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Genomic Cues From Beta-Coronaviruses and Mammalian Hosts Sheds Light on Probable Origins and Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 Causing COVID-19 by Narh, Charles A

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Microbiology of secondary infections in Buruli ulcer lesions; implications for therapeutic interventions by Gyamfi, Elizabeth, Narh, Charles A, Quaye, Charles, Abbass, Adiza, Dzudzor, Bartholomew, Mosi, Lydia

“…Buruli ulcer (BU) is a skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is the second most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis in Ghana and Côte…”
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Editorial: “Source-tracking,” molecular epidemiology and antigenic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 infections causing coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19 by Narh, Charles A., Manickum, Cordelia, Vajravelu, Bathri, Zella, Davide, Mosi, Lydia

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Contrasting Epidemiology and Population Genetics of COVID-19 Infections Defined by Multilocus Genotypes in SARS-CoV-2 Genomes Sampled Globally by Chan, Felicia Hui Min, Ataide, Ricardo, Richards, Jack S, Narh, Charles A

“…Since its emergence in 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has spread and evolved globally, with newly emerged variants of concern (VOCs) accounting for more than 500 million…”
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Strategies That Facilitate Extraction-Free SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests by Delgado-Diaz, David J., Sakthivel, Dhanasekaran, Nguyen, Hanh H. T., Farrokzhad, Khashayar, Hopper, William, Narh, Charles A., Richards, Jack S.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented global demand for in vitro diagnostic reagents. Supply shortages and hoarding have impacted testing…”
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Evaluation of different DNA extraction methods and loop-mediated isothermal amplification primers for the detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in clinical specimens by Ablordey, Anthony, Ahotor, Evans, Narh, Charles A, King, Sandra A, Cruz, Isra, Ndung'u, Joseph M, de Souza, Dziedzom K

“…Abstract Background Early diagnosis and treatment of Buruli ulcer is critical in order to avoid the debilitating effects of the disease. In this regard, the…”
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Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tools for Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Sakthivel, Dhanasekaran, Delgado-Diaz, David, McArthur, Laura, Hopper, William, Richards, Jack S, Narh, Charles A

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a recently emerged and highly contagious virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…”
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Epidemiological overlaps in COVID-19 and malaria within healthcare and community settings of Southern Ghana by Amegatcher, Gloria, Acquah, Maame E, Tetteh, Deborah K, Obeng, Rachael, Debrah, Ethel, Quist, Bridget, Acquah-Jackson, Priscilla, Boateng, Kyerewaa A, Twieku, Gideon, Armoo, Samuel, Awandare, Gordon A, Mosi, Lydia, Narh, Charles A

“…COVID-19 disruptions including lockdowns and prioritization of COVID-19 control programs in Africa in 2020-2022 contributed to reductions in malaria control…”
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Increased pfmdr1 gene copy number and the decline in pfcrt and pfmdr1 resistance alleles in Ghanaian Plasmodium falciparum isolates after the change of anti-malarial drug treatment policy by Duah, Nancy O, Matrevi, Sena A, de Souza, Dziedzom K, Binnah, Daniel D, Tamakloe, Mary M, Opoku, Vera S, Onwona, Christiana O, Narh, Charles A, Quashie, Neils B, Abuaku, Benjamin, Duplessis, Christopher, Kronmann, Karl C, Koram, Kwadwo A

“…With the introduction of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in 2005, monitoring of anti-malarial drug efficacy, which includes the use of molecular…”
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Source tracking Mycobacterium ulcerans infections in the Ashanti region, Ghana by Narh, Charles A, Mosi, Lydia, Quaye, Charles, Dassi, Christelle, Konan, Daniele O, Tay, Samuel C K, de Souza, Dziedzom K, Boakye, Daniel A, Bonfoh, Bassirou

“…Although several studies have associated Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU) infection, Buruli ulcer (BU), with slow moving water bodies, there is still no definite…”
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Assessing the presence of Wuchereria bancrofti in vector and human populations from urban communities in Conakry, Guinea by Kouassi, Bernard L, de Souza, Dziedzom K, Goepogui, Andre, Narh, Charles A, King, Sandra A, Mamadou, Baldé S, Diakité, Lamia, Dadzie, Samuel K, Boakye, Daniel A, Utzinger, Jürg, Bockarie, Moses J, Koudou, Benjamin G

