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Dziedzom K. de Souza

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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

2,600

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
15 Sep 2026, 23:31
Publications

168 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Developing strategies for onchocerciasis elimination mapping and surveillance through the diagnostic network optimization approach
H Albert, B Sartorius, PR Bessell, DK de Souza, S Rupani, K Gonzalez, ...
2021 Frontiers in Tropical Diseases 2, 707752, 2021 Health Sciences 6
Implementing a community vector collection strategy for monitoring vector-borne diseases in Ghana
DA Boakye, KK Frempong, KT Ogoussan, S Otoo, M Rebollo Polo, ...
2019 Gates Open Research 3, 722, 2019 Health Sciences 6
Identification and characterisation of Mansonella perstans in the Volta Region of Ghana
M Opoku, DK de Souza
2024 Plos one 19 (6), e0295089, 2024 Health Sciences 5
Soil-transmitted helminthiasis
MD Wilson, DK de Souza, J Akorli, I Ayi
2024 Neglected tropical diseases-sub-saharan Africa, 377-414, 2024 Health Sciences 5
Towards understanding the microepidemiology of lymphatic filariasis at the community level in Ghana
JG Sumboh, NA Laryea, J Otchere, CS Ahorlu, DK de Souza
2024 Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 9 (5), 107, 2024 Health Sciences 5
Investigating potential sand fly vectors after the first reported outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana
DK de Souza, SO Addo, K Desewu, CO Nzelu, MT Mosore, ...
2023 Parasites & Vectors 16 (1), 154, 2023 Health Sciences 5
Effects of lyophilization and storage temperature on Wuchereria bancrofti antigen sensitivity and stability
EY Agbozo, E Dumashie, DA Boakye, DK de Souza
2018 BMC research notes 11 (1), 454, 2018 Health Sciences 5
Confirmatory mapping for lymphatic filariasis in districts previously considered nonendemic in Ghana
JL Opare, DK de Souza, B Alomatu, E Mensah, E Nyarko, O Asiedu, ...
2025 International Journal of Infectious Diseases 152, 107801, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Pilot use of a mycolactone-specific lateral flow assay for Buruli ulcer: A case report from Japan
Y Sakakibara, M Konishi, T Ueno, C Murase, Y Miyamoto, M Ato, ...
2024 Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases 36, 100469, 2024 Health Sciences 4
Improving access to lymphatic filariasis MMDP services through an enhanced evidence-based, cascaded training model for health worker capacity strengthening in Ghana: an …
CS Ahorlu, SA Atinbire, KM Sedzro, B Alomatu, DK de Souza, ...
2023 Frontiers in Tropical Diseases 4, 1282218, 2023 Health Sciences 4
Understanding the requirements and factors necessary for the acceptance of genetically modified mosquitoes as a potential malaria control tool in Ghana: a questionnaire survey
DK de Souza, CA Brown, CK Ahorlu, T Suzuki
2013 Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology 21 (3), 76-88, 2013 Health Sciences 4
Impact of seasonal changes on human onchocerciasis transmission and disease elimination
F Ayisi, DK de Souza, A Heggen, K Atekem, O Surakat, A Elaagip, ...
2026 International Health 18 (Supplement_1), i46-i59, 2026 Health Sciences 3
Buruli ulcer
RR Yotsu, RE Simmonds, DK de Souza, RO Phillips, YA Amoako, ...
2025 Nature Reviews Disease Primers 11 (1), 89, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Changes in cytoforms of Simulium damnosum sensu lato (Diptera: Simuliidae) and onchocerciasis transmission zones in northern Cameroon with possible …
F Ayisi, DK de Souza, N Sedou, J Tallant, EB Fokam, DA Boakye
2025 Journal of Medical Entomology 62 (4), 948-960, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Modelling the cost of engage & treat and test & treat strategies towards the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Ghana
NNK Adams, CS Ahorlu, DK de Souza, M Aikins
2024 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 18 (5), e0012213, 2024 Health Sciences 3
Integrated action for skin NTDs: Deconstructing transmission, addressing knowledge gaps, and championing one health strategies
L Mosi, B Acharya, K Asiedu, A Bamisaiye, ME Benbow, D De Souza, ...
2026 Nature Communications 17 (1), 2271, 2026 Health Sciences 2
Microplanning for entomological surveys to sustain the onchocerciasis elimination effort in West Africa
N Sy, L Koala, A Seck, AM Oumar, O Surakat, K Atekem, F Ayisi, ...
2026 International Health 18 (Supplement_1), i68-i73, 2026 Health Sciences 2
Onchocerciasis elimination mapping in Malawi: mapping of vector Simulium breeding sites using an integrated approach of community knowledge and …
K Atekem, L Sitima, D Pemba, AM Oumar, B Isake, S Gowelo, C Chipatso, ...
2026 International Health 18 (Supplement_1), i74-i80, 2026 Health Sciences 2
Seventh annual research meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: malaria control and elimination.
B Abuaku, DK de Souza, E Kyei-Baafour, KA Kusi, M Ofori, ...
2024 — Health Sciences 2
Detection of Leishmania DNA in Phlebotomine Sand Flies in Tsatee, a Community in the Volta Region, Ghana
SO Addo, EK Amoako, RE Bentil, B Agbodzi, M Mosore, C Yeboah, ...
2023 BioMed Research International 2023 (1), 1963050, 2023 Health Sciences 2
A little dust-up: Codesigning cleaning practices in Ghanaian households to combat antimicrobial resistance
A Darby, R Pickup, C Ahorlu, E Tsekleves, D de Souza, D Boakye, ...
2021 Design for Global Challenges and Goals, 2021 Health Sciences 2
Happiness inequality and income inequality: Theories, measurement, and Trends
Q Mathentamo, W Lunga
2021 Reduced inequalities, 407-419, 2021 Health Sciences 2
Dry reagent-based loop-mediated isothermal amplification for confirmation of Buruli ulcer using a portable fluorimeter
M Beissner, DK de Souza, I Maman, M Saar, K Zwirglmaier, F Wiedemann, ...
2017 Tropical Medicine & international Health, 5-5, 2017 Health Sciences 2
Increased pfmdr1 gene copy number and the decline in pfcrt and pfmdr1 resistance alleles in Ghanaian Plasmodium falciparum isolates after the change of anti-malarial drug …
DK de Souza, NB Quashie, VS Opoku, B Abuaku, S Matrevi, C Duplessis, ...
2013 Malaria Journal 12 (1), 377, 2013 Health Sciences 2
An innovative concept of using community information for surveys and developing a map of Simulium breeding sites
DA Boakye, K Atekem, F Ayisi, O Surakat, AM Oumar, L Koala, A Elaagip, ...
2026 International Health 18 (Supplement_1), i34-i37, 2026 Health Sciences 1