Birgitte J Vennervald

Birgitte J Vennervald

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    1. Published

      Intake of alcoholic beverages is a predictor of iron status and hemoglobin in adult Tanzanians

      Malenganisho, W., Magnussen, Pascal, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Krarup, H., Kæstel, P., Siza, J., Kaatano, G., Temu, M. & Friis, Henrik, 2007, In: Journal of Nutrition. 137, 9, p. 2140-2146 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    2. Published

      Schistosoma mansoni morbidity among adults in two villages along Lake Victoria shores in Mwanza District, Tanzania

      Malenganisho, W. L., Magnussen, Pascal, Friis, Henrik, Siza, J., Kaatano, G., Temu, M. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2008, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 102, 6, p. 532-541 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      The cost of a school based mass treatment of schistosomiasis in Ugu District, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa in 2012

      Maphumulo, A., Mahomed, O., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Gundersen, S. G., Taylor, M. & Kjetland, E. F., 2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 6, 13 p., e0232867.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. Published

      Estimating the cost of the mass treatment campaign for schistosomiasis in Ugu District, KwaZulu-Natal, 2012

      Maphumulo, A. A., Gagai, S., Lothe, A., Zulu, N., Zwane, D., Kildemoes, A. M., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Munsami, M., Gundersen, S., Taylor, M. & Kjetland, E. F., 1 Sep 2013, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 18, Suppl. 1, p. 124 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    5. Published

      Schistosomiasis

      McManus, D. P., Dunne, D. W., Sacko, M., Utzinger, J., Vennervald, Birgitte J & Zhou, X., 2018, In: Nature Reviews. Disease Primers. 4, 1, 13.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      Assessment of eosinophil cationic protein as a possible diagnostic marker for female genital schistosomiasis in women living in a Schistosoma haematobium endemic area

      Midzi, N., Ndhlovu, P. D., Nyanga, L., Kjetland, E. F., Reimert, C. M., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Gomo, E., Mudenge, G., Friis, Henrik, Gundersen, S. G. & Mduluza, T., 2003, In: Parasite Immunology. 25, 11-12, p. 581-588 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    7. Published

      Diet and hygiene practices influence morbidity in schoolchildren living in Schistosomiasis endemic areas along Lake Victoria in Kenya and Tanzania: A cross-sectional study

      Mohamed, I., Kinung’hi, S., Mwinzi, P. N. M., Onkanga, I. O., Andiego, K., Muchiri, G., Odiere, M. R., Vennervald, Birgitte J & Olsen, A., 2018, In: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases . 12, 3, 17 p., e0006373.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Co-infection with Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminths in rural South Africa

      Molvik, M., Helland, E., Zulu, S. G., Kleppa, E., Lillebo, K., Gundersen, S. G., Kvalsvig, J. D., Taylor, M., Kjetland, E. F. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2017, In: South African Journal of Science. 113, 3-4, 6 p., 2016-0251.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    9. Published

      Update on the Geographic Distribution of the Intermediate Host Snails of Schistosoma mansoni on St. Lucia: A Step Toward Confirming the Interruption of Transmission of Human Schistosomiasis

      Mukaratirwa, S., Laidemitt, M. R., Hewitt, R., Sengupta, Mita Eva, Marchi, S., Polius, C., Belmar, S., Scholte, R. G. C., Perez, F., Stensgaard, Anna-Sofie, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Willingham, A. L. & Loker, E. S., 2023, In: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 109, 4, p. 811-819

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. Published

      Species specific and shared antigens of Schistosoma haematobium

      Ndhlovu, P., Cadman, H., Chidimu, M., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Christensen, N. Ø. & Chandiwana, S. K., 1997, In: Central African Journal of Medicine. 43, p. 80-86

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      Optimization of the magnetic bead antigen capture enzymeimmuno assay for the detection of circulating anodic antigens in mixed schistosoma infections

      Ndhlovu, P., Cadman, H., Gundersen, S. G., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Friis, Henrik, Christensen, N., Mutasa, G., Haagensen, I., Chandiwana, S. K. & Deelder, A. M., 1995, In: Acta Tropica. 59, p. 223-235 13 p.

