Bram Vanden Broecke

This paper conducts a meta-analysis of 226 effect sizes from 80 studies to examine how host personality traits relate to parasitic infection, finding that experimental infections reduce activity and exploration, while observational studies show activity-exploration correlates with infection risk.

This study evaluates the impact of anthelmintic treatments on helminth and microparasite dynamics in wild Mastomys natalensis, finding that pyrantel pamoate reduces gastrointestinal nematodes and correlates with decreased Morogoro virus seropositivity.

This study detects antibodies against 15 arboviruses in Mastomys natalensis, revealing seroprevalence and potential role in arbovirus transmission.

The paper compares Morogoro arenavirus infection patterns in naturally and experimentally infected mice, finding that 52% of natural infections match lab data, with mismatches attributed to chronic infections, maternal antibodies, and detection limits.