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Chiara Trevisan is a researcher in the Eco-Epidemiology Unit at the Department of Public Health.
She obtained a PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark in 2017.
During her PhD she conducted research within the field of burden and impact assessment of parasitic zoonoses. She has been working on models to estimate the societal cost of zoonotic diseases, following a One Health approach.
She also performed research on pig behaviour and welfare and studied host parasite interactions.
Chiara has a multidisciplinary profile with experience in epidemiology, disease burden modelling, risk assessment, diagnostics, and health education.
Her primary interests and research focus lies in research questions related to the prevention and control/elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases using a One Health approach. She develops and tests novel control tools and supports with diagnostic tool development and evaluation.
In all activities she applies a One Health approach and works within an international network across sectors including all relevant disciplines.
She has a large network of international collaborators, joined 11 international research project and co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications.
If you are interested in more details, visit her personal webpage at https://www.ctrevisan.info
Education/Academic qualification
Epidemiology and Public Health , PhD , Burden of Taenia solium - From the individual to Society , University of Copenhagen
1-Nov-2013 → 31-Jan-2017
Award Date: 3-May-2017
External positions
Senior Posdoctoral research fellow , Ghent University
1-Nov-2020 → 31-Oct-2023
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FA5 RWANDA: Make Rwandan institutes leaders in infectious diseaseprevention, diagnosis and control
Rigouts, L., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Kattenberg, E., de Jong, B., Cuella Martin, I., Mitchell, E., Theunissen, C., Polman, K., Trevisan, C., Ravinetto, R., Roosen, T., de Jong, B. & Rosanas-Urgell, A.
Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Development project
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A quantitative and qualitative risk assessment of pig-related parasitic zoonoses in Burundi
Minani, S., Peeters, K., Trevisan, C., Gasogo, A., Gabriël, S. & Ntirandekura, J. B.
1/01/22 → …
Project: PhD-project
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GAMINGforHEALTH: Gaming for health - A mixed methods approach using the pork tapeworm as a model
Trevisan, C., Polman, K. & Trevisan, C.
1/11/20 → 31/10/23
Project: Mandate
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EPI-PIG: Investigation of the pathological mechanisms of seizures in T. solium neurocysticercosis
Trevisan, C., Dorny, P., Gabriël, S., Mwape, K. E. & Debois, D.
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation
15/10/17 → 14/01/19
Project: Research Project
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SOLID: Evaluation of an antibody detecting point-of-care test for the detection of Taenia Solium Taeniasis and (neuro) cysticercosis in communities and primary care settings of highly endemic, resource-poor areas in Tanzania and Zambia, including training of- and technology transfer to the regional Reference Laboratory and health centres
Dorny, P., Trevisan, C., Debois, D. & Dorny, P.
The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
1/09/16 → 28/02/23
Project: Research Project
Research output
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Could a ring treatment approach be proposed to control Taenia solium transmission in a post elimination setting? A pilot study in Zambia
Trevisan, C., Mwape, K. E., Van Damme, I., Saelens, G., Mubanga, C., Chembensofu, M., Masuku, M., O'Neal, S., Zulu, G., Dorny, P. & Gabriël, S., 2024, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 18, 8, 10 p., e0012400.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Evaluation of a point-of-care test for the diagnosis of Taenia solium neurocysticercosis in rural southern Tanzania : a diagnostic accuracy study
SOLID Collaborators, 2024, In: Lancet Infectious Diseases. 24, 1, p. 98-106 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Gaps in treatment of epileptic seizures in a Zambian rural area
Mambo, R., Phiri, A. M., Trevisan, C., Zulu, G., Mubanga, CM., Mwelwa, C., Phiri, I. K., Schmidt, V., Magnussen, P., Dorny, P., Gabriël, S., Winkler, AS. & Mwape, KE., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Neurological Sciences. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Neurocysticercosis prevalence and characteristics in communities of Sinda district in Zambia: a cross-sectional study
SOLID Consortium, 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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The performance of a point-of-care test for the diagnosis of Neurocysticercosis in a resource-poor community setting in Zambia - a diagnostic accuracy study
Zulu, G., Stelzle, D., Mwape, KE., Van Damme, I., Trevisan, C., Mubanga, C., Schmidt, V., Phiri, IK., Mambo, R., Chembensofu, M., Masuku, M., Ruether, C., Noh, J., Handali, S., Bottieau, E., Magnussen, P., Dorny, P., Fleury, A., Winkler, AS. & Gabriël, S., 2024, In: EClinicalMedicine. 77, 10 p., 102893.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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