P, Zinsstag J, Mauti S. Preparing Liberia for rabies control: human-dog relationship and practices, and vaccination scenarios. Acta Trop. 2022;229:106331. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106331

Colella V, Khieu V, Worsley A, Senevirathna D, Muth S, Huy R, Odermatt P, Traub R.J. Risk profiling and efficacy of albendazole against the hookworms Necator americanus and Ancylostoma ceylanicum in Cambodia to support control programs in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2021;16:100258. DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100258

Frickmann H, Loderstädt U, Nickel B, Poppert S, Odermatt P, Sayasone S, Van Esbroeck M, Micalessi I, Cnops L, Adisakwattana P, Leboulle G, Landt O, Thye T, Tannich E. Low sensitivity of real time PCRs targeting retrotransposon sequences for the detection of Schistosoma japonicum complex DNA in human serum. Pathogens. 2021;10(8):1067. DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10081067

Nguyen-Viet H, Cissé G, Pham-Duc P, Nguyen-Viet H, Tanner M, Odermatt P, Vu-Van T, Van Minh H, Zurbrügg C, Schelling E, Zinsstag J. A One Health perspective for integrated human and animal sanitation, nutrient recycling and climate change. In: Zinsstag J,Schelling E,Waltner-Toews D,Whittaker M,Tanner M, eds. One Health: the theory and practice of integrated health approaches, 157-169. Wallingford: CABI, 2021

Nigo M.M, Odermatt P, Nigo D.W, Salieb-Beugelaar G.B, Battegay M, Hunziker P.R. Patients with severe schistosomiasis mansoni in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Infect Dis Poverty. 2021;10:39. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-021-00815-6

Nigo M.M, Odermatt P, Nigo D.W, Salieb-Beugelaar G.B, Battegay M, Hunziker P.R. Morbidity associated with Schistosoma mansoni infection in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(12):e0009375. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009375

Nigo M.M, Odermatt P, Salieb-Beugelaar G.B, Morozov O, Battegay M, Hunziker P.R. Epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni infection in Ituri Province, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(12):e0009486. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009486

Wallenborn J.T, Valera C.B, Kounnavong S, Sayasone S, Odermatt P, Fink G. Urban-rural gaps in breastfeeding practices: evidence from Lao People's Democratic Republic. Int J Public Health. 2021;66:1604062. DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2021.1604062

Ayé P, Phongluxa K, Vonghachack Y, Sayasone S, Oroth R, Odermatt P. Patients with severe schistosomiasis mekongi morbidity in southern Lao People's Democratic Republic demonstrating ongoing transmission. Acta Trop. 2020;204:105323. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105323

Boumediene F, Chhour C, Chivorakoun P, Souvong V, Odermatt P, Hun C, Thebaut C, Bounlu M, Chum N, Vorachit S, Ros S, Chan S, Preux P.M. Community-based management of epilepsy in Southeast Asia: two intervention strategies in Lao PDR and Cambodia. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2020;4:100042. DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2020.100042

Buonfrate D, Bisanzio D, Giorli G, Odermatt P, Fürst T, Greenaway C, French M, Reithinger R, Gobbi F, Montresor A, Bisoffi Z. The global prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection. Pathogens. 2020;9(6):E468. DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9060468

Chankongsin S, Wampfler R, Ruf M.T, Odermatt P, Marti H, Nickel B, Keoluangkhot V, Neumayr A. Strongyloides stercoralis prevalence and diagnostics in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic. Infect Dis Poverty. 2020;9:133. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-020-00750-y

Fedorova O.S, Fedotova M.M, Zvonareva O.I, Mazeina S.V, Kovshirina Y.V, Sokolova T.S, Golovach E.A, Kovshirina A.E, Konovalova U.V, Kolomeets I.L, Gutor S.S, Petrov V.A, Hattendorf J, Ogorodova L.M, Odermatt P. Opisthorchis felineus infection, risks, and morbidity in rural Western Siberia, Russian Federation. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020;14(6):e0008421. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008421

Homsana A, Odermatt P, Southisavath P, Yajima A, Sayasone S. Cross-reaction of POC-CCA urine test for detection of Schistosoma mekongi in Lao PDR: a cross-sectional study. Infect Dis Poverty. 2020;9:114. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-020-00733-z

