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Retrospective Genomic Characterization of a 2017 Dengue Virus Outbreak, Burkina Faso by Letizia, Andrew G, Pratt, Catherine B, Wiley, Michael R, Fox, Anne T, Mosore, Mba, Agbodzi, Bright, Yeboah, Clara, Kumordjie, Selassie, Di Paola, Nicholas, Assana, Kone Cisse, Coulidiaty, David, Ouedraogo, Casimir, Bonney, Joseph H Kofi, Ampofo, William, Tarnagda, Zékiba, Sangaré, Lassana

“…Knowledge of contemporary genetic composition of dengue virus (DENV) in Africa is lacking. By using next-generation sequencing of samples from the 2017 DENV…”
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Marburg Virus Disease in Ghana by Bonney, Joseph K., Adu, Bright, Sanders, Terrel, Pratt, Deborah, Adams, Patience, Asante, Ivy A., Bonney, Evelyn Y., Agbodzi, Bright, Kumordjie, Selassie, Faye, Martin, Obodai, Evangeline, Ketorwoley, Prince, Yeboah, Clara, Tublu, Mildred, Diagne, Moussa M., Diallo, Amadou, Ofori, Magdalene, Laryea, Dennis, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin, Kyei, George B., Ohene, Sally-Ann, Boateng, Gifty, Chapman, Ryan, Faye, Ousmane, Wiley, Michael, Odoom, John, Sall, Amadou, Kasolo, Francis C., Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy

“…Marburg virus causes a hemorrhagic fever that is similar to Ebola virus disease. In June 2022, three cases were identified in Ghana…”
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Molecular Characterization of Circulating Yellow Fever Viruses from Outbreak in Ghana, 2021–2022 by Bonney, Joseph Humphrey Kofi, Sanders, Terrel, Pratt, Deborah, Agbodzi, Bright, Laryea, Dennis, Agyeman, Nana Kwame Fredua, Kumordjie, Selassie, Attiku, Keren, Adams, Patience Lartekai, Boateng, Gideon Aning, Ohene, Sally-Ann, Tamal, Christopher, Mawuli, Gifty, Yeboah, Clara, Dadzie, Samuel, Kubio, Chrysantus, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin, Odoom, John Kofi

“…Yellow fever virus, transmitted by infected Aedes spp. mosquitoes, causes an acute viral hemorrhagic disease. During October 2021–February 2022, a yellow fever…”
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Detection of Leishmania DNA in Phlebotomine Sand Flies in Tsatee, a Community in the Volta Region, Ghana by Addo, Seth Offei, Amoako, Emmanuel Kwame, Bentil, Ronald Essah, Agbodzi, Bright, Mosore, Mba-tihssommah, Yeboah, Clara, Attram, Naiki, Larbi, John Asiedu, Kwakye-Nuako, Godwin, de Souza, Dziedzom K., Wilson, Michael David, Boakye, Daniel Adjei

“…Leishmania parasites, which are spread by infected female sand flies, are the cause of the disease leishmaniasis. Although cutaneous leishmaniasis has been…”
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SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Evolutionary Dynamics in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana by Adu, Bright, Bonney, Joseph H K, Egyir, Beverly, Otchere, Isaac Darko, Asare, Prince, Dennis, Francis E, Bonney, Evelyn Yayra, Akuffo, Richard, Asante, Ivy A, Obodai, Evangeline, Kumordjie, Selassie, Appiah-Kubi, Joyce, Mohktar, Quaneeta, Frempong, Hilda Opoku, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin, Adusei-Poku, Mildred A, Aboagye, James O, Agbodzi, Bright, Yeboah, Clara, Agbenyo, Seyram B, Uche, Peace O, Attiku, Keren O, Sekyere, Bernice Twenewaa, Laryea, Dennis, Buabeng, Kwame, Lamptey, Helena, Ghansah, Anita, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Anang, Abraham K, Ampofo, William K, Kyei, George B, Odoom, John K

“…To assess dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in Greater Accra Region, Ghana, we analyzed SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences from persons in the community and returning from…”
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Occurrence of influenza and bacterial infections in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy in Ghana by Arjarquah, Augustina K, Obodai, Evangeline, Anie, Hannah Ayettey, Osei, Michael Aning, Odoom, John Kofi, Bonney, Joseph H. K, Behene, Eric, Kotey, Erasmus N, Aboagye, James, Nyarko, Stephen O, Bentum, Jeannette, Yeboah, Clara, Kumordjie, Selassie, Agbodzi, Bright, Attiku, Keren, Mawuli, Gifty, Letizia, Andrew, Ampofo, William K, Quaye, Osbourne

