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1. Amoah AS, Boakye DA, van Ree R, Yazdanbakhsh M. (2014). Parasitic worms and allergies in childhood: insights from population studies 2008-2013. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2014 May;25(3):208-17. doi: 10.1111/pai.12174. Epub 2013 Dec 10.PMID: 24325393

2. Dosoo DK, Asante KP, Kayan K, Adu-Gyasi D, Osei-Kwakye K, Mahama E, Danso S, Amenga-Etego S, Bilson P, Koram KA, Owusu-Agyei S. (2014). Biochemical and hematologic parameters for children in the middle belt of Ghana. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Apr;90(4):767-73. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0098. Epub 2014 Mar 3.PMID: 24591437

3. Bratschi, M. W., Bolz, M., Grize, L., Kerber, S., Minyem, J. C., Um Boock, A., Yeboah-Manu, D., Ruf, M. .T, Pluschke G. (2014). Primary cultivation: factors affecting contamination and Mycobacterium ulcerans growth after long turnover time of clinical specimens. BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 30;14:636. doi: 10.1186/s12879-014-0636-7.PMID: 25433390

4. Dotse, E., Bian, Y. (2014). Isolation of colorectal cancer stem-like cells.Cytotechnology. 2016 Aug;68(4):609-19. doi: 10.1007/s10616-014-9806-0. Epub 2014 Dec 23. PMID: 25535115

5. Awortwe, C., Asiedu-Gyekye, I. J, Nkansah, E., Adjei, S. (2014)Unsweetened natural cocoa has anti-asthmatic potential. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2014 Apr-Jun;27(2):203-12. doi: 10.1177/039463201402700207. PMID: 25004832

6. Narh, C. A., Mosi, L., Quaye, C., Tay, S. C., Bonfoh, B., de Souza, D. (2014). Genotyping Tools for Mycobacterium ulcerans-Drawbacks and Future Prospects.Mycobact Dis. 2014 May 5;4(2):1000149. doi: 10.4172/2161-1068.1000149.PMID: 24900947

7. Lodh, N., Naples, J. M., Bosompem, K. M., Quartey, J., Shiff, C. J. (2014) Detection of parasite-specific DNA in urine sediment obtained by filtration differentiates between single and mixed infections of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium from endemic areas in Ghana. PLoS One. 2014 Mar 14;9(3):e91144. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091144. eCollection 2014. PMID: 24632992

8. Agyapong, J., Chabi, J., Ablorde, A., Kartey, W. D., Osei, J. H., de Souza, D. K., Dadzie, S., Boakye, D. A. Ohta, N. Hadi, M. P., Suzuki, T.(2014). Ovipositional Behavior of Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes. Trop Med Health. 2014 Dec;42(4):187-90. doi: 10.2149/tmh.2014-13. Epub 2014 Sep 13. PMID: 25589884

9. Ghansah, A., Amenga-Etego, L., Amambua-Ngwa, A., Andagalu, B., Apinjoh, T., Bouyou-Akotet, M., Cornelius, V., Golassa, L., Andrianaranjaka, V. H., Ishengoma, D., Johnson, K., Kamau, E., Maïga-Ascofaré, O., Mumba, D., Tindana, P., Tshefu-Kitoto, A., Randrianarivelojosia, M., William, Y., Kwiatkowski, D. P., Djimde, A. A.(2014). Monitoring parasite diversity for malaria elimination in sub-Saharan Africa. Science. 2014 Sep 12;345(6202):1297-8. doi: 10.1126/science.1259423.PMID: 25214619

10. Kamau, E., Campino, S., Amenga-Etego, L., Drury, E., Ishengoma, D., Johnson, K., Mumba, D., Kekre, M., Yavo, W., Mead, D., Bouyou-Akotet, M., Apinjoh, T., Golassa, L., Randrianarivelojosia, M., Andagalu, B., Maiga-Ascofare, O., Amambua-Ngwa, A., Tindana, P., Ghansah, A., MacInnis, B., Kwiatkowski, D., Djimde, A.A. (2014). K13-propeller polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum parasites from sub-Saharan Africa. J Infect Dis. 2015 Apr 15;211(8):1352-5. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu608. Epub 2014 Nov 2.PMID: 2536730

11. Greenwood, B., Koram, K. (2014). Malaria control in Africa: progress but still much to do. Lancet. 2014 May 17;383(9930):1703-4. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60044-1. Epub 2014 Feb 20. PMID: 24559538

