Publications

Speich C, Stephan R, Dhima N, Hollenstein F, Horlbog J, Delvento G, Altpeter E, Zuske M, Raess M, Greter H. Rapid detection of the source of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak in Switzerland through routine interviewing of patients and whole-genome sequencing. Swiss Med Wkly. 2024;154:3745. DOI: 10.57187/s.3745

Moser W, Batil A.A, Ott R, Abderamane M, Clements R, Wampfler R, Poppert S, Steinmann P, Allan F, Greter H. High prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in a desert population: results from an exploratory study around the Ounianga lakes in Chad. Infect Dis Poverty. 2022;11:5. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1016632/v1

Blok D.J, Steinmann P, Tiwari A, Barth-Jaeggi T, Arif M.A, Banstola N.L, Baskota R, Blaney D, Bonenberger M, Budiawan T, Cavaliero A, Gani Z, Greter H, Ignotti E, Kamara D.V, Kasang C, Manglani P.R, Mieras L, Njako B.F, Pakasi T, Saha U.R, Saunderson P, Smith W.C.S, Staheli R, Suriyarachchi N.D, Tin Maung A, Shwe T, van Berkel J, van Brakel W.H, Vander Plaetse B, Virmond M, Wijesinghe M.S.D, Aerts A, Richardus J.H. The long-term impact of the Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (LPEP) program on leprosy incidence: a modelling study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(3):e0009279. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009279

Greter H, Ivol S, Oriol Mathieu V, Erismann S, Prytherch H, Steinmann P. Heterologous vaccine regimen: stakeholder acceptance and implementation considerations. Vaccine. 2021;39(3):580-587. DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.12.003

Richardus J.H, Tiwari A, Barth-Jaeggi T, Arif M.A, Banstola N.L, Baskota R, Blaney D, Blok D.J, Bonenberger M, Budiawan T, Cavaliero A, Gani Z, Greter H, Ignotti E, Kamara D.V, Kasang C, Manglani P.R, Mieras L, Njako B.F, Pakasi T, Pandey B.D, Saunderson P, Singh R, Smith W.C.S, Staheli R, Suriyarachchi N.D, Tin Maung A, Shwe T, van Berkel J, van Brakel W.H, Vander Plaetse B, Virmond M, Wijesinghe M.S.D, Aerts A, Steinmann P. Leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis with single-dose rifampicin (LPEP): an international feasibility programme. Lancet Glob Health. 2021;9(1):e81-e90. DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30396-X

Giovanoli Evack J, Schmidt R.S, Boltryk S.D, Voss T.S, Batil A.A, Ngandolo B.N, Greter H, Utzinger J, Zinsstag J, Balmer O. Molecular confirmation of a Fasciola gigantica x Fasciola hepatica hybrid in a Chadian bovine. J Parasitol. 2020;106(2):316-322. DOI: 10.1645/19-66

Barth-Jaeggi T, Cavaliero A, Aerts A, Anand S, Arif M, Sarady Ay S, Maung Aye T, Banstola N.L, Baskota R, Blaney D, Bonenberger M, van Brakel W, Cross H, Das V.K, Budiawan T, Fernando N, Gani Z, Greter H, Ignotti E, Kamara D, Kasang C, Kömm B, Kumar A, Lay S, Mieras L, Mirza F, Mutayoba B, Njako B, Pakasi T, Richardus J.H, Saunderson P, Smith C.S, Stäheli R, Suriyarachchi N, Shwe T, Tiwari A, Supun M, Wijesinghe D, van Berkel J, Vander Plaetse B, Virmond M, Steinmann P. Leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis with single-dose rifampicin: toolkit for implementation. Lepr Rev. 2019;90:356-363

Cavaliero A, Greter H, Fürst T, Lay S, Sao Ay S, Robijn J, Steinmann P. An innovative approach to screening and chemoprophylaxis among contacts of leprosy patients in low endemic settings: experiences from Cambodia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019;13(3):e0007039. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007039

Dietler D, Leuenberger A, Bempong N.E, Campbell-Lendrum D, Cramer C, Eggen R.I.L, Erismann S, Ferazzi S, Flahault A, Fletcher H.A, Fuhrer B, Fuhrimann S, Greter H, Heerdegen A.C, Leach M, Leissing A, Lilje J, Penny M.A, Prytherch H, Staudacher P, Vounatsou P, Weiss F, Wiedermann R, Winkler M.S, Zhou X.N, Utzinger J. Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: from framework to action, transforming challenges into opportunities. J Glob Health. 2019;9(2):020201. DOI: 10.7189/jogh.09.020201

