Jasmine Coppens

Jasmine Coppens is a researcher at the Clinical Reference Laboratory of the Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium. Her work focuses on infectious diseases diagnostics and epidemiology, with particular expertise in travel medicine and emerging viral infections.

Her research interests span several critical areas in infectious disease diagnostics:

• Molecular detection of viral pathogens, particularly mpox (monkeypox) virus
• Travel medicine and tropical infectious diseases
• Parasitology and gastrointestinal pathogens
• Molecular diagnostic assay evaluation
• Virus surveillance and outbreak investigation

Dr. Coppens' publication record demonstrates a strong focus on practical applications of diagnostic methods in clinical settings, particularly during the 2022 mpox outbreak. Her work has contributed significantly to understanding alternative sampling methods for virus detection, characterizing clinical cases, and evaluating diagnostic tools for parasitic infections in travelers.

Her scientific contributions include:

• Research on alternative sampling specimens for mpox virus detection with over 168 downloads
• Evaluation of molecular diagnostic assays for parasitic infections in travel clinics
• Characterization of mpox cases during the 2022 outbreak in Belgium
• Studies on virus shedding patterns and transmission dynamics
• Analysis of travel-related infectious diseases in immunocompromised patients

Dr. Coppens collaborates extensively with researchers at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, particularly with Van Esbroeck, M., and participates in study groups including the ITM MPX Study Group. Her research has been cited in policy documents, picked up by news outlets, and shared across scientific networks, demonstrating relevance to current public health concerns.