Impact of extreme weather conditions on healthcare provision in urban Ghana

SNA Codjoe, KV Gough, RL Wilby, R Kasei… - Social science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Extreme weather events pose significant threats to urban health in low-and middle-income
countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where there are systemic health challenges …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-step ahead meningitis case forecasting based on decomposition and multi-objective optimization methods

MHDM Ribeiro, VC Mariani… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Epidemiological time series forecasting plays an important role in health public systems, due
to its ability to allow managers to develop strategic planning to avoid possible epidemics. In …

Epidemiological features and trends in the mortality rates of 10 notifiable respiratory infectious diseases in China from 2004 to 2020: Based on national surveillance

N Zhao, S Wang, L Wang, Y Shi, Y Jiang… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objectives The aim of this study is to describe, visualize, and compare the trends and
epidemiological features of the mortality rates of 10 notifiable respiratory infectious diseases …

New twists in the plot: Recent advances in electrochemical genosensors for disease screening

J Chapman, A Power, K Kiran… - Journal of The …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
In this mini-review, we examine very recent (≤ 3 years) endeavors in electrochemical
genosensor design and applications. Electrochemical genosensors are engineered working …

Effect of climate change on cerebrospinal meningitis morbidities and mortalities: A longitudinal and community-based study in Ghana

JB Akanwake, RA Atinga, YA Boafo - PLOS Climate, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) is one of the climate-sensitive diseases affected by global
climate change. Its causal agent, Neisseria meningitidis bacterial, thrives well in warm …

Diagnosis of bacterial meningitis in Ghana: Polymerase chain reaction versus latex agglutination methods

N Amidu, BB Antuamwine, O Addai-Mensah… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Bacterial meningitis is a public health crisis in the northern part of Ghana, where it
contributes to very high mortality and morbidity rates. Early detection of the causative …

Declining trends of pneumococcal meningitis in Gambian children after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

B Sanneh, C Okoi, M Grey-Johnson… - Clinical Infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Acute bacterial meningitis remains a major cause of childhood mortality in sub-
Saharan Africa. We document findings from hospital-based sentinel surveillance of bacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in the Upper West Region of Ghana: Analysis of disease surveillance data 2018–2020

M Ali, A Moses, EK Nakua, D Punguyire… - Clinical Infection in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The use of a Geographic Information System in identifying meningitis hotspots
in the Upper West Region (UWR) remains underutilized, making spatial targeting of …

Preponderance of vaccine-preventable diseases hotspots in northern Ghana: a spatial and space-time clustering analysis from 2010 to 2014

D Amoako-Sakyi, D Obiri-Yeboah, A Ofosu, KA Kusi… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) persist globally with a
disproportionately high burden in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Although this …

Prospects of Immunology Education and Research in Developing Countries

A Kwarteng, A Sylverken, D Antwi-Berko… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The burden of infectious disease in developing countries is substantially higher than in
developed nations. Reasons include poor health care infrastructure and deficiencies in …