HOMEAssociate Professor Aurelia Vessiere

Faculty

Associate Professor Aurelia Vessiere

Speciality / Research theme / Keywords
Emerging infectious diseases, Epidemiology, Clinical research, Diagnostics, Outbreak preparedness, Resource-limited settings
Supervision
Masters ProgrammeDoctoral Programme

Qualifications

PhD Communicable Diseases and Tropical Pathologies (France), PgDip Epidemiology (UK), MSc Biological Anthropology (France), MSc Communicable Diseases and Tropical Pathologies (France)

Contact

aurelia.vessiere@nagasaki-u.ac.jp; aurelia.vessiere@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliation(s)

  • Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and International Health, London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, UK
  • School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Japan

Background

Trained in tropical infectious diseases and virology, I has extensive experience in clinical research and epidemiology of emerging infectious diseases, as well as major endemic diseases like HIV, malaria and TB. I held positions at various public and private institutions, including FIND (Switzerland); University of Bordeaux (France); University of Oxford (UK); University of Tulane (USA); French National Agency for AIDS Research; and Pasteur Institute in Cameroon. I also worked as an independent consultant in virology, and as an expert to the European Commission and the WHO.

Teaching

  • Epidemiology
  • Clinical Trials

Research

My research interest has been on tropical and outbreak-prone diseases. I mainly focused on the surveillance and characterization of emerging variants, as well as improving diagnosis and patient management, with a « research-to-policy » vision.
I have been very involved in capacity strengthening of resource-limited health settings, especially Sub-Saharan Africa, while being strongly attached to building equitable research partnerships. Every projects I have been involved in were designed for a direct benefit to patients and populations, with the ultimate goal of supporting strong and resilient health systems, especially at the primary health care level.

The country/countries where you work currently

  • Japan
  • The Philippines
  • West Africa

Five MOST IMPORTANT/INTERESTING recent publications

  1. Chi H, Etafo J, Fonkeng F, Olofunke GA, Ronke I, Abejegah C, Owhin S, Bausch D, Vessière A, Agogo E, Emperador DM, Adedosu N. Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the ReLASVTM Pan-Lassa Antigen Rapid Test for Lassa Fever in Nigeria. PLOS Global Public Health.2025; 5(4):e0004405.
  2. Hoppe A, Vessiere A, and Bausch DG. Leveraging Covid-19 Diagnostics to Confront both Epidemic and Endemic Diseases. In: Evaluating Covid-19. Editor Charles Pasternak. World Scientific Publishing, 2023.
  3. Escadafal C, Baldan R, De Vos M, Ruiz RJ, Emperador DM, Murahwa A, Mace A, Bausch DG, Vessière A, Sacks JA. Evaluating Diagnostic Tests During Outbreaks: Challenges and Lessons Learned from COVID-19. BMJ Glob Health. 2023; 8(7):e012506.
  4. Marcy O, Wobudeya E, Font H, Vessière A, et al.; TB-Speed Pneumonia Study Group. Effect of systematic tuberculosis detection on mortality in young children with severe pneumonia in countries with high incidence of tuberculosis: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2023; 23(3):341-51.
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