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Johannes Blum
Researcher at Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Publications - 81
Citations - 4187
Johannes Blum is an academic researcher from Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: African trypanosomiasis & Leishmaniasis. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 74 publications receiving 3746 citations. Previous affiliations of Johannes Blum include University Hospital of Basel & University of Basel.
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Human African trypanosomiasis
TL;DR: If national control programmes, international organisations, research institutes, and philanthropic partners engage in concerted action, elimination of this disease might even be possible, the World Health Organization has stated.
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Specificity, cross-reactivity, and function of antibodies elicited by Zika virus infection
Karin Stettler,Martina Beltramello,Diego A. Espinosa,Victoria A. Graham,Antonino Cassotta,Antonino Cassotta,Siro Bianchi,Fabrizia Vanzetta,Andrea Minola,Stefano Jaconi,Federico Mele,Mathilde Foglierini,Mattia Pedotti,Luca Simonelli,Stuart D. Dowall,Barry Atkinson,Elena Percivalle,Cameron P. Simmons,Cameron P. Simmons,Luca Varani,Johannes Blum,Johannes Blum,Fausto Baldanti,Elisabetta Cameroni,Roger Hewson,Eva Harris,Antonio Lanzavecchia,Antonio Lanzavecchia,Federica Sallusto,Davide Corti +29 more
TL;DR: The most potent neutralizing antibodies were ZIKV-specific and targeted EDIII or quaternary epitopes on infectious virus, and an EDIII-targeted antibody protected mice against lethal infection, illustrating the potential for antibody-based therapy.
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Neglected tropical diseases: diagnosis, clinical management, treatment and control
Jürg Utzinger,Sören L. Becker,Stefanie Knopp,Johannes Blum,Andreas Neumayr,Jennifer Keiser,Christoph Hatz +6 more
TL;DR: A global perspective of neglected tropical diseases is provided and it is hoped that it will prove useful for the general practitioner and clinician in Switzerland and elsewhere to enhance their suspicion index, differential diagnosis, clinical management and treatment, including referral to specialised clinics and laboratories when need be.
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Human African trypanosomiasis.
Reto Brun,Johannes Blum +1 more
TL;DR: Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) is caused by the unicellular parasite Trypanosoma brucei and transmitted by tsetse flies and is one of the most neglected tropical diseases.
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Efficacy of new, concise schedule for melarsoprol in treatment of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense: a randomised trial.
TL;DR: Considering the economic and practical advantages of the new 10-day schedule over the standard 26-day treatment schedule, and the similarity of treatment outcome, the new schedule is a useful alternative to the present standard, especially in epidemic situations and in locations with limited resources.