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Paa Kobina Turkson

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ghana, Legon ORCID 0000-0002-5319-2021 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
DepartmentSCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE SECRETARIAT
Animal healthVeterinary MedicineVeterinary EpidemiologyOne Health.
Publications

76

Citations

1,392

H-index

20

i10-index

31

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
18.3
Most cited paper
174
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2025
Last updated
15 Sep 2026, 23:12
Publications

76 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Perceived quality of healthcare delivery in a rural district of Ghana
PK Turkson
2009 Ghana medical journal 43 (2), 65, 2009 Health Sciences 174
Comparison of methods for isolating Salmonella bacteria from faeces of naturally infected pigs
PR Davies, PK Turkson, JA Funk, MA Nichols, SR Ladely, ...
2000 Journal of applied microbiology 89 (1), 169-177, 2000 Health Sciences 131
Factors influencing attendance to immunization sessions for children in a rural district of Ghana
WK Bosu, D Ahelegbe, E Edum-Fotwe, KA Bainson, PK Turkson
1997 Acta tropica 68 (3), 259-267, 1997 Health Sciences 85
Characterization of antimicrobial-resistant phenotypes and genotypes among Salmonella enterica recovered from pigs on farms, from transport trucks, and from pigs after slaughter
WA Gebreyes, PR Davies, PK Turkson, WEM Morrow, JA Funk, C Altier, ...
2004 Journal of Food Protection 67 (4), 698-705, 2004 Social Sciences 81
Salmonella enterica serovars from pigs on farms and after slaughter and validity of using bacteriologic data to define herd Salmonella status
WA Gebreyes, PR Davies, PK Turkson, WEM Morrow, JA Funk, C Altier
2004 Journal of food protection 67 (4), 691-697, 2004 Health Sciences 81
Risk factors for lamb mortality in Sahelian sheep on a breeding station in Ghana
PK Turkson, M Sualisu
2005 Tropical Animal Health and Production 37 (1), 49-64, 2005 Health Sciences 68
Risk factors for kid mortality in West African Dwarf goats under an intensive management system in Ghana
PK Turkson, YK Antiri, O Baffuor-Awuah
2004 Tropical Animal Health and Production 36 (4), 353-364, 2004 Health Sciences 60
Relationship between haemoglobin concentration and packed cell volume in cattle blood samples
PK Turkson, EY Ganyo
2015 Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 82 (1), 1-5, 2015 Health Sciences 52
Lamb and kid mortality in village flocks in the coastal savanna zone of Ghana
PK Turkson
2003 Tropical Animal Health and Production 35 (6), 477-490, 2003 Health Sciences 52
Use of drugs and antibiotics in poultry production in Ghana
PK Turkson
2008 Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science 41 (1), 2008 Agriculture 50
Isolation of Campylobacter spp. and Yersinia enterocolitica from domestic animals and human patients in Kenya
PAAK TURKSON, KJ LINDQVIST, G KAPPERUD
1988 Apmis 96 (1‐6), 141-146, 1988 Health Sciences 42
Sero-epidemiology of Toxocara canis infection in children attending four selected health facilities in the central region of Ghana
G Kyei, I Ayi, JN Boampong, PK Turkson
2015 Ghana medical journal 49 (2), 77, 2015 Health Sciences 37
Pro-poor HPAI risk reduction strategies in Ghana-Background paper
KG Aning, PK Turkson, S Asuming-Brempong
2008 International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008 Health Sciences 31
Assessment of veterinary needs of ruminant livestock owners in Ghana
PK Turkson, J Naandam
2003 Preventive veterinary medicine 61 (3), 185-194, 2003 Health Sciences 28
Constraints to ruminant production in East Mamprusi District of Ghana
PK Turkson, J Naandam
2006 Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science 39 (2), 155-164, 2006 Health Sciences 27
Profile of veterinarians and veterinary practice in Ghana
PK Turkson
2003 Tropical animal health and production 35 (4), 321-340, 2003 Health Sciences 27
Epidemiology of bovine brucellosis in the Coastal Savanna zone of Ghana
PK Turkson, DQ Boadu
1992 Acta tropica 52 (1), 39-43, 1992 Health Sciences 26
Perceived constraints to privatization of delivery of veterinary services in Ghana
PK Turkson, CF Brownie
1999 Tropical animal health and production 31 (2), 103-114, 1999 Health Sciences 25
Haematology of N’Dama and West African Shorthorn cattle herds under natural Trypanosoma vivax challenge in Ghana
EY Ganyo, JN Boampong, DK Masiga, J Villinger, PK Turkson
2018 F1000Research 7, 314, 2018 Health Sciences 22
Assessment of practices, capacities and incentives of poultry chain actors in implementation of highly pathogenic avian influenza mitigation measures in Ghana
PK Turkson, I Okike
2016 Veterinary Medicine and Science 2 (1), 23-35, 2016 Health Sciences 20
Financing the delivery of animal health services in developing countries: a case study of Ghana
PK Turkson, CF Brownie
1999 Tropical animal health and production 31 (1), 33-44, 1999 Health Sciences 18
The practices and problems of rural women involved in small ruminant production
PK Turkson
1992 Proc. West African Commonwealth Veterinary Association/Ghana Veterinary …, 1992 Health Sciences 15
Clients’ perceptions of delivery of veterinary services in peri-urban Ghana
PK Turkson
2009 Tropical Animal Health and Production 41 (1), 121-128, 2009 Health Sciences 14
Perceptions of livestock owners of private veterinary practice in Ghana
PK Turkson
2004 Tropical Animal Health and Production 36 (5), 427-434, 2004 Health Sciences 14
Acaricide resistance in the cattle tick, Amblyomma variegatum, in the coastal savanna zone of Ghana
PK Turkson, M Botchey
1999 Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science 32 (2), 199-204, 1999 Health Sciences 14