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Host-directed therapies for infectious diseases: current status, recent progress, and future prospects by Zumla, Alimuddin, Prof, Rao, Martin, PhD, Wallis, Robert S, Prof, Kaufmann, Stefan H E, Prof, Rustomjee, Roxana, PhD, Mwaba, Peter, PhD, Vilaplana, Cris, PhD, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Prof, Chakaya, Jeremiah, PhD, Ippolito, Giuseppe, Prof, Azhar, Esam, PhD, Hoelscher, Michael, Prof, Maeurer, Markus, Prof

“…Summary Despite extensive global efforts in the fight against killer infectious diseases, they still cause one in four deaths worldwide and are important…”
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On the origin of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer by Doig, Kenneth D, Holt, Kathryn E, Fyfe, Janet A M, Lavender, Caroline J, Eddyani, Miriam, Portaels, Françoise, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Pluschke, Gerd, Seemann, Torsten, Stinear, Timothy P

“…Mycobacterium ulcerans is an unusual bacterial pathogen with elusive origins. While closely related to the aquatic dwelling M. marinum, M. ulcerans has evolved…”
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Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B.1.1.529) - highlights Africa's research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps, inequities of vaccine distribution, inadequacies in global COVID-19 response and control efforts by Petersen, Eskild, Ntoumi, Francine, Hui, David S, Abubakar, Aisha, Kramer, Laura D., Obiero, Christina, Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah, Blumberg, Lucille, Yapi, Richard, Al-Abri, Seif, Pinto, Tatiana de Castro Abreu, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Haider, Najmul, Asogun, Danny, Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P., Kapata, Nathan, Bates, Matthew, Ansumana, Rashid, Montaldo, Chiara, Mucheleng'anga, Luchenga, Tembo, John, Mwaba, Peter, Himwaze, Cordelia M., Hamid, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Mboera, Leonard, Raj, Tajudeen, Aklillu, Eleni, Veas, Francisco, Edwards, Sarah, Kaleebu, Pontiano, McHugh, Timothy D., Chakaya, Jeremiah, Nyirenda, Thomas, Bockarie, Moses, Nyasulu, Peter S, Wejse, Christian, Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Azhar, Esam I., Maeurer, Markus, Nachega, Jean B., Kock, Richard, Ippolito, Giuseppe, Zumla, Alimuddin

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Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections—A neglected and emerging problem by Ahmed, Imran, Tiberi, Simon, Farooqi, Joveria, Jabeen, Kauser, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Migliori, Giovanni Battista, Hasan, Rumina

“…•Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) inhabit many niches, including man-made, and cause infections in humans.•Infection with NTM is not considered until late in…”
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Strengthening surveillance in Ghana against public health emergencies of international concern by Adachi, Motoi, Taniguchi, Kiyosu, Hori, Hiroki, Mizutani, Taketoshi, Ishizaka, Aya, Ishikawa, Koichi, Matano, Tetsuro, Opare, David, Arhin, Doris, Asiedu, Franklin Bekoe, Ampofo, William Kwabena, Yeboah, Dorothy Manu, Koram, Kwadwo Ansah, Anang, Abraham Kwabena, Kiyono, Hiroshi

“…Among western African countries, the Republic of Ghana has maintained an economic growth rate of 5% since the 1980s and is now categorized as a middle-income…”
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Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in nine sub-Saharan African countries by Haider, Najmul, Osman, Abdinasir Yusuf, Gadzekpo, Audrey, Akipede, George O, Asogun, Danny, Ansumana, Rashid, Lessells, Richard John, Khan, Palwasha, Hamid, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Mboera, Leonard, Shayo, Elizabeth Henry, Mmbaga, Blandina T, Urassa, Mark, Musoke, David, Kapata, Nathan, Ferrand, Rashida Abbas, Kapata, Pascalina-Chanda, Stigler, Florian, Czypionka, Thomas, Zumla, Alimuddin, Kock, Richard, McCoy, David

“…Lockdown measures have been introduced worldwide to contain the transmission of COVID-19. However, the term ‘lockdown’ is not well-defined. Indeed, WHO’s…”
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Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: The complexity of the comorbid interactions by Boadu, Augustine Asare, Yeboah-Manu, Michelle, Osei-Wusu, Stephen, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy

“…•Challenges associated with TB-DM management highlight the urgency of addressing it.•TB screening for diabetes patients is essential for management of…”
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Reference set of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical strains: A tool for research and product development by Borrell, Sònia, Trauner, Andrej, Brites, Daniela, Rigouts, Leen, Loiseau, Chloe, Coscolla, Mireia, Niemann, Stefan, De Jong, Bouke, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Kato-Maeda, Midori, Feldmann, Julia, Reinhard, Miriam, Beisel, Christian, Gagneux, Sebastien

“…The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) causes tuberculosis (TB) in humans and various other mammals. The human-adapted members of the MTBC comprise…”
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Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Malaria Health Services in sub-Saharan Africa – A Situation Analysis of the Disruptions and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Chanda-Kapata, Pascalina, Ntoumi, Francine, Kapata, Nathan, Lungu, Patrick, Mucheleng'anga, Luchenga Adam, Chakaya, Jeremiah, Tembo, John, Himwaze, Cordelia, Ansumana, Rashid, Asogun, Danny, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Nyasulu, Peter, Mwaba, Peter, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Zumla, Alimuddin, Nachega, Jean B.

