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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
Plasmodium malariae structure and genetic diversity in sub-Saharan Africa determined from microsatellite variants and linked SNPs in orthologues of antimalarial …
EC Oriero, MA Demba, MF Diop, DS Ishengoma, LN Amenga-Etego, ...
2022 Scientific reports 12 (1), 21881, 2022 Health Sciences 15
Clonal types of Toxoplasma gondii among immune compromised and immune competent individuals in Accra, Ghana
I Ayi, KD Kwofie, EA Blay, JHN Osei, KK Frempong, R Koku, A Ghansah, ...
2016 Parasitology international 65 (3), 238-244, 2016 Health Sciences 15
Signatures of competition and strain structure within the major blood‐stage antigen of Plasmodium falciparum in a local community in Ghana
MM Rorick, Y Artzy‐Randrup, S Ruybal‐Pesántez, KE Tiedje, TS Rask, ...
2018 Ecology and evolution 8 (7), 3574-3588, 2018 Natural Sciences 14
Highly multiplexed molecular inversion probe panel in Plasmodium falciparum targeting common SNPs approximates whole-genome sequencing assessments for …
K Niaré, R Crudale, AA Fola, N Wernsman Young, V Asua, MD Conrad, ...
2025 Frontiers in genetics 16, 1526049, 2025 Natural Sciences 13
Background malaria incidence and parasitemia during the three-dose RTS, S/AS01 vaccination series do not reduce magnitude of antibody response nor efficacy against the first …
GJ Bell, S Gyaase, V Goel, B Adu, B Mensah, P Essone, D Dosoo, M Osei, ...
2023 BMC Infectious Diseases 23 (1), 716, 2023 Health Sciences 13
Assessment of antimalarial drug resistant markers in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections after 4 years of indoor residual spraying in Northern Ghana
JL Myers-Hansen, B Abuaku, MK Oyebola, BA Mensah, C Ahorlu, ...
2020 PLoS One 15 (12), e0233478, 2020 Health Sciences 13
Ex vivo Sensitivity Profile of Plasmodium falciparum Clinical Isolates to a Panel of Antimalarial Drugs in Ghana 13 Years After National Policy Change
MF Ofori, EE Kploanyi, BA Mensah, EK Dickson, E Kyei-Baafour, ...
2021 Infection and Drug Resistance, 267-276, 2021 Health Sciences 12
Inducible nitric oxide synthase 2 promoter polymorphism and malaria disease severity in children in Southern Ghana
M Dzodzomenyo, A Ghansah, N Ensaw, B Dovie, L Bimi, R Quansah, ...
2018 PloS one 13 (8), e0202218, 2018 Health Sciences 12
Identification of complex Plasmodium falciparum genetic backgrounds circulating in Africa: a multicountry genomic epidemiology analysis
O Miotto, A Amambua-Ngwa, LN Amenga-Etego, MMA Hamid, I Adam, ...
2024 The Lancet Microbe 5 (12), 2024 Health Sciences 11
Association of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors with endemic Burkitt lymphoma in Kenyan children
BM Muriuki, CS Forconi, PO Oluoch, JA Bailey, A Ghansah, ...
2021 Scientific Reports 11 (1), 11343, 2021 Health Sciences 10
Population dataset for 21 simple tandem repeat loci in the Akan population of Ghana
AE Kofi, HM Hakim, HO Khan, SA Ismail, A Ghansah, ARN Haslindawaty, ...
2020 Data in Brief 31, 105746, 2020 Social Sciences 9
Global Analysis of Plasmodium falciparum Dihydropteroate Synthase Variants Associated with Sulfadoxine Resistance Reveals Variant Distribution and …
RA Boateng, JL Myers-Hansen, NNO Dolling, BA Mensah, E Brodsky, ...
2022 Molecules 28 (1), 145, 2022 Health Sciences 8
Targeting the Plasmodium falciparum’s Thymidylate Monophosphate Kinase for the Identification of Novel Antimalarial Natural Compounds
KS Enninful, SK Kwofie, M Tetteh-Tsifoanya, ANL Lamptey, G Djameh, ...
2022 Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 12, 868529, 2022 Health Sciences 8
Cardiocladius oliffi (Diptera: Chironomidae) as a potential biological control agent against Simulium squamosum (Diptera: Simuliidae)
DA Boakye, E Fokam, A Ghansah, J Amakye, MD Wilson, CA Brown
2009 Parasites & Vectors 2 (1), 20, 2009 Natural Sciences 7
SARS-CoV-2 molecular evolutionary dynamics in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana
B Adu, JHK Bonney, B Egyir, ID Otchere, P Asare, FE Dennis, EY Bonney, ...
2023 Emerging infectious diseases 29 (4), 862, 2023 Natural Sciences 6
Comparison of clinical, microscopic, and rapid diagnostic test methods in the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in four districts in the Eastern Region, Ghana
AR Lopez, A Ghansah, C Nyamordey, CA Brown
2022 Health Sciences Investigations Journal 3 (1), 320-326, 2022 Health Sciences 5
HIV Viremia Is Associated With APOL1 Variants and Reduced JC-Viruria
E Kruzel-Davila, BM Sankofi, E Kubi Amos-Abanyie, A Ghansah, ...
2021 Frontiers in medicine 8, 718300, 2021 Health Sciences 4
Immediate pools of malaria infections at diagnosis combined with targeted deep sequencing accurately quantifies frequency of drug resistance mutations
O Aydemir, B Mensah, PW Marsh, B Abuaku, JL Myers-Hansen, JA Bailey, ...
2021 PeerJ 9, e11794, 2021 Health Sciences 4
Malaria transmission intensity and parasitemia during the three-dose RTS, S/AS01 vaccination series do not reduce magnitude of antibody response nor efficacy against the first …
GJ Bell, S Gyaase, V Goel, B Adu, B Mensah, P Essone, D Dosoo, M Osei, ...
2023 Research Square, rs. 3. rs-2960373, 2023 Health Sciences 3
Target product profiles of laboratory and data analytical frameworks for genotyping to monitor antimalarial efficacy
MM Plucinski, A Wesolowski, I Gerlovina, AR Taylor, J Briggs, ...
2026 PLOS Global Public Health 6 (5), e0006500, 2026 Health Sciences 2
A complex Plasmodium falciparum cryptotype circulating at low frequency across the African continent
O Miotto, A Amambua-Ngwa, L Amenga-Etego, MM Abdel Hamid, I Adam, ...
2024 bioRxiv, 2024.01. 20.576496, 2024 Health Sciences 2
A genetic study of the Ghanaian population using 15 autosomal STR loci
AE Kofi, DA Agyemang, A Ghansah, GA Awandare, HM Hakim, HO Khan, ...
2023 Biochemical Genetics 61 (5), 1850-1866, 2023 Social Sciences 2
Evaluation of KIR3DL1/KIR3DS1 allelic polymorphisms in Kenyan children with endemic Burkitt lymphoma
BM Muriuki, CS Forconi, EK Kirwa, TK Maina, BO Ariera, JA Bailey, ...
2023 Plos one 18 (8), e0275046, 2023 Health Sciences 2
Forensic DNA profiling in Ghana: current developments, challenges and future directions
AE Kofi, DA Agyemang, A Ghansah, J Appiahene-Gyamfi, BR Nelson, ...
2020 European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences, 2020 Social Sciences 2
Actionable approaches to empower African research & development
N Tiffin, I Aniebo, Y Bediako, A Djimde, A Ghansah, M Hamaluba, ...
2025 Gates Open Res 9 (59), 59, 2025 Health Sciences 1