12. de Souza, D. K., Sesay, S., Moore, M. G., Ansumana, R., Narh, C. A., Kollie, K., Rebollo, M. P., Koudou, B. G., Koroma, J. B., Bolay, F, K., Boakye, D. A., Bockarie, M. J. (2014). No evidence for lymphatic filariasis transmission in big cities affected by conflict related rural-urban migration in Sierra Leone and Liberia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Feb 6;8(2):e2700. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002700. eCollection 2014 Feb. PMID: 24516686

13. Asante-Poku A., Nyaho, M. S., Borrell, S., Comas, I., Gagneux, S., Yeboah-Manu, D. (2014). Evaluation of customised lineage-specific sets of MIRU-VNTR loci for genotyping Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates in Ghana. PLoS One. 2014 Mar 25;9(3):e92675. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092675. eCollection 2014. PMID: 24667333

14. Kusi, K. A., Bosomprah, S., Dodoo, D., Kyei-Baafour, E., Dickson, E. K., Mensah, D., Angov, E., Dutta, S., Sedegah, M., Koram, K. A. (2014). Anti-sporozoite antibodies as alternative markers for malaria transmission intensity estimation. Malar J. 2014 Mar 17;13:103. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-103. PMID: 24635830

15. Egyir, B., Guardabassi, L., Monecke, S., Addo, K.K., Newman M, J., Larsen, A. R. (2014). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from Ghana include USA300.J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2015 Mar;3(1):26-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2014.11.006. Epub 2014 Dec 3. PMID: 27873646

16. Theisen, M., Roeffen, W., Singh, S. K., Andersen, G., Amoah, L., van de Vegte-Bolmer, M., Arens, T., Tiendrebeogo, R. W., Jones, S., Bousema, T., Adu, B., Dziegiel, M. H., Christiansen, M., Sauerwein, R. (2014). A multi-stage malaria vaccine candidate targeting both transmission and asexual parasite life-cycle stages. Vaccine. 2014 May 7;32(22):2623-30. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.03.020. Epub 2014 Mar 21.PMID: 24662702

17. Amissah, N. A., Gryseels, S., Tobias, N.J., Ravadgar, B., Suzuki, M., Vandelannoote, K., Durnez, L., Leirs, H., Stinear, T. P., Portaels, F., Ablordey, A., Eddyani, M. (2014). Investigating the role of free-living amoebae as a reservoir for Mycobacterium ulcerans. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Sep 4;8(9):e3148. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003148. eCollection 2014 Sep. PMID: 25188535

18. Abizari, A. R., Buxton, C., Kwara, L., Mensah-Homiah, J., Armar-Klemesu, M., Brouwer, I. D.(2014). School feeding contributes to micronutrient adequacy of Ghanaian schoolchildren. Br J Nutr. 2014 Sep 28;112(6):1019-33. doi: 10.1017/S0007114514001585. Epub 2014 Jul 3. PMID: 24990068

19. Labuda, L, A., de Jong, S. E., Meurs, L., Amoah, A. S., Mbow, M., Ateba-Ngoa, U., van der Ham, A. J., Knulst, A. C., Yazdanbakhsh, M., Adegnika, A. A. (2014).Differences in innate cytokine responses between European and African children. PLoS One. 2014 Apr 17;9(4):e95241. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095241. eCollection 2014. PMID: 24743542

20. Abu, E. K., Boampong, J. N., Ayi, I., Ghartey-Kwansah, G., Afoakwah, R., Nsiah, P., Blay, E. (2014). Infection risk factors associated with seropositivity for Toxoplasma gondii in a population-based study in the Central Region, Ghana. Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Jul;143(9):1904-12. doi: 10.1017/S0950268814002957. Epub 2014 Nov 6. PMID: 25373611

21. Parmar, D., Williams, G., Dkhimi, F., Ndiaye, A., Asante, F. A., Arhinful, D. K., Mladovsky, P. (2014). Enrolment of older people in social health protection programs in West Africa–does social exclusion play a part? Soc Sci Med. 2014 Oct;119:36-44. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.08.011. Epub 2014 Aug 13. PMID: 25137646

22. Gellin, B. G., Ampofo, W. K. (2014). Seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccine: demand, supply and vaccine availability. Vaccine. 2014 Dec 12;32(52):7037-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.10.062. Epub 2014 Nov 5. PMID: 25444824

