Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
My research focuses on melioidosis, a tropical infectious disease caused by the gram-negative intracellular pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei. We are particularly interested into the distribution of melioidosis and pathogenesis in Africa.
Specialisation
Infectious diseases
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Research output
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Drivers of melioidosis endemicity: epidemiological transition, zoonosis, and climate change
Birnie, E., Biemond, J. J. & Wiersinga, W. J., 1 Jun 2022, In: Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 35, 3, p. 196-204 9 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
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Melioidosis in Africa: Time to Raise Awareness and Build Capacity for Its Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Birnie, E., James, A., Peters, F., Olajumoke, M., Traore, T., Bertherat, E., Trinh, T. T., Naidoo, D., Steinmetz, I., Wiersinga, W. J., Oladele, R. & Akanmu, A. S., 10 Jan 2022, In: American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 106, 2, p. 394-397 4 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Correction: Increased von willebrand factor, decreased ADAMTS13 and thrombocytopenia in melioidosis (PLoS Negl Trop Dis 11(3), e0005468, 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005468 PMID: 28296884)
Birnie, E., Koh, G. C. K. W., Löwenberg, E. C., Meijers, J. C. M., Maude, R. R., Day, N. P. J., Peacock, S. J., van der Poll, T. & Wiersinga, W. J., 1 Sep 2020, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14, 9, e0008722.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Erratum › Academic
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Using ethnographic film in tackling podoconiosis.
Cremers, A. L., Visser, B. J., Getahun, Z., Borku, M., Meskele, E., Ahmed, J., van Vugt, M. & Birnie, E., 1 Dec 2020, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 114, 12, p. 896-898 3 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Digging for melioidosis: New insights into the epidemiology and pathophysiology
Birnie, E., 2019, 403 p.Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal
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