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    12. Published

      Circulating anodic antigen (CAA) levels in different age groups in a Zimbabwean rural community endemic for Schistosoma haematobium determined using magnetic beads antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunoassay

      Ndhlovu, P., Cadman, H., Gundersen, S., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Friis, Henrik, Ørnbjerg, N., Mutasa, G., Kaondera, K., Mandaza, G. & Deelder, A. M., 1996, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 54, p. 537-542 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      Associations between maternal helminth and malaria infections in pregnancy, and clinical malaria in the offspring: a birth cohort in Entebbe, Uganda

      Ndibazza, J., Webb, E. L., Lule, S., Harriet, M., Akello, M., Oduru, G., Kizza, M., Akurut, H., Muhangi, L., Magnussen, Pascal, Vennervald, Birgitte J & Elliott, A., 31 Jul 2013, In: The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 208, p. 2007-2016

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. Published

      Predictors for participation in mass-treatment and female genital schistosomiasis reinvestigation, and the effect of praziquantel treatment in South African adolescents

      Nemungadi, T. G., Kleppa, E., Galappaththi-Arachchige, H. N., Pillay, P., Gundersen, S. G., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Ndhlovu, P. D., Taylor, M., Naidoo, S. & Kjetland, E. F., 2024, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 18, 3, 17 p., e0011798.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Intestinal polyparasitism in a kenyan rural community

      Nguhiu, P. N., Kariuki, H. C., Magambo, J. K., Kimani, G., Mwatha, J. K., Muchiri, E., Dunne, D. W., Vennervald, Birgitte J & Mkoji, G. M., 2009, In: East African Medical Journal. 86, 6, p. 272-278 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted Helminths in Tana Delta District of Kenya: infection and morbidity patterns in primary schoolchildren from two isolated villages

      Njaanake, K. H., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Simonsen, P. E., Madsen, Henry, Mukoko, D. A., Kimani, G., Jaoko, W. G. & Estambale, B. B., 3 Feb 2016, In: B M C Infectious Diseases. 16, 57.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Urinary cytokines in Schistosoma haematobium-infected schoolchildren from Tana Delta District of Kenya

      Njaanake, K. H., Simonsen, P. E., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Mukoko, D. A., Reimert, C. M., Gachuhi, K., Jaoko, W. G. & Estambale, B. B., 2014, In: B M C Infectious Diseases. 14, 8 p., 501.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Potential Hybridization of Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica in Africa — A Scoping Review

      Nukeri, S., Malatji, M. P., Sengupta, Mita Eva, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Stensgaard, Anna-Sofie, Chaisi, M. & Mukaratirwa, S., 2022, In: Pathogens. 11, 11, 25 p., 1303.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      Evaluation and optimization of the Circulating Cathodic Antigen (POC-CCA) cassette test for detecting Schistosoma mansoni infection by using image analysis in school children in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

      Partal, M. C., Kinunghi, S., Vennervald, Birgitte J & Olsen, A., Jun 2016, In: Parasite Epidemiology and Control. 1, 2, p. 105-115 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. Published

      Comparison of the spatial patterns of schistosomiasis in Zimbabwe at two points in time, spaced twenty-nine years apart: is climate variability of importance?

      Pedersen, U. B., Karagiannis-Voules, D., Midzi, N., Mduluza, T., Mukaratirwa, S., Fensholt, Rasmus, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Kristensen, T. K., Vounatsou, P. & Stensgaard, Anna-Sofie, 2017, In: Geospatial Health. 12, 1, p. 59-66 8 p., 505.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    21. Published

      Modelling spatial distribution of snails transmitting parasitic worms with importance to human and animal health and analysis of distributional changes in relation to climate

      Pedersen, U. B., Midzi, N., Mduluza, T., Soko, W., Stensgaard, Anna-Sofie, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Mukaratirwa, S. & Kristensen, T. K., 2014, In: Geospatial Health. 8, 2, p. 335-343 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      Modelling climate change impact on the spatial distribution of fresh water snails hosting trematodes in Zimbabwe

      Pedersen, U. B., Stendel, M., Midzi, N., Mduluza, T., Soko, W., Stensgaard, Anna-Sofie, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Mukaratirwa, S. & Kristensen, T. K., 2014, In: Parasites & Vectors. 7, 12 p., 536.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Detection of Schistosoma DNA in genital specimens and urine: A comparison between five female African study populations originating from S. haematobium and/or S. mansoni endemic areas

      Pillay, P., Downs, J. A., Changalucha, J. M., Brienen, E. A. T., Ramarokoto, C. E., Leutscher, P. D. C., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Taylor, M., Kjetland, E. F. & Van Lieshout, L., 2020, In: Acta Tropica. 204, 8 p., 105363.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Eosinophil granule proteins ECP and EPX as markers for a potential early-stage inflammatory lesion in female genital schistosomiasis (FGS)

