Birgitte J Vennervald

Birgitte J Vennervald

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    1. 2024
    2. 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

    3. 2023
    4. 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

    5. 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

    6. 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

    7. 2022
    8. 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

    9. Published

      Infection intensity-dependent accuracy of reagent strip for the diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium and estimation of treatment prevalence thresholds

      Grolimund, C. M., Bärenbold, O., Hatz, C. F., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Mayombana, C., Mshinda, H., Utzinger, J. & Vounatsou, P., 2022, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 16, 4, 16 p., e0010332.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    10. 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

    11. 2021
    12. Published

      Mapping schistosoma haematobium for novel interventions against female genital schistosomiasis and associated HIV risk in kwazulu-natal, South Africa

      Livingston, M., Pillay, P., Zulu, S. G., Sandvik, L., Kvalsvig, J. D., Gagai, S., Galappaththi-Arachchige, H. N., Kleppa, E., Ndhlovu, P., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Gundersen, S. G., Taylor, M. & Kjetland, E. F., 2021, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 104, 6, p. 2055-2064 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. 2020
    14. 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

    15. 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

    16. 2019
    17. Published

      Bisonundersøgelse i Almindingen september 2018

      Buchmann, Kurt, Thamsborg, Stig Milan, Johansen, M. V., Vennervald, Birgitte J & Christiansen, L., 1 Mar 2019, In: Natur på Bornholm. 17, 1, p. 54-55 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

    18. 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

    19. 2018
    20. Published

      Seasonal variations in Schistosoma haematobium egg excretion in school-age girls in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

      Christensen, E. E., Taylor, M., Zulu, S. G., Lillebo, K., Gundersen, S. G., Holmen, S., Kleppa, E., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Ndhlovu, P. D. & Kjetland, E. F., Apr 2018, In: S A M J South African Medical Journal. 108, 4, p. 352-355

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    21. 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

    22. Published

      Evaluating diagnostic indicators of urogenital Schistosoma haematobium infection in young women: A cross sectional study in rural South Africa

      Galappaththi-Arachchige, H. N., Holmen, S., Koukounari, A., Kleppa, E., Pillay, P., Sebitloane, M., Ndhlovu, P., van Lieshout, L., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Gundersen, S. G., Taylor, M. & Kjetland, E. F., 2018, In: PLOS ONE. 13, 2, 15 p., 0191459.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Reproductive health problems in rural South African young women: Risk behaviour and risk factors

      Galappaththi-Arachchige, H. N., Zulu, S. G., Kleppa, E., Lillebo, K., Qvigstad, E., Ndhlovu, P., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Gundersen, S. G., Kjetland, E. F. & Taylor, M., 2018, In: Reproductive Health. 15, 1, 10 p., 138.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Schistosomiasis

      Magnussen, Pascal, Vennervald, Birgitte J & Aagaard-Hansen, J., 2018, Water and Sanitation‐Related Diseases and the Environment: Challenges, Interventions, and Preventive Measures. Selendy, J. M. H. (ed.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 167-174

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

    25. Published

      Schistosomiasis

      Dunne, D. W. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2018, Oxford Textbook of Medicine. 6 ed. Oxford University Press

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

    26. 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

    27. 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

    28. 2017
    29. Published

      Rapid clearance of Schistosoma mansoni circulating cathodic antigen after treatment shown by urine strip tests in a Ugandan fishing community : Relevance for monitoring treatment efficacy and re-infection

      Kildemoes, A. O., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Tukahebwa, E. M., Kabatereine, N. B., Magnussen, Pascal, De Dood, C. J., Deelder, A. M., Wilson, S. & Van Dam, G. J., 13 Nov 2017, In: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases . 11, 11, 16 p., e0006054.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. 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

    31. 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

    32. 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

    33. 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

    34. 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

    35. 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

    36. Published

      The effect of oral administration of antibiotics on Schistosoma mansoni egg-induced pathology in mouse models

      Kildemoes, A. O., Schramm, G., Pakkenberg, B., Hansen, Axel Kornerup, Skov, Søren, Nielsen, Dennis Sandris & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2017, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 22, S1, p. 12-13 2 p., 1S6.3.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    37. 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

    38. 2016
    39. Published

      Association of urogenital symptoms with history of water contact in young women in areas endemic for S. haematobium: a cross-sectional study in rural South Africa

      Galappaththi-Arachchige, H. N., Hegertun, I. E. A., Holmen, S., Qvigstad, E., Kleppa, E., Sebitloane, M., Ndhlovu, P. D., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Gundersen, S. G., Taylor, M. & Kjetland, E. F., Nov 2016, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13, 11, 12 p., 1135.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    40. 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

