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Joseph Otchere

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Articles 29
Citations 413
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Tropical Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Public Health
Top 10 Co-Authors
Dziedzom K de Souza
Daniel A Boakye
Michael Wilson
Michael Cappello
Irene Ayi
Michael D Wilson
Collins S Ahorlu
Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum
Debbie Humphries
Bethel Kwansa-Bentum
Published In
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Trop Med Infect Dis
Trop Med Int Health
Heliyon
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Recent Articles
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Nutritional Diet Knowledge and Barriers to Dietary Recommendations Adherence Among Diabetic Patients in Central Region, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study
Atuahene M, Quarshie F, Gorleku P, Taylor R, Gorleku M, Eshun D, et al.
Health Sci Rep . 2025 Feb; 8(2):e70510. PMID: 39995797
Background And Aim: Diabetes mellitus (DM) presents significant health risks due to elevated blood sugar levels, necessitating adherence to dietary recommendations for effective management. However, diabetic patients often encounter barriers...
2.
Towards Understanding the Microepidemiology of Lymphatic Filariasis at the Community Level in Ghana
Sumboh J, Laryea N, Otchere J, Ahorlu C, de Souza D
Trop Med Infect Dis . 2024 May; 9(5). PMID: 38787040
Studies on the distribution of lymphatic filariasis (LF) have mostly focused on reporting prevalence at the community level and distribution at the district levels. Understanding the distribution patterns at community...
3.
A Comparative Study of Lymphatic Filariasis-Related Perceptions among Treated and Non-Treated Individuals in the Ahanta West Municipality of Ghana
Ahorlu C, Otchere J, Sedzro K, Pi-Bansa S, Asemanyi-Mensah K, Opare J, et al.
Trop Med Infect Dis . 2022 Oct; 7(10). PMID: 36288014
Ghana joined the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF), established in the year 2000, with the aim of eliminating the disease as a public health problem through annual mass...
4.
Application of multiplex amplicon deep-sequencing (MAD-seq) to screen for putative drug resistance markers in the Necator americanus isotype-1 β-tubulin gene
George S, Suwondo P, Akorli J, Otchere J, Harrison L, Bilguvar K, et al.
Sci Rep . 2022 Jul; 12(1):11459. PMID: 35794459
Global control of hookworm infections relies on periodic Mass Drug Administration of benzimidazole drugs to high-risk groups, regardless of infection status. Mutations in the isotype-1 β-tubulin gene have been identified...
5.
Increased ShTAL1 IgE responses post-Praziquantel treatment may be associated with a reduced risk to re-infection in a Ghanaian S. haematobium-endemic community
Asuming-Brempong E, Ayi I, van der Puije W, Gyan B, Larbi I, Ashong Y, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2022 Mar; 16(3):e0010115. PMID: 35263327
Background: Evidence from recent studies in Schistosoma mansoni-endemic areas show an age-associated immunity that is positively correlated with IgE titres to Schistosoma mansoni-specific tegumental allergen-like protein 1 (SmTAL1). The structural...
6.
COVID-19 related perception among some community members and frontline healthcare providers for NTD control in Ghana
Ahorlu C, Okyere D, Pi-Bansa S, Otchere J, Marfo B, Asemanyi-Mensah K, et al.
BMC Infect Dis . 2022 Jan; 22(1):106. PMID: 35094689
Introduction: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a major breakdown of health service provision in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). COVID-19 may impact NTDs service...
7.
activities of crude extracts and triterpenoid constituents of Chodat against clinical isolates of
Chama M, Onyame H, Fleischer C, Osei-Safo D, Waibel R, Otchere J, et al.
Heliyon . 2020 Aug; 6(7):e04460. PMID: 32760823
Chodat (Dichapetalaceae) is widely distributed in Africa, Tropical Asia and Latin America. As part of our quest for potential bioactive lead compounds for various neglected tropical diseases, we report the...
8.
Dogs and pigs are transport hosts of Necator americanus: Molecular evidence for a zoonotic mechanism of human hookworm transmission in Ghana
Boyko R, Marie Harrison L, Humphries D, Galvani A, Townsend J, Otchere J, et al.
Zoonoses Public Health . 2020 Jun; 67(5):474-483. PMID: 32529782
Hookworm infection (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma spp) causes significant morbidity in resource-limited countries. Dog and pig ownership is associated with human infection, although the mechanism through which animals increase risk...
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Review of MDA registers for Lymphatic Filariasis: Findings, and potential uses in addressing the endgame elimination challenges
de Souza D, Gass K, Otchere J, Htet Y, Asiedu O, Marfo B, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2020 May; 14(5):e0008306. PMID: 32407319
Background: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is endemic in Ghana, and the country has implemented the GPELF strategy since 2000 with significant progress made in the control of the disease. However, after...
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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
de Souza D, Otchere J, Ahorlu C, Adu-Amankwah S, Larbi I, Dumashie E, et al.
Trop Med Infect Dis . 2018 Oct; 3(4). PMID: 30274501
Ghana has been implementing mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin and albendazole for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) since the year 2000, as part of the Global Programme to...