Nguyen-Viet H, Pham-Duc P, Nguyen V, Tanner M, Odermatt P, Vu-Van T, Van Minh H, Zurbrügg C, Schelling E, Zinsstag J. Une perspective One Health pour l’assainissement humain et animal intégré et le recyclage des nutriments. In: Zinsstag J,Schelling E,Waltner-Toews D,Whittaker M,Tanner M, eds. One Health, une seule santé: théorie et pratique des approches intégrées de la santé, 143-155. Versailles: Éditions Quae, 2020. DOI: 10.35690/978-2-7592-3097-6

Nigo MM, Salieb-Beugelaar G-B, Battegay M, Odermatt P, Hunziker P. Schistosomiasis: from established diagnostic assays to emerging micro/nanotechnology-based rapid field testing for clinical management and epidemiology. Prec Nanomed. 2020;3(1):439-458. DOI: 10.33218/prnano3(1).191205.1

Sayasone S, Kling K, Southisavath P, Utzinger J, Oroth R, Odermatt P. Morbidity associated with Schistosoma mekongi and concurrent helminth infection in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Acta Trop. 2020;204:105324. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105324

Shrestha A, Schindler C, Odermatt P, Gerold J, Erismann S, Sharma S, Koju R, Utzinger J, Cissé G. Nutritional and health status of children 15 months after integrated school garden, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Nepal. BMC Public Health. 2020;20:158. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-8027-z

Forrer A, Khieu V, Vounatsou P, Sithithaworn P, Ruantip S, Huy R, Muth S, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis: spatial distribution of a highly prevalent and ubiquitous soil-transmitted helminth in Cambodia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019;13(6):e0006943. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006943

Fürst T, Yongvanit P, Khuntikeo N, Lun Z.R, Haagsma J.A, Torgerson P.R, Odermatt P, Bürli C, Chitnis N, Sithithaworn P. Food-borne trematodiases in East Asia: epidemiology and burden. In: Utzinger J,Yap P,Bratschi M,Steinmann P, eds. Neglected tropical diseases - East Asia, 13-38. Cham: Springer, 2019. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-12008-5_2

Khieu V, Fürst T, Miyamoto Y, Yong T-S, Chai J-Y, Huy R, Muth S, Odermatt P. Is Opisthorchis viverrini emerging in Cambodia?. Adv Parasitol. 2019;103:31-73. DOI: 10.1016/bs.apar.2019.02.002

Khieu V, Sayasone S, Muth S, Kirinoki M, Laymanivong S, Ohmae H, Huy R, Chanthapaseuth T, Yajima A, Phetsouvanh R, Bergquist R, Odermatt P. Elimination of schistosomiasis mekongi from endemic areas in Cambodia and the Lao People's Democratic Republic: current status and plans. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2019;4(1):30. DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed4010030

Kovshirina Y.V, Fedorova O.S, Vtorushin S.V, Kovshirina A.E, Ivanov S.D, Chizhikov A.V, Onishchenko S.V, Ogorodova L.M, Odermatt P. Case report: two cases of cholangiocarcinoma in patients with Opisthorchis felineus infection in Western Siberia, Russian Federation. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019;100(3):599-603. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0652

Levira F, Newton C.R, Masanja H, Odermatt P. Mortality of neurological disorders in Tanzania: analysis of baseline data from sample vital registration with verbal autopsy (SAVVY). Glob Health Action. 2019;12(1):1596378. DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2019.1596378

Meister I, Assawasuwannakit P, Vanobberghen F, Penny M, Odermatt P, Sayasone S, Huwyler J, Tarning J, Keiser J. Pooled population pharmacokinetic analysis of tribendimidine for the treatment of Opisthorchis viverrini infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019;63(4):e01391-18. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01391-18

Bürli C, Harbrecht H, Odermatt P, Sayasone S, Chitnis N. Analysis of interventions against the liver fluke, opisthorchis viverrini. Math Biosci. 2018;303:115-125. DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2018.06.008