    41. Published

      The Accuracy of Praziquantel Dose Poles for Mass Treatment of Schistosomiasis in School Girls in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

      Baan, M., Galappaththi-Arachchige, H. N., Gagai, S., Aurlund, C. G., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Taylor, M., van Lieshout, L. & Kjetland, E. F., May 2016, In: P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases (Online). 10, 5, e0004623.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    42. Published

      Parasitterne i den europæiske bison på Bornholm: Risiko for bison, vilddyr, tamdyr og mennesker

      Buchmann, Kurt, Thamsborg, Stig Milan, Christiansen, L., Olsen, A., Vennervald, Birgitte J & Johansen, M. V., 4 Apr 2016, In: Natur på Bornholm. 14, 1, p. 68-72 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

    43. Published

      Molecular diversity of avian schistosomes in Danish freshwater snails

      Christiansen, A. Ø., Olsen, A., Buchmann, Kurt, Kania, Per, Nejsum, P. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, Mar 2016, In: Parasitology Research. 115, 3, p. 1027-1037 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. 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

    45. 2015
    46. Published

      Rapid clearance of schistosomal circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) after treatment shown by urine strip tests - importance for monitoring treatment efficacy and re-infection

      Kildemoes, A. M. O., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Kabatereine, N. B., Tukahebwa, E. M., Magnussen, Pascal, Wilson, S., de Dood, C. J., Deelder, A. M. & Dam, G. J. V., Sep 2015, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 20, Supplement 1, p. 52 1 p., O.3.2.17.001.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    47. 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

    48. 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

    49. Published

      The first step toward diagnosing female genital schistosomiasis by computer image analysis

      Holmen, S. D., Kleppa, E., Lillebø, K., Pillay, P., van Lieshout, L., Taylor, M., Albregtsen, F., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Onsrud, M. & Kjetland, E. F., 8 Jul 2015, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 93, 1, p. 80-86 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    50. Published

      Schistosoma haematobium infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria in young South African females

      Kildemoes, A. M. O., Kjetland, E. F., Zulu, S. G., Taylor, M. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2015, In: Acta Tropica. 144, p. 19-23 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    51. Published

      Epidemiology and mechanism of carcinogenesis of schistosomiasis

      Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2015, Tropical Hemato-Oncology. Droz, J-P., Carme, B., Couppié, P., Nacher, M. & Thiéblemont, C. (eds.). Springer, p. 165-170 6 p.

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

    52. Published

      The impact of anthelmintic treatment intervention on malaria infection and anaemia in school and preschool children in Magu district, Tanzania: an open label randomised intervention trial

      Kinung'hi, S. M., Magnussen, Pascal, Kishamawe, C., Todd, J. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2015, In: B M C Infectious Diseases. 15, 10 p., 136.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    53. 2014
    54. Published

      Classification of the lesions observed in female genital schistosomiasis

      Kjetland, E. F., Norseth, H. M., Taylor, M., Lillebø, K., Kleppa, E., Holmen, S. D., Andebirhan, A., Yohannes, T. H., Gundersen, S. G., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Bagratee, J., Onsrud, M. & Leutscher, P., 2014, In: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 127, 3, p. 227-228 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    55. Published

      Diagnostic performance of Schistosoma real-time PCR in urine samples from Kenyan children infected with Schistosoma haematobium: day-to-day variation and follow-up after praziquantel treatment

      Vinkeles Melchers, N. V. S., van Dam, G. J., Shaproski, D., Kahama, A. I., Brienen, E. A. T., Vennervald, Birgitte J & van Lieshout, L., 2014, In: P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases (Print). 8, 4, 9 p., e2807.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    56. 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

    57. Published

      Human Schistosoma haematobium antifecundity immunity is dependent on transmission intensity and associated with immunoglobulin G1 to worm-derived antigens

      Wilson, S., Jones, F. M., van Dam, G. J., Corstjens, P. L. A. M., Riveau, G., Fitzsimmons, C. M., Sacko, M., Vennervald, Birgitte J & Dunne, D. W., 2014, In: The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 210, 12, p. 2009-2016 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    58. Published

      Malaria and helminth co-infections in school and preschool children: a cross-sectional study in Magu District, North-Western Tanzania

      Kinung'hi, S. M., Magnussen, Pascal, Kaatano, G. M., Kishamawe, C. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2014, In: PLOS ONE. 9, 1, 8 p., e86510.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    59. 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

    60. 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

    61. 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

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