23. Lamberton, P. H., Cheke, R. A., Walker, M., Winskill, P., Osei-Atweneboana, M. Y., Tirados, I., Tetteh-Kumah, A., Boakye, D. A., Wilson, M. D., Post, R. J., Basáñez, M. G. (2014). Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: biting and parous rates of host-seeking sibling species of the Simulium damnosum complex. Parasit Vectors. 2014 Nov 21;7:511. doi: 10.1186/s13071-014-0511-9. PMID: 25413569

24. Mitchell, N. J., Kumi, J., Aleser, M., Elmore, S. E., Rychlik, K. A., Zychowski, K. E., Romoser, A. A., Phillips, T. D., Ankrah, N. A. (2014). Short-term safety and efficacy of calcium montmorillonite clay (UPSN) in children. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Oct;91(4):777-85. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0093. Epub 2014 Aug 18. PMID: 25135766

25. Armah G, E., Binka, F. N., (2014). Sustaining rotavirus vaccination in Africa: measuring vaccine effectiveness. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Nov;14(11):1031-1032. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70961-2. Epub 2014 Oct 7. PMID: 25303844

26. Kato, T., Addo, K. K., Nartey, N., Nyarko, A. K., Bonsu, F. A., Mitarai, S. (2014). First Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for Second-line Anti-tuberculosis Drugs in Ghana. Trop Med Health. 2014 Mar;42(1):53-5. doi: 10.2149/tmh.2013-16. Epub 2014 Feb 4. PMID: 24808747

27. Rockett, K. A., Clarke, G. M., Fitzpatrick, K., Hubbart, C., Anna, E., Jeffreys, A. E., Rowlands, K., Craik, R., Jallow, M., Conway, D. J., Bojang, K. A., Pinder, M., Usen, S., Sisay-Joof, F., Sirugo, G., Toure, O., Thera, M. A., Konate, S., Sissoko, S., Niangaly, A., Poudiougou, B., Mangano, V. D., Bougouma, E.C., Sirima, S. B., Modiano, D., Amenga-Etego, L. N., Ghansah, A., Koram, K. A., Wilson, M. D., Enimil, A., Evans, J., Amodu, O., Olaniyan, S., Apinjoh, T., Mugri, R., Ndi, A., Ndila, C. M., Uyoga, S., Macharia, A., Peshu, N., Williams, T. N., Manjurano, A., Riley, E., Drakeley, C., Reyburn, H., Nyirongo, V., Kachala, D., Molyneux, M., Dunstan, S. J., Phu, N. H., Quyen, N. T. N., Thai, C. Q., Hien, T. T., Manning, L., Laman, M., Siba, P., Karunajeewa, H., Allen, S., Allen, A., Davis, T. M. E., Michon, P., Mueller, I., Green, A., Molloy, S., Johnson, K. J., Kerasidou, A., Cornelius, V., Hart, L., Vanderwal, A., Joaquin, M. S., Band, G., Le, S. Q., Pirinen, M., Sepúlveda, N., Spencer, C. C. A., Clark, T. G., Agbenyega, T., Achidi, E., Doumbo, O., Farrar, J., Marsh, K., Taylor, T., Kwiatkowski, D. P. (2014). Reappraisal of known malaria resistance loci in a large multicenter study. Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network; Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network. Nat Genet. 2014 Nov;46(11):1197-204. doi: 10.1038/ng.3107. Epub 2014 Sep 28. PMID: 25261933

28. White, M. T., Griffin, J. T., Akpogheneta, O., Conway, D. J., Koram, K. A., Riley, E. M., Ghani, A. C. (2014). J Infect Dis. 2014 Oct 1;210(7):1115-22. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu219. Epub 2014 Apr 8. PMID: 24719471

29. Afriyie, D. K., Asare, G. A, Bugyei, K., Adjei, S., Lin, J. M., Peng, J., Hong, Z. F. (2014). Treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia with Croton membranaceus in an experimental animal model. J Ethnopharmacol. 2014 Nov 18;157:90-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.09.007. Epub 2014 Sep 23. PMID: 25256687

30. Asante-Poku, A., Aning, K. G., Boi-Kikimoto, B., Yeboah-Manu, D. (2014). Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in a dairy cattle farm and a research farm in Ghana. Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 2014 Apr 23;81(2):E1-6. doi: 10.4102/ojvr.v81i2.716.PMID: 25005431

