Dziedzom K. de Souza
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PARASITOLOGY
Neglected Tropical DiseasesMedical EntomologyMolecular Biology of Disease Vectors and Parasites
Publication activity
Publication statistics
Publications
168 matching publications
| Publication | Year | Journal | Thematic area | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversity in breeding sites and distribution of Anopheles mosquitoes in selected urban areas of southern Ghana PAD Mattah, G Futagbi, LK Amekudzi, MM Mattah, DK de Souza, ... |
2017 | Parasites & vectors 10 (1), 25, 2017 | Social Sciences | 210 |
| Environmental factors associated with the distribution of Anopheles gambiae ss in Ghana; an important vector of lymphatic filariasis and malaria D De Souza, L Kelly-Hope, B Lawson, M Wilson, D Boakye |
2010 | PloS one 5 (3), e9927, 2010 | Health Sciences | 162 |
| Discovery of Point Mutations in the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel from African Aedes aegypti Populations: Potential Phylogenetic Reasons for Gene Introgression H Kawada, Y Higa, K Futami, Y Muranami, E Kawashima, JHN Osei, ... |
2016 | PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10 (6), e0004780, 2016 | Health Sciences | 127 |
| Selective Sweeps and Genetic Lineages of Plasmodium falciparum Drug -Resistant Alleles in Ghana MT Alam, DK De Souza, S Vinayak, SM Griffing, AC Poe, NO Duah, ... |
2011 | Journal of Infectious Diseases 203 (2), 220-227, 2011 | Health Sciences | 121 |
| Diversity and transmission competence in lymphatic filariasis vectors in West Africa, and the implications for accelerated elimination of Anopheles-transmitted … DK De Souza, B Koudou, LA Kelly-Hope, MD Wilson, MJ Bockarie, ... |
2012 | Parasites & vectors 5 (1), 259, 2012 | Health Sciences | 103 |
| Increased pfmdr1 gene copy number and the decline in pfcrt and pfmdr1 resistance alleles in Ghanaian Plasmodium falciparum isolates after the change of anti … NO Duah, SA Matrevi, DK De Souza, DD Binnah, MM Tamakloe, ... |
2013 | Malaria journal 12 (1), 377, 2013 | Health Sciences | 98 |
| Climate change and the rising incidence of vector-borne diseases globally AM George, R Ansumana, DK de Souza, VKM Niyas, A Zumla, ... |
2024 | International Journal of Infectious Diseases 139, 143-145, 2024 | Natural Sciences | 89 |
| Molecular xenomonitoring for post-validation surveillance of lymphatic filariasis in Togo: no evidence for active transmission MA Dorkenoo, DK de Souza, Y Apetogbo, K Oboussoumi, D Yehadji, ... |
2018 | Parasites & vectors 11 (1), 52, 2018 | Natural Sciences | 61 |
| Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators NK Biritwum, DK de Souza, B Marfo, S Odoom, B Alomatu, O Asiedu, ... |
2017 | PLoS neglected tropical diseases 11 (3), e0005280, 2017 | Health Sciences | 58 |
| Assessing the presence of Wuchereria bancrofti in vector and human populations from urban communities in Conakry, Guinea BL Kouassi, DK de Souza, A Goepogui, CA Narh, SA King, BS Mamadou, ... |
2015 | Parasites & vectors 8 (1), 492, 2015 | Social Sciences | 58 |
| SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding and transmission dynamics: Implications of WHO COVID-19 discharge guidelines K Badu, K Oyebola, JZB Zahouli, AFF Fagbamigbe, DK de Souza, ... |
2021 | Frontiers in Medicine 8, 843, 2021 | Health Sciences | 53 |
| No Evidence for Lymphatic Filariasis Transmission in Big Cities Affected by Conflict Related Rural-Urban Migration in Sierra Leone and Liberia MJB Dziedzom K. de Souza, Santigie Sesay, Marnijina G |
