Infection Epidemiology
Prof. Dr. Hermann Feldmeier
PI Neglected Tropical Diseases
hermann.feldmeier(at)charite.de
Prof. Dr. Ralf Ignatius
PI Infection Epidemiology
ralf.ignatius@charite.de
PROJECTS
- Morbidity assessment in tropical parasitic skin diseases
- Control of tungiasis in the Amazon lowlands of Colombia
- Diagnosis of scabies in resource-poor settings
- Pathogenesis of severe tick-bite-associated dermatosis, the Cauca Province, Southwest Colombia
Projects in planning
- „Tungiasis in East Africa-an interdisciplinary approach to understand the interactions between parasite and host” together with Dr. Jürgen Krücken, Institute of Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin (FUB); Dr. Ulrike Fillinger, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenia (ICIPE); Prof. Dr. Charles Waiswa, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, College of Veterinary Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, Uganda (MAK)
- “Transmission of hazardous pathogens through traditional treatment of tungiasis”, together with Prof. Dr. Felix Drexler, Institut für Virologie, Universität Bonn
LAB MEMBERS
Felix Reichert
Marlene Thielecke
Niklas Weber
Susanne Wiese
Andreas Woschke
PUBLICATIONS