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A qualitative assessment of the health systems factors influencing the prevention of malaria in pregnancy using intermittent preventive treatment and insecticide-treated nets in Ghana by De-Gaulle, Virtue Fiawokome, Kamgno, Joseph, Orish, Verner N, Kotoh, Agnes, Mbacham, Wilfred, Tagbor, Harry, Magnussen, Pascal

“…Ghana has adopted and implemented intermittent preventive treatment using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in an…”
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Assessing health system factors affecting access and delivery of IPTp-SP and ITN to pregnant women attending ANC clinics in Ghana by De-Gaulle, Virtue Fiawokome, Magnussen, Pascal, Kamgno, Joseph, Mbacham, Wilfred, Orish, Verner N, Tagbor, Harry

“…Introduction Malaria interventions including use of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine as Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPTp-SP) and distribution of Insecticide…”
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Interpreting rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for Plasmodium falciparum by Orish, Verner N, De-Gaulle, Virtue F, Sanyaolu, Adekunle O

“…Rapid diagnostic tests have been of tremendous help in malaria control in endemic areas, helping in diagnosis and treatment of malaria cases. It is heavily…”
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The parasitology of female genital schistosomiasis by Orish, Verner N., Morhe, Emmanuel Komla Senanu, Azanu, Wisdom, Alhassan, Robert K., Gyapong, Margaret

“…Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is the gynaecological presentation of Schistosoma haematobium infection, resulting from egg deposition in the female…”
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Assessing health-seeking behaviour and malaria prevention practices among communities in four districts of the Volta Region of Ghana by Orish, Verner N., Maalman, Raymond Saa-Eru, Donkor, Otchere Y., Ceruantes, Barbara Yordanis Henandez, Osei, Eric, Amu, Hubert, Appiah, Prince Kubi, Konlan, Kennedy Diema, Mumuni, Hadiru, Kim, Eunji, Kim, Siwoo, Jung, Hajun, Ofori-Amoah, Jones, Kofie, Philip, Adjuik, Martin, Alhassan, Robert Kaba, Donkor, Ernestina Safoa, Zottor, Francis Bruno, Kweku, Margaret, Amuna, Paul, Kim, So Yoo, Gyapong, John Owusu

“…Background Malaria is a preventable disease that causes huge morbidity and mortality in malaria-endemic areas, especially among children and pregnant women…”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Prevention of Intestinal Helminth Infection among Residents of the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region of Ghana by Orish, Verner N., Asumbono, Moses A., Addei, Isaac B., Ayaaba, Moses A., Kwadzokpui, Precious K., Marinkovic, Aleksandra, Prakash, Stephanie, Okorie, Chuku, Izurieta, Ricardo, Pandit, Rajashree, Sanyaolu, Adekunle

“…Background. This study investigated the knowledge, attitude, and practices of residents in the Ho municipality towards intestinal helminth infections and their…”
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Is malaria immunity a possible protection against severe symptoms and outcomes of COVID-19? by Orish, Verner N, Boakye-Yiadom, Emily, Ansah, Evelyn K, Alhassan, Robert K, Duedu, Kwabena, Awuku, Yaw A, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Gyapong, John O

“…Malaria-endemic areas of the world are noted for high morbidity and mortality from malaria. Also noted in these areas is the majority of persons in the…”
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Reactogenicity to COVID-19 vaccination in the United States of America by Sanyaolu, Adekunle, Marinkovic, Aleksandra, Prakash, Stephanie, Desai, Priyank, Haider, Nafees, Abbasi, Abu Fahad, Mehraban, Nasima, Jain, Isha, Ekeh, Amarachi, Shazley, Omar, Okorie, Chuku, Orish, Verner N

“…In the United States, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Janssen's coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have been granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)…”
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Assessing nursing mothers' knowledge, perceptions and uptake of Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) during pregnancy in the Ho Teaching Hospital of the Volta Region of Ghana by Orish, Verner N, Puplampu, Prince N, Lokpo, Sylvester Y, Kwadzokpui, Precious K, De-Gaulle, Virtue Fiawokome, Marinkovic, Aleksandra, Prakash, Stephanie, Annan, Rochelle, Okorie, Chuku, Sanyaolu, Adekunle

“…Intermittent preventive therapy during pregnancy with Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is one of the potent strategies for preventing malaria in pregnancy…”
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Nutritional aberration and related morphological disorders among patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in Ghana: A retrospective study by Agordoh, Percival Delali, Lokpo, Sylvester Yao, Owiredu, William K.B.A., Orish, Verner N., Tettey, Clement Okraku, Sah, John Agyemang, Kuatsienu, Lydia Enyonam, Ameke, Louis Selassie, Osei-Yeboah, James

