Sophie Vanwambeke
Biographic Data
| ID | 4417215 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sophie Vanwambeke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sophie |
| FAMILY NAME | Vanwambeke |
| SIGNATURE | VANWAMBEKE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | UCLouvain |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6620-6173 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From complaints to insights
La mortalité selon les causes de décès
International audience
The geography of tuberculosis mortality in Belgium between 1889 and 1991
Tuberculosis (TB) was the leading cause of death in Western countries during the 18th and 19th centuries, rising with industrialization and urbanization, then declining in the 20th century due to improved living conditions, public health measures, and medical advances. While the epidemiology of TB in Belgium has been well described, the spatial and temporal features are less well known. In this article, we examine TB mortality data from “Le Mouve…
The Isolation of Culturable Bacteria in Ixodes ricinus Ticks of a Belgian Peri-Urban Forest Uncovers Opportunistic Bacteria Potentially Important for Public Health
Most bacteria found in ticks are not pathogenic to humans but coexist as endosymbionts and may have effects on tick fitness and pathogen transmission. In this study, we cultured and isolated 78 bacteria from 954 Ixodes ricinus ticks collected in 7 sites of a Belgian peri-urban forest. Most isolated species were non-pathogenic environmental microorganisms, and were from the Firmicutes (69.23%), Actinobacteria (17.95%) and Proteobacteria (3.84%) ph…
Sars-CoV-2 emergence and diffusion
Integrative policy development for healthier people and ecosystems
There is growing evidence of the inter‐relationships between ecosystems and public health. This creates opportunities for the development of cross‐sectoral policies and interventions that provide dual benefits to public health and to the natural environment. These benefits are increasingly articulated in strategy documents at national and regional level, yet implementation of integrative policies on the ground remains limited and fragmented. Here…
Emerging challenges of infectious diseases as a feature of land systems
A Predictive Model Has Identified Tick-Borne Encephalitis High-Risk Areas in Regions Where No Cases Were Reported Previously, Poland, 1999–2012
During 1999–2012, 77% of the cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) were recorded in two out of 16 Polish provinces. However, historical data, mostly from national serosurveys, suggest that the disease could be undetected in many areas. The aim of this study was to identify which routinely-measured meteorological, environmental, and socio-economic factors are associated to TBE human risk across Poland, with a particular focus on areas reporting f…
Multi-criteria Decision Analysis to Model Ixodes ricinus Habitat Suitability
Science–policy challenges for biodiversity, public health and urbanization
Internationally, the importance of a coordinated effort to protect both biodiversity and public health is more and more recognized. These issues are often concentrated or particularly challenging in urban areas, and therefore on-going urbanization worldwide raises particular issues both for the conservation of living natural resources and for population health strategies. These challenges include significant difficulties associated with sustainab…
Cover Essay
Distribution and Density of Tsetse Flies (Glossinidae
Impact of Land-use Change on Dengue and Malaria in Northern Thailand
Impact of Land-use Change on Dengue and Malaria in Northern Thailand
Cover Essay
Distribution and Density of Tsetse Flies (Glossinidae
Science–policy challenges for biodiversity, public health and urbanization
Internationally, the importance of a coordinated effort to protect both biodiversity and public health is more and more recognized. These issues are often concentrated or particularly challenging in urban areas, and therefore on-going urbanization worldwide raises particular issues both for the conservation of living natural resources and for population health strategies. These challenges include significant difficulties associated with sustainab…
Multi-criteria Decision Analysis to Model Ixodes ricinus Habitat Suitability
A Predictive Model Has Identified Tick-Borne Encephalitis High-Risk Areas in Regions Where No Cases Were Reported Previously, Poland, 1999–2012
During 1999–2012, 77% of the cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) were recorded in two out of 16 Polish provinces. However, historical data, mostly from national serosurveys, suggest that the disease could be undetected in many areas. The aim of this study was to identify which routinely-measured meteorological, environmental, and socio-economic factors are associated to TBE human risk across Poland, with a particular focus on areas reporting f…
Emerging challenges of infectious diseases as a feature of land systems
Sars-CoV-2 emergence and diffusion
Integrative policy development for healthier people and ecosystems
There is growing evidence of the inter‐relationships between ecosystems and public health. This creates opportunities for the development of cross‐sectoral policies and interventions that provide dual benefits to public health and to the natural environment. These benefits are increasingly articulated in strategy documents at national and regional level, yet implementation of integrative policies on the ground remains limited and fragmented. Here…
The Isolation of Culturable Bacteria in Ixodes ricinus Ticks of a Belgian Peri-Urban Forest Uncovers Opportunistic Bacteria Potentially Important for Public Health
Most bacteria found in ticks are not pathogenic to humans but coexist as endosymbionts and may have effects on tick fitness and pathogen transmission. In this study, we cultured and isolated 78 bacteria from 954 Ixodes ricinus ticks collected in 7 sites of a Belgian peri-urban forest. Most isolated species were non-pathogenic environmental microorganisms, and were from the Firmicutes (69.23%), Actinobacteria (17.95%) and Proteobacteria (3.84%) ph…
La mortalité selon les causes de décès
International audience
The geography of tuberculosis mortality in Belgium between 1889 and 1991
Tuberculosis (TB) was the leading cause of death in Western countries during the 18th and 19th centuries, rising with industrialization and urbanization, then declining in the 20th century due to improved living conditions, public health measures, and medical advances. While the epidemiology of TB in Belgium has been well described, the spatial and temporal features are less well known. In this article, we examine TB mortality data from “Le Mouve…
From complaints to insights
Geography (10 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Biology (7 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Environmental resource management (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Animal ecology (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Mosquito-borne diseases and control (4 works) · Political science (4 works)