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Diagnostic performance of Typhidot RDT in diagnosis of typhoid fever and antibiotic resistance characterisation in a cross-sectional study in Southern Ghana by Sam, Emmanuel Kweku, Alagbo, Johnson, Asamoah, Avis, Ansah, Felix, Tandoh, Kwesi Zandoh, Amenga-Etego, Lucas N, Duodu, Samuel

“…Typhoid fever remains a significant public health problem contributing to significant misapplication of antibiotics in Ghana. However, there is little data on…”
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Phenotypic characterization of Ghanaian P. falciparum clinical isolates reveals a homogenous parasite population by Thiam, Laty G, Nyarko, Prince B, Ansah, Felix, Niang, Makhtar, Awandare, Gordon A, Aniweh, Yaw

“…Erythrocyte invasion by P. falciparum involves functionally overlapping interactions between the parasite's ligands and the erythrocyte surface receptors…”
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Towards the development of cost-effective point-of-care diagnostic tools for poverty-related infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa by Ofori, Benedict, Twum, Seth, Nkansah Yeboah, Silas, Ansah, Felix, Amofa Nketia Sarpong, Kwabena

“…In this review, we examine the current landscape of point-of-care testing (POCT) diagnostic tools designed for poverty-related infectious diseases (PRIDs) in…”
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Asymptomatic malaria and hepatitis B do not influence cytokine responses of persons involved in chronic sedentary activities by Anabire, Nsoh Godwin, Aryee, Paul Armah, Ziblim, Zulka, Suurbaar, Jonathan, Ansah, Felix, Helegbe, Gideon Kofi

“…Chronic Sedentary lifestyles have been linked to increased odds of stress, elevated anxiety and diminished wellbeing, inducing cytokine production and…”
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Short-term cryopreservation and thawing have minimal effects on Plasmodium falciparum ex vivo invasion profile by Thiam, Laty G, Ansah, Felix, Niang, Makhtar, Awandare, Gordon A, Aniweh, Yaw

“…phenotyping of erythrocyte invasion diversity is important in the identification and down selection of potential malaria vaccine targets. However, due to the…”
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Amplification of GTP-cyclohydrolase 1 gene in Plasmodium falciparum isolates with the quadruple mutant of dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthase genes in Ghana by Osei, Musah, Ansah, Felix, Matrevi, Sena A, Asante, Kwaku P, Awandare, Gordon A, Quashie, Neils B, Duah, Nancy O

“…Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is used as malaria chemoprophylaxis for pregnant women and children in Ghana. Plasmodium falciparum resistance to SP is linked…”
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The temporal dynamics of Plasmodium species infection after artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) among asymptomatic children in the Hohoe municipality, Ghana by Ansah, Felix, Nyame, Kwamina, Laryea, Rukaya, Owusu, Richard, Amon, Denick, Boyetey, Mark-Jefferson Buer, Ayeke, Dzidzor, Razak, Nasibatu, Kornu, Victor E, Ashitei, Sarah, Owusu-Appiah, Caleb, Chirawurah, Jersley D, Abugri, James, Aniweh, Yaw, Opoku, Nicholas, Sutherland, Colin J, Binka, Fred N, Kweku, Margaret, Awandare, Gordon A, Dinko, Bismarck

“…The routine surveillance of asymptomatic malaria using nucleic acid-based amplification tests is essential in obtaining reliable data that would inform malaria…”
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Sensitive Detection of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Malaria with Seven Novel Parasite-Specific LAMP Assays and Translation for Use at Point-of-Care by Malpartida-Cardenas, Kenny, Moser, Nicolas, Ansah, Felix, Pennisi, Ivana, Ahu Prah, Diana, Amoah, Linda Eva, Awandare, Gordon, Hafalla, Julius Clemence R, Cunnington, Aubrey, Baum, Jake, Rodriguez-Manzano, Jesus, Georgiou, Pantelis

“…Human malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease with high impact in the sub-Saharan Africa region, where 95% of global cases occurred in 2021. While most…”
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Analysis of Plasmodium falciparum Rh2b deletion polymorphism across different transmission areas by Aniweh, Yaw, Suurbaar, Jonathan, Morang’a, Collins M., Nyarko, Prince B., Wright, Katherine E., Kusi, Kwadwo A., Ansah, Felix, Kyei-Baafour, Eric, Quansah, Evelyn, Asante, Jessica, Thiam, Laty G., Higgins, Matthew K., Awandare, Gordon A.