Greter H. Human and animal schistosomiasis and fascioliasis in a mobile pastoralist setting at Lake Chad: a One Health approach. Basel: Univ. Basel, 2018. Doctoral Thesis, University of Basel, Faculty of Science DOI: 10.5451/unibas-006796180

Richardus J.H, Kasang C, Mieras L, Anand S, Bonenberger M, Ignotti E, Barth-Jaeggi T, Greter H, Tiwari A, Cavaliero A, Steinmann P. Minimal essential data to document contact tracing and single dose rifampicin (SDR) for leprosy control in routine settings. Lepr Rev. 2018;89:2-12

Steinmann P, Cavaliero A, Aerts A, Anand S, Arif M, Sao Ay S, Maung Aye T, Barth-Jaeggi T, Banstola N.L, Bhandari C, Blaney D, Bonenberger M, Van Brakel W, Cross H, Das V.K, Fahrudda A, Fernando N, Gani Z, Greter H, Ignotti E, Kamara D, Kasang C, Kömm B, Kumar A, Lay S, Mieras L, Mirza F, Mutayoba B, Njako B, Pakasi T, Saunderson P, Shengelia B, Smith C.S, Stäheli R, Suriyarachchi N, Shwe T, Tiwari A, Wijesinghe M.S, Van Berkel J, Plaetse B.V, Virmond M, Hendrik Richardus J. The Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (LPEP) programme: update and interim analysis. Lepr Rev. 2018;89:102-116. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013633

Greter H, Batil A.A, Ngandolo B.N, Alfaroukh I.O, Moto D.D, Hattendorf J, Utzinger J, Zinsstag J. Human and livestock trematode infections in a mobile pastoralist setting at Lake Chad: added value of a one health approach beyond zoonotic diseases research. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2017;111(6):278-284. DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trx051

Greter H, Cowan N, Ngandolo B.N, Kessely H, Alfaroukh I.O, Utzinger J, Keiser J, Zinsstag J. Treatment of human and livestock helminth infections in a mobile pastoralist setting at Lake Chad: attitudes to health and analysis of active pharmaceutical ingredients of locally available anthelminthic drugs. Acta Trop. 2017;175:91-99. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.05.012

Greter H, Batil A.A, Alfarouk I.O, Grimm F, Ngandolo B.N, Keiser J, Utzinger J, Zinsstag J, Hattendorf J. Re-infection with Fasciola gigantica 6-months post-treatment with triclabendazole in cattle from mobile pastoralist husbandry systems at Lake Chad. Vet Parasitol. 2016;230:43-48. DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.10.019

Greter H, Krauth S.J, Ngandolo B.N.R, Alfaroukh I.O, Zinsstag J, Utzinger J. Validation of a point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen urine cassette test for Schistosoma mansoni diagnosis in the Sahel, and potential cross-reaction with pregnancy. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016;94(2):361-364. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0577

Schelling E, Greter H, Kessely H, Abakar M.F, Ngandolo B.N, Crump L, Bold B, Kasymbekov J, Baljinnyam Z, Fokou G, Zinsstag J, Bonfoh B, Hattendorf J, Béchir M. Human and animal health surveys among pastoralists. Rev Sci Tech. 2016;35(2):659-671. DOI: 10.20506/rst/35.2.2547

Krauth S.J, Greter H, Stete K, Coulibaly J.T, Traoré S.I, Ngandolo B.N.R, Achi L.Y, Zinsstag J, N'Goran E.K, Utzinger J. All that is blood is not schistosomiasis: experiences with reagent strip testing for urogenital schistosomiasis with special consideration to very-low prevalence settings. Parasit Vectors. 2015;8:584. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-1165-y

Jean-Richard V, Crump L, Abicho A.A, Nare N.B, Greter H, Hattendorf J, Schelling E, Zinsstag J. Prevalence of Fasciola gigantica infection in slaughtered animals in south-eastern Lake Chad area in relation to husbandry practices and seasonal water levels. BMC Vet Res. 2014;10:81. DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-10-81

Moser W, Greter H, Schindler C, Allan F, Ngandolo B.N.R, Moto D.D, Utzinger J, Zinsstag J. The spatial and seasonal distribution of Bulinus truncatus, Bulinus forskalii and Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the intermediate host snails of schistosomiasis, in N'Djamena, Chad. Geospat Health. 2014;9(1):109-118. DOI: 10.4081/gh.2014.9

Dean A.S, Crump L, Greter H, Hattendorf J, Schelling E, Zinsstag J. Clinical manifestations of human brucellosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012;6(12):e1929. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001929

Dean A.S, Crump L, Greter H, Schelling E, Zinsstag J. Global burden of human brucellosis: a systematic review of disease frequency. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012;6(10):e1865. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001865