“…Background Influenza co-infection with bacteria is a leading cause of influenza-related deaths and severe respiratory infections, especially among high-risk…”
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and molecular characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Ghana, 2012-2015 by Attram, Naiki, Agbodzi, Bright, Dela, Helena, Behene, Eric, Nyarko, Edward O, Kyei, Nicholas N A, Larbi, John A, Lawson, Bernard W L, Addo, Kennedy K, Newman, Mercy J, Duplessis, Christopher A, Adams, Nehkonti, Unemo, Magnus, Letizia, Andrew G

“…Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance is essential for tracking the emergence and spread of AMR strains in local, national and…”
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Whole genome analysis and antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from Ghana by Agbodzi, Bright, Duodu, Samuel, Dela, Helena, Kumordjie, Selassie, Yeboah, Clara, Behene, Eric, Ocansey, Karen, Yanney, Jennifer N, Boateng-Sarfo, George, Kwofie, Samuel Kojo, Egyir, Beverly, Colston, Sophie M, Miranda, Hugo V, Watters, Chaselynn, Sanders, Terrel, Fox, Anne T, Letizia, Andrew G, Wiley, Michael R, Attram, Naiki

“…Gonorrhoea is a major public health concern. With the global emergence and spread of resistance to last-line antibiotic treatment options, gonorrhoea threatens…”
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First Whole Genome Sequencing of Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) in Tick Species within Ghana by Bentil, Ronald Essah, Addo, Seth Offei, Mosore, Mba-tihssommah, Kumordjie, Selassie, Yeboah, Clara, Agbodzi, Bright, Behene, Eric, Tagoe, Janice, Baako, Bernice Olivia Ama, Asoala, Victor, Ampadu, Richard Osei, Mingle, Daniel Lartei, Nyarko, Edward O., Fox, Anne T., Letizia, Andrew G., Diclaro, Joseph William, Sanders, Terrel, Oduro, Daniel, Nimo-Paintsil, Shirley C., Harwood, James, Dadzie, Samuel Kweku

“…Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a serious viral zoonotic disease spread by ticks and caused by the Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). The…”
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Chikungunya viruses containing the A226V mutation detected retrospectively in Cameroon form a new geographical subclade by Agbodzi, Bright, Yousseu, Francine Berlange Sado, Simo, Fredy Brice Nemg, Kumordjie, Selassie, Yeboah, Clara, Mosore, Mba-Tihssommah, Bentil, Ronald E., Prieto, Karla, Colston, Sophie M., Attram, Naiki, Nimo-Paintsil, Shirley, Fox, Anne T., Bonney, Joseph H.K., Ampofo, William, Coatsworth, Heather G., Dinglasan, Rhoel R., Wolfe, David M., Wiley, Michael R., Demanou, Maurice, Letizia, Andrew G.

“…•Chikungunya viruses (CHIKVs) in Cameroon form a new geographical subclade.•Cameroon CHIKVs contain the A226V mutation.•Cameroon CHIKVs have an evolutionary…”
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Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 harboring blaNDM-1, multidrug resistance and hypervirulence plasmids by Ofosu-Appiah, Frederick, Acquah, Ezra E., Mohammed, Jibril, Sakyi Addo, Comfort, Agbodzi, Bright, Ofosu, Dorcas A. S., Myers, Charles J., Mohktar, Quaneeta, Ampomah, Opoku-Ware, Ablordey, Anthony, Amissah, Nana Ama

“…The spread of hypervirulent (hv) and carbapenem-/multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is an emerging problem in healthcare settings. The New Delhi…”
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Whole-genome sequence profiling of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from livestock and farm attendants in Ghana by Egyir, Beverly, Hadjirin, Nazreen F., Gupta, Srishti, Owusu, Felicia, Agbodzi, Bright, Adogla-Bessa, Tsatsu, Addo, Kennedy Kwasi, Stegger, Marc, Larsen, Anders Rhod, Holmes, Mark A.