“…The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched in 2000 with the goal of interrupting transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF) through…”
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No evidence for lymphatic filariasis transmission in big cities affected by conflict related rural-urban migration in Sierra Leone and Liberia by de Souza, Dziedzom K, Sesay, Santigie, Moore, Marnijina G, Ansumana, Rashid, Narh, Charles A, Kollie, Karsor, Rebollo, Maria P, Koudou, Benjamin G, Koroma, Joseph B, Bolay, Fatorma K, Boakye, Daniel A, Bockarie, Moses J

“…In West Africa, the principal vectors of lymphatic filariasis (LF) are Anopheles species with Culex species playing only a minor role in transmission, if any…”
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Review of Burden, Clinical Definitions, and Management of COVID-19 Cases by McArthur, Laura, Sakthivel, Dhanasekaran, Ataide, Ricardo, Chan, Felicia, Richards, Jack S, Narh, Charles A

“…Our understanding of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), its clinical manifestations, and treatment options continues to…”
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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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Evolution of Antimalarial Drug Resistance Markers in the Reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum Infections in the Upper East Region of Ghana by Narh, Charles A, Ghansah, Anita, Duffy, Michael F, Ruybal-Pesántez, Shazia, Onwona, Christiana O, Oduro, Abraham R, Koram, Kwadwo A, Day, Karen P, Tiedje, Kathryn E

“…Abstract Background The majority of Plasmodium falciparum infections, constituting the reservoir in all ages, are asymptomatic in high-transmission settings in…”
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Distribution and Risk of Mycolactone-Producing Mycobacteria Transmission within Buruli Ulcer Endemic Communities in Côte d'Ivoire by Dassi, Christelle, Mosi, Lydia, Narh, Charles A, Quaye, Charles, Konan, Danièle O, Djaman, Joseph A, Bonfoh, Bassirou

“…In Buruli ulcer (BU) endemic communities, most mycolactone-producing mycobacteria (MPM), including , the causative agent, are present in water bodies used by…”
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Source Tracking Mycobacterium ulcerans Infections in the Ashanti Region, Ghana: e0003437 by Narh, Charles A, Mosi, Lydia, Quaye, Charles, Dassi, Christelle, Konan, Daniele O, Tay, Samuel CK, Souza, Dziedzom Kde, Boakye, Daniel A, Bonfoh, Bassirou

“…Although several studies have associated Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU) infection, Buruli ulcer (BU), with slow moving water bodies, there is still no definite…”
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Supplemetary materials: Distribution and risk of mycolactone-producing mycobacteria transmission within Buruli ulcer endemic communities in Cote d'Ivoire by Christelle Dassi, Lydia Mosi, Charles A Narh, Charles Quaye, Daniele O Konan, Joseph A Djaman, Bassirou Bonfoh

“…Figures: Amplification of clinical and environmental samples; Tables: Primers used for identification of MPMs; Size of PCR product of VNTR loci…”
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Distribution and risk of mycolactone-producing mycobacteria transmission within Buruli ulcer endemic communities in Cote d'Ivoire by Christelle Dassi, Lydia Mosi, Charles A Narh, Charles Quaye, Daniele O Konan, Joseph A Djaman, Bassirou Bonfoh

“…In Buruli ulcer (BU) endemic communities, most mycolactone-producing mycobacteria (MPM), including Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent, are present in…”
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No Evidence for Lymphatic Filariasis Transmission in Big Cities Affected by Conflict Related Rural-Urban Migration in Sierra Leone and Liberia: e2700 by Souza, Dziedzom Kde, Sesay, Santigie, Moore, Marnijina G, Ansumana, Rashid, Narh, Charles A, Kollie, Karsor, Rebollo, Maria P, Koudou, Benjamin G, Koroma, Joseph B, Bolay, Fatorma K, Boakye, Daniel A, Bockarie, Moses J

“…Background In West Africa, the principal vectors of lymphatic filariasis (LF) are Anopheles species with Culex species playing only a minor role in…”
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