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Progress towards lymphatic filariasis elimination in Ghana from 2000-2016: Analysis of microfilaria prevalence data from 430 communities by Biritwum, Nana Kwadwo, Frempong, Kwadwo K, Verver, Suzanne, Odoom, Samuel, Alomatu, Bright, Asiedu, Odame, Kontoroupis, Periklis, Yeboah, Abednego, Hervie, Edward Tei, Marfo, Benjamin, Boakye, Daniel A, de Vlas, Sake J, Gyapong, John O, Stolk, Wilma A

“…Ghana started its national programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) in 2000, with mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin and albendazole as…”
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Entomological risk assessment for transmission of arboviral diseases by Aedes mosquitoes in a domestic and forest site in Accra, Ghana by Akyea-Bobi, Nukunu Etornam, Akorli, Jewelna, Opoku, Millicent, Akporh, Samuel Sowah, Amlalo, Godwin Kwame, Osei, Joseph Harold Nyarko, Frempong, Kwadwo Kyereme, Pi-Bansa, Sellase, Boakye, Helena Anokyewaa, Abudu, Mufeez, Akorli, Esinam Abla, Acquah-Baidoo, Dominic, Pwalia, Rebecca, Bonney, Joseph Humphrey Kofi, Quansah, Reginald, Dadzie, Samuel Kweku

“…Dengue, Zika and chikungunya are Aedes-borne viral diseases that have become great global health concerns in the past years. Several countries in Africa have…”
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Biting Behavior and Molecular Identification of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Subspecies in Some Selected Recent Yellow Fever Outbreak Communities in Northern Ghana by Captain-Esoah, Millicent, Baidoo, Philip Kweku, Frempong, Kwadwo K., Adabie-Gomez, Delphina, Chabi, Joseph, Obuobi, Dorothy, Amlalo, Godwin Kwame, Veriegh, Francis Balungnaa, Donkor, Martin, Asoala, Victor, Behene, Eric, Boakye, Daniel Adjei, Dadzie, Samuel Kweku

“…Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) is a diurnal feeder that lives in close association with human populations. It is the principal vector of yellow fever,…”
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Does Increasing Treatment Frequency Address Suboptimal Responses to Ivermectin for the Control and Elimination of River Blindness? by Frempong, Kwadwo K., Walker, Martin, Cheke, Robert A., Tetevi, Edward Jenner, Gyan, Ernest Tawiah, Owusu, Ebenezer O., Wilson, Michael D., Boakye, Daniel A., Taylor, Mark J., Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo, Osei-Atweneboana, Mike, Basáñez, María-Gloria

“…Background. Several African countries have adopted a biannual ivermectin distribution strategy in some foci to control and eliminate onchocerciasis. In 2010,…”
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Antitrypanosomal Activities and Mechanisms of Action of Novel Tetracyclic Iridoids from Morinda lucida Benth by Kwofie, Kofi D, Tung, Nguyen Huu, Suzuki-Ohashi, Mitsuko, Amoa-Bosompem, Michael, Adegle, Richard, Sakyiamah, Maxwell M, Ayertey, Frederick, Owusu, Kofi Baffour-Awuah, Tuffour, Isaac, Atchoglo, Philip, Frempong, Kwadwo K, Anyan, William K, Uto, Takuhiro, Morinaga, Osamu, Yamashita, Taizo, Aboagye, Frederic, Appiah, Alfred A, Appiah-Opong, Regina, Nyarko, Alexander K, Yamaguchi, Yasuchika, Edoh, Dominic, Koram, Kwadwo A, Yamaoka, Shoji, Boakye, Daniel A, Ohta, Nobuo, Shoyama, Yukihiro, Ayi, Irene

“…Trypanosoma brucei parasites are kinetoplastid protozoa that devastate the health and economic well-being of millions of people in Africa through the disease…”
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An evaluation of Wb123 antibody elisa in individuals treated with ivermectin and albendazole, and implementation challenges in Africa by de Souza, Dziedzom Komi, Owusu, Irene Offei, Otchere, Joseph, Adimazoya, Michelle, Frempong, Kwadwo, Ahorlu, Collins Stephen, Boakye, Daniel Adjei, Wilson, Michael David