      Ramarokoto, C. E., Kildemoes, A. M. O., Randrianasolo, B. S., Ravoniarimbinina, P., Ravaoalimalala, V. E., Leutscher, P., Kjetland, E. F. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2014, In: P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases (Online). 8, 7, 7 p., e2974.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Gynecological manifestations, histopathological findings, and schistosoma-specific polymerase chain reaction results among women with Schistosoma haematobium infection: a cross-sectional study in Madagascar

      Randrianasolo, B. S., Jourdan, P. M., Ravoniarimbinina, P., Ramarokoto, C. E., Rakotomanana, F., Ravaoalimalala, V. E., Gundersen, S. G., Feldmeier, H., Vennervald, Birgitte J, van Lieshout, L., Roald, B., Leutscher, P. & Kjetland, E. F., 15 Jul 2015, In: The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 212, 2, p. 275-284 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      Indirect assessment of eosinophiluria in urinary schistosomiasis using eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) and eosinophil protein X (EPX)

      Reimert, C. M., Ouma, J. H., Mwanje, M. T., Magak, P., Poulsen, L. K., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Christensen, N. O., Kharazmi, A. & Bendtzen, K., 1993, In: Acta Tropica. 54, 1, p. 1-12 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      Quantitative assessment of eosinophiluria in Schistosoma haematobium infections: a new marker of infection and bladder morbidity

      Reimert, C. M., Mshinda, H. M., Hatz, C. F., Kombe, Y., Nkulila, T., Poulsen, Lars K., Christensen, N. O. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, Jan 2000, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 62, 1, p. 19-28 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. Published

      Assessment of Schistosoma mansoni induced intestinal inflammation by means of eosinophil cationic protein, eosinophil protein X and myeloperoxidase before and after treatment with praziquantel

      Reimert, C. M., Tukahebwa, E. M., Kabatereine, N. B., Dunne, D. W. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2008, In: Acta Tropica. 105, 3, p. 253-259 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    29. Published

      DNA extraction from dried Schistosoma haematobium eggs isolated on nylon filters

      Reinstrup, L., Jørgensen, Aslak, Vennervald, Birgitte J & Kristensen, T. K., 2012, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 106, 4, p. 270-272 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    30. Published

      The effect of single dose versus two doses of praziquantel on Schistosoma haematobium infection and pathology among school-aged children in Mali

      Sacko, M., Magnussen, Pascal, Traoré, M., Landouré, A., Doucouré, A., Reimert, C. M. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2009, In: Parasitology. 136, 13, p. 1851-1857 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. Published

      Impact of Schistosoma haematobium infection on urinary tract pathology, nutritional status and anaemia in school-aged children in two different endemic areas of the Niger River Basin, Mali

      Sacko, M., Magnussen, Pascal, Keita, A. D., Traoré, M. S., Landouré, A., Doucouré, A., Madsen, Henry & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2011, In: Acta Tropica. 120S, Suppl. 1, p. S142-50 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    32. Published

      Environmental DNA in human and veterinary parasitology - Current applications and future prospects for monitoring and control

      Sengupta, Mita Eva, Lynggaard, Christina Islas, Mukaratirwa, S., Vennervald, Birgitte J & Stensgaard, Anna-Sofie, 2022, In: Food and Waterborne Parasitology. 29, 17 p., e00183.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    33. Published

      Detecting Schistosoma mansoni transmission using environmental DNA in water samples

      Sengupta, Mita Eva, Hellstrom, A. M., Kariuki, H. C., Olsen, A., Mejer, Helena, Willerslev, Eske, Kristensen, T. K. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, Oct 2017, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 22, Suppl. 1, p. 7-8 1S3.5.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    34. Published

      Environmental DNA for improved detection and environmental surveillance of schistosomiasis

      Sengupta, Mita Eva, Hellstrom, M., Kariuki, H. C., Olsen, A., Thomsen, P. F., Mejer, Helena, Willerslev, Eske, Mwanje, M. T., Madsen, Henry, Kristensen, T. K., Stensgaard, Anna-Sofie & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116, 18, p. 8931-8940

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    35. Published

      The Association Between Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Other Infections of the Lower Genital Tract in Adolescent Girls and Young Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Africa

      Shukla, J. D., Kleppa, E., Holmen, S., Ndhlovu, P. D., Mtshali, A., Sebitloane, M., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Gundersen, S. G., Taylor, M. & Kjetland, E. F., 2023, In: Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 27, 3, p. 291-296 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. Published

      Anemia and growth retardation associated with Schistosoma haematobium infection in Mali: a possible subtle impact of a neglected tropical disease