31. Komoto, S., Pongsuwanna, Y., Ide, T., Wakuda, M., Guntapong, R., Dennis, F. E., Haga, K., Fujii, Y., Katayama, K., Taniguchi, K. (2014). Whole genomic analysis of porcine G10P[5] rotavirus strain P343 provides evidence for bovine-to-porcine interspecies transmission. Vet Microbiol. 2014 Dec 5;174(3-4):577-583. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.09.033. Epub 2014 Oct 14. PMID: 25457370

32. Egbi, G., Steiner-Asiedu, M. Kwesi, F. S., Ayi, I., Ofosu, W., Setorglo, J., Klobodu, S. S., Armar-Klemesu, M. (2014).Anaemia among school children older than five years in the Volta Region of Ghana. Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Jan 18;17 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):10. doi: 10.11694/pamj.supp.2014.17.1.3205. eCollection 2014. PMID: 24644526

33. Amoah, A. S., Obeng, B. B., May, L., Kruize, Y. C., Larbi, I. A., Kabesch, M., Wilson, M. D., Hartgers, F. C., Boakye, D. A., Yazdanbakhsh, M. (2014). Urban-rural differences in the gene expression profiles of Ghanaian children. Genes Immun. 2014 Jul-Aug;15(5):313-9. doi: 10.1038/gene.2014.21. Epub 2014 May 22. PMID: 24848931

34. Obeng, B. B., Amoah, A. S., Larbi, I. A., de Souza, D. K., Uh, H. W., Fernández-Rivas, M., van Ree, R., Rodrigues, L.C., Boakye, D. A., Yazdanbakhsh, M., Hartgers, F. C.(2014). Schistosome infection is negatively associated with mite atopy, but not wheeze and asthma in Ghanaian schoolchildren. Clin Exp Allergy. 2014 Jul;44(7):965-75. doi: 10.1111/cea.12307. PMID: 24641664

35. Egyir, B., Guardabassi, L., Sørum, M., Nielsen, S. S., Kolekang, A., Frimpong, E., Addo, K. K., Newman, M. J., Larsen, A. R. (2014). Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical Staphylococcus aureus from healthcare institutions in Ghana. PLoS One. 2014 Feb 25;9(2):e89716. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089716. eCollection 2014. PMID: 24586981

36. Mitchell, S. N., Rigden, D. J., Dowd, A. J, Lu, F., Wilding, C. S., Weetman, D., Dadzie, S., Jenkins, A. M., Regna, K., Boko, P., Djogbenou, L., Muskavitch, M. A., Ranson, H. Paine, M. J., Mayans, O., Donnelly, M. J. (2014). Metabolic and target-site mechanisms combine to confer strong DDT resistance in Anopheles gambiae. PLoS One. 2014 Mar 27;9(3):e92662. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092662. eCollection 2014. PMID: 24675797

37. Pfeiffer, C., Kleeb, M., Mbelwa, A., Ahorlu C. (2014). The use of social media among adolescents in Dar es Salaam and Mtwara, Tanzania. Reprod Health Matters. 2014 May;22(43):178-86. doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(14)43756-X. PMID: 24908469

38. Dennis, F. E., Fujii, Y., Haga, K., Damanka, S., Lartey, B., Agbemabiese, C. A., Ohta N., Armah, G. E., Katayama, K. (2014). Identification of novel Ghanaian G8P[6] human-bovine reassortant rotavirus strain by next generation sequencing. PLoS One. 2014 Jun 27;9(6):e100699. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100699. eCollection 2014.PMID: 24971993

39. Tettey, P., Badoe, E., Adiku, T., Obodai, E., Odoom, J. K. (2014). Human enteroviruses are not the cause of neurological impairments in children at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Jul 21;18:232. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.18.232.3253. eCollection 2014. PMID: 25426190

40. Odoom, J. K., Ntim, N. A., Sarkodie, B., Addo, J., Minta-Asare, K., Obodai, E., M., Ahove, V. V., Diamenu, S., Adjabeng, M., Arthur-Quarm, J., Barnor, J. S. (2014).Evaluation of AFP surveillance indicators in polio-free Ghana, 2009-2013.BMC Public Health. 2014 Jul 5;14:687. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-687.PMID: 24996415

41. Kumi, J., Mitchell, N, J., Asare, G. A., Dotse, E., Kwaa, F., Phillips, TD., Ankrah, N. A. (2014). Aflatoxins and fumonisins contamination of home-made food (weanimix) from cereal-legume blends for children. Ghana Med J. 2014 Sep;48(3):121-6. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v48i3.1. PMID: 25709120

