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An evaluation of the diagnostic performance characteristics of the Yellow Fever IgM immunochromatographic rapid diagnostic test kit from SD Biosensor in Ghana by Ofosu-Appiah, Lawrence Henry, Amelor, Dodzi Kofi, Ayensu, Bright, Akyereko, Ernest, Rabiwu, Nafisah Issah, Opare, David, Owusu-Okyere, Godfred, Laryea, Dennis Odai, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin, Mingle, Julius Abraham Addo

“…Yellow fever is endemic in Ghana and outbreaks occur periodically. The prodromal signs due to Yellow Fever Virus (YFV) infection are non-specific, making…”
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Dog population structure in Kumasi, Ghana: a missing link towards rabies control by Tasiame, William, Johnson, Sherry, Burimuah, Vitus, Akyereko, Ernest, Amemor, Esther

“…Dog-mediated human rabies remains a major public health threat in Ghana. Dog population structure surveys are pre-requisites for appropriate planning for…”
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Assessment of knowledge and treatment practices of hepatitis B infection in children among health professionals in Krachi districts in Ghana: a cross-sectional study by Mpangah, Rebecca A., Akyereko, Ernest, Acheampong, Gideon K., Ansah-Nyarko, Michael, Owusu, Isaac, Sarfo, Bismark

“…Background. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains one of the neglected infectious diseases. Children infected with HBV are at higher risk of becoming…”
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Preparing for future outbreaks in Ghana: An overview of current COVID-19, monkeypox, and Marburg disease outbreaks by Owusu, Isaac, Adu, Collins, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Mpangah, Rebecca Ann, Acheampong, Gideon K., Akyereko, Ernest, Bonsu, Emmanuel Osei, Peprah, Prince

“…Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Ghana is currently grappling with simultaneous outbreaks of Marburg virus disease and human monkeypox virus. The…”
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Response to back-to-back outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in two nomadic pastoralist settlements in Oti Region, Ghana-2019 by Ameme, Donne Kofi, Yeboah, Yaw Ofori, Odoom, John Kofi, Djokoto, Senanu Kwesi, Akyereko, Ernest, Mamudu, Abdulaziz, Diwura, Mukaila, Opare, William, Avevor, Patrick, Diamenu, Stanley, Ohene, Sally-Ann, Kenu, Ernest, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin

“…The global switch from trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) to bivalent OPV in April 2016 without corresponding co-administration of inactivated poliovirus…”
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The role of digital surveillance during outbreaks: the Ghana experience from COVID‑19 response by Owusu, Isaac, Acheampong, Gideon K., Akyereko, Ernest, Agyei, Nii A., Ashong, Mawufemor, Amofa, Isaac, Mpangah, Rebecca A., Kenu, Ernest, Aboagye, Richard G., Adu, Collins, Agyemang, Kingsley, Nsiah-Asare, Anthony, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin

“…Over the years, Ghana has made notable strides in adopting digital approaches to address societal challenges and meet demands. While the health sector,…”
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Association between mobility, non-pharmaceutical interventions, and COVID-19 transmission in Ghana: A modelling study using mobile phone data by Gibbs, Hamish, Liu, Yang, Abbott, Sam, Baffoe-Nyarko, Isaac, Laryea, Dennis O, Akyereko, Ernest, Kuma-Aboagye, Patrick, Asante, Ivy Asantewaa, Mitjà, Oriol, Ampofo, William, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin, Marks, Michael, Eggo, Rosalind M

“…Governments around the world have implemented non-pharmaceutical interventions to limit the transmission of COVID-19. Here we assess if increasing NPI…”
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Flexible scan statistic with a restricted likelihood ratio for optimized COVID-19 surveillance by Akyereko, Ernest, Osei, Frank B., Nyarko, Kofi M., Stein, Alfred

“…Disease surveillance remains important for early detection of new COVID-19 variants. For this purpose, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends…”
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Outbreak Response to Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus in Three Northern Regions of Ghana, 2019 by Odoom, John Kofi, Dzotse, Emmanuel Kofi, Nii-Trebi, Nicholas Israel, Opare, David, Akyereko, Ernest, Attiku, Keren, Duker, Ewurabena Oduma, Eshun, Miriam, Boahene, Bismarck Banahene, Gberbi, Emmanuel, Houphouet, Ekua Essumanma, Diamenu, Stanley, Adjabeng, Michael, Asamoah-Frimpong, Joseph, Ameme, Donne, Opare, Joseph Kojo Larbi, Obodai, Evangeline

“…Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 2 (cVDPV2) was isolated in sewage and later in stool samples from children with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in…”
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Rabies virus in slaughtered dogs for meat consumption in Ghana: A potential risk for rabies transmission by Tasiame, William, El‐Duah, Philip, Johnson, Sherry A.M, Owiredu, Eddie‐Williams, Bleicker, Tobias, Veith, Talitha, Schneider, Julia, Emikpe, Benjamin, Folitse, Raphael D., Burimuah, Vitus, Akyereko, Ernest, Drosten, Christian, Corman, Victor Max

“…Dog‐mediated rabies is responsible for approximately 60,000 human deaths annually worldwide. Although dog slaughter for human consumption and its potential…”
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Geospatial clustering of meningitis: an early warning system (hotspot) for potential meningitis outbreak in upper east region of Ghana by Akyereko, Ernest, Ameme, Donne, Nyarko, Kofi M, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin, Sackey, Samuel, Issah, Kofi, Wuni, Baba, Kenu, Ernest

“…We mapped and generated hot spots for potential meningitis outbreak from existing data in Upper East region, Ghana. This was a cross-sectional study conducted…”
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Association between mobility, non-pharmaceutical interventions, and COVID-19 transmission in Ghana: A modelling study using mobile phone data by Hamish Gibbs, Yang Liu, Sam Abbott, Isaac Baffoe-Nyarko, Dennis O Laryea, Ernest Akyereko, Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Ivy Asantewaa Asante, Oriol Mitjà, LSHTM CMMID COVID-19 Working Group, William Ampofo, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Michael Marks, Rosalind M Eggo

“…Governments around the world have implemented non-pharmaceutical interventions to limit the transmission of COVID-19. Here we assess if increasing NPI…”
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