Author

Lester Chitsulo

Observed names: L Chitsulo, L. CHITSULO, L. Chitsulo, Lester A. Chitsulo

Observed institutions: Oslo University Hospital, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pennsylvania State University, University of Malawi, University of Oslo, World Health Organization, Ministry of Health, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

ORCID: 0000-0002-1903-3887

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-1903-3887

OpenAlex ID: A5035763727

The global status of schistosomiasis and its control

2000 · L. Chitsulo, D. Engels, et al. · Acta Tropica · 1,358

The global epidemiological situation of schistosomiasis and new approaches to control and research

2002 · D. Engels, L. Chitsulo, et al. · Acta Tropica · 559

Chapter 24. Helminth Infections: Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections and Schistosomiasis

2006 · Peter J. Hotez, Donald A. P. Bundy, et al. · World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks · 336

Controlling Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Pre-School-Age Children through Preventive Chemotherapy

2008 · Marco Albonico, Henrietta Allen, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 261

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Impairment of a pregnant woman’s acquired ability to limit Plasmodium falciparum by infection with human immunodeficiency virus type-1

1996 · Richard W. Steketee, Ben Chilima, et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 256

Focus: Schistosomiasis

2004 · L. Chitsulo, P. Loverde, et al. · Nature Reviews Microbiology · 254

The Efficacy of Antimalarial Regimens Containing Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine and/or Chloroquine in Preventing Peripheral and Placental Plasmodium falciparum Infection among Pregnant Women in Malawi

1994 · Linda J. Schultz, Richard W. Steketee, et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 213

Examining the Relationship between Urogenital Schistosomiasis and HIV Infection

2011 · Pamela Sabina Mbabazi, Olivia Andan, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 211

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Schistosomiasis in Lake Malawi

1996 · Martin S Cetron, Lester Chitsulo, et al. · The Lancet · 148

Economic impact of malaria in Malawian households.

1994 · M Ettling, D A McFarland, et al. · PubMed · 132

Preventive chemotherapy in human helminthiasis: theoretical and operational aspects

2011 · A.-F. Gabrielli, A. Montresor, et al. · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 130

Female genital schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobium Clinical and parasitological findings in women in rural Malawi

1996 · Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland, Gabriele Poggensee, et al. · Acta Tropica · 127

Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS): relationship between gynecological and histopathological findings

1996 · Gertrud Helling-Giese, Aimee Sjaastad, et al. · Acta Tropica · 108

Strategic emphases for tropical diseases research: a TDR perspective

2002 · Jan H.F. Remme, Erik Blas, et al. · Trends in Parasitology · 102

Clinical algorithm for treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children

1996 · S.C. Redd, S.P. Luby, et al. · The Lancet · 101

Control of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: progress made, new opportunities and remaining challenges

2009 · J. R. STOTHARD, L. CHITSULO, et al. · Parasitology · 98

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A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Single-Dose Praziquantel at 40 mg/kg vs. 60 mg/kg for Treating Intestinal Schistosomiasis in the Philippines, Mauritania, Tanzania and Brazil

2011 · Piero L. Olliaro, Michel T. Vaillant, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 88

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Schistosomiasis control in Africa: 8 years after World Health Assembly Resolution 54·19

2009 · L. SAVIOLI, A. F. GABRIELLI, et al. · Parasitology · 83

Development and validation of a ‘tablet pole’ for the administration of praziquantel in sub-Saharan Africa

2001 · Antonio Montresor, Dirk Engels, et al. · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 80

Using clinical signs to diagnose anaemia in African children.

1995 · S P Luby, P N Kazembe, et al. · Europe PMC (PubMed Central) · 73

Triple Co-Administration of Ivermectin, Albendazole and Praziquantel in Zanzibar: A Safety Study

2008 · Khalfan A. Mohammed, Hamad J. Haji, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 68

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Controlling Vectors and Hosts of Parasitic Diseases Using Fishes

1997 · Jay R. Stauffer,, Matthew E. Arnegard, et al. · BioScience · 68

Treatment of malaria fever episodes among children in Malawi: results of a KAP survey.

1994 · L Slutsker, L Chitsulo, et al. · PubMed · 67

Egg count variability and sensitivity of a thin smear technique for the diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni

1985 · C.H. Teesdale, Kathleen Fahringer, et al. · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 57

Strategic emphases for tropical diseases research: a TDR perspective

2002 · Jan H.F. Remme, Erik Blas, et al. · Trends in Microbiology · 56

Works count: 53

Citation count: 5,661

H-index: 32

I10-index: 44