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Yaw Afrane

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Medical Entomology and Parasitology
Publications

239

Citations

6,149

H-index

45

i10-index

95

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
25.7
Most cited paper
339
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:49
Publications

239 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Current observations on shifts in malaria vector biting behavior and changing vulnerability to malaria transmission in contrasting ecosystems in Western Kenya
I Nzioki, MG Machani, SA Onyango, KK Kabui, AK Githeko, E Ochomo, ...
2023 Research Square, rs. 3. rs-2772202, 2023 Health Sciences 7
Malaria, gastrointestinal parasite infection and nutritional status among febrile children in Accra, Ghana
BA Darko, CM Owusu-Asenso, K Addo-Osafo, E Appiah-Lawson, ...
2023 Research Square, rs. 3. rs-2891006, 2023 Health Sciences 7
Bionomics and distribution of malaria vectors in Kisumu city, Western Kenya: implications for urban malaria transmission
MG Machani, SA Onyango, I Nzioki, S Milanoi, G Nattoh, J Githure, ...
2025 Malaria Journal 24 (1), 85, 2025 Health Sciences 6
Larval habitat diversity, physicochemical characteristics and their effect on the larval density of malaria vectors in the city of Accra, Ghana
ARM Sabtiu, IA Hinne, IK Sraku, DK Halou, RT Doe, SK Attah, ...
2025 Malaria Journal 24 (1), 299, 2025 Health Sciences 6
Urban malaria in Accra, Ghana: transmission risk and influence of irrigated vegetable farms
ARM Sabtiu, IK Sraku, CM Owusu-Asenso, Y Akuamoah-Boateng, ...
2025 BMC Infectious Diseases 25 (1), 1053, 2025 Health Sciences 6
Pathogens spread by high-altitude windborne mosquitoes
R Bamou, A Dao, AS Yaro, C Kouam, K Ergunay, BP Bourke, M Diallo, ...
2024 bioRxiv, 2024 Health Sciences 6
Implementing landscape genetics in molecular epidemiology to determine drivers of vector‐borne disease: A malaria case study
A Hubbard, E Hemming‐Schroeder, MG Machani, Y Afrane, G Yan, E Lo, ...
2023 Molecular ecology 32 (8), 1848-1859, 2023 Health Sciences 6
Constructing a Genome‐Wide LD Map of Wild A. gambiae Using Next‐Generation Sequencing
X Wang, YA Afrane, G Yan, J Li
2015 BioMed research international 2015 (1), 238139, 2015 Health Sciences 6
Malaria transmission risk in the city of Accra, Ghana: vector behavior and distribution
ARM Sabtiu, IK Sraku, COA Mfum, Y Akuamoah-Boateng, RT Doe, ...
2025 Research Square, rs. 3. rs-6008722, 2025 Health Sciences 5
Non-coding RNAs potentially involved in pyrethroid resistance of Anopheles funestus population in Western Kenya
I Debrah, D Zhong, MG Machani, G Nattoh, KO Ochwedo, CM Morang’a, ...
2024 Research Square, rs. 3. rs-3979432, 2024 Social Sciences 5
Risk of arboviral transmission and insecticide resistance status of Aedes mosquitoes during a yellow fever outbreak in Ghana
M Owusu-Akyaw, CM Owusu-Asenso, A Abdulai, AR Mohammed, ...
2024 BMC Infectious Diseases 24 (1), 731, 2024 Health Sciences 5
Coverage of preventive measures and surveillance for neglected tropical diseases in hard-to-reach communities in Ghana
AO Forson, RB Awuah, AR Mohammed, CM Owusu-Asenso, ...
2023 BMC Public Health 23 (1), 1784, 2023 Health Sciences 5
Assessment of the Bacterial communities associated with Anopheles gambiae larval habitats in Southern Ghana
AO Forson, IK Sraku, IB Banson, J Gyamfi, KO Duedu, YA Afrane
2025 Plos one 20 (5), e0323464, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Impact of hepatitis B virus infection in patients with plasmodium parasites in selected health facilities in Accra, Ghana
JD Azumah, SG Koroma, IK Sraku, YA Afrane, KWC Sagoe, ...
2025 BMC Infectious Diseases 25 (1), 642, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection in northern and southern Ghana assessed by amplicon sequencing
X Wei, A Brashear, F Siddiqui, G Agyekum, A Lucky, A Chim-Ong, ...
2025 Infection, Genetics and Evolution 131, 105754, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Invasion and spread of the neotropical leafhopper Curtara insularis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Africa and North America and the role of high-altitude windborne …
R Nartey, L Chamorro, M Buffington, YA Afrane, AR Mohammed, ...
2024 bioRxiv, 2024.05. 24.595796, 2024 Health Sciences 4
Association of TNF‐Alpha, MBL2, NOS2, and G6PD with Malaria Outcomes in People in Southern Ghana
G Futagbi, PS Otu, M Abdul-Rahman, EK Aidoo, AC Lo, BA Gyan, ...
2022 Genetics research 2022 (1), 6686406, 2022 Health Sciences 4
Plasmodium falciparum hrp2 and hrp3 gene deletion status in Africa and South America by highly sensitive and specific digital PCR
CA Vera-Arias, A Holzschuh, CO Oduma, K Badu, M Abdul-Hakim, ...
2021 medRxiv, 2021.06. 01.21258117, 2021 Health Sciences 4
Assessment of the infectivity of malaria parasites from asymptomatic school children to Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes in a high transmission area in Ghana
MA Mawuli, LE Amoah, IK Sraku, D Donu, HB Abagna, FK Acquah, ...
2025 Scientific Reports 15 (1), 22561, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Biting time of day in malaria mosquitoes is modulated by nutritional status
CE Oke, SSC Rund, MG Machani, ARM Sabtiu, Y Akuamoah-Boateng, ...
2025 Malaria Journal 24 (1), 307, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Invasion of the Dengue Vector Aedes albopictus in the Port City of Takoradi, Southwestern Ghana
FA Owusu, CM Owusu-Asenso, A Abdulai, IK Sraku, AO Forson, ...
2025 Research Square, rs. 3. rs-7407322, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Physical integrity and residual bio-efficacy of PBO-pyrethroid synergist-treated and pyrethroid-only LLINs after 1.5 years of field use in Western Kenya
J Oyweri, PO Onyango, MG Machani, J Bungei, YA Afrane, MC Lee, ...
2025 Plos one 20 (8), e0330177, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Reduction in Asymptomatic falciparum malaria infection amongst schoolchildren in three ecological zones of Ghana between 2017 and 2023
RL Abban, L Amenga-Etego, A Busayomi, FK Acquah, GB Dzotefe, ...
2025 Scientific Reports 15 (1), 34167, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Mitochondrial and microbial diversity of the invasive mosquito vector species Culex tritaeniorhynchus across its extensive inter-continental geographic range
CL Jeffries, LM Tantely, P Kadriaj, MSC Blagrove, I Lytra, J Orsborne, ...
2024 Wellcome Open Research 9, 18, 2024 Health Sciences 3
Progress in parasite genomics and its application to current challenges in malaria control
CC Dieng, CT Ford, J Huynh, LE Amoah, YA Afrane, DA Janies, E Lo
2021 Current Topics and Emerging Issues in Malaria Elimination, 2021 Health Sciences 3