Bürli C, Harbrecht H, Odermatt P, Sayasone S, Chitnis N. Mathematical analysis of the transmission dynamics of the liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini. J Theor Biol. 2018;439:181-194. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.11.020

Fedorova O.S, Fedotova M.M, Sokolova T.S, Golovach E.A, Kovshirina Y.V, Ageeva T.S, Kovshirina A.E, Kobyakova O.S, Ogorodova L.M, Odermatt P. Opisthorchis felineus infection prevalence in Western Siberia: a review of Russian literature. Acta Trop. 2018;178:196-204. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.11.018

Forrer A, Khieu V, Schär F, Vounatsou P, Chammartin F, Marti H, Muth S, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworm co-infection: spatial distribution and determinants in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia. Parasit Vectors. 2018;11:33. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-017-2604-8

Hii S.F, Senevirathna D, Llewellyn S, Inpankaew T, Odermatt P, Khieu V, Muth S, McCarthy J, Traub R.J. Development and evaluation of a multiplex quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction for hookworm species in human stool. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018;99(5):1186-1193. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0276

Htun N.S.N, Odermatt P, Müller I, Yap P, Steinmann P, Schindler C, Gerber M, du Randt R, Walter C, Pühse U, Utzinger J, Probst-Hensch N. Association between gastrointestinal tract infections and glycated hemoglobin in school children of poor neighborhoods in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018;12(3):e0006332. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006332

Htun N.S.N, Odermatt P, Paboriboune P, Sayasone S, Vongsakid M, Phimolsarn-Nusith V, Tran X.D, Ounnavong P.S, Andriama-Hefasoa N, Senvanpan N.D, Homsana A, Lianosay B, Xayavong D, Robinson D.R, Bounsavath P, Prasayasith P.P, Syphan S.D, Lu Y.X, Thilakoun K, Xaiyaphet X.S, Vongngakesone P.T, Eze I.C, Imboden M, Sripa B, Reinharz D, Probst-Hensch N. Association between helminth infections and diabetes mellitus in adults from the Lao People's Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study. Infect Dis Poverty. 2018;7:105. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-018-0488-2

Khieu V, Or V, Tep C, Odermatt P, Tsuyuoka R, Char M.C, Brady M.A, Sidwell J, Yajima A, Huy R, Ramaiah K.D, Muth S. How elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in the Kingdom of Cambodia was achieved. Infect Dis Poverty. 2018;7:15. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-018-0394-7

Sayasone S, Keiser J, Meister I, Vonghachack Y, Xayavong S, Senggnam K, Phongluxa K, Hattendorf J, Odermatt P. Efficacy and safety of tribendimidine versus praziquantel against Opisthorchis viverrini in Laos: an open-label, randomised, non-inferiority, phase 2 trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018;18(2):155-161. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30624-2

Shrestha A, Schindler C, Odermatt P, Gerold J, Erismann S, Sharma S, Koju R, Utzinger J, Cissé G. Intestinal parasite infections and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in Dolakha and Ramechhap districts, Nepal: a cross-sectional study. Parasit Vectors. 2018;11:532. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-3105-0

Zvonareva O, Odermatt P, GolovachE.A, Fedotova M.M, Kovshirina Y.V, Kovshirina A.E, Kobyakova O.S, Fedorova O.S. Life by the river: neglected worm infection in Western Siberia and pitfalls of a one-size-fits-all control approach. Crit Public Health. 2018;28(5):534-545. DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2017.1378425

Barda B, Sayasone S, Phongluxa K, Xayavong S, Keoduangsy K, Odermatt P, Puchkov M, Huwyler J, Hattendorf J, Keiser J. Efficacy of moxidectin versus ivermectin against Strongyloides stercoralis infections: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2017;65(2):276-281. DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix278

Barennes H, Souvong V, Chivorakoun P, Preux P.M, Odermatt P. The challenge of epilepsy in low-income countries insights from Laos. In: Krishnamoorthy E.S,Sharvon S,Schachter S, eds. Epilepsy: a global approach, 110-116. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017

Boumediene F, Chhour C, Chivorakoun P, Souvong V, Odermatt P, Ros S, Chan S, Gerard D, Preux P.M. Development of an interventional strategy for the management of epilepsy in South-east Asia. J Neurol Sci. 2017;381(Suppl.):374-375

