PD Dr. med. Andreas Neumayr, MD, DTM&H, MCTM

Function(s)
Chief Medical Officer/Head of Unit

Organisational Entity
Directorate

Medical Services

Profile

Andreas Neumayr heads the "Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine" at the Swiss TPH. He completed his medical studies in Germany, worked at various university hospitals in the fields of internal medicine, anaesthesiology, intensive care, emergency medicine and infectious diseases in Germany and Switzerland and was trained in tropical medicine in Thailand, Peru and Laos. He habilitated in tropical and travel medicine at the University of Basel and is associate professor of tropical medicine at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia.

 Professional qualifications:

  • Specialisation in Internal Medicine, Germany
  • Specialisation in Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
  • Specialisation in Tropical and Travel Medicine, Switzerland
  • Subspecialisation in Emergency Medicine, Germany
  • Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Thailand
  • Master in Clinical Tropical Medicine, Thailand
  • International Diploma in Mountain Medicine (UIAA), Austria
  • International Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine (UIAA), Austria

Latest Publications

All Publications

Richter J, Kling K, Hatz C, Neumayr A. Ultrasonographic findings in Schistosoma mekongi infection. A minireview. Parasitol Int. 2026;110:103138. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2025.103138

Carroll S.C, Castellanos M.E, Neumayr A, Henning L. What's the worst that could happen? The risk of illness, injury, and death related to international travel-the Australian experience. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2025;68:102933. DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102933

Ciminelli F, Buonfrate D, Mazzi C, Neumayr A, Camprubí-Ferrer D, Gobbi F. Effectiveness of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treating Plasmodium falciparum malaria from sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective study. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2025;68:102923. DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102923

Hamelin B et al. Unbiased DNA pathogen detection in tissues: real-world experience with metagenomic sequencing in pathology. Lab Invest. 2025(in press):104254. DOI: 10.1016/j.labinv.2025.104254

Kositz C, Gygax L, Schudel S, Kuenzli E, Neumayr A. Comparison of the epidemiological and clinical fingerprints of Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis and Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis in the United States. PLoS One. 2025;20(11):e0334957. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0334957

Lindner A.K et al. Shortage of praziquantel in Europe: a clarion call for urgent action. New Microbes New Infect. 2025;66:101613. DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2025.101613

Lukovnikova S, Degonda C, Beck B, Concu M, Nickel B, Neumayr A. Dirofilariasis presenting with recurrent solitary erythematous swellings and creeping dermatitis. J Travel Med. 2025(in press). DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taaf100

Richter J et al. The Basel ultrasonography protocol for assessing hepatosplenic pathologies in Asian schistosomiasis: report of a WHO expert meeting. Infect Dis Poverty. 2025;14:83. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-025-01349-x

Tamarozzi F et al. Landscape of guidance documents used at TropNet and GeoSentinel centres for the clinical management of schistosomiasis outside endemic areas: a systematic appraisal. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2025;64:102822. DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102822

Bumann S et al. Cardiac cystic echinococcosis-a systematic review and analysis of the literature. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024;18(5):e0012183. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012183