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Assessing Lymphatic Filariasis Data Quality in Endemic Communities in Ghana, Using the Neglected Tropical Diseases Data Quality Assessment Tool for Preventive Chemotherapy.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016, v. 10, n. 3, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004590
By:
- de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
- Yirenkyi, Eric;
- Otchere, Joseph;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Ameme, Donne K.;
- Sackey, Samuel;
- Ahorlu, Collins;
- Wilson, Michael D.
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Article
Onchocerciasis Transmission in Ghana: Persistence under Different Control Strategies and the Role of the Simuliid Vectors.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015, v. 9, n. 4, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003688
By:
- Lamberton, Poppy H. L.;
- Cheke, Robert A.;
- Winskill, Peter;
- Tirados, Iñaki;
- Walker, Martin;
- Osei-Atweneboana, Mike Y.;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Tetteh-Kumah, Anthony;
- Boakye, Daniel A.;
- Wilson, Michael D.;
- Post, Rory J.;
- Basañez, María-Gloria
Publication type:
Article
Onchocerciasis Transmission in Ghana: Persistence under Different Control Strategies and the Role of the Simuliid Vectors.
Published in:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015, v. 9, n. 4, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003688
By:
- Lamberton, Poppy H. L.;
- Cheke, Robert A.;
- Winskill, Peter;
- Tirados, Iñaki;
- Walker, Martin;
- Osei-Atweneboana, Mike Y.;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Tetteh-Kumah, Anthony;
- Boakye, Daniel A.;
- Wilson, Michael D.;
- Post, Rory J.;
- Basañez, María-Gloria
Publication type:
Article
Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in The Gambia.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015, v. 9, n. 3, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003642
By:
- Rebollo, Maria P.;
- Sambou, Sana Malang;
- Thomas, Brent;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Jaye, Momodou C.;
- Kelly-Hope, Louise;
- Escalada, Alba Gonzalez;
- Molyneux, David H.;
- Bockarie, Moses J.
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Article
Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in The Gambia.
Published in:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015, v. 9, n. 3, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003642
By:
- Rebollo, Maria P.;
- Sambou, Sana Malang;
- Thomas, Brent;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Jaye, Momodou C.;
- Kelly-Hope, Louise;
- Escalada, Alba Gonzalez;
- Molyneux, David H.;
- Bockarie, Moses J.
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Article
Persistent ‘hotspots’ of lymphatic filariasis microfilaraemia despite 14 years of mass drug administration in Ghana.
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 2016, v. 110, n. 12, p. 690, doi. 10.1093/trstmh/trx007
By:
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Yikpotey, Paul;
- Marfo, Benjamin K.;
- Odoom, Samuel;
- Mensah, Ernest O.;
- Asiedu, Odame;
- Alomatu, Bright;
- Hervie, Edward T.;
- Yeboah, Abednego;
- Ade, Serge;
- Hinderaker, Sven G.;
- Reid, Anthony;
- Takarinda, Kudakwashe C.;
- Koudou, Benjamin;
- Koroma, Joseph B.
Publication type:
Article
Improving drug delivery strategies for lymphatic filariasis elimination in urban areas in Ghana.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017, v. 11, n. 5, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005619
By:
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Garshong, Bertha;
- Alomatu, Bright;
- de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
- Gyapong, Margaret;
- Kyelem, Dominique
Publication type:
Article
Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017, v. 11, n. 3, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005280
By:
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
- Marfo, Benjamin;
- Odoom, Samuel;
- Alomatu, Bright;
- Asiedu, Odame;
- Yeboah, Abednego;
- Hervie, Tei E.;
- Mensah, Ernest O.;
- Yikpotey, Paul;
- Koroma, Joseph B.;
- Molyneux, David;
- Bockarie, Moses J.;
- Gyapong, John O.
Publication type:
Article
Ghana: Accelerating neglected tropical disease control in a setting of economic development.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019, v. 13, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007005
By:
- Hotez, Peter J.;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Fenwick, Alan;
- Molyneux, David H.;
- Sachs, Jeffrey D.
