Adherence to Hygiene Protocols and Doxycycline Therapy in Ameliorating Lymphatic Filariasis Morbidity in an Endemic Area Post-Interruption of Disease Transmission in Ghana.

Autor: Debrah LB; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.; German-West African Center for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC), partner site Kumasi, Ghana., Klarmann-Schulz U; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Germany.; Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany., Osei-Mensah J; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.; School of Veterinary Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Kuehlwein JM; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Germany., Mubarik Y; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Nadal J; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany., Ayisi-Boateng NK; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Ricchiuto A; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany., Opoku VS; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Sullivan SM; Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia., Mensah DA; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Horton J; Tropical Projects, Hitchin, United Kingdom., Rahamani AA; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Budge PJ; Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri., Gbedema S; Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Korir PJ; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Germany., Opoku J; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Pfarr K; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Germany., Kontoh DB; Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Kellings A; Clinical Study Core Unit Bonn (SZB), Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Bonn, Bonn, Germany., Gyasi C; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Obeng MA; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Gruetzmacher B; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany., Fordjour FA; Department of Microbiology, University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, Ghana., Kroidl I; Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Center of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Munich, Germany., Horn S; Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Center of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany., Kuutiero EK; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Wauschkuhn C; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Germany., Ngenya A; National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania., Mackenzie C; Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia., Wanji S; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon., Kalinga A; National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania., Ottesen EA; Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia., Hoerauf A; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Germany.; German-West African Center for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC), partner site Bonn, Germany., Debrah AY; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.; German-West African Center for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC), partner site Kumasi, Ghana.; Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.

Publikováno v: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [Am J Trop Med Hyg] 2024 Oct 01; Vol. 111 (4_Suppl), pp. 66-82. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 01 (Print Publication: 2024).

Diversity of Culicoides in the middle belt of Ghana with Implications on the transmission of Mansonella perstans; a molecular approach.

Autor: Debrah LB; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana. lindrousy@yahoo.com.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. lindrousy@yahoo.com., Arthur JF; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Yeboah A; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Owusu DO; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana., Adankwah E; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Medical Diagnostics, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Acheampong I; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Medical Diagnostics, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Minadzi D; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana., Lamptey M; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Opoku VS; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Aniagyei W; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana., Vivekanandan MM; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana., Abass MK; Agogo Presbyterian Hospital, Agogo, Ghana., Gawusu A; Sene West Health Directorate, Kwame Danso, Ghana., Wanji S; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon., Debrah AY; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Medical Diagnostics, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Jacobsen M; Department of General Pediatrics, Neonatology and Pediatric Cardiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany., Phillips RO; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana.; School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

Publikováno v: Parasites & vectors [Parasit Vectors] 2024 Mar 12; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 123. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 12.

Occurrence of Lymphatic Filariasis infection after 15 years of mass drug administration in two hotspot districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

Autor: Adu Mensah D; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Debrah LB; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Gyamfi PA; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Faculty of Health Sciences, Garden City University College, Kumasi, Ghana., Rahamani AA; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Opoku VS; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Boateng J; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Obeng P; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Osei-Mensah J; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Kroidl I; Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Center of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Munich, Germany., Klarmann-Schulz U; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Bonn-Cologne, Germany., Hoerauf A; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Bonn-Cologne, Germany., Debrah AY; Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Publikováno v: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2022 Aug 04; Vol. 16 (8), pp. e0010129. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 04 (Print Publication: 2022).

Epidemiology of Mansonella perstans in the middle belt of Ghana.

Autor: Debrah LB; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research into Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana. lindrousy@yahoo.com.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. lindrousy@yahoo.com., Nausch N; Department of General Pediatrics, Neonatology, and Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany., Opoku VS; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research into Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana., Owusu W; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research into Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana., Mubarik Y; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research into Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana., Berko DA; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research into Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana., Wanji S; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon., Layland LE; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany., Hoerauf A; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany., Jacobsen M; Department of General Pediatrics, Neonatology, and Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany., Debrah AY; Faculty of Allied Health Sciences of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Phillips RO; Department of Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Publikováno v: Parasites & vectors [Parasit Vectors] 2017 Jan 07; Vol. 10 (1), pp. 15. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jan 07.