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Maxime Madder is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research predominantly addresses topics within Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on parasitology and infectious diseases.

The scientist has contributed to the study of vector-borne infectious diseases, viral infections and vectors, and vector-borne animal diseases. Their work also touches on plant parasitism and resistance, mosquito-borne diseases and control, dengue and mosquito control research, and malaria research and control.

Maxime Madder's recent publications include:

  • Invasive cattle ticks in East Africa: morphological and molecular confirmation of the presence of Rhipicephalus microplus in south-eastern Uganda, 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • Tick-borne pathogens and body condition of cattle in smallholder rural livestock production systems in East and West Africa, 2023, Parasites & Vectors
  • From a long-distance threat to the invasion front: a review of the invasive Aedes mosquito species in Belgium between 2007 and 2020, 2022, Parasites & Vectors
  • Tick communities of cattle in smallholder rural livestock production systems in sub-Saharan Africa, 2023, Parasites & Vectors
  • Tick-borne pathogens of cattle in smallholder rural livestock production systems in East and West Africa, 2022, Research Square (Research Square)

The main venues for their publishing activity are Parasites & Vectors and Research Square.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Maxime Madder include:

  • Dennis Muhanguzi
  • Frank Norbert Mwiine
  • Josephus Fourie
  • Frans Jongejan
  • Nick Juleff

The scientist's work explores regional impacts of parasitic vectors affecting livestock and human health, with several studies focusing on cattle ticks and mosquito species invasions. These studies contribute to understanding ecological distribution, vector dynamics, and associated infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Europe.

Best Publications

  • Detection of Schmallenberg virus in different Culicoides spp. by real-time RT-PCR.

    N De Regge;I Deblauwe;R De Deken;P Vantieghem

  • Ticks and associated pathogens collected from dogs and cats in Belgium

    Edwin Claerebout;Bertrand Losson;Christel Cochez;Stijn Casaert

  • Association of environmental traits with the geographic ranges of ticks (Acari Ixodidae) of medical and veterinary importance in the western Palearctic : a digital data set

    Agustín Estrada-Pena;Robert Farkas;Thomas G.T. Jaenson;Frank Koenen

  • Boophilus microplus ticks found in West Africa.

    Maxime Madder;Eric Thys;Dirk Geysen;Christian Baudoux

  • Local habitat and landscape affect Ixodes ricinus tick abundances in forests on poor, sandy soils

    Wesley Tack;Maxime Madder;Maxime Madder;Lander Baeten;Margot Vanhellemont

  • Novel foci of Dermacentor reticulatus ticks infected with Babesia canis and Babesia caballi in the Netherlands and in Belgium

    Frans Jongejan;Frans Jongejan;Moniek Ringenier;Michael Putting;Laura Berger

  • Canine Leishmaniasis Control in the Context of One Health.

    Filipe Dantas-Torres;Guadalupe Miró;Gad Baneth;Patrick Bourdeau

  • Spatial disaggregation of tick occurrence and ecology at a local scale as a preliminary step for spatial surveillance of tick-borne diseases: general framework and health implications in Belgium

    Valerie Obsomer;Marc Wirtgen;Annick Linden;Edwin Claerebout

  • A survey of the ixodid ticks parasitising cattle in the Eastern province of Zambia

    D.L. Berkvens;D.M. Geysen;G. Chaka;M. Madder

  • Scientific opinion on the Role of Tick Vectors in the Epidemiology of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and African Swine Fever in Eurasia : EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare

    Agustín Estrada-Pena;Robert Farkas;Thomas G.T. Jaenson;Maxime Madder

  • An outbreak of East Coast Fever on the Comoros: a consequence of the import of immunised cattle from Tanzania?

    R. De Deken;V. Martin;A. Saido;M. Madder

  • Bluetongue Virus Detection by Real-Time RT-PCR in Culicoides Captured During the 2006 Epizootic in Belgium and Development of an Internal Control

    T. Vanbinst;F. Vandenbussche;E. Vandemeulebroucke;I. De Leeuw

  • The abundance of Ixodes ricinus ticks depends on tree species composition and shrub cover.

    Wesley Tack;Maxime Madder;Lander Baeten;P. De Frenne

  • Invasive cattle ticks in East Africa : morphological and molecular confirmation of the presence of Rhipicephalus microplus in south‑eastern Uganda

    Dennis Muhanguzi;Joseph Byaruhanga;Wilson Amanyire;Christian Ndekezi

  • The current status of resistance to alpha-cypermethrin, ivermectin, and amitraz of the cattle tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) in Ecuador

    Richar Rodríguez-Hidalgo;Ximena Pérez-Otáñez;Sandra Garcés-Carrera;Sophie O. Vanwambeke

  • Differential diagnosis of three common Ixodes spp. ticks infesting songbirds of Western Europe: Ixodes arboricola, I. frontalis and I. ricinus

    Dieter Heylen;Eliane De Coninck;Famke Jansen;Maxime Madder

  • Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs.

    Ian Wright;Frans Jongejan;Mary Marcondes;Andrew Peregrine

  • Biting Midges Overwintering In Belgium

    Bertrand Losson;Bernard Mignon;Julien Paternostre;Maxime Madder

  • A comparative test of ixodid tick identification by a network of European researchers.

    Agustin Estrada-Pena;Gianluca d'Amico;Ana Maria Palomar;Marlène Dupraz

  • The effects of sampling method and vegetation type on the estimated abundance of Ixodes ricinus ticks in forests

    Wesley Tack;Maxime Madder;Pieter De Frenne;Margot Vanhellemont

  • SNP Analysis Infers that Recombination Is Involved in the Evolution of Amitraz Resistance in Rhipicephalus microplus.

    Samantha Baron;Nicolaas Albertus Van der Merwe;Maxime Madder;Maxime Madder;Christine Maritz-Olivier

  • First molecular evidence of potentially zoonotic Babesia microti and Babesia sp. EU1 in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Belgium.

    Laetitia Lempereur;Ann De Cat;Yannick Caron;Maxime Madder

  • Genetic diversity, acaricide resistance status and evolutionary potential of a Rhipicephalus microplus population from a disease-controlled cattle farming area in South Africa.

    Luise Robbertse;Samantha Baron;Nicolaas Albertus Van der Merwe;Maxime Madder

  • Ticks and associated pathogens collected from dogs and cats in Belgium

    Edwin Claerebout;L Lempereur;C Cochez;A-C Dalemans

Frequent Co-Authors

Dirk Berkvens
Dirk Berkvens Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Bertrand Losson
Bertrand Losson University of Liège
Agustín Estrada-Peña
Agustín Estrada-Peña University of Zaragoza
Kris Verheyen
Kris Verheyen Ghent University
Thomas G. T. Jaenson
Thomas G. T. Jaenson Uppsala University
Frans Jongejan
Frans Jongejan University of Pretoria
Claude Saegerman
Claude Saegerman University of Liège
Róbert Farkas
Róbert Farkas University of Veterinary Medicine
Thierry Backeljau
Thierry Backeljau Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Edwin Claerebout
Edwin Claerebout Ghent University

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