Publication type:
Article
Elimination within reach: A cross-sectional study highlighting the factors that contribute to persistent lymphatic filariasis in eight communities in rural Ghana.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019, v. 13, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006994
By:
- Minetti, Corrado;
- Mechan, Frank;
- Reimer, Lisa J.;
- Tettevi, Edward J.;
- Idun, Bright;
- Osei-Atweneboana, Mike Yaw;
- Prada, Joaquín M.;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo
Publication type:
Article
Schistosomiasis in Africa: Improving strategies for long-term and sustainable morbidity control.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018, v. 12, n. 6, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006484
By:
- French, Michael D.;
- Evans, Darin;
- Fleming, Fiona M.;
- Secor, W. Evan;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Brooker, Simon J.;
- Bustinduy, Amaya;
- Gouvras, Anouk;
- Kabatereine, Narcis;
- King, Charles H.;
- Rebollo Polo, Maria;
- Reinhard-Rupp, Jutta;
- Rollinson, David;
- Tchuem Tchuenté, Louis-Albert;
- Utzinger, Jürg;
- Waltz, Johannes;
- Zhang, Yaobi
Publication type:
Article
Improving spatial prediction of Schistosoma haematobium prevalence in southern Ghana through new remote sensors and local water access profiles.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018, v. 12, n. 6, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006517
By:
- Kulinkina, Alexandra V.;
- Walz, Yvonne;
- Koch, Magaly;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Utzinger, Jürg;
- Naumova, Elena N.
Publication type:
Article
Elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Ghana: Providing evidence through a pre-validation survey.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017, v. 11, n. 12, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006099
By:
- Debrah, Oscar;
- Mensah, Ernest O.;
- Senyonjo, Laura;
- de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
- Hervie, Tei E.;
- Agyemang, David;
- Bakajika, Didier;
- Marfo, Benjamin;
- Ahorsu, Felix;
- Wanye, Seth;
- Bailey, Robin;
- Koroma, Joseph B.;
- Aboe, Agatha;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo
Publication type:
Article
Review of MDA registers for Lymphatic Filariasis: Findings, and potential uses in addressing the endgame elimination challenges.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020, v. 14, n. 5, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008306
By:
- de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
- Gass, Katherine;
- Otchere, Joseph;
- Htet, Ye Min;
- Asiedu, Odame;
- Marfo, Benjamin;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Boakye, Daniel A.;
- Ahorlu, Collins S.
Publication type:
Article
Progress towards lymphatic filariasis elimination in Ghana from 2000-2016: Analysis of microfilaria prevalence data from 430 communities.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019, v. 13, n. 8, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007115
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.
Publication type:
Article
Towards interruption of schistosomiasis transmission in sub-Saharan Africa: developing an appropriate environmental surveillance framework to guide and to support 'end game' interventions.
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2017, v. 6, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s40249-016-0215-9
By:
- Stothard, J. Russell;
- Campbell, Suzy J.;
- Osei-Atweneboana, Mike Y.;
- Durant, Timothy;
- Stanton, Michelle C.;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Rollinson, David;
- Dieudonné R. Eloundou Ombede;
- Louis-Albert Tchuem-Tchuenté
Publication type:
Article
Does Increasing Treatment Frequency Address Suboptimal Responses to Ivermectin for the Control and Elimination of River Blindness?
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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016, v. 62, n. 11, p. 1338, doi. 10.1093/cid/ciw144
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
Publication type:
Article
Reaching the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases Goals for Onchocerciasis: An Economic Evaluation of Increasing the Frequency of Ivermectin Treatment in Africa.
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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2014, v. 59, n. 7, p. 923, doi. 10.1093/cid/ciu467
By:
- Turner, Hugo C.;
- Walker, Martin;
- Churcher, Thomas S.;
- Osei-Atweneboana, Mike Y.;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Hopkins, Adrian;
- Prichard, Roger K.;
- Basáñez, María-Gloria
Publication type:
Article
Routine Surveillance Data as a Resource for Planning Integration of NTD Case Management.
