Prof Neal Alexander
Prof. of Medical Stats. & Epidemiology
I work mostly on trials and epidemiological studies of vector borne diseases including dengue and leishmaniasis. I am one of the the leaders of the methods theme of the International Statistics and Epidemiology Group. I am also affiliated with CIDEIM in Cali, Colombia, where I have been based since 2004. I previously lived in Nigeria and Papua New Guinea, working on trials of ivermectin against onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis. My first degree is in mathematics and my PhD was on the epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis.
Affiliations
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and International Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health
Centres
Centre for Data and Statistical Science for Health
Malaria Centre
Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases
Vaccine Centre
Teaching
I am one of the organisers of the Protocol Development (CTM201) module of the Clinical Trials MSc.
Research
Disease and Health Conditions
Leishmaniasis
Dengue
COVID-19
Zika
Country
Colombia
Region
Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)
Selected Publications
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil.
2020
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
Postintervention Immunological and Entomological Survey of Lymphatic Filariasis in the City of Olinda, Brazil, 2015-2016.
2024
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
mHealth Monitoring of Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients: A Community-Based Implementation Study.
2023
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
Randomized trial evaluating an mHealth intervention for the early community-based detection and follow-up of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Colombia.
2023
PLoS neglected tropical diseases