Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch

Research output

Research output per year 1991 2004 2006 2007 2008 2013 2016 2017 2019 2020

• 77 Journal article
• 3 Conference abstract in proceedings
• 2 Report
• 2 Conference abstract for conference
• 5 More
  • 1 Book chapter
  • 1 Poster
  • 1 Conference abstract in journal
  • 1 Contribution to newspaper - Comment/debate
  • 1 Review

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2010

  Association between mannose-binding lectin polymorphisms and Wuchereria bancrofti infection in two communities in north-eastern Tanzania

  Meyrowitsch, D. W., Simonsen, P. E., Garred, P., Dalgaard, M., Magesa, S. M. & Alifrangis, M., Jan 2010, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 82, 1, p. 115-20 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Lectins 100%
  • Wuchereria bancrofti 79%
  • Mannose-Binding Lectin 73%
  • Polymorphism 66%
  • Tanzania 64%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect on treatment coverage of adding community-directed treatment to the health facility-based approach of delivering anthelminthic drugs to under-five children during child health week in Mazabuka District, Zambia

  Halwindi, H., Magnussen, P., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Handema, R., Siziya, S. & Olsen, A., Dec 2010, In: International Health. 2, 4, p. 253-261 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Zambia 100%
  • community treatment 98%
  • Health Facilities 78%
  • Child health 75%
  • Child Health 73%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• The social context of drunkenness in mid-adolescence

  Heimisdottir, J., Vilhjalmsson, R., Kristjansdottir, G. & Meyrowitsch, D. W., May 2010, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 38, 3, p. 291-8 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Alcoholic Intoxication 100%
  • adolescence 63%
  • father 60%
  • acceptance 54%
  • school grade 52%
  17 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  Putting child mortality on a map: towards an understanding of inequity in health

  Tottrup, C., Tersbøl, B. P., Lindeboom, W. & Meyrowitsch, D., 2009, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 14, 6, p. 653-62 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Child Mortality 100%
  • mortality 68%
  • Health 39%
  • health 37%
  • multivariate analysis 23%
  17 Citations (Scopus)
• 2008

  [Does male circumcision prevent HIV/AIDS? The Danish Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health]

  Meyrowitsch, D., Konradsen, F., Rasch, V. & Vestergaard, L. S., 2008, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 170, 12, p. 1056-

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Association between a human genetic marker (MBL) and the long-term status of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in endemic communities in Tanga Region, Tanzania

  Meyrowitsch, D. W., Alifrangis, M., Dalgaard, M. B., Garred, P., Magesa, S. M. & Simonsen, P. E., 2008, Lymphatic filariasis research and control in Eastern and Southern Africa. Simonsen, P. E., Malecela, M. N., Michael, E. & Mackenzie, C. D. (eds.). p. 179 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research › peer-review

• Children at Risk: a national study of the psychosocial impact of HIV/AIDS on orphans and other vulnerable children in Benin.

  Østergaard, L. R. & Meyrowitsch, D. W., 2008, In: Africa Development. 33, 3

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Consequences of exposure to Wuchereria bancrofti transmission in Tanzania among expatriates originating from non-endemic areas

  Meyrowitsch, D. W., Magesa, S. M. & Simonsen, P. E., 2008, Lymphatic filariasis research and control in Eastern and Southern Africa. Simonsen, P. E., Malecela, M. N., Michael, E. & Mackenzie, C. D. (eds.). p. 166-167 2 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research

• Forebygges hiv/aids ved mandlig omskæring? Dansk selskab for tropemedicin og international sundhed

  Meyrowitsch, D., Konradsen, F., Rasch, V. & Vestergaard, L. S., 17 Mar 2008, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 170, 12-13, p. 1056 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Forebygges hiv/aids ved mandlig omskaering? Dansk Selskab for Tropemedicin og International Sundhed.

