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  1. Amoah, A. S., Forson, A. G., Boakye, D. A. (2012). A review of epidemiological studies of asthma in Ghana. Ghana Med J. 2012 Jun;46(2 Suppl):23-8. PMID: 23661814
  2. de Souza, D. K., Koudou, B. Kelly-Hope, L. A., Wilson, M. D., Bockarie, M. J., Boakye, D. A. (2011). Diversity and transmission competence in lymphatic filariasis vectors in West Africa, and the implications for accelerated elimination of Anopheles-transmitted filariasis.Parasit Vectors. 2012 Nov 14;5:259. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-259. PMID: 23151383
  3. Ablordey, A., Amissah, D. A., Aboagye, I. F., Hatano, B., Yamazaki, T., Sata, T., Ishikawa, K., Katano, H. (2012). Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans by the loop mediated isothermal amplification method. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012;6(4):e1590. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001590. Epub 2012 Apr 3. PMID: 22509415
  4. Bonney, J. H., Kronmann, K. C., Lindan, C. P., Asante, I. A., Parbie, P., Aboagye,  J., Amankwah, J., Odoom, J. K., Adjabeng, M., Nzussouo, N. T., Ahadzie, L., Barthel, R. V., Cornelius, C., Amofah, G., Oyofo, B., Ampofo, W. K. (2012).Virological surveillance of influenza-like illness among children in Ghana, 2008-2010. J Infect Dis. 2012 Dec 15;206 Suppl 1:S108-13. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jis577. PMID: 23169955
  5. Ughasi, J., Bekard, H. E., Coulibaly, M., Adabie-Gomez, D., Gyapong, J., Appawu, M., Wilson, M. D., Boakye, D. A. (2012). Mansonia africana and Mansonia uniformis are vectors in the transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti lymphatic filariasis in Ghana. Parasit Vectors. 2012 May 7;5:89. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-89. PMID: 22564488
  6. Odoom, J.K., Bel-Nono, S., Rodgers, D., Agbenohevi, P. G., Dafeamekpor, C. K., Sowa, R. M., Danso, F., Tettey, R., Suu-Ire, R., Bonney, J. H., Asante, I. A., Aboagye, J., Abana, C. Z., Frimpong, J. A, Kronmann, K. C., Oyofo, B. A., Ampofo, W. K. (2012).Troop education and avian influenza surveillance in military barracks in Ghana, 2011. BMC Public Health. 2012 Nov 8;12:957. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-957. PMID: 23137234
  7. Armah, G. E., Breiman, R. F., Tapia, M. D., Dallas, M. J., Neuzil, K. M., Binka, F. N., Sow, S. O., Ojwando, J., Ciarlet, M., Steele, A. D. (2012). Immunogenicity of the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine in African infants.Vaccine. 2012 Apr 27;30 Suppl 1:A86-93. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.10.006. PMID: 22520142
  8. Yeboah-Manu, D., Röltgen, K., Opare, W., Asan-Ampah, K., Quenin-Fosu, K.  Asante-Poku, A., Ampadu, E., Fyfe,  J., Koram, K., Ahorlu, C., Pluschke, G. (2012). Sero-epidemiology as a tool to screen populations for exposure to Mycobacterium ulcerans. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Jan;6(1):e1460. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001460. Epub 2012 Jan 10. PMID: 22253937
  9. de Souza, D. K., Quaye, C., Mosi, L., Addo, P., Boakye, D. A. (2012). A quick and cost effective method for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection.BMC Infect Dis. 2012 Jan 18;12:8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-8. PMID: 22257432
  10. Abuaku,  B., Duah, N., Quaye, L., Quashie, N., Koram, K. (2012).Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine combination in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children under five years of age in three ecological zones in Ghana. Malar J. 2012 Nov 22;11:388. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-388.PMID: 23173737
  11. Odoom, J. K., Obodai, E., Barnor, J. S., Ashun, M., Arthur-Quarm, J., Osei-Kwasi, M. (2012). Human Enteroviruses isolated during acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in Ghana: implications for the post eradication era. Pan Afr Med J. 2012;12:74. Epub 2012 Jul 16. PMID: 23077695
  12. Wilson, M. D., Osei-Atweneboana, M., Boakye, D. A., Osei-Akoto, I., Obuobi, E., Wiafe, C., Kiszewski, A. S. (2012). Efficacy of DEET and non-DEET-based insect repellents against bites of Simulium damnosum vectors of onchocerciasis. Med Vet Entomol. 2013 Jun;27(2):226-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2012.01054.x. Epub 2012 Nov 20. PMID: 23167529
