Global Health Institute search menu search content Ebola vaccination trial Ebola vaccination trial in DR Congo in full force At the very end of 2019, an Ebola vaccination trial focusing on health care providers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was officially kick-started with the first partic…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Ebovac University of Antwerp conducts a site feasibility visit in DR Congo Under the mentorship of Prof. Van Damme as Principal Investigator (PI) and head of the Centre for Evaluation and Vaccination, and Prof. Van geertruyden, Co- PI and head of Gl…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Second phase of Ebola vaccination trial in DR Congo In November 2020, the UAntwerp and UNIKIN team travelled to Boende for the next phase in the Ebola vaccination trial An Ebola vaccination trial focusing on health care providers in the Democratic R…

Global Health Institute search menu search content EBOVAC 3 Team at ASTMH Annual Meeting Mid-October 2023 the in-person American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting, aka #TropMed23, took place - just the second one since the COVID-19 pandemic. The GHI team went onsite and w…

Ynke Larivière Publicaties Ynke Larivière Assessing vaccination coverage and antibody levels for measles, pertussis, and tetanus in Boende, DR Congo : implications for maternal and child health Bron Vaccine - ISSN 0264-410X-73 (2026) p. 1-10 Auteur(s) Maha Salloum, Leen Vandermosten, Tafadzwa Mase…

Ynke Larivière senior researcher Publications Ynke Larivière “We have to amplify what we saw at EBOVAC” : assessing participant perceptions, attitudes, and acceptability of an ancillary care policy in an Ebola vaccine trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a mixed methods study Source …

Tafadzwa Maseko onderzoeker Publicaties Tafadzwa Maseko Assessing vaccination coverage and antibody levels for measles, pertussis, and tetanus in Boende, DR Congo : implications for maternal and child health Bron Vaccine - ISSN 0264-410X-73 (2026) p. 1-10 Auteur(s) Maha Salloum, Leen Vandermosten, T…

Pierre Van Damme emeritus met opdracht Publicaties Pierre Van Damme Assessing vaccination coverage and antibody levels for measles, pertussis, and tetanus in Boende, DR Congo : implications for maternal and child health Bron Vaccine - ISSN 0264-410X-73 (2026) p. 1-10 Auteur(s) Maha Salloum, Leen Van…

Maha Salloum senior onderzoeker Publicaties Maha Salloum Assessing vaccination coverage and antibody levels for measles, pertussis, and tetanus in Boende, DR Congo : implications for maternal and child health Bron Vaccine - ISSN 0264-410X-73 (2026) p. 1-10 Auteur(s) Maha Salloum, Leen Vandermosten, …

Maha Salloum senior onderzoeker Onderzoek Maha Salloum Onderzoeksgroep Instituut voor Globale Gezondheid (GHI) Inzicht in de dynamiek van vaccin gebruik: percepties, vertrouwen en dekking in een afgelegen gebied in het westen van de Democratische Republiek Congo. 15/07/2024 - 14/07/2025 Abstract Dit…

Maha Salloum senior researcher Research Maha Salloum Research team Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV) Understanding Vaccine Dynamics: Perceptions, Confidence, and Coverage in a remote area in the West of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 15/07/2024 - 14/07/2025 Abstract This PhD research…

Maha Salloum senior researcher Publications Maha Salloum Within-host mathematical models to study antibody kinetics after the prophylactic Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Source Vaccine - ISSN 0264-410X-64 (2025) p. 1-10 Author(s) Irene García-Fogeda, Steven Abrams, Stijn Vanh…

Gwen Lemey Projectcoördinator Publicaties Gwen Lemey Assessing Ebola virus circulation in the Tshuapa province (Democratic Republic of the Congo) : a One Health investigation of wildlife and human interactions Bron PLoS pathogens - ISSN 1553-7374-21:11 (2025) p. 1-18 Auteur(s) Rianne van Vredendaal…

Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden gewoon hoogleraar Publicaties Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden Assessing vaccination coverage and antibody levels for measles, pertussis, and tetanus in Boende, DR Congo : implications for maternal and child health Bron Vaccine - ISSN 0264-410X-73 (2026) p. 1-10 Auteur(s) Maha…

Gwen Lemey Project coordinator Publications Gwen Lemey Advancing ethical responsibility in global health research : developing and evaluating an ancillary care policy in a resource-constrained setting Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2025,209 p. Author(…

BIODIV-AFREID search menu search content Publications Updata Field work Boende 2021 Monkeypox virus in the DRC SOP field work DRC First observation of the (Asian) tiger mosquito in Boende (DRC) Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are necessary for the proper functioning of the websit…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Disseminating the research findings to the participant population The University of Antwerp and the University of Kinshasa, respectively Sponsor and Principal Investigator of the Ebola vaccine trial (EBOVAC3), jointly organized a Dissemination Confe…

PregInPoxVac search menu search content PregInPoxVac Pregnancy & infancy Mpox vaccine study Mpox (formerly Monkeypox), is a viral disease with two types, Clade 1 and Clade 2, transmitted through close contact. While often mild, it can cause severe illness and high mortality, especially in vulnerable…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Ebola EBOVAC3 EBOVAC3 project: Open-label, Randomized, Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Immunogenicity and Safety of a Prophylactic Vaccination of Health Care Providers by Administration of a Heterologous Vaccine Regimen Against Ebola in the Democrati…

Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Excellence in Antwerp search menu search content News and publications Opiniestuk: Steeds meer virussen springen over van dier op mens: apenpokken in België Joachim Mariën Net nu de afbouw van de laatste coronamaatregelen wordt aangekondigd, arriveert een ander viru…

PregInPoxVac search menu search content Our research journey The PregInPoxVac project consists of six Work Packages (WPs), each responsible for well-defined aspects of the project and its delivery. WP 1: Trial management, coordination and communication Coordinated out of University of Antwerp (Belgi…

Geneeskunde en Gezondheidswetenschappen PregInPoxVac PregInPoxVac Eerste baby’s en zwangere vrouwen gerekruteerd in mpox-vaccinstudie in Democratische Republiek Congo PregInPoxVac-project bereikt belangrijke mijlpaal en lanceert officiële projectwebsite Boende, Democratische Republiek Congo — I…

PregInPoxVac search menu search content Start trial First infants and pregnant women recruited in mpox vaccine trial in the DRCongo The PregInPoxVac project marks a key milestone and launches official project website Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo — The PregInPoxVac research project, an …

Eerstelijns - en Interdisciplinaire zorg zoeken menu zoek inhoud Publicaties Mental health benefits of specific blue space types and characteristics : a systematic evidence map Bron Environmental research - ISSN 0013-9351- (2026) p. Auteur(s) F. Beute, M.R. Marselle, A. Olszewska-Guizzo, M.B. Andreu…

PregInPoxVac search menu search content The PregInPoxVac vaccine trial The PregInPoxVac study focuses on evaluating the safety and immunogenicity of the MVA-BN vaccine for preventing mpox in pregnant women and infants, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), compared to adults in which the va…