Boumediene F, Chivorakul P, Chhour C, Souvong V, Odermatt P, Ros S, Chan S, Gerard D, Preux P.M. Intervention strategy for the management of epilepsy in south-east Asia. Epilepsia, 2017;58(Suppl. 5, SI):27

Diagbouga S, Kientega T, Erismann S, Ouermi D, Saric J, Odermatt P, Compaore T.R, Zongo A, Tarnagda G, Savadogo B, Utzinger J, Cissé G, Simpore J. Evaluation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction for the laboratory diagnosis of Giardia intestinalis in stool samples from schoolchildren from the Centre-Ouest and Plateau Central regions of Burkina Faso. Appli Micro Open Access. 2017;3(1):126. DOI: 10.4172/2471-9315.1000126

Erismann S, Diagbouga S, Schindler C, Odermatt P, Knoblauch A.M, Gerold J, Leuenberger A, Shrestha A, Tarnagda G, Utzinger J, Cissé G. School children's intestinal parasite and nutritional status 1 year after complementary school garden, nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions in Burkina Faso. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017;97(3):904-913. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0964

Erismann S, Knoblauch A.M, Diagbouga S, Odermatt P, Gerold J, Shrestha A, Tarnagda G, Savadogo B, Schindler C, Utzinger J, Cissé G. Prevalence and risk factors of undernutrition among schoolchildren in the Plateau Central and Centre-Ouest regions of Burkina Faso. Infect Dis Poverty. 2017;6:17. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-016-0230-x

Fedorova O.S, Kovshirina Y.V, Kovshirina A.E, Fedotova M.M, Deev I.A, Petrovskiy F.I, Filimonov A.V, Dmitrieva A.I, Kudyakov L.A, Saltykova I.V, Odermatt P, Ogorodova L.M. Opisthorchis felineus infection and cholangiocarcinoma in the Russian Federation: a review of medical statistics. Parasitol Int. 2017;66(4):365-371. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2016.07.010

Forrer A, Khieu V, Schär F, Hattendorf J, Marti H, Neumayr A, Char M.C, Hatz C, Muth S, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis is associated with significant morbidity in rural Cambodia, including stunting in children. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11(10):e0005685. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005685

Ibinda F, Odermatt P, Kariuki S.M, Kakooza A, Wagner R.G, Owusu-Agyei S, Masanja H, Ngugi A.K, Mbuba C.K, Doku V, Neville B, Sander J.W, Newton C.R, SEEDS group. Magnitude and factors associated with nonadherence to antiepileptic drug treatment in Africa: a cross-sectional multisite study. Epilepsia. 2017;2(2):226-235. DOI: 10.1002/epi4.12052

Jaleta T.G, Zhou S, Bemm F.M, Schär F, Khieu V, Muth S, Odermatt P, Lok J.B, Streit A. Different but overlapping populations of Strongyloides stercoralis in dogs and humans: dogs as a possible source for zoonotic strongyloidiasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11(8):e0005752. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005752

Khieu V, Marti H, Chhay S, Chuor C.M, Muth S, Odermatt P. First report of human intestinal sarcocystosis in Cambodia. Parasitol Int. 2017;66(5):560-562. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2017.04.010

Levira F, Thurman D.J, Sander J.W, Hauser W.A, Hesdorffer S.C, Masanja H, Odermatt P, Logroscino G, Newton C.R, Epidemiology Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy. Premature mortality of epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review from the mortality task force of the International League against Epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2017;58(1):6-16. DOI: 10.1111/epi.13603

Sayasone S, Meister I, Andrews J.R, Odermatt P, Vonghachack Y, Xayavong S, Senggnam K, Phongluxa K, Hattendorf J, Bogoch II, Keiser J. Efficacy and safety of praziquantel against light infections of Opisthorchis viverrini: a randomised parallel single blind dose-ranging trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2017;64(4):451-458. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw785