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Leprosy Review, 2018, v. 89, n. 3, p. 178, doi. 10.47276/lr.89.3.178
By:
- SIMPSON, HOPE;
- QUAO, BENEDICT;
- VAN DER GRINTEN, EMMY;
- SAUNDERSON, PAUL;
- AMPADU, EDWIN;
- KWAKYEMACLEAN, CYNTHIA;
- ODOOM, SAMUEL;
- BIRITWUM, NANA-KWADWO;
- PULLAN, RACHEL;
- CANO, JORGE
Publication type:
Article
Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS) to Define Endpoints for Lymphatic Filariasis Mass Drug Administration: A Multicenter Evaluation.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013, v. 7, n. 12, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002584
By:
- Chu, Brian K.;
- Deming, Michael;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Bougma, Windtaré R.;
- Dorkenoo, Améyo M.;
- El-Setouhy, Maged;
- Fischer, Peter U.;
- Gass, Katherine;
- Gonzalez de Peña, Manuel;
- Mercado-Hernandez, Leda;
- Kyelem, Dominique;
- Lammie, Patrick J.;
- Flueckiger, Rebecca M.;
- Mwingira, Upendo J.;
- Noordin, Rahmah;
- Offei Owusu, Irene;
- Ottesen, Eric A.;
- Pavluck, Alexandre;
- Pilotte, Nils;
- Rao, Ramakrishna U.
Publication type:
Article
Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS) to Define Endpoints for Lymphatic Filariasis Mass Drug Administration: A Multicenter Evaluation.
Published in:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013, v. 7, n. 12, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002584
By:
- Chu, Brian K.;
- Deming, Michael;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Bougma, Windtaré R.;
- Dorkenoo, Améyo M.;
- El-Setouhy, Maged;
- Fischer, Peter U.;
- Gass, Katherine;
- Gonzalez de Peña, Manuel;
- Mercado-Hernandez, Leda;
- Kyelem, Dominique;
- Lammie, Patrick J.;
- Flueckiger, Rebecca M.;
- Mwingira, Upendo J.;
- Noordin, Rahmah;
- Offei Owusu, Irene;
- Ottesen, Eric A.;
- Pavluck, Alexandre;
- Pilotte, Nils;
- Rao, Ramakrishna U.
Publication type:
Article
The Cost of Annual versus Biannual Community-Directed Treatment of Onchocerciasis with Ivermectin: Ghana as a Case Study.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013, v. 7, n. 9, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002452
By:
- Turner, Hugo C.;
- Osei-Atweneboana, Mike Y.;
- Walker, Martin;
- Tettevi, Edward J.;
- Churcher, Thomas S.;
- Asiedu, Odame;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Basáñez, María-Gloria
Publication type:
Article
The Cost of Annual versus Biannual Community-Directed Treatment of Onchocerciasis with Ivermectin: Ghana as a Case Study.
Published in:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013, v. 7, n. 9, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002452
By:
- Turner, Hugo C.;
- Osei-Atweneboana, Mike Y.;
- Walker, Martin;
- Tettevi, Edward J.;
- Churcher, Thomas S.;
- Asiedu, Odame;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Basáñez, María-Gloria
Publication type:
Article
Predictive vs. Empiric Assessment of Schistosomiasis: Implications for Treatment Projections in Ghana.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013, v. 7, n. 3, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002051
By:
- Kabore, Achille;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Downs, Philip W.;
- Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J.;
- Zhang, Yaobi;
- Ottesen, Eric A.
Publication type:
Article
Predictive vs. Empiric Assessment of Schistosomiasis: Implications for Treatment Projections in Ghana.
Published in:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013, v. 7, n. 3, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002051
By:
- Kabore, Achille;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Downs, Philip W.;
- Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J.;
- Zhang, Yaobi;
- Ottesen, Eric A.
Publication type:
Article
Mapping Helminth Co-Infection and Co-Intensity: Geostatistical Prediction in Ghana.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011, v. 5, n. 6, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001200
By:
- Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J.;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Gyapong, John O.;
- Brooker, Simon;
- Zhang, Yaobi;
- Blair, Lynsey;
- Fenwick, Alan;
- Clements, Archie C. A.