  Translated title of the contribution: Does male circumcision prevent HIV/AIDS? The Danish Society for Tropical Medicine and International HealthMeyrowitsch, D., Konradsen, F., Rasch, V., Vestergaard, L. S. & Dansk Selskab for Tropemedicin og International Sundhed, 2008, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 170, 12, p. 1056

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Immunoepidemiology of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in two East African communities: antibodies to the microfilarial sheath and their role in regulating host microfilaraemia

  Simonsen, P. E., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Jaoko, W. G., Malecela, M. N. & Michael, E., 2008, In: Acta Tropica. 106, 3, p. 200-206 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  5 Citations (Scopus)

• LF drug studies in East Africa - Past experience and future perspectives

  Simonsen, P. E. & Meyrowitsch, D. W., 2008, Lymphatic filariasis research and control in Eastern and Southern Africa. Simonsen, P. E., Malecela, M. N., Michael, E. & Mackenzie, C. D. (eds.). p. 168 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research

• Lymphatic filariasis drug studies in eastern and southern Africa

  Simonsen, P. E. & Meyrowitsch, D. W., 2008, Lymphatic filariasis: research and control in eastern and southern Africa. Simonsen, P. E., Malecela, M. N., Michael, E. & Mackenzie, C. D. (eds.). Museum Tusculanum, p. 32-57 26 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
• 2007

  Assessment of child mortality in selected districts of Tanzania

  Meyrowitsch, D. W., Rasch, V., Samuelsen, H., Sodemann, M. & Tersbøl, B. P., 2007, Health Sector Program Support within Danida.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

• Bancroftian filariasis: house-to-house variation in the vectors and transmission - and the relationship to human infection - in an endemic community of coastal Tanzania

  Rwegoshora, R. T., Simonsen, P. E., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Malecela-Lazaro, M. N. & Michael, E., 2007, In: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 101, 1, p. 51-60 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Global burden of disease--a race against time

  Meyrowitsch, D. W. & Bygbjerg, I. C., 2007, In: Danish Medical Bulletin. 54, 1, p. 32-4 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Global Burden of Disease 100%
  • Noncommunicable Diseases 86%
  • Vascular Diseases 24%
  • Communicable Diseases 21%
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 20%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Global transition in health.

  Bygbjerg, I. C. & Meyrowitsch, D. W., 2007, In: Danish Medical Bulletin. 54, 1, p. 44-5 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Health Transition 100%
  • Developing Countries 29%
  • Noncommunicable Diseases 25%
  • Poverty 23%
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 18%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Immunoepidemiology of Wuchereria bancrofti infection: parasite transmission intensity, filaria-specific antibodies, and host immunity in two East African communities

  Jaoko, W. J., Michael, E., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Estambale, B. B. A., Malecela, M. N. & Simonsen, P. E., 2007, In: Infection and Immunity. 75, 12, p. 5651-5662 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2006

  Debat

  Bygbjerg, I. C. & Meyrowitsch, D. W., 2006, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 168(46), p. 4019

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

• Filarial-specific antibody response in East African bancroftian filariasis: effects of host infection, clinical disease, and filarial endemicity.

  Jaoko, W. G., Simonsen, P. E., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Estambale, B. B. A., Malecela-Lazaro, M. N. & Michael, E., 2006, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 75, 1, p. 97-107 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • filariasis 100%
  • Bancroftian filariasis 89%
  • Filarial Elephantiasis 87%
  • Antigens 84%
  • Antibodies 79%
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Globale sygdomsbyrder--et kapløb med tiden.

  Translated title of the contribution: Global burden of disease--a race against timeMeyrowitsch, D. & Bygbjerg, I. C., 2006, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 168, 36, p. 2991-3 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Global transition i sundhed

  Translated title of the contribution: Global transition in healthBygbjerg, I. C. & Meyrowitsch, D. W., 2006, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 168, 36, p. 3018-20 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Mortality due to injuries in Maputo City, Mozambique.

  Nizamo, H., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Zacarias, E. & Konradsen, F., 2006, In: International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 13, 1, p. 1-6 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Mozambique 100%
  • Medicine 69%
  • Tissue 59%
  • mortality 58%
  • cause of death 58%
  17 Citations (Scopus)
• 2005

  Bancroftian filariasis: patterns of vector abundance and transmission in two East African communities with different levels of endemicity

  Rwegoshora, R. T., Pedersen, E. M., Mukoko, D. A., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Masese, N., Malecela-Lazaro, M. N., Ouma, J. H., Michael, E. & Simonsen, P. E., 2005, In: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 99, p. 253-265

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  31 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of eight half-yearly single-dose treatments with DEC on Wuchereria bancrofti circulating antigenaemia.

