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Valérie Obsomer
Researcher at Université catholique de Louvain
Publications - 21
Citations - 1033
Valérie Obsomer is an academic researcher from Université catholique de Louvain. The author has contributed to research in topics: Malaria & Population. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 21 publications receiving 960 citations. Previous affiliations of Valérie Obsomer include Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine & Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp.
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Risk mapping of visceral leishmaniasis: The role of local variation in rainfall and altitude on the presence and incidence of Kala-Azar in eastern Sudan
D. A. Elnaiem,Judith Schorscher,Anna Bendall,Valérie Obsomer,Maha E. Osman,Abdelrafie M. Mekkawi,Stephen J. Connor,Richard W. Ashford,Madeleine C. Thomson +8 more
TL;DR: It was found that average rainfall and the altitude were the best predictors of VL incidence, which is a vector-borne disease highly influenced by environmental factors.
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Epidemiology of forest malaria in central Vietnam: a large scale cross-sectional survey
Annette Erhart,Ngo Duc Thang,Phan Van Ky,Ta Thi Tinh,Chantal Van Overmeir,Niko Speybroeck,Valérie Obsomer,Le Xuan Hung,Le Khanh Thuan,Marc Coosemans,Umberto D'Alessandro +10 more
TL;DR: It is confirmed that malaria endemicity is still relatively high in this area and that the dynamics of transmission is constantly modulated by the behaviour of both humans and vectors.
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Spatial modelling and the prediction of Loa loa risk: decision making under uncertainty.
Peter J. Diggle,Madeleine C. Thomson,Ole F. Christensen,Barry Rowlingson,Valérie Obsomer,Jacques Gardon,Samuel Wanji,Innocent Takougang,Peter Enyong,J. Kamgno,Jan H. F. Remme,Michel Boussinesq,David H. Molyneux +12 more
TL;DR: Spatial statistical modelling and Bayesian inference have now been used to quantify the uncertainty in the predictions of a regional, environmental risk map for Loa loa (a map that is currently being used as an essential decision tool by the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control).
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The insecticide resistance status of malaria vectors in the Mekong region
Wim Van Bortel,HD Trung,Le Khanh Thuan,Tho Sochantha,Duong Socheat,Chalao Sumrandee,Visut Baimai,K. Keokenchanh,Phompida Samlane,P Roelants,Leen Denis,Katrijn Verhaeghen,Valérie Obsomer,Valérie Obsomer,Marc Coosemans,Marc Coosemans +15 more
TL;DR: This is the first large scale, cross-country survey of insecticide resistance in Anopheles species in the Mekong Region and enables the follow-up of trends in susceptibility status in the region and will serve as the basis for further resistance management.
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Satellite mapping of Loa loa prevalence in relation to ivermectin use in West and Central Africa.
TL;DR: A model of L. loa prevalence is created to identify areas where high endemicity may be associated with the occurrence of severe adverse reactions of ivermectin and the areas of overlap between high L. Loa prevalence and planned iverMectin distribution for onchocerciasis control identified.