Shrestha A, Sharma S, Gerold J, Erismann S, Sagar S, Koju R, Schindler C, Odermatt P, Utzinger J, Cissé G. Water quality, sanitation, and hygiene conditions in schools and households in Dolakha and Ramechhap districts, Nepal: results from a cross-sectional survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017;14(1):E89. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14010089

Soukhathammavong P.A, Vonghachack Y, Hatz C, Akkhavong A, Odermatt P. Suspected cases of cholangiocarcinoma seen in reference hospitals in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Parasitol Int. 2017;66(4):510-514. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2016.11.011

Vonghachack Y, Odermatt P, Taisayyavong K, Phounsavath S, Akkhavong K, Sayasone S. Transmission of Opisthorchis viverrini, Schistosoma mekongi and soil-transmitted helminths on the Mekong Islands, southern Lao PDR. Infect Dis Poverty. 2017;6:131. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-017-0343-x

Vonghachack Y, Sayasone S, Khieu V, Bergquist R, van Dam G.J, Hoekstra P.T, Corstjens P.L.A.M, Nickel B, Marti H, Utzinger J, Muth S, Odermatt P. Comparison of novel and standard diagnostic tools for the detection of Schistosoma mekongi infection in Lao People's Democratic Republic and Cambodia. Infect Dis Poverty. 2017;6:127. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-017-0335-x

Winkler M, Odermatt P. Die Tropen – ein Teil von uns. Advanced Studies. 2017(2017/2018):16-21

Albonico M, Becker S.L, Odermatt P, Angheben A, Anselmi M, Amor A, Barda B, Buonfrate D, Cooper P, Gétaz L, Keiser J, Khieu V, Montresor A, Muñoz J, Requena-Méndez A, Savioli L, Speare R, Steinmann P, van Lieshout L, Utzinger J, Bisoffi Z, StrongNet Working Group. StrongNet: an international network to improve diagnostics and access to treatment for strongyloidiasis control. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016;10(9):e0004898. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004898

Bogoch I.I, Sayasone S, Vonghachack Y, Meister I, Utzinger J, Odermatt P, Andrews J.R, Keiser J. Diagnosis of Opisthorchis viverrini infection with handheld light microscopy in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016;94(1):158-160. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0525

Boxler B, Odermatt P, Haag-Wackernagel D. Host finding of the pigeon tick Argas reflexus. Med Vet Entomol. 2016;30(2):193-199. DOI: 10.1111/mve.12165

Duthaler U, Sayasone S, Vanobbergen F, Penny M, Odermatt P, Huwyler J, Keiser J. Single ascending dose pharmacokinetic study of tribendimidine in Opisthorchis viverrini-infected patients. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016;60(10):5705-5715. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00992-16

Erismann S, Diagbouga S, Odermatt P, Knoblauch A.M, Gerold J, Shrestha A, Grissoum T, Kaboré A, Schindler C, Utzinger J, Cissé G. Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in the Plateau Central and Centre-Ouest regions of Burkina Faso. Parasit Vectors. 2016;18(9):554. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1835-4

Erismann S, Shrestha A, Diagbouga S, Knoblauch A, Gerold J, Herz R, Sharma S, Schindler C, Odermatt P, Drescher A, Yang R.Y, Utzinger J, Cissé G. Complementary school garden, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene interventions to improve children's nutrition and health status in Burkina Faso and Nepal: a study protocol. BMC Public Health. 2016;16:244. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2910-7

Forrer A, Khieu V, Schindler C, Schär F, Marti H, Char M.C, Muth S, Odermatt P. Ivermectin treatment and sanitation effectively reduce Strongyloides stercoralis infection risk in rural communities in Cambodia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016;10(8):e0004909. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004909

Kariuki S.M, White S, Chengo E, Wagner R.G, Ae-Ngibise K.A, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Masanja H, Ngugi A.K, Sander J.W, Neville B.G, Newton C.R, SEEDS investigators. Electroencephalographic features of convulsive epilepsy in Africa: a multicentre study of prevalence, pattern and associated factors. Clin Neurophysiol. 2016;127(2):1099-1107. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.07.033

Meister I, Kovac J, Duthaler U, Odermatt P, Huwyler J, Vanobberghen F, Sayasone S, Keiser J. Pharmacokinetic study of praziquantel enantiomers and its main metabolite R-trans-4-OH-PZQ in plasma, blood and dried blood spots in Opisthorchis viverrini-infected patients. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016;10(5):e0004700. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004700

