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Philippe Büscher was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1956. He graduated as a biologist at the Free University of Brussels where he also obtained his PhD in 1986. His career at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp started in the same year under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nestor Van Meirvenne. Since then, P. Büscher has been involved in human and animal African trypanosomiasis, mainly focusing on improved diagnosis. In 1998, he became head of the Unit of Parasite Diagnostics.
With his team, including Congolese and Ethiopian PhD students, he develops new formats for parasitological, serological and molecular diagnostics for African trypanosomiasis, visceral leishmaniasis and Chagas disease. Particular attention is paid to the applicability of these tests in settings with poor infrastructure resources. He participated in the development of the first generation of rapid serodiagnostic tests for sleeping sickness, now produced by Coris BioConcept and by Standard Diagnostics. With Coris BioConcept, he also developed the first rapid serodiagnostic test for surra (Trypanosoma evansi). P. Büscher co-authored more than 170 articles in peer reviewed journals and more than 10 book chapters. He participated in six European projects.
Services expertise
The Unit of Parasite Diagnostics technically and scientifically supports research institutes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Ethiopia. For example, on demand of the Belgian Cooperation, the Unit of Parasite Diagnostics established a production unit at the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale in Kinshasa that now produces the most performant diagnostic tests for microscopic detection of sleeping sickness parasites in blood and in cerebrospinal fluid.
The Unit is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Human African Trypanosomiasis and is a World Animal Health Organization Reference Center for Surra (T. evansi). P. Büscher is member of the World Health Organization Network for Human African Trypanosomiasis Elimination and is steering committee member of the project on African trypananosomiasis of GALVmed. He advises the Scientific Committee of the Belgian Federal Agency for Food Safety on the diagnosis of dourine (T. equiperdum).
Philippe Büscher is Associate Editor of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Education/Academic qualification
Botany, Doctor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Botany, Licenciate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
External positions
Assistent, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1-Apr-1985 → 30-Sep-1985Doctorate student, Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
1-Oct-1979 → 31-Jul-1984Fingerprint
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CHARHAT-DRC: Cryptic human and animal reservoirs compromise the sustainedelimination of gambiense-human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Büscher, P., Van Reet, N., Boelaert, M., Inocêncio da Luz, R., Miaka, E. M., Phanzu, D. M., Ngoyi, D. M., Mposhi, M. & Stas, M.
Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation
1/12/18 → 30/11/23
Project: Research Project
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DRC - FA4: Building capacity for health research in three DRC partner institutions Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (IRNB), Ecole de Santé Publique de l’Université de Lubumbashi (ESP) en Centre de Recherche Sanitaire de Kimpese (CRS), and rationalize the fight against Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) while strengthening local health systems with the support of all partners.
Boelaert, M., Jacobs, J., Büscher, P., Polman, K., Rigouts, L., Dorny, P., Hardy, L., Corsmit, E., Roucher, C., Eddyani, M., Dermauw, V., Bebronne, N., Snijders, R., Inocêncio da Luz, R., Van Cauwenberg, I. & Everaert, R.
1/01/17 → 31/12/21
Project: Development project
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DiTECT-HAT: Diagnostic tools for human African trypanosomiasis elimination and clinical trials
1/02/16 → 28/02/21
Project: Research Project
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Antigen discovery for the diagnosis of invasive salmonellosis: A targeted proteomics approach
SALEH, S., Büscher, P. & Gevaert, K.
22/01/15 → …
Project: PhD-project
Research output
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Global distribution, host range and prevalence of Trypanosoma vivax: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Fetene, E., Leta, S., Regassa, F. & Büscher, P., 2021, In : Parasites and Vectors. 14, 1, p. 80Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Pediatric visceral leishmaniasis: a retrospective study to propose the diagnostic tests algorithm in southern Iran
Rezaei, Z., Pourabbas, B., Asaei, S., Kühne, V., Sepehrpour, S., Pouladfar, G., Keihani, N. & Büscher, P., 2021, In : Parasitology Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Analytical sensitivity of loopamp and quantitative real-time PCR on dried blood spots and their potential role in monitoring human African trypanosomiasis elimination
Alfred Compaoré, C. F., Ilboudo, H., Kaboré, J., Kaboré, J. W., Camara, O., Bamba, M., Sakande, H., Koné, M., Camara, M., Kaba, D., Gaston Belem, A. M., Deborggraeve, S., Büscher, P., Bucheton, B., Lejon, V. & Jamonneau, V., 2020, In : Experimental Parasitology. 219, p. 108014Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Assessment of Trypanosoma evansi prevalence and associated risk factors by immune trypanolysis test in camels from Ghardaïa district, southern Algeria
Benfodil, K., Büscher, P., Ansel, S., Mohamed Cherif, A., Abdelli, A., Van Reet, N., Fettata, S., Bebronne, N., Dehou, S., Geerts, M., Balharbi, F., Bouzid, R. & Ait-Oudhia, K., 2020, In : Veterinary Parasitology, Regional Studies and Reports. 22, p. 100460Research output: Contribution to journal › A2: International peer reviewed article (not A1-type)
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Comparison of serological and molecular tests for detection of Trypanosoma evansi in domestic animals from Ghardaïa district, South Algeria
Benfodil, K., Büscher, P., Abdelli, A., Van Reet, N., Mohamed-Herif, A., Ansel, S., Fettata, S., Dehou, S., Bebronne, N., Geerts, M., Balharbi, F. & Ait-Oudhia, K., 2020, In : Veterinary Parasitology. 280, 7 p., 109089.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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