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1por Noora, Charles Lwanga, Issah, Kofi, Kenu, Ernest, Bachan, Emmanuel George, Nuoh, Robert Domo, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah, Appiah, Paulina, Letsa, Timothy“…BACKGROUND: A nationwide outbreak of Vibrio cholerae occurred in Ghana in 2014 with Accra, the nation’s capital as the epi-center. …”
Publicado 2017
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2por Mensah, Ebenezer Kofi, Afari, Edwin, Wurapa, Frederick, Sackey, Samuel, Quainoo, Albert, Kenu, Ernest, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah“…INTRODUCTION: Small-scale gold miners in Ghana have been using mercury to amalgamate gold for many years. …”
Publicado 2016
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3por Nsoh, Ayamdooh Evans, Kenu, Ernest, Forson, Eric Kofi, Afari, Edwin, Sackey, Samuel, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah, Yebuah, Nathaniel“…Outbreaks of anthrax have been reported in northern region of Ghana but no concerted effort has been made to implement risk-based surveillance systems to document outbreaks so as to implement policies to address the disease. …”
Publicado 2016
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4por Noora, Charles Lwanga, Afari, Edwin Andrews, Nuoh, Robert Domo, Adjei, Eric Yirenkyi, Anthony, Gershon Kobla, Abdulai, Marijanatu, Sackey, Samuel Oko, Kenu, Ernest, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah“…INTRODUCTION: Pedestrian behavior and adherence to road traffic regulation is vital in the prevention and control of road traffic accidents (RTA) especially on highways in Ghana. We assessed pedestrians’ adherence to road crossing regulations on the George Walker Bush (N1) Highway in Accra. …”
Publicado 2016
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5por Aseidu, Ernest Konadu, Bandoh, Delia Akosua, Ameme, Donne Kofi, Nortey, Priscilla, Akweongo, Patricia, Sackey, Samuel Oko, Afari, Edwin, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah, Kenu, Ernest“…Much research into these risk factors is needed in Ghana. We assessed the obstetric determinants of preterm delivery. …”
Publicado 2019
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6por Afakye, Kofi, Kenu, Ernest, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah, Johnson, Sherry Ama Mawuko, Wongnaah, Florence, Bonsu, George Kwame“…INTRODUCTION: Rabies remains a neglected tropical zoonotic disease with 100% case fatality rate and estimated 6,000 global mortality annually, and yet vaccine preventable. In Ghana, rabies outbreaks receive poor response. We investigated rabies in a 5-year old boy to find the source of infection, identify exposed persons for post-exposure prophylaxis and describe animal-bite surveillance in Manya-Krobo District of Ghana. …”
Publicado 2016
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7por Kaburi, Basil Benduri, Kubio, Chrysantus, Kenu, Ernest, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah, Mahama, Jacob Yakubu, Sackey, Samuel Oko, Afari, Edwin Andrew“…Despite the operation of an enhanced meningitis surveillance system in Ghana, institutional mortality rates are estimated to range from 36% to 50%. …”
Publicado 2017
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8por Kracalik, Ian T., Kenu, Ernest, Ayamdooh, Evans Nsoh, Allegye-Cudjoe, Emmanuel, Polkuu, Paul Nokuma, Frimpong, Joseph Asamoah, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah, Bower, William A., Traxler, Rita, Blackburn, Jason K.“…To better understand the geographic limits of anthrax, elucidate environmental factors related to its occurrence, and identify human and livestock populations at risk, we developed predictive models of the environmental suitability of anthrax in Ghana. We obtained data on the location and date of livestock anthrax from veterinary and outbreak response records in Ghana during 2005–2016, as well as livestock vaccination registers and population estimates of characteristically high-risk groups. …”
Publicado 2017
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9por Letsa, Timothy, Noora, Charles Lwanga, Kuma, George Khumalo, Asiedu, Ernest, Kye-Duodu, Gideon, Afari, Edwin, Kuffour, Osei Afreh, Opare, Joseph, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah, Ameme, Donne Kofi, Bachan, Emmanuel G., Issah, Kofi, Aseidu-Bekoe, Franklin, Aikins, Moses, Kenu, Ernest“…METHODS: A community-based 1:2 case-control study (with 126 individuals) was conducted form 10/12/15 to 26/4/16 in 27 districts of Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana. We defined suspected meningitis cases as people presenting with sudden headache and fevers (Temp> 38.0 °C) in combination with one of the following signs: neck stiffness, altered consciousness, convulsions, bulging fontanelle (infants) and other meningeal signs. …”
Publicado 2018
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10por Asiedu, Ernest Konadu, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah, Kenu, Ernest, Afari, Edwin Andrew, Frimpong, Joseph Asamoah, Park, Meeyoung Mattie, McNabb, Scott JN, Iddrisah, Florence Nzilanye“…This is a simulation of the steps in meningitis outbreak investigation conducted in Ghana in February 2016 by Ghana Field Epidemiology Training Programme (FELTP) residents and the public health technical team of the Nkoranza South Municipality as a field epidemiologist. …”
Publicado 2018
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12por Adomako, Boakye-Yiadom, Baiden, Frank, Sackey, Samuel, Ameme, Donne Kofi, Wurapa, Fred, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah, Kenu, Ernest, Afari, Edwin“…Information is needed to assess the current state of dog bites and rabies in Ghana. We analyzed data on reported events in the Eastern Region of Ghana from 2013 to 2015 to generate information that can be used for rabies elimination in Ghana through the One-Health approach. …”
Publicado 2018
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13por Dongdem, Anthony Zunuo, Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli, Asmah, Richard Harry, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah, Nortey, Priscillia, Agyei, Adwoa, Adjei, David Nana, Kenu, Ernest, Adjei, Andrew Anthony“…INTRODUCTION: Knowledge of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype is an important predictive variable which might have an impact in management and treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B infection. In Ghana very little information is available on hepatitis B genotypes. …”
Publicado 2016
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14por Kenu, Ernest, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah, Seefeld, Linda, Ganu, Vincent, Käser, Michael, Lartey, Margaret, Calys-Tagoe, Benedict Nii Laryea, Koram, Kwodwo, Adanu, Richard, Razum, Oliver, Afari, Edwin, Binka, Fred N.“…We investigated whether the same factors pertain in Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar (SKC) and Akuapem South (AS) Districts in Ghana which previously were not endemic for BU. METHODS: We conducted a case control study. …”
Publicado 2014
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15por Aku, Fortress Yayra, Akweongo, Patricia, Nyarko, Kofi Mensah, Mensah, Lord Graceful, Amegan-Aho, Kokou, Kumi, Lawrence, Afari, Edwin Andrew, Ameme, Donne Kofi, Kenu, Ernest“…We assessed the factors associated with culture proven sepsis among neonates in the Ho Municipality, Ghana. METHODS: a cross-sectional study was conducted in two public hospitals in the Ho Municipality between January and May, 2016. …”
Publicado 2020
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