Ghana: Accelerating neglected tropical disease control in a setting of economic development.

by Peter J Hotez, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Alan Fenwick, David H Molyneux, Jeffrey D Sachs
Published 2019-01-01

Improving drug delivery strategies for lymphatic filariasis elimination in urban areas in Ghana.

by Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Bertha Garshong, Bright Alomatu, Dziedzom K de Souza, Margaret Gyapong, Dominique Kyelem
Published 2017-05-01

Improving spatial prediction of Schistosoma haematobium prevalence in southern Ghana through new remote sensors and local water access profiles.

by Alexandra V Kulinkina, Yvonne Walz, Magaly Koch, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Jürg Utzinger, Elena N Naumova
Published 2018-06-01

Onchocerciasis control in Ghana (1974–2016)

by Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Odame Asiedu, Benjamin Marfo, Uche Veronica Amazigo, John Owusu Gyapong
Published 2021-01-01

Predictive vs. empiric assessment of schistosomiasis: implications for treatment projections in Ghana.

by Achille Kabore, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Philip W Downs, Ricardo J Soares Magalhaes, Yaobi Zhang, Eric A Ottesen
Published 2013-01-01

Assessing Lymphatic Filariasis Data Quality in Endemic Communities in Ghana, Using the Neglected Tropical Diseases Data Quality Assessment Tool for Preventive Chemotherapy.

by Dziedzom K de Souza, Eric Yirenkyi, Joseph Otchere, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Donne K Ameme, Samuel Sackey, Collins Ahorlu, Michael D Wilson
Published 2016-03-01

Elimination within reach: A cross-sectional study highlighting the factors that contribute to persistent lymphatic filariasis in eight communities in rural Ghana.

by Corrado Minetti, Edward J Tettevi, Frank Mechan, Joaquín M Prada, Bright Idun, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Mike Yaw Osei-Atweneboana, Lisa J Reimer
Published 2019-01-01

Mapping helminth co-infection and co-intensity: geostatistical prediction in ghana.

by Ricardo J Soares Magalhães, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, John O Gyapong, Simon Brooker, Yaobi Zhang, Lynsey Blair, Alan Fenwick, Archie C A Clements
Published 2011-06-01

The cost of annual versus biannual community-directed treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin: Ghana as a case study.

by Hugo C Turner, Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana, Martin Walker, Edward J Tettevi, Thomas S Churcher, Odame Asiedu, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, María-Gloria Basáñez
Published 2013-01-01

Review of MDA registers for Lymphatic Filariasis: Findings, and potential uses in addressing the endgame elimination challenges.

by Dziedzom K de Souza, Katherine Gass, Joseph Otchere, Ye Min Htet, Odame Asiedu, Benjamin Marfo, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Daniel A Boakye, Collins S Ahorlu
Published 2020-05-01

Community-based trial of annual versus biannual single-dose ivermectin plus albendazole against Wuchereria bancrofti infection in human and mosquito populations: study protocol for...

by Dziedzom K. de Souza, Collins S. Ahorlu, Susan Adu-Amankwah, Joseph Otchere, Sedzro K. Mensah, Irene A. Larbi, George E. Mensah, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Daniel A. Boakye
Published 2017-10-01

Elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Gambia.

by Maria P Rebollo, Sana Malang Sambou, Brent Thomas, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Momodou C Jaye, Louise Kelly-Hope, Alba Gonzalez Escalada, David H Molyneux, Moses J Bockarie
Published 2015-03-01

Elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Ghana: Providing evidence through a pre-validation survey.

by Oscar Debrah, Ernest O Mensah, Laura Senyonjo, Dziedzom K de Souza, Tei E Hervie, David Agyemang, Didier Bakajika, Benjamin Marfo, Felix Ahorsu, Seth Wanye, Robin Bailey, Joseph B Koroma, Agatha Aboe, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum
Published 2017-12-01

Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: persistence under different control strategies and the role of the simuliid vectors.

by Poppy H L Lamberton, Robert A Cheke, Peter Winskill, Iñaki Tirados, Martin Walker, Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Anthony Tetteh-Kumah, Daniel A Boakye, Michael D Wilson, Rory J Post, María-Gloria Basañez
Published 2015-04-01

Progress towards lymphatic filariasis elimination in Ghana from 2000-2016: Analysis of microfilaria prevalence data from 430 communities.

by Nana Kwadwo Biritwum, Kwadwo K Frempong, Suzanne Verver, Samuel Odoom, Bright Alomatu, Odame Asiedu, Periklis Kontoroupis, Abednego Yeboah, Edward Tei Hervie, Benjamin Marfo, Daniel A Boakye, Sake J de Vlas, John O Gyapong, Wilma A Stolk
Published 2019-08-01

The COUNTDOWN Study Protocol for Expansion of Mass Drug Administration Strategies against Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Ghana

by Suzy J. Campbell, Mike Y. Osei-Atweneboana, Russell Stothard, Artemis Koukounari, Lucas Cunningham, Samuel K. Armoo, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Margaret Gyapong, Eleanor MacPherson, Sally Theobald, Maame Esi Woode, Jahangir Khan, Louis Niessen, Emily R. Adams
Published 2018-01-01

Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators.

by Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Dziedzom K de Souza, Benjamin Marfo, Samuel Odoom, Bright Alomatu, Odame Asiedu, Abednego Yeboah, Tei E Hervie, Ernest O Mensah, Paul Yikpotey, Joseph B Koroma, David Molyneux, Moses J Bockarie, John O Gyapong
Published 2017-03-01

Schistosomiasis in Africa: Improving strategies for long-term and sustainable morbidity control.

by Michael D French, Darin Evans, Fiona M Fleming, W Evan Secor, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Simon J Brooker, Amaya Bustinduy, Anouk Gouvras, Narcis Kabatereine, Charles H King, Maria Rebollo Polo, Jutta Reinhard-Rupp, David Rollinson, Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Jürg Utzinger, Johannes Waltz, Yaobi Zhang
Published 2018-06-01

Low Microfilaremia Levels in Three Districts in Coastal Ghana with at Least 16 Years of Mass Drug Administration and Persistent Transmission of Lymphatic Filariasis

by Dziedzom K. de Souza, Joseph Otchere, Collins S. Ahorlu, Susan Adu-Amankwah, Irene A. Larbi, Edward Dumashie, Frances A. McCarthy, Sandra A. King, Samson Otoo, Dickson Osabutey, Joseph H. N. Osei, Kojo M. Sedzro, Odame Asiedu, Samuel K. Dadzie, Irene Ayi, Benjamin Marfo, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Daniel A. Boakye
Published 2018-09-01

Transmission assessment surveys (TAS) to define endpoints for lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration: a multicenter evaluation.

by Brian K Chu, Michael Deming, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Windtaré R Bougma, Améyo M Dorkenoo, Maged El-Setouhy, Peter U Fischer, Katherine Gass, Manuel Gonzalez de Peña, Leda Mercado-Hernandez, Dominique Kyelem, Patrick J Lammie, Rebecca M Flueckiger, Upendo J Mwingira, Rahmah Noordin, Irene Offei Owusu, Eric A Ottesen, Alexandre Pavluck, Nils Pilotte, Ramakrishna U Rao, Dilhani Samarasekera, Mark A Schmaedick, Sunil Settinayake, Paul E Simonsen, Taniawati Supali, Fasihah Taleo, Melissa Torres, Gary J Weil, Kimberly Y Won
Published 2013-01-01