42. Enweronu-Laryea, C. C., Sagoe, K. W., Mwenda, J. M. Armah, G. E. (2014). Severe acute rotavirus gastroenteritis in children less than 5 years in southern Ghana: 2006-2011. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33 Suppl 1:S9-S13.doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000045. PMID: 24343622

43. Obodai, E., Asmah, R., Boamah, I., Goka, B., Odoom, J.K., Adiku, T. (2014). Respiratory syncytial virus genotypes circulating in urban Ghana: February to November 2006. Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Oct 6;19:128. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.19.128.4749. eCollection 2014. PMID: 25745535

44. Kpormegbe, S. K., Ahorlu, C. K. (2014). The role of community participation in intermittent preventive treatment of childhood malaria in southeastern Ghana. Ghana Med J. 2014 Jun;48(2):58-65. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v48i2.1. PMID: 25667551

45. Attoh, .J, Obodai, E., Adiku, T., Odoom, J. K. (2014). Prevalence of human enteroviruses among apparently healthy nursery school children in Accra. Pan Afr Med J. 2014 May 19;18:66. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.18.66.3232. eCollection 2014. PMID: 25400833

46. Egyir, B., Guardabassi, L., Esson, J., Nielsen, S. S., Newman, M. J., Addo, K. K., Larsen, A. R. (2014). Insights into nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in an urban and a rural community in Ghana. PLoS One. 2014 Apr 23;9(4):e96119. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096119. eCollection 2014. PMID: 24760001

47. Dougnon, T. V., Bankolé, H. S., Klotoé, J. R., Sènou, M., Fah, L., Koudokpon, H., Akpovi, C., Dougnon, T. J., Addo, P., Loko, F., Boko, M. (2014). Treatment of hypercholesterolemia: screening of Solanum macrocarpon Linn (Solanaceae) as a medicinal plant in Benin. Avicenna J Phytomed. 2014 May;4(3):160-9.PMID: 25050314

48. Kenu, E., Nyarko, K. M., Seefeld, L., Ganu, V., Käser, M., Lartey, M., Calys-Tagoe, B. N, Koram, K., Adanu, R., Razum, O., Afari, E., Binka, F. N.(2014). Risk factors for buruli ulcer in Ghana-a case control study in the Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar and Akuapem South Districts of the eastern region. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Nov 20;8(11):e3279. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003279. eCollection 2014. PMID: 25411974

49. de Souza, D. K., Osei-Poku, J., Blum, J., Baidoo, H., Brown, C. A., Lawson, B. W., Wilson, M. D., Bockarie, M. J., Boakye, D. A. (2014). The epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis in Ghana, explained by the possible existence of two strains of Wuchereria bancrofti. Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Feb 26;17:133. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.17.133.3370. eCollection 2014. PMID: 25374638

50. Obeng, B. B., Amoah, A. S., Larbi, I. A., de Souza, D. K., Uh, H.W, Fernández-Rivas, M., van Ree, R., Rodrigues, L. C, Boakye, D. A., Yazdanbakhsh, M., Hartgers, F. C. (2014). Schistosome infection is negatively associated with mite atopy, but not wheeze and asthma in Ghanaian school children. Clin Exp Allergy. 2014 Jul;44(7):965-75. doi: 10.1111/cea.12307. PMID: 24641664

51. Dome, M., Ansumana, R., Covington, A. L., Rebollo, M. P., Sesay, S., Jacobsen, K. H., de Souza, D. K., Koudou, B. G., Michael, E., Bockarie, M. J. (2014). Lymphedema in a 7-year-old boy infected with Wuchereria bancrofti in Sierra Leone: a case report. Acta Trop. 2014 Jun;134:13-6. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.02.007. Epub 2014 Feb 18. PMID: 24561072

52. Ampomah, P., Stevenson, L., Ofori, M. F., Barfod, L., Hviid, L. (2014). Kinetics of B cell responses to Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 in Ghanaian women naturally exposed to malaria parasites. J Immunol. 2014 Jun 1;192(11):5236-44. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1400325. Epub 2014 Apr 23. PMID: 24760153

53. Kwansa-Bentum, B., Aboagye-Antwi, F., Otchere, J., Wilson, M. D., Boakye, D. A. (2014). Implications of low-density microfilariae carriers in Anopheles transmission areas: molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus populations in perspective. Parasit Vectors. 2014 Apr 1;7:157. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-157. PMID: 24690378

