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Manu Vanaerschot

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Munjita S, Kalonda A, Mubemba B, Vanaerschot M, Tato C, Mwakibete L, et al.
Infect Ecol Epidemiol . 2025 Jan; 15(1):2441537. PMID: 39764202
Background: Infectious disease agents pose significant threats to humans, wildlife, and livestock, with rodents carrying a third of these agents, many linked to human diseases. However, the range of pathogens...
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Luth M, Godinez-Macias K, Chen D, Okombo J, Thathy V, Cheng X, et al.
Science . 2024 Nov; 386(6725):eadk9893. PMID: 39607932
Surveillance of drug resistance and the discovery of novel targets-key objectives in the fight against malaria-rely on identifying resistance-conferring mutations in parasites. Current approaches, while successful, require laborious experimentation or...
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Khan W, Kabir F, Kanwar S, Aziz F, Muneer S, Kalam A, et al.
BMJ Glob Health . 2023 Nov; 8(11). PMID: 37984892
Next-generation sequencing technology has revolutionised pathogen surveillance over the last two decades. However, the benefits are not equitably distributed, with developing countries lagging far behind in acquiring the required technology...
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Munjita S, Moonga G, Mukubesa A, Ndebe J, Mubemba B, Vanaerschot M, et al.
Pathogens . 2022 Nov; 11(11). PMID: 36422597
Transmission dynamics and the maintenance of mammarenaviruses in nature are poorly understood. Using metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) and RT-PCR, we investigated the presence of mammarenaviruses and co-infecting helminths in various...
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Yek C, Pacheco A, Vanaerschot M, Bohl J, Fahsbender E, Aranda-Diaz A, et al.
Front Epidemiol . 2022 Oct; 2. PMID: 36247976
Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is the process of sequencing all genetic material in a biological sample. The technique is growing in popularity with myriad applications including outbreak investigation, biosurveillance, and...
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Perier C, Nasinghe E, Charles I, Ssetaba L, Ahyong V, Bangs D, et al.
Glob Health Action . 2022 Jun; 15(1):2062175. PMID: 35730550
Science education and research have the potential to drive profound change in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through encouraging innovation, attracting industry, and creating job opportunities. However, in LMICs, research...
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Summers R, Pasaje C, Pisco J, Striepen J, Luth M, Kumpornsin K, et al.
Cell Chem Biol . 2021 Aug; 29(2):191-201.e8. PMID: 34348113
We identify the Plasmodium falciparum acetyl-coenzyme A synthetase (PfAcAS) as a druggable target, using genetic and chemical validation. In vitro evolution of resistance with two antiplasmodial drug-like compounds (MMV019721 and...
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Murithi J, Deni I, Pasaje C, Okombo J, Bridgford J, Gnadig N, et al.
Cell Chem Biol . 2021 Jul; 29(5):824-839.e6. PMID: 34233174
Widespread Plasmodium falciparum resistance to first-line antimalarials underscores the vital need to develop compounds with novel modes of action and identify new druggable targets. Here, we profile five compounds that...
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Peng J, Liu J, Mann S, Mitchell A, Laurie M, Sunshine S, et al.
Clin Infect Dis . 2021 Mar; 74(1):32-39. PMID: 33788923
Background: Sequencing of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral genome from patient samples is an important epidemiological tool for monitoring and responding to the pandemic, including the...
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Peng J, Mann S, Mitchell A, Liu J, Laurie M, Sunshine S, et al.
medRxiv . 2021 Mar; PMID: 33688689
Background: Sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 viral genome from patient samples is an important epidemiological tool for monitoring and responding to the pandemic, including the emergence of new mutations in specific...