“…Despite significant progress in controlling malaria, the disease remains a global health burden. The intricate interactions the parasite Plasmodium falciparum…”
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Comparative Susceptibility of Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium falciparum Field Isolates to Reference and Lead Candidate Antimalarial Drugs in Ghana by Aniweh, Yaw, Soulama, Alamissa, Chirawurah, Jersley, Ansah, Felix, Danwonno, Harry A, Sogore, Fanta, Rouillier, Melanie, Campo, Brice, Amenga-Etego, Lucas, Djimde, Abdoulaye A, Awandare, Gordon A, Dembele, Laurent

“…Malaria treatments resulted in the decline of the deadliest Plasmodium falciparum globally while species, such as , infections have been increasingly detected…”
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MMV006087 is a potent Malaria Box compound against Plasmodium falciparum clinical parasites by Chirawurah, Jersley D., Adikah, Bridget, Ansah, Felix, Laryea-Akrong, Elizabeth, Danwonno, Harry, Morang’a, Collins M., Dosoo, Daniel, Amenga-Etego, Lucas, Awandare, Gordon A., Aniweh, Yaw

“…The emergence of drug-resistant malaria parasites to artemisinin and its partner drugs highlights the need to increase the arsenal of new antimalarials with…”
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Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Associated Armadillo Protein (PfMAAP) Is Apically Localized in Free Merozoites and Antibodies Are Associated With Reduced Risk of Malaria by Aniweh, Yaw, Nyarko, Prince B, Charles-Chess, Essel, Ansah, Felix, Osier, Faith H A, Quansah, Evelyn, Thiam, Laty Gaye, Kamuyu, Gathoni, Marsh, Kevin, Conway, David J, Tetteh, Kevin K A, Awandare, Gordon A

“…Understanding the functional role of proteins expressed by is an important step toward unlocking potential targets for the development of therapeutic or…”
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Antimalarial activity of Malaria Box Compounds against Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates by Chirawurah, Jersley D., Ansah, Felix, Nyarko, Prince B., Duodu, Samuel, Aniweh, Yaw, Awandare, Gordon A.

“…Malaria remains a major cause of childhood deaths in resource-limited settings. In the absence of an effective vaccine, drugs and other interventions have…”
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Chemical Heating for Minimally Instrumented Point-of-Care (POC) Molecular Diagnostics by Mauk, Michael G., Ansah, Felix, El-Tholoth, Mohamed

“…The minimal instrumentation of portable medical diagnostic devices for point-of-care applications is facilitated by using chemical heating in place of…”
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Analysis and validation of silica-immobilised BST polymerase in loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for malaria diagnosis by Seevaratnam, Dushanth, Ansah, Felix, Aniweh, Yaw, Awandare, Gordon A., Hall, Elizabeth A. H.

“…Bacillus stearothermophilus large fragment (BST LF ) DNA polymerase is reported, isolated on silica via a fused R5 silica-affinity peptide and used in nucleic…”
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Ultrasensitive electrochemical genosensors for species-specific diagnosis of malaria by Ansah, Felix, Krampa, Francis, Donkor, Jacob K., Owusu-Appiah, Caleb, Ashitei, Sarah, Kornu, Victor E., Danku, Reinhard K., Chirawurah, Jersley D., Awandare, Gordon A., Aniweh, Yaw, Kanyong, Prosper

“…•Electrochemical genosensors were developed for species-specific diagnosis of malaria.•The genosensors are the first biosensors for detecting P. malariae and…”
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Cellular immune response to SARS-CoV-2 and clinical presentation in individuals exposed to endemic malaria by Tapela, Kesego, Prah, Diana Ahu, Tetteh, Becky, Nuokpem, Franklin, Dosoo, Daniel, Coker, Amin, Kumi-Ansah, Frederick, Amoako, Emmanuella, Assah, Kissi Ohene, Kilba, Charlyne, Nyakoe, Nancy, Quansah, Darius, Languon, Sylvester, Anyigba, Claudia Adzo, Ansah, Felix, Agyeman, Seth, Owusu, Irene Amoakoh, Schneider, Kristan, Ampofo, William K., Mutungi, Joe Kimanthi, Amegatcher, Gloria, Aniweh, Yaw, Awandare, Gordon A., Quashie, Peter K., Bediako, Yaw

“…Ghana and other parts of West Africa have experienced lower COVID-19 mortality rates than other regions. This phenomenon has been hypothesized to be associated…”
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Development of Cooperative Primer-Based Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale by Ansah, Felix, Suurbaar, Jonathan, Darko, Derrick, Anabire, Nsoh G., Blankson, Samuel O., Domson, Bright K.S., Soulama, Alamissa, Kpasra, Paulina, Chirawurah, Jersley D., Amenga-Etego, Lucas, Kanyong, Prosper, Awandare, Gordon A., Aniweh, Yaw

“…Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale are increasingly gaining public health attention as the global transmission of falciparum malaria is decreasing…”
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Prevalence of chloroquine and antifolate drug resistance alleles in Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates from three areas in Ghana by Abugri, James, Ansah, Felix, Asante, Kwaku P., Opoku, Comfort N., Amenga-Etego, Lucas A., Awandare, Gordon A.

“…Background: The emergence and spread of resistance in Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine (CQ) necessitated the change from CQ to artemisinin-based…”
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High-throughput genotyping assays for identification of glycophorin B deletion variants in population studies by Amuzu, Dominic SY, Rockett, Kirk A, Leffler, Ellen M, Ansah, Felix, Amoako, Nicholas, Morang’a, Collins M, Hubbart, Christina, Rowlands, Kate, Jeffreys, Anna E, Amenga-Etego, Lucas N, Kwiatkowski, Dominic P, Awandare, Gordon A

“…Glycophorins are the most abundant sialoglycoproteins on the surface of human erythrocyte membranes. Genetic variation in glycophorin region of human…”
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