54. Meurs, L., Mbow, M., Boon, N., Vereecken, K., Amoah, A. S., Labuda, L. A., Dièye, T. N., Mboup, S., Yazdanbakhsh, M., Polman, K. (2014). Cytokine responses to Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium in relation to infection in a co-endemic focus in northern Senegal. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Aug 7;8(8):e3080. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003080. eCollection 2014 Aug. PMID: 25101661

55. Aberese-Ako, M., van Dijk, H., Gerrits, T., Arhinful, D.K., Agyepong, I. A. (2014). ‘Your health our concern, our health whose concern?’: perceptions of injustice in organizational relationships and processes and frontline health worker motivation in Ghana.Health Policy Plan. 2014 Sep;29 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):ii15-28. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czu068. PMID: 2527463

56. Nzelu, C. O., Kato, H., Puplampu, N., Desewu, K., Odoom, S., Wilson, M. D., Sakurai, T., Katakura, K., Boakye, D. A. (2014). First detection of Leishmania tropica DNA and Trypanosoma species in Sergentomyia sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from an outbreak area of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Feb 6;8(2):e2630. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002630. eCollection 2014 Feb. PMID: 24516676

57. Stephens, J. K., Ofori, M. F., Quakyi, I. A., Wilson, M. L., Akanmori, B. D. (2014). Prevalence of peripheral blood parasitaemia, anaemia and low birthweight among pregnant women in a suburban area in coastal Ghana. Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Jan 18;17 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):3. doi: 10.11694/pamj.supp.2014.17.1.3541. eCollection 2014. PMID: 24624240

58. Mensah, G. I., Addo, K. K., Tetteh, J.A., Sowah, S., Loescher, T., Geldmacher, C., Jackson-Sillah, D.(2014). Cytokine response to selected MTB antigens in Ghanaian TB patients, before and at 2 weeks of anti-TB therapy is characterized by high expression of IFN-γ and Granzyme B and inter- individual variation. BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Sep 10;14:495. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-495. PMID: 25209422

59. Kotze, A. C., Dobson, R. J., Humphries, D., Wilson, M., Cappello, M.(2014). Application of a Poisson distribution quality control measure to the analysis of two human hookworm drug treatment studies in Ghana. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2014 Jan 31;4(1):64-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2014.01.001. eCollection 2014 Apr. PMID: 24596670

60. Röltgen, K., Bratschi, M.W, Ross, A,, Aboagye, S. Y., Ampah, K. A., Bolz, M., Andreoli, A., Pritchard,J., Minyem, J. C., Noumen, D., Koka, E., Um Boock, A., Yeboah-Manu, D., Pluschke, G. (2014). Late onset of the serological response against the 18 kDa small heat shock protein of Mycobacterium ulcerans in children. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 May 22;8(5):e2904. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002904. eCollection 2014 May. PMID: 24853088

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62. Ido, E., Suzuki, T., Ampofo, W., Ayi, I., Yamaoka, S., Koram, K., Ohta, N. (2014). Joint research project on infectious diseases in West-African subregion. Published 1 October 2014. Medicine. Journal of disaster research DOI:10.20965/JDR.2014.P0813Corpus ID: 79212484

63. Kato, T., Addo, K. K., Nartey, N., Nyarko, A. K., Bonsu, F. A., & Mitarai, S. (2014). First susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for second-line anti-uberculosis drugs in GhanaTMH First Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for Second-line Anti-tuberculosis Drugs in Ghana. Tropical Medicine and Health, 42(1), 53-55. doi.org/10.2149/tmh.2013-16

64. Kpentey, H. A. A. G. K., Ofori, E. K., Oppong, S. Y., Amanquah, S. D., Gyan, B., & Nyarko, A. K. (2014). International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences.

65. Ampofo, W. K., & Bonney, E. Y. (2014). Investigations to support the prevention and management of HIV in Ghana. Towards Effective Disease Control in Ghana: Research and Policy Implications: Volume 2 Other Infectious Diseases and Health Systems, 2.