  13. Aidoo, E., Addai, F. K., Ahenkorah, J., Hottor, B., Bugyei, K. A., Gyan, B. A. (2012). Natural cocoa ingestion reduced liver damage in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei (NK65). Res Rep Trop Med. 2012 Sep 4;3:107-116. doi: 10.2147/RRTM.S33149. eCollection 2012. PMID: 30890870
  14. Adu-Addai, B., Koney, E. B., Addo, P., Kaneene, J., Mackenzie, C., Agnew, D. W. (2012). Importance of infectious bovine reproductive diseases: an example from Ghana. Vet Rec. 2012 Jul 14;171(2):47. doi: 10.1136/vr.100789. Epub 2012 Jun 15. PMID: 22706039
  15. Ghansah, A., Rockett, K. A., Clark, T. G., Wilson, M. D., Koram, K. A., Oduro, A. R., Amenga-Etego, L., Anyorigiya, T., Hodgson, A., Milligan, P., Rogers, W. O., Kwiatkowski, D. P. (2012). Haplotype analyses of haemoglobin C and haemoglobin S and the dynamics of the evolutionary response to malaria in Kassena-Nankana District of Ghana.PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e34565. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034565. Epub 2012 Apr 10.PMID: 22506028
  16. Duah, N. O., Quashie, N. B., Abuaku, B. K., Sebeny, P. J., Kronmann, K. C., Koram, K. A. (2012). Surveillance of molecular markers of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine 5 years after the change of malaria treatment policy in Ghana. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Dec;87(6):996-1003. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0202. Epub 2012 Oct 8. PMID: 23045251
  17. Osei-Atweneboana, M. Y., Boakye, D. A., Awadzi, K., Gyapong, J. O., Prichard, R. K. (2012). Genotypic analysis of β-tubulin in Onchocerca volvulus from communities and individuals showing poor parasitological response to ivermectin treatment. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2012 Feb 12;2:20-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2012.01.005. eCollection 2012 Dec. PMID: 24533268
  18. Bonney, J. H., Kwame-Aryee, R. A., Obed, S., Tamatey, A. A., Barnor, J. S., Armah, N. B., Oppong, S. A., Osei-Kwesi, M. (2012). Fatal hepatitis E viral infection in pregnant women in Ghana: a case series. BMC Res Notes. 2012 Sep 3;5:478. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-478. PMID: 22937872
  19. Dadzie, S., Boakye, D.,  Asoala, V., Koram, K., Kiszewski, A., Appawu, M. (2012). A community-wide study of malaria reduction: evaluating efficacy and user-acceptance of a low-cost repellent in northern Ghana. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Feb;88(2):309-14. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0370. Epub 2012 Dec 18. PMID: 23249683 
  20. Ampofo, W. (2012). Tackling influenza in Ghana. Interview by Ben Jones. Bull World Health Organ. 2012 Apr 1;90(4):254-5. doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.040412. PMID: 22511820
  21. Odoom, J. K., Forrest, L., Dunn, G., Osei-Kwasi, M., Obodai, E., Arthur-Quarm, J., Barnor, J., Minor, P. D., Martin, J. (2012). Interruption of poliovirus transmission in Ghana: molecular epidemiology of wild-type 1 poliovirus isolated from 1995 to 2008. J Infect Dis. 2012 Oct 1;206(7):1111-20. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jis474. Epub 2012 Jul 24. PMID: 22829642
  22. Donkor, E. S., Newman, M. J, Yeboah-Manu, D.  (2011). Epidemiological aspects of non-human antibiotic usage and resistance: implications for the control of antibiotic resistance in Ghana. First published: 13 March 2012 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.02955.xe
  23. Bonney, J. H. K., Kronmann, K. C., Lindan, C. P., Asante, I. A.,  Parbie, P., Aboagye, J, Amankwah, J., Odoom, J. K., Adjabeng, M., Nzussouo, N. T., Ahadzie, L., Barthel, R. V., Cornelius, C., Amofah, G., Oyofo, B., Ampofo, W. K .(2012). Virological surveillance of influenza-like illness among children in Ghana, 2008-2010 The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 206, Issue suppl_1, 15 December 2012, Pages S108–S113, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jis577. PMID: 23169955