“…The development of antibody testing for the diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis (LF) is intended to enhance the monitoring and evaluation activities of the…”
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Predicting the environmental suitability for Anopheles stephensi under the current conditions in Ghana by Ismail, Rahmat Bint Yusif, Bozorg-Omid, Faramarz, Osei, Joseph Harold Nyarko, Pi-Bansa, Sellase, Frempong, Kwadwo Kyeremeh, Ofei, Mavis Koryo, Boakye, Helena Anokyewaa, Ansah-Owusu, Jane, Akorful, Sandra-Candys Adwirba, Tawiah-Mensah, Christopher Nii Laryea, Abudu, Mufeez, Asafu-Adjaye, Andy, Appawu, Maxwell Alexander, Boakye, Daniel Adjei, Vatandoost, Hassan, Sedaghat, Mohammad Mehdi, Youssefi, Fahimeh, Hanafi-Bojd, Ahmad Ali, Dadzie, Samuel Kweku

“…Vector-borne diseases emergence, particularly malaria, present a significant public health challenge worldwide. Anophelines are predominant malaria vectors,…”
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Indoor residual spraying with a non-pyrethroid insecticide reduces the reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum in a high-transmission area in northern Ghana by Tiedje, Kathryn E, Oduro, Abraham R, Bangre, Oscar, Amenga-Etego, Lucas, Dadzie, Samuel K, Appawu, Maxwell A, Frempong, Kwadwo, Asoala, Victor, Ruybal-Pésantez, Shazia, Narh, Charles A, Deed, Samantha L, Argyropoulos, Dionne C, Ghansah, Anita, Agyei, Samuel A, Segbaya, Sylvester, Desewu, Kwame, Williams, Ignatius, Simpson, Julie A, Malm, Keziah, Pascual, Mercedes, Koram, Kwadwo A, Day, Karen P

“…High-malaria burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa are shifting from malaria control towards elimination. Hence, there is need to gain a contemporary…”
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Clonal types of Toxoplasma gondii among immune compromised and immune competent individuals in Accra, Ghana by Ayi, Irene, Kwofie, Kofi Dadzie, Blay, Emmanuel Awusah, Osei, Joseph Harold Nyarko, Frempong, Kwadwo Kyeremeh, Koku, Roberta, Ghansah, Anita, Lartey, Margaret, Suzuki, Takashi, Boakye, Daniel Adjei, Koram, Kwadwo Ansah, Ohta, Nobuo

“…Abstract There are three major clonal lineages, types I, II, and III, of Toxoplasma gondii known to cause human toxoplasmosis worldwide. Toxoplasma gondii…”
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New anti-trypanosomal active tetracyclic iridoid isolated from Morinda lucida Benth by Suzuki, Mitsuko, Tung, Nguyen Huu, Kwofie, Kofi D., Adegle, Richard, Amoa-Bosompem, Michael, Sakyiamah, Maxwell, Ayertey, Frederick, Owusu, Kofi Baffour-Awuah, Tuffour, Isaac, Atchoglo, Philip, Frempong, Kwadwo Kyereme, Anyan, William K., Uto, Takuhiro, Morinaga, Osamu, Yamashita, Taizo, Aboagye, Frederic, Appiah, Alfred Ampomah, Appiah-Opong, Regina, Nyarko, Alexander K., Yamaoka, Shoji, Yamaguchi, Yasuchika, Edoh, Dominic, Koram, Kwadwo, Ohta, Nobuo, Boakye, Daniel A., Ayi, Irene, Shoyama, Yukihiro

“…[Display omitted] Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), commonly known as sleeping sickness has remained a serious health problem in many African countries with…”
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Potential factors influencing lymphatic filariasis transmission in "hotspot" and "control" areas in Ghana: the importance of vectors by Pi-Bansa, Sellase, Osei, Joseph Harold Nyarko, Frempong, Kwadwo Kyeremeh, Elhassan, Elizabeth, Akuoko, Osei Kweku, Agyemang, David, Ahorlu, Collins, Appawu, Maxwell Alexander, Koudou, Benjamin Guibehi, Wilson, Michael David, de Souza, Dziedzom Komi, Dadzie, Samuel Kweku, Utzinger, Jürg, Boakye, Daniel Adjei