Sayasone S, Odermatt P, Vonghachack Y, Xayavong S, Senggnam K, Duthaler U, Akkhavong K, Hattendorf J, Keiser J. Efficacy and safety of tribendimidine against Opisthorchis viverrini: two randomised, parallel-group, single-blind, dose-ranging, phase 2 trials. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016;16(10):1145-1153. DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(16)30198-0

Schär F, Giardina F, Khieu V, Muth S, Vounatsou P, Marti H, Odermatt P. Occurrence of and risk factors for Strongyloides stercoralis infection in South-East Asia. Acta Trop. 2016;159:227-238. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.03.008

Vanobberghen F, Penny M.A, Duthaler U, Odermatt P, Sayasone S, Keiser J, Tarning J. Population pharmacokinetic modeling of tribendimidine metabolites in Opisthorchis viverrini-infected adults. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016;60(10):5695-5704. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00655-16

Bhalla D, Aziz H, Bergen D, Birbeck G.L, Carpio A, Cavalheiro E, Chivorakoun P, Cross J.H, Houinato D, Newton C.R, Odermatt P, Ravat S, Schmutzhard E, Preux P.M. Undue regulatory control on phenobarbital - an important yet overlooked reason for the epilepsy treatment gap [Letter]. Epilepsia. 2015;56(4):659-662. DOI: 10.1111/epi.12929

Bless P.J, Schär F, Khieu V, Kramme S, Muth S, Marti H, Odermatt P. High prevalence of large trematode eggs in schoolchildren in Cambodia. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):232-233. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Bless P.J, Schär F, Khieu V, Kramme S, Muth S, Marti H, Odermatt P. High prevalence of large trematode eggs in schoolchildren in Cambodia. Acta Trop. 2015;141(Pt B):295-302. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.09.007

Christinet V, Calmy A, Odermatt P, O'Brien D. Female genital schistosomiasis and human immunodeficiency virus infection: a systematic literature review. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):65. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Christinet V, Comte E, Ciaffi L, Odermatt P, Serafini M, Antierens A, Rossel L, Nomo A.B, Nkemenang P, Tsoungui A, Delhumeau C, Calmy A. Impact of human immunodeficiency virus on the severity of Buruli ulcer disease: results of a retrospective study in Cameroon. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):260. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Christinet V, Johnson C, Calmy A, Odermatt P, Alcoba G, O'Brien D. Human immunodeficiency virus-Buruli ulcer: a comprehensive literature review. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):260

Forrer A, Vounatsou P, Sayasone S, Vonghachack Y, Bouakhasith D, Utzinger J, Akkhavong K, Odermatt P. Risk profiling of hookworm infection and intensity in southern Lao People's Democratic Republic using Bayesian models. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015;9(3):e0003486. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003486

Forrer A, Vounatsou P, Sayasone S, Vonghachack Y, Bouakhasith D, Utzinger J, Akkhavong K, Odermatt P. Bayesian-based risk profiling of the prevalence and intensity of hookworm infection in Champasack province, Lao People's Democratic Republic. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):225. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Frauchiger B, Deplazes P, Odermatt P. Transmission of Echinococcus multilocularis to humans in Basel is possible. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):307

Hasselmann V, Odermatt P, Rau B. Post-operative physiotherapy in foreign medical interventins during humanitarian crises: a literature review. Physiotherapy, 2015;101(Suppl. 1):e1262-e1263

Htun N.S, Odermatt P, Eze I.C, Boillat-Blanco N, D'Acremont V, Probst-Hensch N. Is diabetes a risk factor for a severe clinical presentation of dengue?. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):251. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003741

Htun N.S, Odermatt P, Eze I.C, Boillat-Blanco N, D'Acremont V, Probst-Hensch N. Is diabetes a risk factor for a severe clinical presentation of dengue? Review and meta-analysis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015;9(4):e0003741. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003741