2014 | PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8 (2), e2700, 2014 | Social Sciences | 52 |
| A quick and cost effective method for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection DK de Souza, C Quaye, L Mosi, P Addo, DA Boakye |
2012 | BMC infectious diseases 12 (1), 8, 2012 | Health Sciences | 51 |
| Source Tracking Mycobacterium ulcerans Infections in the Ashanti Region, Ghana CA Narh, L Mosi, C Quaye, C Dassi, DO Konan, SCK Tay, DK de Souza, ... |
2015 | PLoS neglected tropical diseases 9 (1), e0003437, 2015 | Health Sciences | 50 |
| Elimination of lymphatic filariasis in west African urban areas: is implementation of mass drug administration necessary? BG Koudou, DK de Souza, NK Biritwum, R Bougma, M Aboulaye, ... |
2018 | The Lancet infectious diseases 18 (6), e214-e220, 2018 | Social Sciences | 47 |
| Diagnosis of neglected tropical diseases during and after the COVID-19 pandemic DK de Souza, A Picado, S Bieler, S Nogaro, JM Ndung’u |
2020 | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14 (8), e0008587, 2020 | Health Sciences | 45 |
| Community perspectives on persistent transmission of lymphatic filariasis in three hotspot districts in Ghana after 15 rounds of mass drug administration: a qualitative assessment CSK Ahorlu, E Koka, S Adu-Amankwah, J Otchere, DK de Souza |
2018 | BMC public health 18 (1), 238, 2018 | Health Sciences | 43 |
| Improving drug delivery strategies for lymphatic filariasis elimination in urban areas in Ghana NK Biritwum, B Garshong, B Alomatu, DK de Souza, M Gyapong, ... |
2017 | PLoS neglected tropical diseases 11 (5), e0005619, 2017 | Social Sciences | 41 |
| Assessing lymphatic filariasis data quality in endemic communities in Ghana, using the neglected tropical diseases data quality assessment tool for preventive chemotherapy DK de Souza, E Yirenkyi, J Otchere, NK Biritwum, DK Ameme, S Sackey, ... |
2016 | PLoS neglected tropical diseases 10 (3), e0004590, 2016 | Health Sciences | 39 |
| Onchocerciasis control in Ghana (1974–2016) NK Biritwum, DK de Souza, O Asiedu, B Marfo, UV Amazigo, JO Gyapong |
2021 | Parasites & vectors 14 (1), 3, 2021 | Health Sciences | 36 |
| Rapid high throughput SYBR green assay for identifying the malaria vectors Anopheles arabiensis, Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae s.s. Giles J Chabi, A Van’t Hof, LK N’dri, A Datsomor, D Okyere, H Njoroge, D Pipini, ... |
2019 | PloS one 14 (4), e0215669, 2019 | Health Sciences | 34 |
| Prospects, drawbacks and future needs of xenomonitoring for the endpoint evaluation of lymphatic filariasis elimination programs in Africa PN Okorie, DK de Souza |
2016 | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 110 (2 …, 2016 | Health Sciences | 34 |
| Is mass drug administration against lymphatic filariasis required in urban settings? The experience in Kano, Nigeria DD Pam, DK de Souza, S D'Souza, M Opoku, S Sanda, I Nazaradden, ... |
2017 | PLoS neglected tropical diseases 11 (10), e0006004, 2017 | Social Sciences | 32 |
| Evaluation of human and mosquito based diagnostic tools for defining endpoints for elimination of Anopheles transmitted lymphatic filariasis in Ghana IO Owusu, DK de Souza, F Anto, MD Wilson, DA Boakye, MJ Bockarie, ... |
2015 | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 109 (10 …, 2015 | Health Sciences | 32 |
| Schistosoma infection is negatively associated with mite atopy, but not wheeze and asthma in Ghanaian Schoolchildren BB Obeng, AS Amoah, IA Larbi, DK Souza, HW Uh, M Fernandez‐Rivas, ... |
2014 | Clinical & Experimental Allergy 44 (7), 965-975, 2014 | Health Sciences | 32 |