“…Mass drug administration (MDA) programmes for the control of lymphatic filariasis in Ghana, have been ongoing in some endemic districts for 16 years. The…”
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Determination of the absolute configuration of the novel anti-trypanosomal iridoid molucidin isolated from Morinda lucida by X-ray analysis by Karasawa, Satoru, Yoza, Kenji, Tung, Nguyen Huu, Uto, Takuhiro, Morinaga, Osamu, Suzuki, Mitsuko, Kwofie, Kofi D., Amoa-Bosompem, Michael, Boakye, Daniel A., Ayi, Irene, Adegle, Richard, Sakyiamah, Maxwell, Ayertey, Frederick, Aboagye, Frederic, Appiah, Alfred A., Owusu, Kofi B.-A., Tuffour, Isaac, Atchoglo, Philip, Frempong, Kwadwo K., Anyan, William K., Appiah-Opong, Regina, Nyarko, Alexander K., Yamashita, Taizo, Yamaguchi, Yasuchika, Edoh, Dominic, Koram, Kwadwo, Yamaoka, Shoji, Ohta, Nobuo, Shoyama, Yukihiro

“…[Display omitted] The strong anti-trypanosomal active compound, molucidin, contains a spirolactone tetracyclic iridoid skeleton and is isolated from Morinda…”
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Evidence of High Frequencies of Insecticide Resistance Mutations in Aedes aegypti (Culicidae) Mosquitoes in Urban Accra, Ghana: Implications for Insecticide-based Vector Control of Aedes-borne Arboviral Diseases by Amlalo, Godwin Kwame, Akorli, Jewelna, Akyea-Bobi, Nukunu Etornam, Akporh, Samuel Sowa, Aqua-Baidoo, Dominic, Opoku, Millicent, Frempong, Kwadwo, Pi-Bansa, Sellase, Boakye, Helena A., Joannides, Joannitta, Nyarko Osei, Joseph Harold, Pwalia, Rebecca, Akorli, Esinam Abla, Manu, Alexander, Dadzie, Samuel K.

“…The most widespread arboviral diseases such as Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika are transmitted mainly by Aedes mosquitoes. Due to the lack of effective…”
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Indication of Risk of Mother-to-Child Toxoplasma gondii Transmission in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana by Kwofie, Kofi Dadzie, Ghansah, Anita, Osei, Joseph Harold Nyarko, Frempong, Kwadwo Kyereme, Obed, Samuel, Frimpong, Eric H., Boakye, Daniel A., Suzuki, Takashi, Ohta, Nobuo, Ayi, Irene

“…Objectives Congenital infection with Toxoplasma gondii is known to result in neurological and brain disorders including ophthalmic disorders later in life…”
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Implementing a community vector collection strategy for monitoring vector-borne diseases in Ghana: version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations by Boakye, Daniel A, Frempong, Kwadwo K, Ogoussan, Kisito T, Otoo, Samson, Maria Rebollo Polo, Dadzie, Samuel K, de Souza, Dziedzom K

“…Background: Monitoring vector-borne diseases requires sampling of very large numbers of disease vectors in order to corroborate infections in the human…”
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Implementing a community vector collection strategy for monitoring vector-borne diseases in Ghana by Boakye, Daniel A., Frempong, Kwadwo K., Ogoussan, Kisito T., Otoo, Samson, Rebollo Polo, Maria, Dadzie, Samuel K., de Souza, Dziedzom K.

“…Background: Monitoring vector-borne diseases requires sampling of very large numbers of disease vectors in order to corroborate infections in the human…”
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Implementing a community vector collection strategy for monitoring vector-borne diseases in Ghana by Boakye, Daniel A., Frempong, Kwadwo K., Ogoussan, Kisito T., Otoo, Samson, Rebollo Polo, Maria, Dadzie, Samuel K., de Souza, Dziedzom K.

“…Background: Monitoring vector-borne diseases requires sampling of very large numbers of disease vectors in order to corroborate infections in the human…”
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Entomological risk assessment for transmission of arboviral diseases by Aedes mosquitoes in a domestic and forest site in Accra, Ghana by Nukunu Etornam Akyea-Bobi, Jewelna Akorli, Millicent Opoku, Samuel Sowah Akporh, Godwin Kwame Amlalo, Joseph Harold Nyarko Osei, Kwadwo Kyereme Frempong, Sellase Pi-Bansa, Helena Anokyewaa Boakye, Mufeez Abudu, Esinam Abla Akorli, Dominic Acquah-Baidoo, Rebecca Pwalia, Joseph Humphrey Kofi Bonney, Reginald Quansah, Samuel Kweku Dadzie

“…Dengue, Zika and chikungunya are Aedes-borne viral diseases that have become great global health concerns in the past years. Several countries in Africa have…”
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