“…•The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted negatively on Africa's health systems•COVID-19 disruptions on TB and other health services need to be urgently…”
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Minimizing the impact of the triple burden of COVID-19, tuberculosis and HIV on health services in sub-Saharan Africa by Nachega, Jean B., Kapata, Nathan, Sam-Agudu, Nadia A., Decloedt, Eric H., Katoto, Patrick D.M.C., Nagu, Tumaini, Mwaba, Peter, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Chanda-Kapata, Pascalina, Ntoumi, Francine, Geng, Elvin H., Zumla, Alimuddin

“…•Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) bear a high proportion of the global burden of TB and HIV cases.•COVID-19 is negatively impacting on TB/HIV health services in…”
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Control of Streptococcal Infections: Is a Common Vaccine Target Achievable Against Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus pneumoniae by Bedeley, Edmund, Gori, Andrea, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Diallo, Kanny

“…Both [group B streptococcus (GBS)] and (pneumococcus) remain significant pathogens as they cause life threatening infections mostly in children and the…”
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Determinants of burnout among nurses and midwives at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: A cross‐sectional study by Opoku, Douglas Aninng, Ayisi‐Boateng, Nana Kwame, Mohammed, Aliyu, Sulemana, Alhassan, Gyamfi, Abigail Owusuwaa, Owusu, Dominic Kwabena, Yeboah, Dorothy, Spangenberg, Kathryn, Ofosu, Hilda Maria, Edusei, Anthony Kwaku

“…Aim This study determined the prevalence and key determinants of burnout among nurses and midwives in Kumasi, Ghana. Design Hospital‐based cross‐sectional…”
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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in the Volta Region of Ghana by Ameke, Selassie, Asare, Prince, Aboagye, Samuel Yaw, Otchere, Isaac Darko, Osei-Wusu, Stephen, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Asante-Poku, Adwoa

“…Available molecular epidemiological data from recent studies suggest significant genetic variation between the different lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis…”
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Latent TB Infection (LTBI) – Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis and the dynamics of the granuloma battleground by Rao, Martin, Ippolito, Giuseppe, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Ntoumi, Francine, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Vilaplana, Cristina, Zumla, Alimuddin, Maeurer, Markus

“…•Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) affects over 30% of the world’s population.•Host-pathogen interactions, genetics and immune landscape influence LTBI…”
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Microbial profile of root canals of pulpally infected teeth in Ghanaians by Konadu, Akua Boakyewaa, Nyako, Ebnezer Anno, Ampofo, Patrick Caldicock, Akyeh, Moses Lorenzo, Ndanu, Thomas Akuetteh, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy

“…Introduction: Pulpal and periapical infections are initiated by microorganisms when they gain access to the dental pulp. The success of root canal treatment…”
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Impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on mother and child health - the case of Ghana by Koka, Eric, Narh, Emmanuel, Asante-Poku, Adwoa, Adjei, Daniel Kwame Ampofo, Sebbie, Diana, Siam, Ishaque Mintah, Asare, Prince, McCoy, David, Gadzekpo, Audrey, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy

“…The lockdown measures in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have led to a wide range of unintended consequences for women and children. Until the…”
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The re-emergence of Marburg virus Disease in West Africa: how prepared is the sub-region for preventing recurrent zoonotic outbreaks? by Bockarie, Moses John, Hanson, Jarod, Ansumana, Rashid, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Zumla, Alimuddin, Lee, Shui Shan

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Seasonality and Locality Affect the Diversity of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii Midgut Microbiota from Ghana by Akorli, Jewelna, Gendrin, Mathilde, Pels, Nana Adjoa P, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Christophides, George K, Wilson, Michael D

“…Symbiotic bacteria can have important implications in the development and competence of disease vectors. In Anopheles mosquitoes, the composition of the midgut…”
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Zoonotic Tuberculosis – The Changing Landscape by Kock, Richard, Michel, Anita L., Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Azhar, Esam I., Torrelles, Jordi B., Cadmus, Simeon I., Brunton, Lucy, Chakaya, Jeremiah M., Marais, Ben, Mboera, Leonard, Rahim, Zeaur, Haider, Najmul, Zumla, Alimuddin

“…•Globally, Zoonotic TB remains a poorly monitored and an important unaddressed burden.•Zoonotic TB primarily from consumption M. bovis contaminated…”
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Phylogenomics of Mycobacterium africanum reveals a new lineage and a complex evolutionary history by Coscolla, Mireia, Gagneux, Sebastien, Menardo, Fabrizio, Loiseau, Chloé, Ruiz-Rodriguez, Paula, Borrell, Sonia, Otchere, Isaac Darko, Asante-Poku, Adwoa, Asare, Prince, Sánchez-Busó, Leonor, Gehre, Florian, Sanoussi, C N'Dira, Antonio, Martin, Affolabi, Dissou, Fyfe, Janet, Beckert, Patrick, Niemann, Stefan, Alabi, Abraham S, Grobusch, Martin P, Kobbe, Robin, Parkhill, Julian, Beisel, Christian, Fenner, Lukas, Böttger, Erik C, Meehan, Conor J, Harris, Simon R, de Jong, Bouke C, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Brites, Daniela

“…Human tuberculosis (TB) is caused by members of the complex (MTBC). The MTBC comprises several human-adapted lineages known as , as well as two lineages (L5…”
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