66. Yirenya-Tawiah, D., Annang, T. N., Apea-Kubi, K. A., Lomo, G., Mensah, D., Akyeh, L., & Bosompem, K. M. (2014). Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae prevalence among women of reproductive age living in urogenital schistosomiasis endemic area in Ghana. BMC research notes, 7(1), 1-7. BMC Res Notes 7, 349 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-349

67. Nzelu, C. O., Kato, H., Puplampu, N., Desewu, K., Odoom, S., Wilson, M. D., … & Boakye, D. A. (2014). First detection of Leishmania tropica DNA and Trypanosoma species in Sergentomyia sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from an outbreak area of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(2), e2630.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002630 PMID: 24516676 PMCID: PMC3916256

68. Abuaku, B., Quaye, L., Quashie, N., Quashie, N., & Koram, K. A. (2014). Managing antimalarial drug resistance in Ghana: the importance of surveillance. Towards effective disease control in Ghana: research and policy implications, 1.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288970610_Managing_antimalarial_drug_resistance_in_Ghana_the_importance_of_surveillance

69. Dennis, F. E., Fujii, Y., Haga, K., Damanka, S., Lartey, B., Agbemabiese, C. A., Armah, G. E.,… & Katayama, K. (2014). Identification of novel Ghanaian G8P [6] human-bovine reassortant rotavirus strain by next generation sequencing. PloS one, 9(6), e100699. Published: June 27, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100699.

70. Lodh, N., Naples, J. M., Bosompem, K. M., Quartey, J., & Shiff, C. J. (2014). Detection of parasite-specific DNA in urine sediment obtained by filtration differentiates between single and mixed infections of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium from endemic areas in Ghana. PLoS One, 9(3), e91144.PLoS One. 2014; 9(3): e91144. Published online 2014 Mar 14. doi: 0.1371/journal.pone.0091144. PMCID:PMC3954594

71. Kusi, K. A., Amoah, L. E., & Dodoo, D. (2014). Immunological Evaluation of Malarial Antigens as Potential Candidates Vaccine. Towards Effective Disease Control in Ghana: Research and Policy Implications: Volume 1 Malaria, 1.

72. Asante-Poku, A., Nyaho, M. S., Borrell, S., Comas, I., Gagneux, S., & Yeboah-Manu, D. (2014). Evaluation of customised lineage-specific sets of MIRU-VNTR loci for genotyping Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates in Ghana. PloS one, 9(3), e92675. dol: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092675

73. Adu, B., Jepsen, M. P. G., Gerds, T. A., Kyei-Baafour, E., Christiansen, M., Dodoo, D., & Theisen, M. (2014). Fc gamma receptor 3B (FCGR3B-c. 233C> A-rs5030738) polymorphism modifies the protective effect of malaria specific antibodies in Ghanaian children. The Journal of infectious diseases, 209(2), 285-289. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jit422

74. Yirenya-Tawiah, D., Amoah, C., Apea-Kubi, K., Dade, M., & Annang, T. Preliminary investigations into Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) and Sexually Transmitted Infections in the Upper Volta Basin.

75. Malm, K. L., Nyarko Kofi, M., Kenu, E., Bart-Plange, C., & Koram, K. (2014). Malaria and respiratory syncytial virus as causes of acute febrile illness in an urban paediatric population in Ghana. Malaria World Journal.

76. Abugri, J., Tetteh, J. K. A., Oseni, L. A., Mensah-Brown, H. E., Delimini, R. K., Obuobi, D. O., & Akanmori, B. D. (2014). Age-related pattern and monocyte-acquired haemozoin associated production of erythropoietin in children with severe malarial anaemia in Ghana. BMC research notes, 7(1), 1-6. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/186

77. Afriyie, D. K., Asare, G. A., Bugyei, K., Asiedu‐Gyekye, I. J., Tackie, R., & Adjei, S. (2014). Prostate‐specific targeting of the aqueous root extract of C roton membranaceus in experimental animals. Andrologia, 46(7), 753-760. https://doi.org/10.1111/and.12144 DOI: 10.1111/and.12144 PMID: 23957252

78. Enweronu-Laryea, C. C., Boamah, I., Sifah, E., Diamenu, S. K., & Armah, G. (2014). Decline in severe diarrhea hospitalizations after the introduction of rotavirus vaccination in Ghana: a prevalence study. BMC infectious diseases, 14(1), 1-6. Published online 2014 Aug 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-431. PMCID: PMC4132910

79. Lartey, A., Marquis, G. S., Mazur, R., Perez‐Escamilla, R., Brakohiapa, L., Ampofo, W., … & Adu‐Afarwuah, S. (2014). Maternal HIV is associated with reduced growth in the first year of life among infants in the E astern region of G hana: the R esearch to I mprove I nfant N utrition and G rowth (RIING) P roject. Maternal & child nutrition, 10(4), 604-616. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00441.x

