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Prince Asare

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Verified email at noguchi.ug.edu.gh Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0003-0673-5967 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY
Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious DiseasesMycobacterial InfectionsBioinformaticsBiostatistics
Publications

76

Citations

1,519

H-index

19

i10-index

32

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
20.0
Most cited paper
391
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 22:46
Publications

76 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of iron chelators
JP Adjimani, P Asare
2015 Toxicology reports 2, 721-728, 2015 Health Sciences 391
Phylogenomics of Mycobacterium africanum reveals a new lineage and a complex evolutionary history
M Coscolla, S Gagneux, F Menardo, C Loiseau, P Ruiz-Rodriguez, ...
2021 Microbial genomics 7 (2), 000477, 2021 Humanities 225
Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains in Ghana
D Yeboah-Manu, P Asare, A Asante-Poku, ID Otchere, S Osei-Wusu, ...
2016 PloS one 11 (8), e0161892, 2016 Health Sciences 63
Comparative genomics of Mycobacterium africanum Lineage 5 and Lineage 6 from Ghana suggests distinct ecological niches
ID Otchere, M Coscollá, L Sánchez-Busó, A Asante-Poku, D Brites, ...
2018 Scientific reports 8 (1), 11269, 2018 Natural Sciences 57
Diarrhea-causing bacteria and their antibiotic resistance patterns among diarrhea patients from Ghana
T Afum, DA Asandem, P Asare, A Asante-Poku, GI Mensah, AB Musah, ...
2022 Frontiers in Microbiology 13, 894319, 2022 Health Sciences 55
Reduced transmission of Mycobacterium africanum compared to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in urban West Africa
P Asare, A Asante-Poku, DA Prah, S Borrell, S Osei-Wusu, ID Otchere, ...
2018 International Journal of Infectious Diseases 73, 30-42, 2018 Health Sciences 46
Burden and historical trend of Buruli ulcer prevalence in selected communities along the Offin River of Ghana
KA Ampah, P Asare, DDG Binnah, S Maccaulley, W Opare, K Röltgen, ...
2016 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 10 (4), e0004603, 2016 Health Sciences 38
TB-diabetes co-morbidity in Ghana: The importance of Mycobacterium africanum infection
A Asante-Poku, P Asare, NA Baddoo, A Forson, P Klevor, ID Otchere, ...
2019 PloS one 14 (2), e0211822, 2019 Health Sciences 37
Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria from the environment of Ghanian communities where Buruli ulcer is endemic
SY Aboagye, E Danso, KA Ampah, Z Nakobu, P Asare, ID Otchere, ...
2016 Applied and environmental microbiology 82 (14), 4320-4329, 2016 Health Sciences 36
Molecular epidemiology and whole genome sequencing analysis of clinical Mycobacterium bovis from Ghana
ID Otchere, AJ van Tonder, A Asante-Poku, L Sánchez-Busó, M Coscollá, ...
2019 PloS one 14 (3), e0209395, 2019 Health Sciences 35
Laboratory confirmation of Buruli ulcer cases in Ghana, 2008-2016
D Yeboah-Manu, SY Aboagye, P Asare, A Asante-Poku, K Ampah, ...
2018 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 12 (6), e0006560, 2018 Health Sciences 34
A molecular and epidemiological study of Vibrio cholerae isolates from cholera outbreaks in southern Ghana
EK Danso, P Asare, ID Otchere, LM Akyeh, A Asante-Poku, SY Aboagye, ...
2020 Plos one 15 (7), e0236016, 2020 Natural Sciences 33
Whole genome sequencing and spatial analysis identifies recent tuberculosis transmission hotspots in Ghana
P Asare, ID Otchere, E Bedeley, D Brites, C Loiseau, NA Baddoo, ...
2020 Frontiers in medicine 7, 161, 2020 Health Sciences 33
Spatial Multi-Criteria Analysis for Discovering Nature-Based Solutions Location for Urban Flood Mitigation in Accra: P. Asare et al.
P Asare, F Atun, K Pfeffer
2024 Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy 17 (1), 207-239, 2024 Social Sciences 30
Seasonal Pattern of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the Causative Agent of Buruli Ulcer, in the Environment in Ghana: Aboagye S. Y. et al.
SY Aboagye, KA Ampah, A Ross, P Asare, ID Otchere, J Fyfe, ...
2017 Microbial ecology 74 (2), 350-361, 2017 Natural Sciences 29
Opinion review of drug resistant tuberculosis in West Africa: tackling the challenges for effective control
ID Otchere, A Asante-Poku, KF Akpadja, AB Diallo, A Sanou, P Asare, ...
2024 Frontiers in public health 12, 1374703, 2024 Health Sciences 24
Back-to-Africa introductions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the main cause of tuberculosis in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
M Zwyer, LK Rutaihwa, E Windels, J Hella, F Menardo, M Sasamalo, ...
2023 PLoS pathogens 19 (4), e1010893, 2023 Health Sciences 22
Diagnosis of tuberculosis among COVID-19 suspected cases in Ghana
T Afum, P Asare, A Asante-Poku, I Darko-Otchere, PA Morgan, E Bedeley, ...
2021 PLoS One 16 (12), e0261849, 2021 Health Sciences 21
Drug discovery research in Ghana, challenges, current efforts, and the way forward
RK Amewu, P Amoateng, PK Arthur, P Asare, I Asiamah, D Boamah, ...
2022 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 16 (9), e0010645, 2022 Health Sciences 20
Environmental and behavioral drivers of Buruli ulcer disease in selected communities along the Densu River basin of Ghana: a case-control study
SY Aboagye, P Asare, ID Otchere, E Koka, GE Mensah, D Yirenya-Tawiah, ...
2017 The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 96 (5), 1076, 2017 Health Sciences 19
Second-line anti-tuberculosis drug resistance testing in Ghana identifies the first extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis case
S Osei-Wusu, MA Omari, A Asante-Poku, ID Otchere, P Asare, A Forson, ...
2018 Infection and Drug Resistance, 239-246, 2018 Health Sciences 18
A Sero-epidemiological Approach to Explore Transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans
KA Ampah, B Nickel, P Asare, A Ross, D De-Graft, S Kerber, R Spallek, ...
2016 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 10 (1), e0004387, 2016 Health Sciences 18
Limited genetic diversity of hepatitis B virus in the general population of the Offin River Valley in Ghana
KA Ampah, CA Pinho-Nascimento, S Kerber, P Asare, D De-Graft, ...
2016 PLoS One 11 (6), e0156864, 2016 Health Sciences 18
The relevance of genomic epidemiology for control of tuberculosis in West Africa
P Asare, A Asante-Poku, S Osei-Wusu, ID Otchere, D Yeboah-Manu
2021 Frontiers in Public Health 9, 706651, 2021 Health Sciences 16
The role of metformin in tuberculosis control among TB and diabetes mellitus comorbid individuals
P Tetteh, EK Danso, S Osei-Wusu, D Yeboah-Manu, P Asare
2025 Frontiers in Microbiology 16, 1549572, 2025 Health Sciences 14