  24. Kweku, M. A., Odoom, S., Puplampu, N., Desewu, K., Nuako, G. K., Gyan, .B, Raczniak, G., Kronmann, K. C., Koram, K. A., Botero, S., Boakye, D., Akuffo, H. (2012). An outbreak of suspected cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana: lessons learnt and preparation for future outbreaks. Global Health Action, 13 Jul 2011, 4 DOI: 10.3402/gha.v4i0.5527 PMID: 21765823 PMCID: PMC3137292
  25. Dosoo, D. K., Kayan, K., Adu-Gyasi, D., Kwara, E.,  Ocran, J., Osei-Kwakye, K. Mahama, E., Amenga-Etego, S., Bilson, P., Asante, K. P.,  Koram, K. A., Owusu-Agyei, S. (2012). Haematological and Biochemical Reference Values for Healthy Adults in the Middle Belt of Ghana  Published: April 27, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036308
  26. Odoom, J. K., Obodai, E., Barnor, J. S., Ashun, M., Arthur-Quarm, J., Osei-Kwasi, M. (2012). Human enteroviruses isolated during acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in Ghana: Implications for the post eradication era The Pan African Medical Journal, 16 Jul 2012, 12:74 doi:10.11604/pamj.2012.12.74.1602 PMID: 23077695 PMCID: PMC3473960
  27. de Souza, D. K., Quaye, C., Mosi, L., Addo, P., & Boakye, D. A. (2012). A quick and cost effective method for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection A quick and cost effective method for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection. BMC Infectious Diseases, 12(1), 1-7. DOI:10.1186/1471-2334-12-8
  28. Asare, S. Y., Paintsil, E., Koram, K., Atuguba, F., Asoala, V., & Humphries, D. (2012). Relationship between nutritional status and the prevalence of malaria and anemia among children in the Kassena‐Nankana District of Ghana.First published: 01 April 2012 https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.28.8
  29. Yeboah-Manu, D., Röltgen, K., Opare, W., Asan-Ampah, K., Quenin-Fosu, K., Asante-Poku, A.,  Ampadu, E., Fyfe, J.,  Koram, K., Ahorlu, C., & Pluschke, G. (2012). Sero-epidemiology as a tool to screen populations for exposure to mycobacterium ulcerans. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001460. PMCID: PMC3254650 PMID: 22253937
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  31. Hogewoning, A. A., Bouwes Bavinck, J. N., Amoah, A. S., Boakye, D. A., Yazdanbakhsh, M., Kremsner, P. G., … & Lavrijsen, A. P. M. (2012). Point and period prevalences of eczema in rural and urban schoolchildren in Ghana, Gabon and Rwanda. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 26(4), 488-494. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04106.x
  32. Adu-Addai, B., Koney, E. B., Addo, P., Kaneene, J., Mackenzie, C., & Agnew, D. W. (2012). Importance of infectious bovine reproductive diseases: an example from Ghana. Veterinary Record, 171(2). The Veterinary Record; London Vol. 171, Iss. 2,  (Jul 14, 2012): 47. DOI:10.1136/vr.100789. PMID: 22706039
  33. Abuaku, B., Duah, N., Quaye, L., Quashie, N., & Koram, K. (2012). Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine combination in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children under five years of age in three ecological zones in Ghana. Malaria journal, 11(1), 1-8. Malaria Journal, 22 Nov 2012, 11:388 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-388 PMID: 23173737 PMCID: PMC3519607
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  41. Tchouassi, D. P., Quakyi, I. A., Addison, E. A., Bosompem, K. M., Wilson, M. D., Appawu, M. A., … & Boakye, D. A. (2012). Characterization of malaria transmission by vector populations for improved interventions during the dry season in the Kpone-on-Sea area of coastal Ghana. Parasites & vectors, 5(1), 1-8. London Vol. 5,  (2012): 212. DOI:10.1186/1756-3305-5-212
  42. Yeboah-Manu, D., Asante-Poku, A., Ampah, K. A., Kpeli, G., Danso, E., Owusu-Darko, K., & Bonsu, F. A. (2012). Drug susceptibility pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Ghana; correlation with clinical response. Mycobac Dis, 2(107), 2161-1068. DOI:10.4172/2161-1068.1000107
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  48. Bonney, J. H. K., Kwame-Aryee, R. A., Obed, S., Tamatey, A. A., Barnor, J. S., Armah, N. B., … & Osei-Kwesi, M. (2012). Fatal hepatitis E viral infection in pregnant women in Ghana: a case series. BMC research notes, 5(1), 1-5. BMC Research Notes; London Vol. 5,  (2012): 478. DOI:10.1186/1756-0500-5-478
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