80. Adjei, S., Amoateng, P., Osei-Safo, D., Ahedor, B., N’guessan, B. B., Addo, P., & Asiedu-Gyekye, I. J. (2014). Biochemical and haematological changes following an acute toxicity study of a hydro-ethanolic whole plant extract of Synedrella nodiflo-ra (L) Gaertn in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences, 3(1), 31-37. DOI: 10.4314/jmbs.v3i1.5

81. Dadzie, S., Frempong, K. K., Sakyi, K. Y., Asafu-Adjaye, A., Pi-Bansa, S., Wilson, M., … & Boakye, D. A. (2014). Entomological Research in Support of Malaria Control in Ghana. Towards Effective Disease Control in Ghana: Research and Policy Implications: Volume 1 Malaria, 1.

82. Ghansah, A., Wilson, M. D., & Koram, K. A. (2014). Allelic Distribution of Plasmodium Falciparum to Inform Malaria Control in Ghana. Towards Effective Disease Control in Ghana: Research and Policy Implications: Volume 1 Malaria, 1.

83. Barnor, J. S., Yamamoto, N., Brandful, J. A. M., Ampofo, W., Bonney, J. H. K., Bonney, E., Odoom, J. K., Aidoo, S., Alale, M., Ntim, N. A., Amoah, Y. O., Ofori, S. B. Ndzinu, J., Aziati, I. D., Addo, N.-A., Nyarko, A., Ido, E., Ishikawa, K., & Yamaoka, S. (2014). Establishment of in-house quantitative real-time RT-PCR assay for HIV-1 viral load measurement: Application to evaluate efficacy of ART in Ghanaian patients in an urban setting. J AIDS Clin Res, 5(305), 2. DOI:10.4172/2155-6113.1000305

84. Ahorlu, C. K., Koka, E., & Yeboah-Manu, D. (2014). Social Interventions for Buruli Ulcer Control in Obom Sub-District of Ghana. Towards Effective Disease Control in Ghana: Research and Policy Implications: Volume 2 Other Infectious Diseases and Health Systems, 2, 5.

85. Appiah-Opong, R., Ankrah, N. A., & Nyarko, A. K. (2014). In Vitro and In Vivo Assessment of Ghanaian Antimalarial Medicinal Plants. Towards Effective Disease Control in Ghana: Research and Policy Implications: Volume 1 Malaria,1.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272828419_In_vitro_and_in_vivo_assessment_of_Ghanaian_antimalarial_medicinal_plants

86. Adu-Acheampong, S., Kyerematen, R., Dadzie, S., Appawu, M., Boakye, D., & Williams, J. (2014). Bio-efficacy, user perception and acceptability of pyrethroid based mosquito coils in controlling Anopheles gambiae sl, in some parts of Accra, Ghana. Medical Entomology and Zoology, 65(3), 139-145. https://doi.org/10.7601/mez.65.139

87. Kwansa-Bentum, B., Aboagye-Antwi, F., Otchere, J., Wilson, M. D., & Boakye, D. A. (2014). BACKGROUND: Squamous cell carcinoma originating from the oral cavity, lip, larynx and pharynx are grouped under head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). OBJECTIVE: To report on human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes involved in HNSCC. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective review of archival HNSCC specimens and patient demographic and clinical data accessioned between January, 2007 and December, 2009 in the Department of Pathology, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. RESULTS: Cases from 58 males and ….

88. Tetteh, S., Dodoo, D. K., Appiah-Opong, R., & Tuffour, I. (2014). Spectroscopic characterization, in vitrocytotoxicity, and antioxidant ctivity of mixed ligand palladium (ii) chloride complexes bearing nucleo bases. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/586131

89. Bosompem, K. M., Boamah, W. K. A. D., Adjovu, J. A., Maxwell, A., Michael, D. W., Boakye, D. A., Ayi, I., Wilson M., Appawu, M. A.,…. & Takeuchi, T. (2014). Towards sustainable control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: Deworming and education at Ada-Foah, Ghana. Towards Effective Disease Control in Ghana: Research and Policy Implications: Volume 2 Other Infectious Diseases and HealthSystems,2.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301843368_Towards_sustainable_control_of_schistosomiasis_and_soil-transmitted_helminthiasis_Deworming_and_education_at_Ada-Foah_Ghana

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