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Bertrand Lell is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases, parasitology, and public health. Their research spans areas such as mosquito-borne diseases and control, malaria research and control, and interactions between parasites and hosts.

The scientist's work includes involvement in studies on viral infections and vectors, as well as global maternal and child health, epidemiology, and pediatrics and perinatology. The main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Subfields within their research predominantly cover:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Parasitology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Epidemiology

Key topics Bertrand Lell has worked on are:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

The scientist has published in various academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Infection
  • BMC Medicine
  • BMC Infectious Diseases

Recent papers include:

  • "COVID-19 in Africa: Dampening the storm?", 2020, Science
  • "The duration of chemoprophylaxis against malaria after treatment with artesunate-amodiaquine and artemether-lumefantrine and the effects of pfmdr1 86Y and pfcrt 76T: a meta-analysis of individual patient data", 2020, BMC Medicine
  • "Systems analysis and controlled malaria infection in Europeans and Africans elucidate naturally acquired immunity", 2021, Nature Immunology
  • "Surveillance of the major pathogenic arboviruses of public health concern in Gabon, Central Africa: increased risk of West Nile virus and dengue virus infections", 2021, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • "Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminth Coinfections among Schoolchildren Living in Lambaréné, Gabon", 2020, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

These publications display engagement with parasitology, epidemiology of tropical diseases, and infectious disease surveillance.

Bertrand Lell's frequent co-authors include:

  • Ayôla Akim Adégnika
  • Sélidji Todagbé Agnandji
  • Peter G. Kremsner
  • Michael Ramharter
  • Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma

Best Publications

  • First results of phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African children.

    Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;Solange Solmeheim Soulanoudjingar;Solange Solmeheim Soulanoudjingar

  • Efficacy and safety of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine with or without a booster dose in infants and children in Africa: final results of a phase 3, individually randomised, controlled trial.

    Emmanuel B. Bache;Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Bertrand Lell;José Francisco Fernandes

  • Decreased atopy in children infected with Schistosoma haematobium: a role for parasite-induced interleukin-10.

    Anita H. J. Van Den Biggelaar;Ronald Van Ree;Laura C. Rodrigues;Bertrand Lell

  • A phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African infants.

    Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;José Francisco Fernandes;José Francisco Fernandes

  • Phase 1 Trials of rVSV Ebola Vaccine in Africa and Europe

    Selidji T Agnandji;Angela Huttner;Madeleine E Zinser;Patricia Njuguna

  • Genetic Diversity and Protective Efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine

    Daniel E Neafsey;Michal Juraska;Trevor Bedford;David Benkeser

  • Amodiaquine-artesunate versus amodiaquine for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in African children: a randomised, multicentre trial.

    M. Adjuik;P. Agnamey;A. Babiker;S. Borrmann;S. Borrmann

  • Immunogenicity of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine and implications for duration of vaccine efficacy: secondary analysis of data from a phase 3 randomised controlled trial

    Michael T. White;Robert Verity;Jamie T. Griffin;Kwaku Poku Asante

  • Interferon-γ Responses Are Associated with Resistance to Reinfection with Plasmodium falciparum in Young African Children

    Adrian J. F. Luty;Bertrand Lell;Ruprecht Schmidt-Ott;Leopold G. Lehman

  • Efficacy and safety of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria in African infants: a pooled analysis of six randomised, placebo-controlled trials

    John J Aponte;David Schellenberg;Andrea Egan;Alasdair Breckenridge

  • Low Interleukin-12 Activity in Severe Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

    A. J. F. Luty;D. J. Perkins;B. Lell;B. Lell;B. Lell;R. Schmidt-Ott;R. Schmidt-Ott

  • Fosmidomycin, a Novel Chemotherapeutic Agent for Malaria

    Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;Ronnatrai Ruangweerayut;Jochen Wiesner;Michel Anoumou Missinou;Michel Anoumou Missinou