Karagiannis-Voules D.A, Odermatt P, Biedermann P, Khieu V, Schär F, Muth S, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P. Geostatistical modelling of soil-transmitted helminth infection in Cambodia: do socioeconomic factors improve predictions?. Acta Trop. 2015;141(Pt B):204-212. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.09.001

Kariuki S.M, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Wagner R.G, Chengo E, White S, Kamuyu G, Ngugi A.K, Sander J.W, Neville B.G, Newton C.R, SEEDS Writing Group. Prevalence and factors associated with convulsive status epilepticus in Africans with epilepsy. Neurology. 2015;84(18):1838-1845. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001542

Khieu V, Schär F, Forrer A, Hattendorf J, Bless P.J, Marti H, Duong S, Char M.C, Vounatsou P, Muth S, Odermatt P. Highest prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in Cambodia. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):310-311

Khieu V, Strey S, Schar F, Muth S, Marti H, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis is a cause of abdominal pain, diarrhea and urticaria in rural Cambodia. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):232. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

King J, Schindler C, Ngondi J, Odermatt P, Utzinger J, Mulualem A, Amnie A, Zerihun M, Tadesse Z, Teferi T, Gebre T, Emerson P. Impact of the SAFE strategy on trachomatous scarring among children in Ethiopia. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):240

Meister I, Vanobberghen F, Penny M.A, Sayasone S, Phongluxa K, Odermatt P, Duthaler U, Leonidova A, Huwyler J, Keiser J. Population pharmacokinetics of the novel anthelminthic tribendimidine in Opisthorchis viverrini infected patients in Lao PDR. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):303. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Nguyen-Viet H, Pham-Duc P, Nguyen V, Tanner M, Odermatt P, Vu-Van T, Van Minh H, Zurbrügg C, Schelling E, Zinsstag J. A One Health perspective for integrated human and animal sanitation and nutrient recycling. In: Zinsstag J,Schelling E,Waltner-Toews D,Whittaker M,Tanner M, eds. One Health: the theory and practice of integrated health approaches, 96-106. Wallingford: CABI, 2015

Nickel B, Sayasone S, Vonghachack Y, Odermatt P, Marti H. Schistosoma mansoni antigen detects Schistosoma mekongi infection. Acta Trop. 2015;141(Pt B):310-314. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.08.001

Ogorodova L.M, Fedorova O.S, Sripa B, Mordvinov V.A, Katokhin A.V, Keiser J, Odermatt P, Brindley P.J, Mayboroda O.A, Velavan T.P, Freidin M.B, Sazonov A.E, Saltykova I.V, Pakharukova M.Y, Kovshirina Y.V, Kaloulis K, Krylova O.Y, Yazdanbakhsh M. Opisthorchiasis: an overlooked danger. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015;9(4):e0003563. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003563

Phongluxa K, van Eeuwijk P, Soukhathammavong P.A, Akkhavong K, Odermatt P. Perceived illness drives participation in mass deworming campaigns in Laos. Acta Trop. 2015;141(Pt B):281-288. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.03.022

Phongluxa K, Xayaseng V, Akkavong K, van Eeuwijk P, Odermatt P. Understanding raw fish food consumption in Southern Lao PDR where liver fluke infection is highly endemic. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):313

Phongluxa K, Xayaseng V, Vonghachack Y, Akkhavong A, van Eeuwijk P, Odermatt P. Effectiveness of a community-directed intervention against liver fluke and soil-transmitted helminths in Southern Lao PDR. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):312

Sayasone S, Keiser J, Vonghachack Y, Xayavong S, Senggnam K, Meister I, Hattendorf J, Akkhavong K, Odermatt P. Tribendimidine is an efficacious and safe drug against Opisthorchis viverrini: results of a randomized controlled trial in southern Lao PDR. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):28-29. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Sayasone S, Utzinger J, Akkhavong K, Odermatt P. Multiparasitism and intensity of helminth infections in relation to symptoms and nutritional status among children: a cross-sectional study in southern Lao People's Democratic Republic. Acta Trop. 2015;141(Pt B):322-331. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.09.015

Sayasone S, Utzinger J, Akkhavong K, Odermatt P. Repeated stool sampling and use of multiple techniques enhance the sensitivity of helminth diagnosis: a cross-sectional survey in southern Lao People's Democratic Republic. Acta Trop. 2015;141(Pt B):315-321. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.09.004

