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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
Assessing the blood-host plasticity and dispersal rate of the malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii
J Orsborne, L Furuya-Kanamori, CL Jeffries, M Kristan, AR Mohammed, ...
2018 bioRxiv, 424051, 2018 Health Sciences 3
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the human blood index of the major African malaria vectors
J Orsborne, L Furuya-Kanamori, CL Jeffries, M Kristan, AR Mohammed, ...
2018 BioRxiv, 424093, 2018 Health Sciences 3
Spatio-temporal distribution and insecticide resistance status of Aedes mosquitoes in Ghana
CM Owusu-Asenso
2018 University of Ghana, 2018 Health Sciences 3
Misdiagnosis and overtreatment of clinical malaria cases and their implications in western Kenya highlands
YA Afrane, A Githeko, GY Yan
2009 Am J Trop Med Hyg 81 (195), 195, 2009 Health Sciences 3
Comparative analysis reveals concentration-dependent and site-specific detoxification gene expression patterns in pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles gambiae s.l …
CM Owusu-Asenso, A Abdulai, IK Sraku, SK Attah, F Aboagye-Antwi, ...
2026 Scientific Reports 16 (1), 3717, 2026 Health Sciences 2
Immature development time and survivorship of the dengue vectors Aedes aegypti, Aedes vittatus, and the invasive Aedes albopictus in Ghana
Y Akuamoah-Boateng, MG Machani, EN Boadu, SKE Mensah, ...
2026 Scientific Reports 16 (1), 5811, 2026 Health Sciences 2
Malaria vector diversity, transmission and insecticide resistance in Island communities along the Volta lake in Southern Ghana
AA Ebuako, CM Owusu-Asenso, A Abdulai, ARM Sabtiu, IK Sraku, ...
2025 BMC Infectious Diseases 25 (1), 904, 2025 Health Sciences 2
Plasmodium falciparum Pfs47 haplotype compatibility to Anopheles gambiae in Kisumu, a malaria-endemic region of Kenya
SA Onyango, MG Machani, KO Ochwedo, RM Oriango, MC Lee, ...
2025 Scientific Reports 15 (1), 6550, 2025 Health Sciences 2
COVID-19 in patients presenting with malaria-like symptoms at a primary healthcare facility in Accra, Ghana
I Asamoah, M Adusei-Poku, P Vandyck-Sey, A Steele-Dadzie, AS Kuffour, ...
2024 Plos one 19 (2), e0298088, 2024 Health Sciences 2
Effectiveness of artemether–lumefantrine for treating uncomplicated malaria in low-and high-transmission areas of Ghana
MA Mawuli, LE Amoah, L Cui, NB Quashie, YA Afrane
2024 Malaria Journal 23 (1), 40, 2024 Health Sciences 2
First detection ofAnopheles stephensiin Ghana using molecular surveillance
YA Afrane, A Abdulai, AR Mohammed, Y Akuamoah-Boateng, ...
2023 Natural Sciences 2
Is outdoor-resting behaviour in malaria vectors consistent? Short report from northern Ghana
M Hamid-Adiamoh, D Nwakanma, I Sraku, A Amambua-Ngwa, YA Afrane
2022 AAS Open Research 4, 53, 2022 Health Sciences 2
Epidemiological Factors Determining Clinical Malaria in the Highlands of Western Kenya: Case Study of Iguhu Location
MW Essendi
2012 Egerton Journal of Science and Technology 12 (1-179), 1-179, 2012 Health Sciences 2
Bayesian inference of nonlinear malaria dynamics in Ghana via an ensemble Markov chain Monte Carlo sampler
T Ansah-Narh, YA Afrane, JB Tandoh
2026 Expert Systems with Applications, 131540, 2026 Health Sciences 1
Reduced bio-efficacy of aged PermaNet® 3.0 Nets against local pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles arabiensis in Western Kenya
MG Machani, G Zhou, J Oyweri, I Nzioki, J Githure, H Atieli, C Wang, ...
2026 Frontiers in Tropical Diseases 7, 1764297, 2026 Health Sciences 1
Spatial temporal distribution of Anopheles mosquitoes in different ecological zones of Ghana
A Abdulai, CM Owusu-Asenso, ARM Sabtiu, IK Sraku, ...
2026 GigaByte 2026, gigabyte175-0, 2026 Natural Sciences 1
Unsupervised Consensus-Based Anomaly Detection for Spatiotemporal Malaria Incidence in Ghana
T Ansah-Narh, YA Afrane
2026 arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.21559, 2026 Health Sciences 1
Insecticide resistance dynamics in Aedes mosquitoes in Ghana
IK Sraku, CM Owusu-Asenso, A Abdulai, M Addo, SKE Mensah, ...
2025 Gigabyte 2025, gigabyte171-0, 2025 Health Sciences 1
Net ownership, utilization and malaria burden in the context of Piperonyl butoxide-LLINs intervention in western Kenya
J Oyweri, PO Onyango, MG Machani, J Bungei, S Cheruiyot, YA Afrane, ...
2025 Plos one 20 (8), e0329114, 2025 Health Sciences 1
Spatial and temporal distribution of Culex and Aedes mosquitoes in Ghana
Y Akuamoah-Boateng, CM Owusu-Asenso, A Abdulai, ARM Sabtiu, ...
2025 GigaByte 2025, gigabyte170-0, 2025 Health Sciences 1
Larval habitat diversity, physicochemical characterization and their effect on the density of larval malaria vectors in the city of Accra, Ghana
ARM Sabtiu, IA Hinne, IK Sraku, RT Doe, SK Attah, F Aboagye-Antwi, ...
2024 Research Square, rs. 3. rs-4953028, 2024 Health Sciences 1
Psychosocial wellbeing and needs of cervical cancer patients in western Kenya
JA Owenga, Y Afrane, PO Odada
2015 International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences 5 (3), 486-497, 2015 Health Sciences 1
Comparative Transcriptome Analyses of Deltamethrin-Resistant and-Susceptible
M Bonizzoni, Y Afrane, WA Dunn, FK Atieli, G Zhou, D Zhong, J Li, ...
2012 Anopheles gambiae, 2012 Health Sciences 1
Effects of deforestation on the survival, reproductive fitness and gonotrophic cycle of Anopheles gambiae in Western Kenya highlands
YA Afrane, G Zhou, BW Lawson, AK Githeko, G Yan
2005 American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 73 (6), 326-327, 2005 Health Sciences 1
Anopheles gambiae biting behavior and malaria transmission risk in Simiw, a community located in the coastal forest zone of the Central Region of Ghana
EK Obboh, ARM Sabtiu, IK Sraku, NAS Eyeson, EK Abu, S Donkoh, ...
2026 Malaria Journal, 2026 Health Sciences 0