      Stecher, C. W., Sacko, M., Madsen, Henry, Wilson, S., Wejse, C., Keita, A. D., Landouré, A., Traoré, M. S., Kallestrup, P., Petersen, E. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2017, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 111, 4, p. 144-153

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    37. Published

      Inflammation dynamics after praziquantel treatment of Schistosoma haematobium reflected by urinary eosinophil cationic protein

      Stecher, C. W., Fofana, H. K. M., Madsen, Henry, Wilson, S., Keita, A. D., Landoure, A., Traore, M. S., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Reimert, C. M. & Sacko, M., Nov 2017, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 111, 7, p. 316-324

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    38. Published

      Considering treatment of male genital schistosomiasis as a tool for future HIV prevention: a systematic review

      Stecher, C. W., Kallestrup, P., Kjetland, E. F., Vennervald, Birgitte J & Petersen, J. E., 23 Aug 2015, In: International Journal of Public Health. 60, 7, p. 839-848 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    39. Published

      Organomegaly in Mali before and after praziquantel treatment. A possible association with Schistosoma haematobium

      Stecher, C. W., Madsen, Henry, Wilson, S., Sacko, M., Wejse, C., Keita, A. D., Landouré, A., Traoré, M. S., Kallestrup, P., Petersen, E. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, Nov 2017, In: Heliyon. 3, 11, 20 p., e00440.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    40. Published

      Både læge- og dyrlægestudiet bør undervise i klimaforandringer og sundhed

      Stensgaard, Anna-Sofie, Thamsborg, Stig Milan & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2023, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 185, 6, p. 554-555 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateCommunication

    41. Published

      The neglected geography of human pathogens and diseases

      Stensgaard, Anna-Sofie, Dunn, Rob, Vennervald, Birgitte J & Rahbek, Carsten, 2017, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1, 7, 2 p., 0190.

      Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

    42. Published

      A very high infection intensity of Schistosoma mansoni in a Ugandan Lake Victoria fishing community is required for association with highly prevalent organ related morbidity

      Tukahebwa, E. M., Magnussen, Pascal, Madsen, Henry, Kabatereine, N. B., Nuwaha, F., Wilson, S. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2013, In: P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases (Print). 7, 7, 8 p., e2268.

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    43. Published

      Comparative efficacy of one versus two doses of praziquantel on cure rate of Schistosoma mansoni infection and re-infection in Mayuge District, Uganda

      Tukahebwa, E. M., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Nuwaha, F., Kabatereine, N. B. & Magnussen, Pascal, 2013, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 107, 6, p. 397-404 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. Published

      Effect of praziquantel treatment of Schistosoma mansoni during pregnancy on immune responses to schistosome antigens among the offspring: results of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial

      Tweyongyere, R., Mawa, P. A., Kihembo, M., Jones, F. M., Webb, E. L., Cose, S., Dunne, D. W., Vennervald, Birgitte J & Elliott, A. M., 2011, In: B M C Infectious Diseases. 11, 234, 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    45. Published

      Effect of praziquantel treatment during pregnancy on cytokine responses to schistosome antigens: results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

      Tweyongyere, R., Mawa, P. A., Ngom-Wegi, S., Ndibazza, J., Duong, T., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Dunne, D. W., Katunguka-Rwakishaya, E. & Elliott, A. M., 2008, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 198, 12, p. 1870-1879 10 p.

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    46. Published

      Effect of praziquantel treatment of Schistosoma mansoni during pregnancy on intensity of infection and antibody responses to schistosome antigens: results of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial

      Tweyongyere, R., Mawa, P. A., Emojong, N. O., Mpairwe, H., Jones, F. M., Duong, T., Dunne, D. W., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Katunguka-Rwakishaya, E. & Elliott, A. M., 2009, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 9, 32, 10 p.

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    47. Published

      Schistosomiasis and Other Trematode Infections

      Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2018, Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 20 ed. McGraw-Hill, 7 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    48. Published

      Schistosomiasis and other trematode infections

      Vennervald, Birgitte J & Johansen, M. V., 2009, Enclyclopedia of life sciences. Wiley, 8 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingEncyclopedia chapterResearch

    49. Published

      Vampyrparasitten hjælper forskerne

      Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2009, Ulande - naturressourcer, fødevarer og sundhed. Striving for a better life: temahæfte 2009. Thostrup, L. (ed.). Det Biovidenskabelige Fakultet for Fødevarer, Veterinærmedicin og Naturressourcer, Københavns Universitet, p. 17 1 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterCommunication

    50. Published

      Helminths and malignancy

      Vennervald, Birgitte J & Polman, K., 2009, In: Parasite Immunology. 31, 11, p. 686-696 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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