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Jean Bosco Ouedraogo is a MD, parasitologist and Researcher with a distinguished scientific career with major contributions to science in Burkina Faso. He is also a Professor of parasitology at the universities of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso. Since 1983, He have conducted a series of studies on the resistance to different antimalarial drugs using in vivo, in vitro and molecular techniques. Recently he participated and played an important role in the RTS,S malaria vaccine trial in Burkina. He is currently investigating the potential benefit of adding azithromycin to the antimalarials used for SMC and a comparative study of SMC and seasonal vaccination with RTSS. He is also PI of many ongoing clinical trials and vaccine trials in the region of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
His scientific contributions have been presented in over 185 peer reviewed publications.
In addition to the scientific activities he has had substantial administrative responsibilities acting as director of Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) in Bobo-Dioulasso from 1999-2015 and Director General of the Centre Muraz from 2009 -2013.
He is currently:
- Head of Malaria & Neglected Tropical Diseases Unit, IRSS
- Director General of INSTech, Bobo-Dioulasso
- Executive secretary of WAHRNET (West African Health Research Network)
Last Updated on April 07, 2025.
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Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
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Public Health Interests
Antimicrobial Resistance; Clinical Trials; Disease Transmission; Emerging Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology Methods; Ethics; Genetics, Genomics, Epigenetics; Health Economics; Health Policy; HIV/AIDS; Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Influenza; Malaria; Maternal & Child Health; Parasitology; Community Engagement; Vaccines; Viruses; Zoonotic Diseases; Vector Biology; Microbiome; Capacity Building; Neglected Tropical Diseases; Non-Communicable Diseases; Enteric Diseases; Implementation Science; Mosquito-borne Diseases; Randomized Trials; Trypanosomiasis; Vector-borne Diseases; Tick-borne Diseases; COVID-19
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0000-0003-0412-8733
Research at a Glance
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Frequent collaborators of Jean Bosco Ouedraogo's published research.
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A big-picture view of Jean Bosco Ouedraogo's research output by year.
Sunil Parikh, MD, MPH
Amy Bei, PhD
Joseph Vinetz, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FASTMH, BS
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Adam V Wisnewski, PhD, D(ABMLI)
235Publications
11,453Citations
Publications
2026
Anopheles Mosquitoes Exposed to Long-Acting Antimalarials via Drug-Supplemented Bloodmeal Absorb Drug but Do Not Suffer Fitness Costs
Goheen M, Orfanó A, Dah S, Foy B, Brackney D, Li F, Ouédraogo J, Da D, Dabiré R, Somé A, Bei A, Parikh S. Anopheles Mosquitoes Exposed to Long-Acting Antimalarials via Drug-Supplemented Bloodmeal Absorb Drug but Do Not Suffer Fitness Costs. Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2026, jiag300. PMID: 42296192, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiag300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricHaemoglobin concentration thresholds that discriminate functional outcomes among children aged 6–30 months in eight countries: a pooled analysis of individual participant data
