Isaac I Bogoch, MD

Clinician Investigator, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI)
Keywords: tropical diseases, infectious diseases, clinical epidemiology, HIV/AIDS
Dr. Bogoch completed medical school and internal medicine training at the University of Toronto. He then pursued an infectious diseases fellowship through the Harvard Partners program, and an HIV fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He holds a Masters degree in clinical epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health, and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Gorgas Memorial Institute and the Instituto de Medicina Tropical in Lima, Peru.
Dr. Bogoch’s clinical and research interests are in Tropical Diseases and HIV. He  works with an international and interdisciplinary team that develops and implements innovative diagnostic tools for neglected tropical diseases in resource-constrained settings. He is also a clinician-investigator in the HIV Prevention Unit, with a focus on developing non-occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis delivery models.

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Typhoid fever in Côte d’Ivoire

Study Status: Active
Study Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify which regions of Côte d’Ivoire have the highest rates of typhoid fever.
Background: Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection that affects nearly 12 million people and causes more than 128,000 deaths per year. It primarily impacts communities that do not have access to safe drinking water and sanitation. Testing and monitoring for this disease is expensive. It is often not performed in the countries that have the highest rates of infection. As a result, little is known about which communities are at the greatest risk for typhoid infections in Côte d’Ivoire.
Study Methods: Our team is collecting blood samples from individual people and water samples from the environment in various regions of Côte d’Ivoire. These samples will be tested for typhoid bacteria. The results will determine which communities will most benefit from receiving the new typhoid vaccine. We will work closely with local scientists and public health specialists to help educate them about disease burden and possible vaccine strategies.

 

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Clinician Investigator, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI)
Staff Physician, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Health Network
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto