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Overview

Dirk Berkvens is affiliated with the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp in Belgium. Their research spans several fields, primarily focused on Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Immunology and Microbiology.

Their work addresses multiple subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

Key topics covered in Dirk Berkvens's research include:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Dirk Berkvens has published papers in diverse journals. Frequent publication venues are:

  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Malaria Journal
  • Microorganisms
  • PLoS ONE

Some recent papers include:

  • Potential Elimination of Active Taenia solium Transmission in Africa, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Molecular screening of cattle ticks, tick-borne pathogens and amitraz resistance in ticks of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas province in Ecuador, 2020, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Genetic variation in the immune system and malaria susceptibility in infants: a nested case-control study in Nanoro, Burkina Faso, 2021, Malaria Journal
  • Bayesian Estimation of the Prevalence and Test Characteristics (Sensitivity and Specificity) of Two Serological Tests (RB and SAT-EDTA) for the Diagnosis of Bovine Brucellosis in Small and Medium Cattle Holders in Ecuador, 2021, Microorganisms
  • What is the value of testing for tick-borne diseases in cattle in endemic areas? A case study of bovine anaplasmosis, 2025, PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Dirk Berkvens include:

  • Claude Saegerman
  • Lenin Ron-Garrido
  • Washington Benítez-Ortiz
  • Valeria Paucar-Quishpe
  • Sarah Gabriël

Best Publications

  • Bluetongue epidemiology in the European Union.

    Claude Saegerman;Dirk Berkvens;Philip S. Mellor

  • A Bayesian approach for estimating values for prevalence and diagnostic test characteristics of porcine cysticercosis

    Pierre Dorny;Ik Phiri;Jozef Vercruysse;Sarah Gabriël;Sarah Gabriël

  • Mixed Giardia duodenalis assemblage A and E infections in calves.

    Thomas Geurden;Peter Geldhof;Bruno Levecke;Cindy Martens

  • Sero-epidemiological study of Taenia saginata cysticercosis in Belgian cattle.

    Pierre Dorny;F Vercammen;J Brandt;W Vansteenkiste

  • Current status of scrapie

    Claude Saegerman;Emmanuel Vanopdenbosch;Dirk Berkvens

  • Evidence for genetic exchange and hybridization in Trypanosoma cruzi based on nucleotide sequences and molecular karyotype.

    Sylvain Brisse;Jan Henriksson;Christian Barnabé;Emmanuel J.P. Douzery

  • Estimating Disease Prevalence in a Bayesian Framework Using Probabilistic Constraints

    Dirk Berkvens;Niko Speybroeck;Nicolas Praet;Amel Adel

  • The disease burden of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Cameroon.

    Nicolas Praet;Niko Speybroeck;Niko Speybroeck;Rafael Manzanedo;Dirk Berkvens

  • Pollen as an alternative food for Harmonia axyridis

    Nick Berkvens;Jochem Bonte;Dirk Berkvens;Koen Deforce

  • Molecular epidemiology with subtype analysis of Cryptosporidium in calves in Belgium.

    Thomas Geurden;Dirk Berkvens;Cindy Martens;Stijn Casaert

  • Classification trees versus multinomial models in the analysis of urban farming systems in Central Africa

    Niko Speybroeck;D Berkvens;A Mfoukou-Ntsakala;M Aerts

  • Prevalence of paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) in the Belgian cattle population.

    F. Boelaert;K. Walravens;P. Biront;J. P. Vermeersch

  • Epidemiological survey of swine cysticercosis in two rural communities of West-Cameroon.

    Msr Pouedet;AP Zoli;Nguekam;L Vondou

  • Evaluation of antibody-ELISA and real-time RT-PCR for the diagnosis and profiling of bluetongue virus serotype 8 during the epidemic in Belgium in 2006

    Frank Vandenbussche;Tine Vanbinst;Bart Verheyden;Wesley Van Dessel

  • Taenia solium cysticercosis in a village in northern Viet Nam: seroprevalence study using an ELISA for detecting circulating antigen

    Annette Erhart;Pierre Dorny;Nguyen Van De;Ha Viet Vien

  • Influence of diet and photoperiod on development and reproduction of European populations of Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

    Nick Berkvens;Jochem Bonte;Dirk Berkvens;Luc Tirry

  • Evidence-Based Semiquantitative Methodology for Prioritization of Foodborne Zoonoses

    Sabine Cardoen;Xavier Van Huffel;Dirk Berkvens;Sophie Quoilin

  • Serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii, feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukaemia virus in urban stray cats in Belgium.

    Pierre Dorny;N Speybroeck;S Verstraete;M Baeke

  • Inter-epidemic Transmission of Rift Valley Fever in Livestock in the Kilombero River Valley, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Survey

    Robert D. Sumaye;Eveline Geubbels;Edgar Mbeyela;Dirk Berkvens

  • Domestic animals and epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis, Nepal.

    Narayan Raj Bhattarai;Gert Van der Auwera;Suman Rijal;Albert Picado

  • Baseline Data from a Belgium-Wide Survey of Campylobacter Species Contamination in Chicken Meat Preparations and Considerations for a Reliable Monitoring Program

    Ihab Habib;Ihab Habib;Imca Sampers;Imca Sampers;Mieke Uyttendaele;Dirk Berkvens

  • An experimental infection with classical swine fever virus in weaner pigs. I. Transmission of the virus, course of the disease, and antibody response.

    H Laevens;F Koenen;H Deluyker;D Berkvens

  • Epidemiology of Trypanosoma evansi and Trypanosoma vivax in domestic animals from selected districts of Tigray and Afar regions, Northern Ethiopia

    Hadush Birhanu;Hadush Birhanu;Hadush Birhanu;Regassa Fikru;Regassa Fikru;Regassa Fikru;Mussa Said;Weldu Kidane

Frequent Co-Authors

Claude Saegerman
Claude Saegerman University of Liège
Pierre Dorny
Pierre Dorny Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Mieke Uyttendaele
Mieke Uyttendaele Ghent University
Maxime Madder
Maxime Madder University of Pretoria
Lieven De Zutter
Lieven De Zutter Ghent University
Tanguy Marcotty
Tanguy Marcotty University of Namur
Etienne Thiry
Etienne Thiry University of Liège
P. Van den Bossche
P. Van den Bossche University of Pretoria
Jozef Vercruysse
Jozef Vercruysse Ghent University
Sarah Gabriël
Sarah Gabriël Ghent University

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