Prado E, Larson L, Arnold C, Wessells K, Shankar A, Adu-Afarwuah S, Arnold B, Ashorn P, Ashorn U, Becquey E, Brown K, Chandna J, Chasekwa B, Fan Y, Galasso E, Hess S, Huybregts L, Jannat K, Jimenez E, Lartey A, Le Port A, Leroy J, Luby S, Maleta K, Matchado A, Matias S, Mridha M, Mutasa K, Null C, Okronipa H, Ouédraogo J, Pickering A, Phuka J, Pulakka A, Ratsifandrihamanana L, Stewart C, Tofail F, Weber A, Dewey K. Haemoglobin concentration thresholds that discriminate functional outcomes among children aged 6–30 months in eight countries: a pooled analysis of individual participant data. BMJ Global Health 2026, 11: e015866. PMID: 42049389, PMCID: PMC13141236, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2025
Evaluation de la capacité antiplasmodiale in vivo d’un phytomédicament à base de 7 plantes médicinales « YIKI »
Kabre Z, Yerbanga R, Koama B, GNANOU Y, Kam S, Zongo E, Ouedraogo G, Ouedraogo J, Meda R. Evaluation de la capacité antiplasmodiale in vivo d’un phytomédicament à base de 7 plantes médicinales « YIKI ». Sciences De La Santé 2025, 48: 205-222. DOI: 10.64707/revstss.v48i2.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerformance characteristics and potential public health impact of improved pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccines targeting childhood burden
Malinga J, Braunack-Mayer L, Masserey T, Cavelan A, Chandramohan D, Dicko A, Ouédraogo J, Kelly S, Le Rutte E, Nekkab N, Penny M. Performance characteristics and potential public health impact of improved pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccines targeting childhood burden. PLOS Global Public Health 2025, 5: e0004549. PMID: 40758687, PMCID: PMC12321141, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricThe anti-circumsporozoite antibody response to repeated, seasonal booster doses of the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01E
Ali M, Stockdale L, Sagara I, Zongo I, Yerbanga R, Mahamar A, Nikièma F, Tapily A, Sompougdou F, Diarra M, Bellamy D, Provstgaard-Morys S, Zoungrana C, Issiaka D, Haro A, Sanogo K, Sienou A, Kaya M, Traore S, Dicko O, Kone Y, Yalcouye H, Thera I, Diarra K, Snell P, Ofori-Anyinam O, Ockenhouse C, Lee C, Ewer K, Tinto H, Djimde A, Ouedraogo J, Dicko A, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B. The anti-circumsporozoite antibody response to repeated, seasonal booster doses of the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01E. Npj Vaccines 2025, 10: 26. PMID: 39915506, PMCID: PMC11802723, DOI: 10.1038/s41541-025-01078-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricTraditional Uses of Seven Medicinal Plants for Malaria Treatment in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Zachari K, Serge Y, Nâg-Tiero M, Alassane H, Aminata F, Eric K, Eliasse Z, Kouliga K, Hadidjatou B, Windmi K, Yempabou O, Fabrice S, Anicet O, Jean-Bosco O. Traditional Uses of Seven Medicinal Plants for Malaria Treatment in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Advances In Infectious Diseases 2025, 15: 79-95. DOI: 10.4236/aid.2025.151007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsIn vivo toxicity of essential oils of two medicinal plants from Burkina Faso: Hyptis spicigera Lam. and Ocimum americanum L.
Ouedraogo W, Yerbanga R, Boni I, Koama B, Meda R, Ouedraogo J, Ouedraogo G. In vivo toxicity of essential oils of two medicinal plants from Burkina Faso: Hyptis spicigera Lam. and Ocimum americanum L. International Research Journal Of Natural Sciences 2025, 13: 27-39. DOI: 10.37745/irjns.13/vol13n12739.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Cohort profile: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood
