Feldmeier and Ignatius Lab – Affiliated Scientists
Infection Epidemiology
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
Susanne Wiese