  Simonsen, P. E., Magesa, S. M., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Malecela-Lazaro, M. N., Rwegoshora, R. T., Jaoko, W. G. & Michael, E., 2005, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 99, 7, p. 541-7 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Wuchereria bancrofti 100%
  • antigens 49%
  • dosage 34%
  • microfilariae 31%
  • pretreatment 30%
  8 Citations (Scopus)
• 2004

  A 26-year follow-up of bancroftian filariasis in two communities in north-eastern Tanzania

  Meyrowitsch, D. W., Simonsen, P. E. & Magesa, S. M., 2004, In: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 98, p. 155-169

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone): an effective treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in travellers from Denmark

  Thybo, S., Gjorup, I., Ronn, A. M., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Kronborg, G. & Bygbjerg, I. C., 2004, In: Journal of Travel Medicine. 11, p. 220-223

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  16 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of repeated half-yearly DEC mass treatment on Wuchereria bancrofti infection and transmission in two East African communities with different levels of endemicity

  Simonsen, P. E., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Mukoko, D., Pedersen, E. M., Malecela-Lazaro, M. N., Rwegoshora, R. T., Ouma, J. H., Masese, N., Jaoko, W. G. & Michael, E., 2004, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 70, p. 63-71

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• The effect of three different strategies for mass DEC administration in bancroftian filariasis: Follow-up at 10 years after treatment

  Meyrowitsch, D. W., Simonsen, P. E. & Magesa, S. M., 2004, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 98, p. 627-634

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Violent behaviour among adolescents in Iceland: A cross-sectional survey

  Gudlaugsdottir, G. R., Vilhjalmsson, R., Kristjansdottir, G., Jacobsen, R. & Meyrowitsch, D. W., 2004, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 33, p. 1-6

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
• 2002

  Bancroftian filariasis infection, disease, and specific antibody response patterns in a high and a low endemicity community in East Africa

  Simonsen, P. E., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Jaoko, W. G., Malecela, M. N., Mukoko, D., Pedersen, E. M., Ouma, J. H., Rwegoshora, R. T., Masese, N., Magnussen, P., Estambale, B. B. & Michael, E., 2002, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 66, p. 550-559

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  48 Citations (Scopus)

• Filaria dance sign and subclinical hydrocoele in two east African communities with bancroftian filariasis

  Simonsen, P. E., Bernhard, P., Jaoko, W. G., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Malecela-Lazaro, M. N., Magnussen, P. & Michael, E., 2002, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96, p. 649-653

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2001

  Efficacy of DEC against Ascaris and hookworm infections in schoolchildren

  Meyrowitsch, D. W. & Simonsen, P. E., 2001, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 6, p. 739-742

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Health Impact Assessment - A component in the Sustainable Tanga Programme (Danida Support Project). A consultant report with specific focus on preventive measures in malaria, lymphatic filariasis and nuisance mosquitoes

  Meyrowitsch, D. W., 2001

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

• Transmission intensity and the immunoepidemiology of bancroftian filariasis in East Africa

  Michael, E., Simonsen, P. E., Malecela, M., Mukoko, D., Pedersen, E. M., Rwegoshora, R. T., Meyrowitsch, D. W. & Jaoko, W. G., 2001, In: Parasite Immuniology. 23, p. 373-388

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  44 Citations (Scopus)

• Wuchereria bancrofti in a community with seasonal transmission: stability of microfilaraemia, antigenaemia and filarial-specific antibody concentrations

  Jaoko, W. G., Simonsen, P. E., Meyrowitsch, D. W., Pedersen, E. M., Rwegoshora, R. T. & Michael, E., 2001, In: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 95, p. 253-261

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  5 Citations (Scopus)
• 1997

  Bancroftian filariasis: long-term effect of the DEC provocative day test on microfilaraemia

  Simonsen, P. E., Meyrowitsch, D. W. & Makunde, W. H., 1997, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 91, 3, p. 290-293

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • diethylcarbamazine 100%
  • Diethylcarbamazine 96%
  • Bancroftian filariasis 90%
  • Filarial Elephantiasis 89%
  • long term effects 61%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Wuchereria bancrofti in Tanzania: microfilarial periodicity and effect of blood sampling time on microfilarial intensities

  Simonsen, P. E., Niemann, L. & Meyrowitsch, D. W., 1997, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2, 2, p. 153-158

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Wuchereria bancrofti 100%
  • Tanzania 80%
  • blood sampling 75%
  • Periodicity 74%
  • periodicity 70%
  40 Citations (Scopus)
• 1991

  Effects of temperature and host density on the snailfinding capacity of cercariae of Echinostoma caproni (Digenea: Echinostomatidae)

  Meyrowitsch, D. W., Christensen, N. Ø. & Hindsbo, O., 1991, In: Parazitologiya. 102, p. 391-5

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review