  • Fosmidomycin for malaria

    Michel A Missinou;Steffen Borrmann;Steffen Borrmann;Andreas Schindler;Andreas Schindler;Saadou Issifou;Saadou Issifou

  • The Role of Red Blood Cell Polymorphisms in Resistance and Susceptibility to Malaria

    Bertrand Lell;Jürgen May;Ruprecht J. Schmidt-Ott;Leopold G. Lehman

  • Polymorphism in promoter region of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene and protection against malaria

    Jürgen Fj Kun;Jürgen Fj Kun;Benjamin Mordmüller;Benjamin Mordmüller;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;Leopold G Lehman;Leopold G Lehman

  • Clindamycin as an antimalarial drug: review of clinical trials.

    Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;Peter G. Kremsner;Peter G. Kremsner

  • Merozoite surface antigen 1 and 2 genotypes and rosetting of Plasmodium falciparum in severe and mild malaria in Lambaréné, Gabon

    Jürgen F.T. Kun;Ruprecht J. Schmidt-Ott;Ruprecht J. Schmidt-Ott;Leopold G. Lehman;Leopold G. Lehman;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell

  • Safety and efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01E candidate malaria vaccine given with expanded-programme-on-immunisation vaccines: 19 month follow-up of a randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial

    Kwaku Poku Asante;Salim Abdulla;Selidji Agnandji;Selidji Agnandji;John Lyimo

  • COVID-19 in Africa: Dampening the storm?

    Moustapha Mbow;Bertrand Lell;Simon P. Jochems;Badara Cisse

  • Gametocyte carriage in uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria following treatment with artemisinin combination therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

    S. Abdulla;J. Achan;I. Adam;B.H. Alemayehu

  • A Head-to-Head Comparison of Four Artemisinin-Based Combinations for Treating Uncomplicated Malaria in African Children: A Randomized Trial

    Daniel Atwine;Betty Balikagala;Quique Bassat;Victor Chalwe

  • The Effect of Dosing Regimens on the Antimalarial Efficacy of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data

    Jane Achan;Ishag Adam;Emmanuel Arinaitwe;Elizabeth A. Ashley

  • Placental Malaria Increases Malaria Risk in the First 30 Months of Life

    Norbert G. Schwarz;Norbert G. Schwarz;Ayola A. Adegnika;Ayola A. Adegnika;Ayola A. Adegnika;Lutz P. Breitling;Lutz P. Breitling;Julian Gabor;Julian Gabor

  • Plasma Interleukin-10: Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)—α Ratio Is Associated with TNF Promoter Variants and Predicts Malarial Complications

    Jürgen May;Jürgen May;Bertrand Lell;Adrian J. F. Luty;Christian G. Meyer

  • High Prevalence of Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum Infection in Gabonese Adults

    Matthias P. Dal-Bianco;Kai B. Köster;Ulrich D. Kombila;Jürgen F. J. Kun

  • A phase 2b randomized, controlled trial of the efficacy of the GMZ2 malaria vaccine in African children.

    Sodiomon B Sirima;Benjamin Mordmüller;Paul Milligan;Ulysse Ateba Ngoa

  • Molecular analysis of recrudescent parasites in a Plasmodium falciparum drug efficacy trial in Gabon

    L.C. Ranford-Cartwright;J. Taylor;T. Umasunthar;L.H. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter G. Kremsner
Peter G. Kremsner University of Tübingen
Ayola A. Adegnika
Ayola A. Adegnika University of Tübingen
Saadou Issifou
Saadou Issifou University of Tübingen
Martin P. Grobusch
Martin P. Grobusch University of Amsterdam
Benjamin Mordmüller
Benjamin Mordmüller Radboud University Medical Center
Marcel Tanner
Marcel Tanner Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Steffen Borrmann
Steffen Borrmann University of Tübingen
Maria Yazdanbakhsh
Maria Yazdanbakhsh Leiden University Medical Center
Clara Menéndez
Clara Menéndez University of Barcelona
Quique Bassat
Quique Bassat University of Barcelona

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