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Faculty of Veterinary Science
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases

van den Bossche, P

DVM (Ghent) PhD (Pret) - Extraordinary Professor

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Contact Details:

Telephone number: +32 3 2476396
Fax number: +32 3 2476268
E-mail address: pvdbossche@itg.be

Research Interests:

Economically important diseases of livestock in the sub-Saharan region

Research Output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Akoda K, Van Abbeele J, Marcotty T, De Deken R, Sidibe I, van den Bossche P: 2009. Nutritional stress of adult female tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) affects the susceptibility of their offspring to trypanosomal infections. Acta Tropica, 111, pp 263-267, Full Text

Marcotty T, Matthys F, Godfroid JXL, Rigouts L, Ameni G, Gey van Pittius NC, Kazwala R, Muma J, Van Helden PD, Walravens K, De Klerk LM, Geoghegan C, Mbotha D, Otte M, Amenu K, Abu Samra N, Botha CJ, Ekron M, Jenkins AO, Jori F, Kriek NPJ, McCrindle CME, Michel A, Morar D, Roger F, Thys E, van den Bossche P: 2009. Zoonotic tuberculosis and brucellosis in Africa: Neglected zoonoses or minor public-health issues? The outcomes of a multi-disciplinary workshop. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 103 (5), pp 401-411, Full Text

Gondwe N, Marcotty T, Vanwambeke SO, De Pus C, Mulumba M, van den Bossche P: 2009. Distribution and density of tsetse flies (Glossinidae: Diptera) at the game/people/livestock interface of the Nkhotakota Game Reserve human sleeping sickness focus in Malawi. Ecohealth, 6 ((2)) / Jun, pp 260-265, Full Text

Van Grinsven KWA, Van den Abbeele J, van den Bossche P, Van Hellemond JJ, Tielens AGM: 2009. Adaptations in the glucose metabolism of procyclic Trypanosoma brucei isolates from tsetse flies and during differentiation of bloodstream forms. Eukaryotic Cell, 8 (8) / Aug, pp 1307-1311, Full Text

Akoda K, van den Bossche P, Lyaruu EA, De Deken R, Marcotty T, Coosemans M, Van den Abbeele J: 2009. Maturation of a Trypanosoma Brucei infection to the infectious meacyclic stage is enhanced in nutritionally stressed Tsetse Flies. Journal of Medical Entomology, 46 (6), pp 1446-1449, Full Text

Akoda K, van den Bossche P, Marcotty T, Kubi C, Coosemans M, De Deken R, Van Abbeele J: 2009. Nutritional stress affects the tsetse fly’s immune gene expression. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 23, pp 195-201.

Ducheyne E, Mweempwa C, De Pus C, Vernieuwe H, De Deken R, Hendrickx G, van den Bossche P: 2009. The impact of habitat fragmentation on tsetse abundance on the plateau of eastern Zambia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 91, pp 11-18.

Masumu JM, Geysen D, van den Bossche P: 2009. Endemic type of animal trypanosomiasis is not associated with lower genotype variability of Trypanosoma congolense isolates circulating in livestock. Research in Veterinary Science, 87, pp 265-269, Full Text

Masumu JM, Marcotty T, Geerts S, Vercruysse J, van den Bossche P: 2009. Cross-protection between Trypanosoma congolense strains of low and high virulence. Veterinary Parasitology, 163, pp 127-131, Full Text

 

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