Skip to main content

Publications

featured publications

  • Comparison of 6-Week Doxycycline vs 6-Week Rifampicin or 3 Weeks of Doxycycline Plus Rifampicin in the Treatment of Onchocerciasis: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Phase 2 Trial.

    Open forum infectious diseases

    Authors: Sabine Specht, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Alexander Y Debrah, Linda Batsa Debrah, Sabine Mand, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Bettina Dubben, Nana K Ayisi-Boateng, Yusif Mubarik, Yeboah Marfo-Debrekyei, Rolf Fimmers, Peter Konadu, Arcangelo Ricchiuto, Kenneth Pfarr, Barbara Gruetzmacher, Jennifer Nadal, Francesca Tamarozzi, Kelly Johnston, Mark J Taylor, Achim Hoerauf

  • Establishing a filarial clinical research platform in a resource-limited setting: Lessons and experiences from Tanzania.

    PLoS neglected tropical diseases

    Authors: Ndekya M Oriyo, Michael A Munga, Abdallah Ngenya, John Ogondiek, Wilfred Mandara, Winfrida Shirima, Jonathan Akyoo, Ruth Laizer, Mathias Kamugisha, Hanifa Kapera, Rafikieli Ngwatu, Gracia Sanga, Jacklina Mhidze, Antelmo Haule, Anja Feichtner, Haile Mposheleye, Farida A Mwanga, Hatima A Chinguile, Alexander J Makalla, Peter Mabenga, Max Demetrius, Maureen M Mosoba, Dennis Moshi, Yusuph Mgaya, Linda Batsa Debrah, Inge Kroidl, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Samuel Wanji, Alexander Yaw Debrah, Achim Hoerauf, Akili Kalinga, Upendo Mwingira

  • Helminth Antigens Modulate Virus-Induced Activation of CD154 (CD40L) Expression on T Cells in -Infected Individuals.

    Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)

    Authors: Brice Armel Nembot Fogang, Kathrin Arndts, Tomabu Adjobimey, Michael Owusu, Vera Serwaa Opoku, Derrick Adu Mensah, John Boateng, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Julia Meyer, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Sacha Horn, Inge Kroidl, Alexander Y Debrah, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter, Linda B Debrah

  • Improved RNA preparation for RNA-seq of the intracellular bacterium AlbB.

    Frontiers in microbiology

    Authors: Lara V Behrmann, Theresa A Harbig, Achim Hoerauf, Kay Nieselt, Kenneth M Pfarr

  • Temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and IgG subclasses following multiple doses and diverse COVID-19 vaccine combinations.

    Frontiers in immunology

    Authors: Julia Meyer, Achim Hoerauf, Aleksandra Elzbieta Dubiel, Peđa Kovačević, Anika Trudić, Dragan Primorac, Marc P Hübner, Tomabu Adjobimey, Marijo Parcina

  • Impact of Infection on Cervical Mucosal Immunity and Human Papillomavirus Prevalence in Women from Lindi and Mbeya Regions, Tanzania.

    Tropical medicine and infectious disease

    Authors: Maureen Mosoba, Thomas F Marandu, Lucas Maganga, Jacklina Mhidze, Anifrid Mahenge, Jonathan Mnkai, Agatha Urio, Nhamo Chiwarengo, Liset Torres, Winfrida John, Abdallah Ngenya, Akili Kalinga, Upendo J Mwingira, Manuel Ritter, Achim Hoerauf, Sacha Horn, Christof Geldmacher, Michael Hoelscher, Mkunde Chachage, Inge Kroidl

  • Experiences of Health Research Data Sharing Among Researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Cross-Sectional Study.

    JMIR formative research

    Authors: Felix Sukums, Bernard Ngowi, Rebecca Chaula, Kim L Weiszhar, Akili Kalinga, Olena Ivanova, Clarissa Prazeres da Costa, Achim Hoerauf, Sundeep Sahay, Emilia Virginia Noormahomed, Linda B Debrah, Chummy Sikasunge, Helena Ngowi, Andrea S Winkler

  • Humoral immune response to COVID-19 vaccines in onchocerciasis-infected individuals: a field study from Ghana.

    Frontiers in immunology

    Authors: Julia Meyer, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Jennifer Nadal, Marijo Parcina, Linda Batsa Debrah, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Derrick Adu Mensah, Monica Ahiadorme, Vera Serwaa Opoku, Michael Agyemang Obeng, Eunice Kyaakvile Kuutiero, John Opoku, Alexander Yaw Debrah, Achim Hoerauf, Tomabu Adjobimey

  • The role of the IL-9‒NLRP3 axis in insulin resistance and adipose tissue inflammation during diet-induced obesity.

    Cellular & molecular immunology

    Authors: Marc P Hübner, Dennis de Coninck, Benjamin Lenz, Jayagopi Surendar, Marianne Koschel, Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Beng Amuam Andrew, Lucy Cho Nchang, Anita Obi Bate Ebob, Fanny Fri Fombad, Lisa Marie Springer, Lars Eppe, Frank A Schildberg, Samuel Wanji, Achim Hoerauf, Alexander Pfeifer, Indulekha Karunakaran

  • Fexinidazole and corallopyronin a target Wolbachia-infected sheath cells present in filarial nematodes.

    PLoS pathogens

    Authors: Laura Chappell, Ricardo Peguero, William R Conner, Sommer Fowler, Brandon S Cooper, Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf, Sara Lustigman, Judy Sakanari, William Sullivan