“…•S. aureus recovered from livestock and farm attendants was characterized by AST and WGS.•Isolates were frequently resistant to penicillin (68%) and…”
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Whole genome sequencing of outbreak strains from 2017 to 2018 reveals an endemic clade of dengue 1 virus in Cameroon by Agbodzi, Bright, Sado Yousseu, Francine Berlange, Nemg Simo, Fredy Brice, Kumordjie, Selassie, Yeboah, Clara, Mosore, Mba-Tihssommah, Bentil, Ronald E, Coatsworth, Heather G, Attram, Naiki, Nimo-Paintsil, Shirley, Fox, Anne T, Bonney, Joseph H K, Ampofo, William, Dinglasan, Rhoel R, Sanders, Terrel, Wiley, Michael R, Demanou, Maurice, Letizia, Andrew G

“…Dengue fever is expanding as a global public health threat including countries within Africa. For the past few decades, Cameroon has experienced sporadic cases…”
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Whole Genome Sequencing and Antimicrobial Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus from Surgical Site Infections in Ghana by Egyir, Beverly, Bentum, Jeannette, Attram, Naiki, Fox, Anne, Obeng-Nkrumah, Noah, Appiah-Korang, Labi, Behene, Eric, Kumordjie, Selassie, Yeboah, Clara, Agbodzi, Bright, Bentil, Ronald Essah, Tagoe, Rhodalyn, Kofi Adu Tabi, Blessing, Owusu, Felicia, Dayie, Nicholas T K D, Donkor, Eric S, Nsaful, Josephine, Asah-Opoku, Kwaku, Nyarko, Edward, Asumanu, Edward, Larsen, Anders Rhod, Wolfe, David M, Letizia, Andrew G

“…( is a common cause of surgical site infections (SSIs) globally. Data on the occurrence of methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) as well as methicillin-resistant…”
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Molecular identification of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in Hyalomma rufipes and Amblyomma variegatum in the Upper East Region of Ghana by Addo, Seth Offei, Bentil, Ronald Essah, Addae, Charlotte Adwoa, Baako, Bernice Olivia Ama, Yartey, Kevin Nii, Ansah‑Owusu, Jane, Tawiah-Mensah, Christopher Nii Laryea, Agbodzi, Bright, Kumordjie, Selassie, Yeboah, Clara, Asoala, Victor, Dunford, James C., Larbi, John Asiedu, Baidoo, Philip Kweku, Wilson, Michael David, Diclaro, Joseph W., Dadzie, Samuel K.

“…Sampled ticks were screened for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) using an assay that targets the nucleoprotein gene region of the S segment, a…”
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Antimicrobial resistance by Attram, Naiki, Agbodzi, Bright, Dela, Helena, Behene, Eric, Nyarko, Edward O, Kyei, Nicholas N. A, Larbi, John A, Lawson, Bernard W. L, Addo, Kennedy K, Newman, Mercy J, Duplessis, Christopher A, Adams, Nehkonti, Unemo, Magnus, Letizia, Andrew G

“…Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance is essential for tracking the emergence and spread of AMR strains in local, national and…”
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Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 harboring bla NDM-1 , multidrug resistance and hypervirulence plasmids by Ofosu-Appiah, Frederick, Acquah, Ezra E, Mohammed, Jibril, Sakyi Addo, Comfort, Agbodzi, Bright, Ofosu, Dorcas A S, Myers, Charles J, Mohktar, Quaneeta, Ampomah, Opoku-Ware, Ablordey, Anthony, Amissah, Nana Ama

“…The spread of hypervirulent (hv) and carbapenem-/multidrug-resistant is an emerging problem in healthcare settings. The New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 ( ) is…”
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A Preliminary Study to Compare Recombinase Polymerase Amplification-Lateral Flow and Quantitative PCR in the Detection of Cutaneous Leishmania in Communities from the Volta Region of Ghana by Yeboah, Clara, Mosore, Mba-Tihssommah, Attram, Naiki, Shelite, Thomas R, Akuffo, Richard A, Addo, Seth O, Behene, Eric, Agbodzi, Bright, Bentil, Ronald E, Fox, Anne T, Wilson, Michael, Boakye, Daniel, Letizia, Andrew G, Melby, Peter C, Travi, Bruno L

“…Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that mostly affects populations in tropical and subtropical countries. In Ghana, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most…”
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