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List of works by Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum

12-month longitudinal parasitological assessment of lymphatic filariasis-positive individuals: impact of bi-annual treatment with ivermectin and albendazole

scientific article published on 11 September 2017

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

scientific article

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

scientific article published on 2 October 2017

Contextualizing Schistosoma haematobium transmission in Ghana: Assessment of diagnostic techniques and individual and community water-related risk factors

scientific article published on 11 March 2019

Developing a community-led SMS reporting tool for the rapid assessment of lymphatic filariasis morbidity burden: case studies from Malawi and Ghana

scientific article published on 16 May 2015

Does Increasing Treatment Frequency Address Suboptimal Responses to Ivermectin for the Control and Elimination of River Blindness?

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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Gambia

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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis in west African urban areas: is implementation of mass drug administration necessary?

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

scientific article published on 12 December 2017

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

scientific article published on 04 January 2019

Evaluation of onchocerciasis control in the Upper Denkyira East municipal in the forest area of Ghana: Responses of participants and distributors to the CDTI programme

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

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

article published in 2019

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

research work

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

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

article by Dziedzom K de Souza et al published 26 September 2018 in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

Mapping helminth co-infection and co-intensity: geostatistical prediction in Ghana

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Onchocerciasis Transmission in Ghana: Persistence under Different Control Strategies and the Role of the Simuliid Vectors

scientific article published on 21 April 2015

Onchocerciasis control in Ghana (1974-2016)

scientific article published on 02 January 2021

Persistent 'hotspots' of lymphatic filariasis microfilaraemia despite 14 years of mass drug administration in Ghana

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

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

scientific article published on 09 August 2019

Reaching the london declaration on neglected tropical diseases goals for onchocerciasis: an economic evaluation of increasing the frequency of ivermectin treatment in Africa

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

scientific article published on 28 June 2018

Situational analysis of lymphatic filariasis morbidity in Ahanta West District of Ghana

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Tailoring Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Targets for Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis and Schistosomiasis Control

scientific article published on 18 October 2017

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

scientific article published on 22 January 2018

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

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The use of remotely sensed environmental parameters for spatial and temporal schistosomiasis prediction across climate zones in Ghana

scientific article published on 28 June 2019

Towards interruption of schistosomiasis transmission in sub-Saharan Africa: developing an appropriate environmental surveillance framework to guide and to support 'end game' interventions

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Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS) to Define Endpoints for Lymphatic Filariasis Mass Drug Administration: A Multicenter Evaluation

scientific article (publication date: 2013)