
Benedikt Ley
@benedikt_ley
I am an epidemiologist with focus on G6PD deficiency living in the NT, Australia
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17-08-2019 05:32:05
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Excited to share our latest article published in @plosntds: journals.plos.org/plosntds/artic… #plosntdsauthor showing that under optimal conditions the G6PD STANDARD by SD BIOSENSOR shows very good reproducibility




ASEAN/DFAT funded: Very excited to be part of the first Humasis G6PD RDT systematic field evaluation with my colleague Dr Ari Winasti Satyagraha in Indonesia - are we looking at a new diagnostic for vivax radical cure? Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 Humasis Korean



Are village malaria workers competent enough to use biosensors? Is community-based management of vivax malaria feasible? Please read findings from our operational research that provides pragmatic answers to those questions: mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/3… @MORUBkk Tropical Medicine Oxford #G6PD



What is the state of G6PD testing at the point of care worldwide? Find out here: A Review of the Current Status of G6PD Deficiency Testing to Guide Radical Cure Treatment for Vivax Malaria mdpi.com/2269460 #mdpipathogens via Pathogens MDPI Kamala Thriemer

NEW STUDY | A new international research collaboration led by Menzies Senior Research Fellow, Dr Benedikt Ley is set to examine whether the risk of severe side effects from vivax malaria medication, primaquine, is lower than assumed to date. Read more: bit.ly/49U6sjr


Menzies Principal Research Fellow Benedikt Ley visited Karachi to introduce the IMPACT study & explore the Thatta field site.Funded by an Ideas Grant, the study aims to assess G6PD deficiency risk in vivax malaria treatment-key to improving patient safety & treatment strategies

