The Schisto TropNet Platform was founded in 2018 by members Jan Clerinx (Antwerp) and Federico Gobbi (Negrar). Its purpose is to organise meetings on schistosomiasis and to create workpackages (WP) on specific schistosomiasis-related topics, promoting collaboration between the various TropNet centres.
WP A. Complicated Hepatosplenic Schisto
WP B. Complicated Urogenital Schisto
WP C. Delphi questionnaire (Definitions)
WP D. National Guidelines
WP E. Diagnostic Tools
WP F. Female Genital Schistosomiasis
WP G. Acute Schistosomiasis
Publications
Tamarozzi F, Mazzi C, Antinori S, Arsuaga M, Becker SL, Bocanegra C, Bottieau E, Buonfrate D, Bustinduy AL, Camprubí-Ferrer D, Caumes E, Duvignaud A, Grobusch MP, Huits R, Jaureguiberry S, Jordan S, Mueller A, Ndao M, Neumayr A, Perez-Molina JA, Pettersen FO, Rothe C, SalasCoronas J, Salvador F, Stothard JR, Tomasoni LR, van Hellemond JJ, van Lieshout L, Vaughan SD, Wammes LJ, Yansouni CP, Zammarchi L, Gobbi FG.
Travel Med Infect Dis. 2025 Mar-Apr;64:102822. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102822
Tamarozzi F, Mazzi C, Antinori S, Arsuaga M, Becker SL, Bottieau E, Camprubi-Ferrer D, Caumes E, Duvignaud A, Grobusch MP, Jaureguiberry S, Jordan S, Mueller A, Neumayr A, Perez-Molina JA, Salas-Coronas J, Salvador F, Tomasoni LR, van Hellemond JJ, Vaughan SD, Wammes LJ, Zammarchi L, Buonfrate D, Huits R, van Lieshout L, Gobbi F.
Consensus definitions in imported human schistosomiasis: a GeoSentinel and TropNet Delphi study.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2024 Oct;24(10):e627-e637. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099.
Manciulli T, Marangoni D, Salas-Coronas J, Bocanegra C, Richter J, Gobbi F, Motta L, Minervini A, Bartoloni A, Zammarchi L; TropNet Schisto Task Force.
Infection. 2023 Oct;51(5):1185-1221. doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-02060-5.
Basile G, Tamarozzi F, Salas-Coronas J, Soriano-Pérez MJ, Luzón-García P, Moro L, Antinori S, Arsuaga M, Bartoloni A, Tomasoni LR, Gobbi FG, Köhler C, Salvador F, Bocanegra C, Zammarchi L.
J Travel Med. 2023 Feb 18;30(1):taac150. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taac150.
Tamarozzi F, Fittipaldo VA, Orth HM, Richter J, Buonfrate D, Riccardi N, Gobbi FG.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Mar 25;15(3):e0009191. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009191.
Gobbi F, Tamarozzi F, Buonfrate D, van Lieshout L, Bisoffi Z, Bottieau E; TropNet Schisto Task Force.
New Insights on Acute and Chronic Schistosomiasis: Do We Need a Redefinition?
Trends Parasitol. 2020 Aug;36(8):660-667. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.05.009.