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Anita Ghansah

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at noguchi.ug.edu.gh Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
Genomicsmalaria and other infectious diseasesepidemiology
Publications

120

Citations

5,076

H-index

29

i10-index

60

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
42.3
Most cited paper
513
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:51
Publications

120 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Antimalarial drug resistance profiling of Plasmodium falciparum infections in Ghana using molecular inversion probes and next-generation sequencing
BA Mensah, O Aydemir, JL Myers-Hansen, M Opoku, NJ Hathaway, ...
2020 Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 64 (4), 10.1128/aac. 01423-19, 2020 Natural Sciences 41
Haplotype analyses of haemoglobin C and haemoglobin S and the dynamics of the evolutionary response to malaria in Kassena-Nankana District of Ghana
A Ghansah, KA Rockett, TG Clark, MD Wilson, KA Koram, AR Oduro, ...
2012 PloS one 7 (4), e34565, 2012 Health Sciences 33
Population genetic analysis of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein in two distinct ecological regions in Ghana
EA Amegashie, L Amenga-Etego, C Adobor, P Ogoti, K Mbogo, ...
2020 Malaria journal 19 (1), 437, 2020 Natural Sciences 30
Indoor residual spraying with a non-pyrethroid insecticide reduces the reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum in a high-transmission area in northern Ghana
KE Tiedje, AR Oduro, O Bangre, L Amenga-Etego, SK Dadzie, ...
2022 PLOS Global Public Health 2 (5), e0000285, 2022 Health Sciences 29
Impacts of ecology, parasite antigenic variation, and human genetics on RTS, S/AS01e malaria vaccine efficacy
GJ Bell, ST Agnandji, KP Asante, A Ghansah, P Kamthunzi, M Emch, ...
2021 Current Epidemiology Reports 8 (3), 79-88, 2021 Health Sciences 28
Efficacy of artesunate/amodiaquine in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children in Ghana
BK Abuaku, BA Mensah, MF Ofori, J Myers-Hansen, AN Derkyi-Kwarteng, ...
2017 The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 97 (3), 690, 2017 Health Sciences 28
Indication of Risk of Mother-to-Child Toxoplasma gondii Transmission in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
KD Kwofie, A Ghansah, JHN Osei, KK Frempong, S Obed, EH Frimpong, ...
2016 Maternal and child health journal 20 (12), 2581-2588, 2016 Health Sciences 26
Perspectives on returning individual and aggregate genomic research results to study participants and communities in Kenya: a qualitative study
I Kisiangani, SF Mohamed, C Kyobutungi, P Tindana, A Ghansah, ...
2022 BMC medical ethics 23 (1), 27, 2022 Health Sciences 25
Network-driven analysis of human–Plasmodium falciparum interactome: processes for malaria drug discovery and extracting in silico targets
FE Agamah, D Damena, M Skelton, A Ghansah, GK Mazandu, ...
2021 Malaria journal 20 (1), 421, 2021 Health Sciences 24
Congenital toxoplasmosis and pregnancy malaria detection post-partum: Effective diagnosis and its implication for efficient management of congenital infection
EA Blay, A Ghansah, J Otchere, R Koku, KD Kwofie, L Bimi, S Takashi, ...
2015 Parasitology international 64 (6), 603-608, 2015 Health Sciences 23
Neutral vs. non-neutral genetic footprints of Plasmodium falciparum multiclonal infections
F Labbé, Q He, Q Zhan, KE Tiedje, DC Argyropoulos, MH Tan, A Ghansah, ...
2023 PLOS Computational Biology 19 (1), e1010816, 2023 Natural Sciences 22
Population data of 23 Y chromosome STR loci for the five major human subpopulations of Ghana
AE Kofi, HM Hakim, HO Khan, SA Ismail, A Ghansah, AA David, NFC Mat, ...
2020 International journal of legal medicine 134 (4), 1313-1315, 2020 Social Sciences 21
Targeted Next Generation Sequencing for malaria research in Africa: current status and outlook
A Ghansah, E Kamau, A Amambua-Ngwa, DS Ishengoma, ...
2019 Malaria journal 18 (1), 324, 2019 Health Sciences 21
Malaria transmission intensity likely modifies RTS, S/AS01 efficacy due to a rebound effect in Ghana, Malawi, and Gabon
GJ Bell, V Goel, P Essone, D Dosoo, B Adu, BA Mensah, S Gyaase, ...
2022 The Journal of Infectious Diseases 226 (9), 1646-1656, 2022 Health Sciences 20
High frequency of the Duffy-negative genotype and absence of Plasmodium vivax infections in Ghana
CA Brown, PJ Pappoe-Ashong, N Duah, A Ghansah, H Asmah, E Afari, ...
2021 Malaria Journal 20 (1), 99, 2021 Health Sciences 20
In silico characterisation of putative Plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidates in African malaria populations
O Ajibola, MF Diop, A Ghansah, L Amenga-Etego, L Golassa, T Apinjoh, ...
2021 Scientific reports 11 (1), 16215, 2021 Health Sciences 19
Determinants of yam farmers’ adaptation practices to climate variability in the Ejura Sekyedumase municipality, Ghana
F Baffour-Ata, M Awugyi, NS Ofori, EN Hayfron, CE Amekudzi, A Ghansah, ...
2023 Heliyon 9 (3), 2023 Agriculture 18
Genomic approaches for monitoring transmission dynamics of malaria: A case for malaria molecular surveillance in Sub–Saharan Africa
BA Mensah, NE Akyea-Bobi, A Ghansah
2022 Frontiers in Epidemiology 2, 939291, 2022 Health Sciences 18
Trends and predictive factors for treatment failure following artemisinin-based combination therapy among children with uncomplicated malaria in Ghana: 2005–2018
B Abuaku, NO Duah-Quashie, N Quashie, A Gyasi, PO Afriyie, ...
2021 BMC Infectious Diseases 21 (1), 1255, 2021 Health Sciences 18
Evolution of Antimalarial Drug Resistance Markers in the Reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum Infections in the Upper East Region of Ghana
CA Narh, A Ghansah, MF Duffy, S Ruybal-Pesántez, CO Onwona, ...
2020 The Journal of Infectious Diseases 222 (10), 1692-1701, 2020 Health Sciences 18
Lack of geospatial population structure yet significant linkage disequilibrium in the reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum in Bongo District, Ghana
S Ruybal-Pesántez, KE Tiedje, MM Rorick, L Amenga-Etego, A Ghansah, ...
2017 The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 97 (4), 1180, 2017 Social Sciences 18
Measuring changes in Plasmodium falciparum census population size in response to sequential malaria control interventions
KE Tiedje, Q Zhan, S Ruybal-Pésantez, G Tonkin-Hill, Q He, MH Tan, ...
2025 Elife 12, RP91411, 2025 Health Sciences 17
Comparison of molecular surveillance methods to assess changes in the population genetics of Plasmodium falciparum in high transmission
A Ghansah, KE Tiedje, DC Argyropoulos, CO Onwona, SL Deed, F Labbé, ...
2023 Frontiers in Parasitology 2, 1067966, 2023 Natural Sciences 17
Performance of SNP barcodes to determine genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum in Africa
DC Argyropoulos, MH Tan, C Adobor, B Mensah, F Labbé, KE Tiedje, ...
2023 Frontiers in genetics 14, 1071896, 2023 Social Sciences 17
Association of the GNAS locus with severe malaria
S Auburn, M Diakite, AE Fry, A Ghansah, S Campino, A Richardson, ...
2008 Human genetics 124 (5), 499-506, 2008 Health Sciences 16