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Dziedzom K. de Souza

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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Verified email at noguchi.ug.edu.gh Department of Parasitology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health ORCID 0000-0001-5000-6177 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PARASITOLOGY
Neglected Tropical DiseasesMedical EntomologyMolecular Biology of Disease Vectors and Parasites
Publications

168

Citations

2,599

H-index

28

i10-index

63

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
15.5
Most cited paper
210
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 22:58
Publications

168 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Evidence-Based approach to decision making: the inclusion of GIS as part of Ghana's health information systems
D de Souza
2009 Ghana medical journal 43 (1), 1-6, 2009 Health Sciences 15
Safe mass drug administration for neglected tropical diseases
DK de Souza, TPC Dorlo
2018 The Lancet Global Health 6 (10), e1054-e1055, 2018 Health Sciences 14
Onchocerciasis in the Cameroon–Chad border area after more than 20 years of annual mass ivermectin distribution
F Ayisi, DK de Souza, J Tallant, BD Biholong, EB Fokam, DA Boakye
2024 Parasites & Vectors 17 (1), 219, 2024 Health Sciences 13
Finding and eliminating the reservoirs: Engage and treat, and test and treat strategies for lymphatic filariasis programs to overcome endgame challenges
DK de Souza, J Otchere, JG Sumboh, O Asiedu, J Opare, ...
2022 Frontiers in Tropical Diseases 3, 953094, 2022 Health Sciences 13
Low prevalence of Plasmodium and absence of malaria transmission in Conakry, Guinea: prospects for elimination
BL Kouassi, DK de Souza, A Goepogui, SM Balde, L Diakité, A Sagno, ...
2016 Malaria journal 15 (1), 175, 2016 Health Sciences 13
The changing funding landscape for infectious disease research and control: implications for resource-limited countries
MJ Bockarie, DK de Souza, R Ansumana, D Ladzekpo, KD Ramaiah, ...
2025 International Journal of Infectious Diseases 154, 2025 Health Sciences 12
Evaluation of different DNA extraction methods and loop-mediated isothermal amplification primers for the detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in clinical specimens
A Ablordey, E Ahotor, CA Narh, SA King, I Cruz, JM Ndung’u, ...
2021 BMC Infectious Diseases 21 (1), 598, 2021 Health Sciences 12
Challenges and opportunities in conducting and applying design research beyond global north to the global south
E Tsekleves, A Darby, C Ahorlu, R Pickup, D de Souza, D Boakye
2020 Health Sciences 12
Developing home cleaning intervention through community engagement to reduce infections and antimicrobial resistance in Ghanaian homes
E Tsekleves, D de Souza, R Pickup, C Ahorlu, A Darby
2023 Scientific Reports 13 (1), 10505, 2023 Health Sciences 11
Strengthening visceral leishmaniasis diagnosis capacity to improve access to care in Kenya: the example of Marsabit county
DK de Souza, A Picado, PR Bessell, A Liban, D Wachira, D Mwiti, ...
2022 Frontiers in Tropical Diseases 2, 809757, 2022 Health Sciences 11
The Role of Detoxification Enzymes in the Adaptation of the Major Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae (Giles; Diptera: Culicidae) to Polluted Water
SA King, B Onayifeke, J Akorli, I Sibomana, J Chabi, T Manful-Gwira, ...
2017 Journal of Medical Entomology 54 (6), 1674-1683, 2017 Health Sciences 11
Four ways geographic information systems can help to enhance health service planning and delivery for infectious diseases in low-income countries
B Brijnath, DK De Souza
2012 Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 23 (4), 1410-1420, 2012 Health Sciences 11
An evaluation of Wb123 antibody elisa in individuals treated with ivermectin and albendazole, and implementation challenges in Africa
DK de Souza, IO Owusu, J Otchere, M Adimazoya, K Frempong, ...
2017 The Pan African Medical Journal 27, 65, 2017 Health Sciences 10
COVID-19 related perception among some community members and frontline healthcare providers for NTD control in Ghana
CS Ahorlu, D Okyere, S Pi-Bansa, J Otchere, B Marfo, ...
2022 BMC Infectious Diseases 22 (1), 106, 2022 Health Sciences 9
Implications of WHO COVID-19 interim guideline 2020.5 on the comprehensive care for infected persons in Africa Before, during and after clinical management of cases
AF Fagbamigbe, MF Tolba, EF Amankwaa, PK Mante, AA Sylverken, ...
2022 Scientific African 15, e01083, 2022 Health Sciences 9
Community-based trial of annual versus biannual single-dose ivermectin plus albendazole against Wuchereria bancrofti infection in human and mosquito …
DK de Souza, CS Ahorlu, S Adu-Amankwah, J Otchere, SK Mensah, ...
2017 Trials 18 (1), 448, 2017 Health Sciences 9
Twelve‐month longitudinal parasitological assessment of lymphatic filariasis‐positive individuals: impact of a biannual treatment with ivermectin and albendazole
JN Kanamitie, CS Ahorlu, J Otchere, F Aboagye‐Antwi, ...
2017 Tropical Medicine & International Health 22 (11), 1451-1456, 2017 Health Sciences 9
Lymphatic filariasis vectors and the implications for accelerated elimination of Anopheles-transmitted filariasis in West Africa
DK De Souza, B Koudou, L Kelly-Hope, MD Wilson, MJ Bockarie, ...
2012 Parasites & Vectors 5, 259, 2012 Health Sciences 9
A Novel Biplex Onchocerca volvulus Rapid Diagnostic Test Evaluated Among 3- to 9-Year-Old Children in Maridi, South Sudan
A Hadermann, SR Jada, C Lubbers, LJ Amaral, M Biamonte, ...
2025 Diagnostics 15 (5), 563, 2025 Health Sciences 7
Lymphatic filariasis transmission 10 years after stopping mass drug administration in the Gomoa west district of Ghana
CA Boateng, MS Afatodzie, A McLure, B Kwansa-Bentum, DK de Souza
2025 International Journal of Infectious Diseases 152, 107790, 2025 Health Sciences 7
Alternative Interventions Against Neglected Tropical Diseases in SSA: Vector Control
DA Boakye, DK de Souza, M Bockarie
2024 Neglected Tropical Diseases-Sub-Saharan Africa, 505-522, 2024 Health Sciences 7
Lymphedema in a 7-year-old boy infected with Wuchereria bancrofti in Sierra Leone: A case report
M Dome, R Ansumana, AL Covington, MP Rebollo, S Sesay, ...
2014 Acta tropica 134, 13-16, 2014 Health Sciences 7
Towards elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases: strengthening partnerships, fostering collaboration, and promoting country ownership
C Karutu, R Ansumana, DK de Souza, S Njenga, YI Coulibaly, SS Lee, ...
2025 International Journal of Infectious Diseases 152, 2025 Health Sciences 6
Using zero-inflated and hurdle regression models to analyze schistosomiasis data of school children in the southern areas of Ghana
K Nketia, DK de Souza
2024 Plos one 19 (7), e0304681, 2024 Health Sciences 6
A comparative study of lymphatic filariasis-related perceptions among treated and non-treated individuals in the Ahanta West Municipality of Ghana
CS Ahorlu, J Otchere, KM Sedzro, S Pi-Bansa, K Asemanyi-Mensah, ...
2022 Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 7 (10), 273, 2022 Health Sciences 6