Meritxell Donadeu

Impact of a 3-year mass drug administration pilot project for taeniasis control in Madagascar

Noromanana Sylvia Ramiandrasoa, Pascaline Ravoniarimbinina, Armand Rafalimanantsoa Solofoniaina, Iharilanto Patricia Andrianjafy Rakotomanga, Samuel Hermas Andrianarisoa, Sophie Molia, Anne-Marie Labouche, Anna Sophie Fahrion, Meritxell Donadeu, Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Davidra Rajaonatahina

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Taenia solium is endemic in Madagascar and presents a significant burden on the population and the health system. The parasite cyc..

Systematic review of the effectiveness of selected drugs for preventive chemotherapy for Taenia solium taeniasis

Michelle M Haby, Leopoldo A Sosa Leon, Ana Lucianez, Ruben Santiago Nicholls, Ludovic Reveiz, Meritxell Donadeu

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

BACKGROUND: Preventive chemotherapy is a useful tool for the control of Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis. The aim of this..

A hyperendemic focus of porcine cystic echinococcosis in the Banke District of Nepal

Meritxell Donadeu, Charles G Gauci, Ishab Poudel, Keshav Sah, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Abdul Jabbar, Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2020  |  Acta Tropica

Detailed post mortem analyses of 68 free-ranging, slaughter-age pigs from two sites in the Banke District of Nepal identified 36% ..

Can We Recommend Practical Interventions to Prevent Neurocysticercosis?

Uffe Christian Braae, Marshall W Lightowlers, Meritxell Donadeu

Journal article  |  2019  |  Trends in Parasitology

The cystiSim model was used to compare strategies for the control of Taenia solium. A three-monthly intervention in pigs for 3 yea..

Accurate diagnosis of lesions suspected of being caused by Taenia solium in body organs of pigs with naturally acquired porcine cysticercosis

Charles G Gauci, Chrisostom Ayebazibwe, Zachary Nsadha, Chris Rutebarika, Ishab Poudel, Keshav Sah, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Andrew Stent, Angela Colston, Meritxell Donadeu, Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

The definitive method for diagnosis of porcine cysticercosis is the detection of cysticerci at necropsy. Cysts are typically locat..

Pilot field trial of the EG95 vaccine against ovine cystic echinococcosis in Rio Negro, Argentina: 8 years of work

Edmundo Larrieu, Guillermo Mujica, Daniel Araya, Jose Luis Labanchi, Marcos Arezo, Eduardo Herrero, Graciela Santillan, Katherina Vizcaychipi, Leonardo Uchiumi, Juan Carlos Salvitti, Claudia Grizmado, Arnoldo Calabro, Gabriel Talmon, Luis Sepulveda, Jose Maria Galvan, Marta Cabrera, Marcos Seleiman, Pablo Crowley, Graciela Cespedes, Mariela Garcia Cachau, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Acta Tropica

Implementation of a practical and effective pilot intervention against transmission of Taenia solium by pigs in the Banke district of Nepal

Ishab Poudel, Keshav Sah, Suyog Subedi, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Peetambar Kushwaha, Angela Colston, Charles G Gauci, Meritxell Donadeu, Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Taenia solium is a zoonotic cestode parasite which causes human neurocysticercosis. Pigs transmit the parasite by acting as the in..

Strategies to increase adoption of animal vaccines by smallholder farmers with focus on neglected diseases and marginalized populations

Meritxell Donadeu, Nick Nwankpa, Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Baptiste Dungu

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Background Most smallholder farmers (SHFs) and marginalized populations (MPs) in Africa, Asia, and Latin America depend on livesto..

Towards a cysticercosis-free tropical resort island: A historical overview of taeniasis/cysticercosis in Bali

Putu Sutisna, I Nengah Kapti, Toni Wandra, Nyoman S Dharmawan, Kadek Swastika, AA Raka Sudewi, Ni Made Susilawathi, I Made Sudarmaja, Tetsuya Yanagida, Munehiro Okamoto, Takahiko Yoshida, Meritxell Donadeu, Marshall W Lightowlers, Akira Ito

Journal article  |  2019  |  Acta Tropica

A hyperendemic focus of Taenia solium transmission in the Banke District of Nepal

Keshav Sah, Ishab Poudel, Suyog Subedi, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Jo Cocker, Peetambar Kushwaha, Angela Colston, Meritxell Donadeu, Marshall W Lightowlers

Journal article  |  2017  |  Acta Tropica