Sayasone S, Utzinger J, Vonghachack Y, Hatz C, Tanner M, Akkhavong A, Odermatt P. Complex morbidity patterns in different parts of Lao People's Democratic Republic where Opisthorchis viverrini, Schistosoma mekongi and other helminths co-exist. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):316

Schar F, Hattendorf J, Khieu V, Muth S, Char M.C, Marti H, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis larvae excretion patterns before and after treatment. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):305

Schär F, Khieu V, Giardina F, Muth S, Vounatsou P, Marti H, Odermatt P. Occurrence of and risk factors for Strongyloides stercoralis infection globally and in South-East Asia. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):305. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Shrestha A, Koju R, Sharma S, Gerold J, Odermatt P, Utzinger J, Cissé G. Prevalence and risk factors of helminths and intestinal protozoa infection among children from public schools in Nepal. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):318

Soukhathammavong P.A, Rajpho V, Phongluxa K, Vonghachack Y, Hattendorf J, Hongvanthong B, Rasaphon O, Sripa B, Akkhavong K, Hatz C, Odermatt P. Subtle to severe hepatobiliary morbidity in Opisthorchis viverrini endemic district in Lao PDR. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):310

Soukhathammavong PA, Rajpho V, Phongluxa K, Vonghachack Y, Hattendorf J, Hongvanthong B, Rasaphon O, Sripa B, Akkhavong K, Hatz C, Odermatt P. Subtle to severe hepatobiliary morbidity in Opisthorchis viverrini endemic settings in Southern Laos. Acta Trop. 2015;141(Pt B):303-309. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.09.014

van Dam G.J, Odermatt P, Acosta L, Bergquist R, de Dood C.J, Kornelis D, Muth S, Utzinger J, Corstjens P.L. Evaluation of banked urine samples for the detection of circulating anodic and cathodic antigens in Schistosoma mekongi and S. japonicum infections: a proof-of-concept study. Acta Trop. 2015;141(Pt B):198-203. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.09.003

Vonghachack Y, Odermatt P, Taisayavong K, Phounsavanh S, Akkavong K, Sayasone S. Transmission dynamics of Opisthorchis viverrini, Schistosoma mekongi and other helminth infections in two communities of Khong Islands, Southern Lao PDR. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):53. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Vonghachack Y, Sayasone S, Bouakhasith D, Taisayavong K, Akkavong K, Odermatt P. Epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis on Mekong Islands in Southern Laos. Acta Trop. 2015;141(Pt B):289-294. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.09.016

Vonghachack Y, Sayasone S, Bouakhasith D, Taisayavong K, Akkavong K, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis is highly prevalent on Mekong Islands in southern Loa PDR. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):315. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Wagner R.G, Bottomley C, Ngugi A.K, Ibinda F, Gomez-Olive F.X, Kahn K, Tollman S, Newton C.R, Wagner R, Twine R, Connor M, Collinson M, Masanja H, Mathew A, Kakooza A, Pariyo G, Peterson S, Ndyo-mughenyi D, Odhiambo R, Chengo E, Chabi M, Bauni E, Kamuyu G, Odera V.M, Mageto J.O, Ae-Ngibise K, Akpalu B, Akpalu A, Agbokey F, Adjei P, Owusu-Agyei S, Kleinschmidt I, Doku V.C, Odermatt P, Neville B, Sander J.W, White S, Nutman T, Wilkins P, Noh J. Incidence, remission and mortality of convulsive epilepsy in rural Northeast South Africa. PLoS One. 2015;10(6):e0129097. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129097

Barennes H, Slesak G, Buisson Y, Odermatt P. Paragonimiasis as an important alternative misdiagnosed disease for suspected acid-fast bacilli sputum smear-negative Tuberculosis [Letter to the editor]. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014;90(2):384-385. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0710

Bharucha N, Odermatt P, Preux P.M. Methodologicel difficulties in the conduct of neuroepidemiological studies in low- and middle-income countries. Neuroepidemiology. 2014;42(1):7-15. DOI: 10.1159/000355921