Schwinger C, Kaldenbach S, Berkley J, Walson J, Argaw A, Chowdhury R, Strand T, Rollins N, Ahmed T, Alemayehu A, Rajiv B, Jeanette B, Abdullah B, Elodie B, Berkley J, Kenneth B, Jobayer C, Ranadip C, Hama D, Christopher A, Denise E, Wafaie F, Ameena G, Ousmane G, Rebecca G, David H, Sonja H, Lieven H, Sheila I, Fyezah J, Jerome K, Patrick K, Siri K, Marko K, Alfazal K, Rasheda K, Niranjan K, Sengchanh K, Carl L, Lacey L, Agnes L, Natasha L, Jef L, Mustafa M, Mark M, Karim P, Sam M, Marie M, Raghava M, Sophie M, Kenya M, Ezekiel M, Shalton M, Bin N, Kulandaipalayam N, Moses N, Imran N, Deanna O, Jean-Bosco O, Andrew P, Audrey P, Dominique R, Peter R, Nigel R, Marie R, Ali S, Sunil S, Catherine S, Benson S, Heather S, Strand T, Molly T, Céline T, Indi T, Geeta T, Wieger V, Judd L, Donqing W, Ali W, Matthew W, Tahmeed A, Alemayehu A, Bahl R, Bailey J, Baqui A, Becquey E, Berkley J, Brown K, Chisti M, Chowdhury R, Diallo H, Duggan C, Evans D, Fawzi W, Khan A, Goga A, Guindo O, Grais R, Hamer D, Hess S, Huybregts L, Isanaka S, Jehan F, Kabakyenga J, Kabore P, Kaldenbach S, Kerac M, Khanam R, Kissoon N, Kounnavong S, Lachat C, LaGrone L, Le Port A, Lelijveld N, Leroy J, Mahfuz M, Kenneth M, Manary M, Manji K, Marconi S, McGrath M, Mohan V, Moore S, Mugisha N, Mupere E, Mwaringa S, Bin Nisar Y, Natarajan S, Ngari M, Nisar I, Olney D, Ouedraogo J, Prentice A, Prost A, Roberfroid D, Rockers P, Rollins N, Ruel M, Saleem A, Sazawal S, Schwinger C, Singa B, Stobaugh H, Strand T, Sunita T, Timbwa M, Toe L, Trehan I, Trilok-Kumar G, Voskuijl W, Walson J, Wang D, Waseem A, Wiens M, Ahmed T, Argaw A, Bahl R, Bailey J, Baqui A, Becquey E, Berkley J, Brown K, Chisti M, Chowdhury R, Diallo H, Duggan C, Evans D, Fawzi W, Khan A, Goga A, Guindo O, Grais R, Hamer D, Hess S, Huybregts L, Isanaka S, Jehan F, Kabakyenga J, Kabore P, Kaldenbach S, Kerac M, Khanam R, Kissoon N, Kounnavong S, Lachat C, LaGrone L, Le Port A, Lelijveld N, Leroy J, Mahfuz M, Manary M, Manji K, Marconi S, McGrath M, Mohan V, Moore S, Mugisha N, Mupere E, Mwaringa S, Bin Nisar Y, Natarajan S, Ngari M, Nisar I, Olney D, Ouedraogo J, Prentice A, Prost A, Roberfroid D, Rockers P, Rollins N, Ruel M, Saleem A, Sazawal S, Schwinger C, Singa B, Stobaugh H, Strand T, Timbwa M, Toe L, Trehan I, Trilok-Kumar G, Voskuijl W, Walson J, Wang D, Ali W, Wiens M. Cohort profile: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e085164. PMID: 39613436, PMCID: PMC11605845, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsTraditional Healer’s Medicinal Practice Survey and Clinical Evidence Assessment of “YIKI”: An Antimalarial Phytomedicine Recipe from Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Zachari K, Serge Y, Aminata F, Nâg-Tiero M, Fabrice S, Alassane H, A. B, B. Y, Kouliga K, Eric K, Eliasse Z, Hadidjatou B, Windmi K, Florence F, A. O, Jean-Bosco O. Traditional Healer’s Medicinal Practice Survey and Clinical Evidence Assessment of “YIKI”: An Antimalarial Phytomedicine Recipe from Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Pharmacology & Pharmacy 2024, 15: 248-267. DOI: 10.4236/pp.2024.157015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsA simple, field-applicable method to increase the infectivity of wild isolates of Plasmodium falciparum to mosquito vectors
Ouattara S, Hien D, Nao E, Paré P, Guissou E, Cohuet A, Morlais I, Yerbanga R, Dabiré K, Ouédraogo J, Mouline K, Lefèvre T. A simple, field-applicable method to increase the infectivity of wild isolates of Plasmodium falciparum to mosquito vectors. Malaria Journal 2024, 23: 135. PMID: 38711028, PMCID: PMC11075210, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-04969-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
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