Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Pregnant Women in Kumasi: A Cross-Sectional Study at a District-Level Hospital, Ghana

by Bhavana Singh, Linda Batsa Debrah, Godfred Acheampong, Alexander Yaw Debrah
Published 2021-01-01

Distinct Immune Profiles of Exhausted Effector and Memory CD8+ T Cells in Individuals With Filarial Lymphedema

by Sacha Horn, Dennis Borrero-Wolff, Dennis Borrero-Wolff, Manuel Ritter, Manuel Ritter, Kathrin Arndts, Kathrin Arndts, Anna Wiszniewsky, Anna Wiszniewsky, Linda Batsa Debrah, Linda Batsa Debrah, Linda Batsa Debrah, Alexander Y. Debrah, Alexander Y. Debrah, Alexander Y. Debrah, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Mkunde Chachage, Mkunde Chachage, Mkunde Chachage, Achim Hoerauf, Achim Hoerauf, Achim Hoerauf, Inge Kroidl, Inge Kroidl, Laura E. Layland, Laura E. Layland, Laura E. Layland
Published 2021-08-01

Pathological manifestations in lymphatic filariasis correlate with lack of inhibitory properties of IgG4 antibodies on IgE-activated granulocytes.

by Ulrich F Prodjinotho, Charlotte von Horn, Alex Y Debrah, Linda Batsa Debrah, Anna Albers, Laura E Layland, Achim Hoerauf, Tomabu Adjobimey
Published 2017-07-01

Wuchereria bancrofti-infected individuals harbor distinct IL-10-producing regulatory B and T cell subsets which are affected by anti-filarial treatment.

by Manuel Ritter, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Linda Batsa Debrah, Alexander Kwarteng, Yusif Mubarik, Alexander Y Debrah, Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf, Laura E Layland
Published 2019-05-01

Macrofilaricidal Activity in Wuchereria bancrofti after 2 Weeks Treatment with a Combination of Rifampicin plus Doxycycline

by Alexander Yaw Debrah, Sabine Mand, Yeboah Marfo-Debrekyei, Linda Batsa, Anna Albers, Sabine Specht, Ute Klarmann, Kenneth Pfarr, Ohene Adjei, Achim Hoerauf
Published 2011-01-01

Doxycycline reduces plasma VEGF-C/sVEGFR-3 and improves pathology in lymphatic filariasis.

by Alexander Yaw Debrah, Sabine Mand, Sabine Specht, Yeboah Marfo-Debrekyei, Linda Batsa, Kenneth Pfarr, John Larbi, Bernard Lawson, Mark Taylor, Ohene Adjei, Achim Hoerauf
Published 2006-09-01

Analysis of Mycobacterium ulcerans-specific T-cell cytokines for diagnosis of Buruli ulcer disease and as potential indicator for disease progression.

by Norman Nausch, Daniel Antwi-Berko, Yusif Mubarik, Kabiru Mohammed Abass, Wellington Owusu, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Linda Batsa Debrah, Alexander Yaw Debrah, Marc Jacobsen, Richard O Phillips
Published 2017-02-01

Hyperreactive onchocerciasis is characterized by a combination of Th17-Th2 immune responses and reduced regulatory T cells.

by Gnatoulma Katawa, Laura E Layland, Alex Y Debrah, Charlotte von Horn, Linda Batsa, Alexander Kwarteng, Sandra Arriens, David W Taylor, Sabine Specht, Achim Hoerauf, Tomabu Adjobimey
Published 2015-01-01

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the angiogenic and lymphangiogenic pathways are associated with lymphedema caused by Wuchereria bancrofti

by Linda Batsa Debrah, Anna Albers, Alexander Yaw Debrah, Felix F. Brockschmidt, Tim Becker, Christine Herold, Andrea Hofmann, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Yusif Mubarik, Holger Fröhlich, Achim Hoerauf, Kenneth Pfarr
Published 2017-11-01

Morbidity management and surveillance of lymphatic filariasis disease and acute dermatolymphangioadenitis attacks using a mobile phone-based tool by community health volunteers in...

by Linda Batsa Debrah, Aliyu Mohammed, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Yusif Mubarik, Olivia Agbenyega, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Kenneth Pfarr, Janina Melanie Kuehlwein, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Achim Hoerauf, Alexander Yaw Debrah
Published 2020-11-01

Immunoepidemiological profiling of onchocerciasis patients reveals associations with microfilaria loads and ivermectin intake on both individual and community levels.

by Kathrin Arndts, Sabine Specht, Alexander Y Debrah, Francesca Tamarozzi, Ute Klarmann Schulz, Sabine Mand, Linda Batsa, Alexander Kwarteng, Mark Taylor, Ohene Adjei, Coralie Martin, Laura E Layland, Achim Hoerauf
Published 2014-02-01

Elevated adaptive immune responses are associated with latent infections of Wuchereria bancrofti.

by Kathrin Arndts, Susanne Deininger, Sabine Specht, Ute Klarmann, Sabine Mand, Tomabu Adjobimey, Alexander Y Debrah, Linda Batsa, Alexander Kwarteng, Christian Epp, Mark Taylor, Ohene Adjei, Laura E Layland, Achim Hoerauf
Published 2012-01-01

Comparison of Doxycycline, Minocycline, Doxycycline plus Albendazole and Albendazole Alone in Their Efficacy against Onchocerciasis in a Randomized, Open-Label, Pilot Trial.

by Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Sabine Specht, Alexander Yaw Debrah, Linda Batsa, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Yusif Mubarik, Peter Konadu, Arcangelo Ricchiuto, Rolf Fimmers, Sandra Arriens, Bettina Dubben, Louise Ford, Mark Taylor, Achim Hoerauf
Published 2017-01-01

The design and development of a multicentric protocol to investigate the impact of adjunctive doxycycline on the management of peripheral lymphoedema caused by lymphatic filariasis...

by John Horton, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Mariana Stephens, Philip J. Budge, Yaya Coulibaly, Alex Debrah, Linda Batsa Debrah, Suma Krishnasastry, Upendo Mwingira, Abdallah Ngenya, Samuel Wanji, Mirani Weerasooriya, Channa Yahathugoda, Inge Kroidl, Drew Deathe, Andrew Majewski, Sarah Sullivan, Charles Mackenzie, Thomas B. Nutman, Joseph P. Shott, Gary Weil, Eric Ottesen, Achim Hoerauf
Published 2020-03-01