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Chishimba Mubanga

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Articles 13
Citations 65
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Tropical Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Radiology
Top 10 Co-Authors
Kabemba E Mwape
Sarah Gabriel
Chiara Trevisan
Gideon Zulu
Inge Van Damme
Pierre Dorny
Isaac K Phiri
Veronika Schmidt
Andrea S Winkler
Emmanuel Bottieau
Published In
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Diagnostics (Basel)
Acta Trop
Parasit Vectors
N Engl J Med
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Recent Articles
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The performance of a point-of-care test for the diagnosis of Neurocysticercosis in a resource-poor community setting in Zambia - a diagnostic accuracy study
Zulu G, Stelzle D, Mwape K, Van Damme I, Trevisan C, Mubanga C, et al.
EClinicalMedicine . 2024 Nov; 77:102893. PMID: 39552715
Background: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the main cause of epilepsy in endemic rural communities. NCC diagnosis is difficult due to unavailability and unaffordability of serologic assays and neuroimaging. This study aimed...
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Could a ring treatment approach be proposed to control Taenia solium transmission in a post elimination setting? A pilot study in Zambia
Trevisan C, Mwape K, Van Damme I, Saelens G, Mubanga C, Chembensofu M, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2024 Aug; 18(8):e0012400. PMID: 39110770
Background: Geographically targeted Taenia solium ring approaches consisting of treating individuals within a radius of 100-meter of a cysticercosis positive pig have been trialled in Peru. This study explored if...
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Neurocysticercosis Prevalence and Characteristics in Communities of Sinda District in Zambia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Zulu G, Stelzle D, Gabriel S, Trevisan C, Van Damme I, Mubanga C, et al.
J Epidemiol Glob Health . 2024 Jul; 14(3):1180-1190. PMID: 38980629
Background: This study aimed at describing the epidemiology of (neuro)cysticercosis as well as its clinical and radiological characteristics in a Taenia solium endemic district of Zambia. Methods: This was part...
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The epidemiology of human Taenia solium infections: A systematic review of the distribution in Eastern and Southern Africa
Zulu G, Stelzle D, Mwape K, Welte T, Stromme H, Mubanga C, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2023 Mar; 17(3):e0011042. PMID: 37000841
Background: Taenia solium is a tapeworm that causes taeniosis in humans and cysticercosis in humans and pigs. Within Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), information on the presence of human taeniosis...
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Movements of free-range pigs in rural communities in Zambia: an explorative study towards future ring interventions for the control of Taenia solium
Van Damme I, Pray I, Mwape K, Trevisan C, Coudenys F, Mubanga C, et al.
Parasit Vectors . 2022 Apr; 15(1):150. PMID: 35477431
Background: Taenia solium typically affects resource-poor communities where pigs are allowed to roam freely, and sanitation and hygiene levels are suboptimal. Sustainable, long-term strategies are urgently needed to control the...
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Evaluation of an Antibody Detecting Point of Care Test for Diagnosis of Cysticercosis in a Zambian Rural Community: A Prospective Diagnostic Accuracy Study
Mubanga C, Van Damme I, Trevisan C, Schmidt V, Phiri I, Zulu G, et al.
Diagnostics (Basel) . 2021 Nov; 11(11). PMID: 34829468
The lack of cheap, easy-to-use, rapid diagnostic tests has led to the development of several rapid diagnostic tests for cysticercosis. The new prototype two-strip, point of care test (TS POC)...
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Challenges Encountered When Evaluating an Antibody-Detecting Point-of-Care Test for Taeniosis in an Endemic Community in Zambia: A Prospective Diagnostic Accuracy Study
Mubanga C, Trevisan C, Van Damme I, Schmidt V, Phiri I, Zulu G, et al.
Diagnostics (Basel) . 2021 Nov; 11(11). PMID: 34829386
taeniosis diagnosis is challenging because current tests perform sub-optimally and/or are expensive, require sophisticated equipment, infrastructure and trained manpower, and therefore are not community deployable. A recently-developed, multi-strip, point-of-care test...
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Trial Design for a Diagnostic Accuracy Study of a Point-of-Care Test for the Detection of Taeniosis and (Neuro)Cysticercosis in Community Settings of Highly Endemic, Resource-Poor Areas in Zambia: Challenges and Rationale
Van Damme I, Trevisan C, Mwape K, Schmidt V, Magnussen P, Zulu G, et al.
Diagnostics (Basel) . 2021 Jul; 11(7). PMID: 34206654
Field-applicable, high-quality, and low-cost diagnostic tools are urgently needed for . The aim of this paper is to describe the design, challenges, and rationale for the design of a diagnostic...
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Operational characteristics of an antibody detecting point of care test for Taenia solium infections in a community and hospital setting
Mubanga C, Mwape K, Phiri I, Trevisan C, Kabululu M, Zulu G, et al.
BMC Infect Dis . 2021 Jun; 21(1):607. PMID: 34172004
Background: Diagnostic test evaluation includes measures of performance and assessment of operational characteristics. The latter focuses on end-user understanding of instructions to perform the test, ease of use, test turnaround...
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Effects of 'The Vicious Worm' educational software on Taenia solium knowledge among key pork supply chain workers in Zambia
Vaernewyck V, Mwape K, Mubanga C, Devleesschauwer B, Gabriel S, Trevisan C
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2020 Oct; 14(10):e0008790. PMID: 33075045
The neglected zoonotic cestode Taenia solium is endemic in many low- and middle-income countries, including Zambia. The parasite infects humans and pigs, inflicting high socioeconomic and disease burdens in endemic...