Publication type:
Article
Mapping Helminth Co-Infection and Co-Intensity: Geostatistical Prediction in Ghana.
Published in:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011, v. 5, n. 6, p. 1
By:
- Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J.;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Gyapong, John O.;
- Brooker, Simon;
- Zhang, Yaobi;
- Blair, Lynsey;
- Fenwick, Alan;
- Clements, Archie C. A.
Publication type:
Article
How do disease control measures impact spatial predictions of schistosomiasis and hookworm? The example of predicting school-based prevalence before and after preventive chemotherapy in Ghana.
Published in:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023, v. 16, n. 6, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011424
By:
- Kulinkina, Alexandra V.;
- Farnham, Andrea;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Utzinger, Jürg;
- Walz, Yvonne
Publication type:
Article
Onchocerciasis control in Ghana (1974–2016).
Published in:
Parasites & Vectors, 2021, v. 14, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s13071-020-04507-2
By:
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
- Asiedu, Odame;
- Marfo, Benjamin;
- Amazigo, Uche Veronica;
- Gyapong, John Owusu
Publication type:
Article
Community-based trial of annual versus biannual single-dose ivermectin plus albendazole against Wuchereria bancrofti infection in human and mosquito populations: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.
Published in:
2017
By:
- de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
- Ahorlu, Collins S.;
- Adu-Amankwah, Susan;
- Otchere, Joseph;
- Mensah, Sedzro K.;
- Larbi, Irene A.;
- Mensah, George E.;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Boakye, Daniel A.
Publication type:
journal article
Twelve-month longitudinal parasitological assessment of lymphatic filariasis-positive individuals: impact of a biannual treatment with ivermectin and albendazole.
Published in:
2017
By:
- Kanamitie, John N.;
- Ahorlu, Collins S.;
- Otchere, Joseph;
- Aboagye‐Antwi, Fred;
- Kwansa‐Bentum, Bethel;
- Boakye, Daniel A.;
- Biritwum, Nana‐Kwadwo;
- Wilson, Michael D.;
- Souza, Dziedzom K.
Publication type:
journal article
Situational analysis of lymphatic filariasis morbidity in Ahanta West District of Ghana.
Published in:
2016
By:
- Stanton, Michelle C.;
- Best, Abigail;
- Cliffe, Matthew;
- Kelly‐Hope, Louise;
- Biritwum, Nana‐Kwadwo;
- Batsa, Linda;
- Debrah, Alex
Publication type:
journal article
Developing a community-led SMS reporting tool for the rapid assessment of lymphatic filariasis morbidity burden: case studies from Malawi and Ghana.
Published in:
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2015, v. 15, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12879-015-0946-4
By:
- Stanton, Michelle C.;
- Mkwanda, Square Z.;
- Debrah, Alexander Y.;
- Batsa, Linda;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Hoerauf, Achim;
- Cliffe, Matthew;
- Best, Abigail;
- Molineux, Andrew;
- Kelly.-Hope, Louise A.
Publication type:
Article
The use of remotely sensed environmental parameters for spatial and temporal schistosomiasis prediction across climate zones in Ghana.
Published in:
Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, 2019, v. 191, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1007/s10661-019-7411-6
By:
- Wrable, Madeline;
- Kulinkina, Alexandra V.;
- Liss, Alexander;
- Koch, Magaly;
- Cruz, Melissa S.;
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- Ofosu, Anthony;
- Gute, David M.;
- Kosinski, Karen C.;
- Naumova, Elena N.
Publication type:
Article
Onchocerciasis control in Ghana (1974–2016).
Published in:
Parasites & Vectors, 2021, v. 14, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s13071-020-04507-2
By:
- Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
- de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
- Asiedu, Odame;
- Marfo, Benjamin;
- Amazigo, Uche Veronica;
- Gyapong, John Owusu
Publication type:
Article

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