“…Metabolic and nutritional abnormalities among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) have been reported due to either their HIV infection,…”
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The Epidemiology of Bloodstream Infections and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns: A Nine-Year Retrospective Study at St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia, Ghana by Osei-Yeboah, James, Attivor, Waldermer, Angmorkie Eshun, Vida, Kpene, Godsway Edem, Ussher, Francis Abeku, Orish, Verner Ndudiri, Lokpo, Sylvester Yao, Dakorah, Mavis Popuelle, Deku, John Gameli, Agyei, Eunice

“…Background. Bloodstream infections are among the top causes of morbidity and mortality in people of all ages, especially in immunocompromised patients in…”
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Physician Perception and Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Patients with Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Ghana by Orish, Verner N., Simpiney, Saviour Anorkplim, Lokpo, Sylvester Yao, Agordoh, Percival D., Lopez, Duniesky Martinez, Alalbila, Thelma M., Sanyaolu, Adekunle

“…This study evaluated physicians’ perception and diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections (IPI) in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. This…”
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Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on complicated malaria admissions and outcomes in the paediatric Ho Teaching Hospital of the Volta Region of Ghana by Orish, Verner N, Akake, Kennedy, Lokpo, Sylvester Y, Kwadzokpui, Precious K, Amegan-Aho, Kokou Hefoume, Mac-Ankrah, Lennox, Boakye-Yiadom, Emily, Ibrahim, Jamfaru, Kwofie, Theophilus B

“…Since Ghana recorded its first cases of COVID-19 in early March 2020, healthcare delivery in the country has been hugely affected by the pandemic. Malaria…”
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Reactogenicity to COVID-19 vaccination in the United States of America by Adekunle Sanyaolu, Aleksandra Marinkovic, Stephanie Prakash, Priyank Desai, Nafees Haider, Abu Fahad Abbasi, Nasima Mehraban, Isha Jain, Amarachi Ekeh, Omar Shazley, Chuku Okorie, Verner N. Orish

“…Purpose: In the United States, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Janssen's coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have been granted Emergency Use…”
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Acquired malaria immunity in the era of the malaria vaccine by Afeke, Innocent, Orish, Verner N, Adu-Amankwaah, Joseph

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Effectiveness of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnancy with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine against Submicroscopic falciparum Malaria in Central Region, Ghana by Egyir-Yawson, Alexander, Orish, Verner Ndudiri, Afoakwah, Richmond, Nwaefuna, Ekene K., Boampong, J. N.

“…Malaria infections undetectable by microscopy but detectable by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (submicroscopic malaria) are common in endemic areas like…”
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Persistent transmission of soil-transmitted helminths despite 16 years of uninterrupted Mebendazole- and ivermectin-based preventive chemotherapy in the Lomie Health District (East Region, Cameroon): The emergency of complementary control strategies by Efon-Ekangouo, Arnauld, De-Gaulle, Virtue F, Emalio, Yannick, Orish, Verner N, Djune-Yemeli, Linda, Simo-Simo, Michèle L, Tsasse, Martine A, Mbakam, Laetitia, Nana-Djeunga, Hugues C, Kamgno, Joseph

“…The control of the Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) infections primarily relies on the school-based Preventive Chemotherapy (PCT) with mebendazole. Given the…”
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Knowledge and perception of asymptomatic malaria in the Volta region of Ghana by Orish, Verner N, Kyeremateng, Caleb, Appiah, Baffoe P, Addei, Isaac B, Ayaba, Moses A, Kwadzokpui, Precious K, Marinkovic, Aleksandra, Prakash, Stephanie, Okorie, Chuku, Izurieta, Ricardo, Sanyaolu, Adekunle

“…ABSTRACT Background The control of asymptomatic malaria is considered a key aspect of malaria control. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and perception…”
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Acinetobacter baumannii -induced infective endocarditis: new insights into pathophysiology and antibiotic resistance mechanisms by Afeke, Innocent, Adu-Amankwaah, Joseph, Nyarko, Mary, Bushi, Aisha, Ablordey, Anthony S, Duah, Priscilla A, I Wowui, Prosperl, Orish, Verner N

“…Infective endocarditis (IE), characterized by inflammation of the endocardial surface of the heart and its valves, results from infections caused by , and…”
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HIV and malaria prevalence among pregnant women with and without pre‐eclampsia at the Atua Government Hospital in Ghana’s eastern region by Orish, Verner N., Ansong‐Boateng, Jude, Puplampu, Prince N., Ibine, Bolade, Azanu, Wisdom, Amoh, Michael Y., Lokpo, Sylvester Y., Afeke, Innocent, Alalbila, Thelma Mpoku, Agordoh, Percival D., Marinkovic, Aleksandra, Sanyaolu, Adekunle

“…Objective To evaluate the association of malaria and HIV with pre‐eclampsia by evaluating their prevalence among pregnant women. Methods Using a case–control…”
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