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Irene Ayi

Associate Professor

Verified email at noguchi.ug.edu.gh Assoc. Professor, NMIMR, University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0003-3054-9494 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PARASITOLOGY
Parasitic infectious diseaseszoonosesneglected tropical diseasesOne Health
Publications

108

Citations

1,961

H-index

25

i10-index

47

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
18.2
Most cited paper
227
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:30
Publications

108 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
School-based participatory health education for malaria control in Ghana: engaging children as health messengers
I Ayi, D Nonaka, JK Adjovu, S Hanafusa, M Jimba, KM Bosompem, ...
2010 Malaria journal 9 (1), 98, 2010 Health Sciences 227
Sero-epidemiology of toxoplasmosis amongst pregnant women in the greater Accra region of Ghana
I Ayi, SAA Edu, KA Apea-Kubi, D Boamah, KM Bosompem, D Edoh
2009 Ghana medical journal 43 (3), 107, 2009 Health Sciences 144
Evaluation of alternative school feeding models on nutrition, education, agriculture and other social outcomes in Ghana: rationale, randomised design and baseline data
A Gelli, E Masset, G Folson, A Kusi, DK Arhinful, F Asante, I Ayi, ...
2016 Trials 17 (1), 37, 2016 Social Sciences 111
Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in farmers and their ruminant livestock from the Coastal Savannah zone of Ghana
SA Squire, R Yang, I Robertson, I Ayi, U Ryan
2017 Infection, Genetics and Evolution 55, 236-243, 2017 Natural Sciences 83
Gastrointestinal helminths in farmers and their ruminant livestock from the Coastal Savannah zone of Ghana
SA Squire, R Yang, I Robertson, I Ayi, DS Squire, U Ryan
2018 Parasitology research 117 (10), 3183-3194, 2018 Agriculture 73
Prevalence and risk factors associated with gastrointestinal parasites in ruminant livestock in the Coastal Savannah zone of Ghana
SA Squire, ID Robertson, R Yang, I Ayi, U Ryan
2019 Acta Tropica 199, 105126, 2019 Health Sciences 72
In vitro antiprotozoan activity and mechanisms of action of selected Ghanaian medicinal plants against Trypanosoma, Leishmania, and Plasmodium parasites
M Ohashi, M Amoa-Bosompem, KD Kwofie, J Agyapong, R Adegle, ...
2018 Phytotherapy Research 32 (8), 1617-1630, 2018 Health Sciences 71
Antitrypanosomal activities and mechanisms of action of novel tetracyclic iridoids from Morinda lucida Benth
KD Kwofie, NH Tung, M Suzuki-Ohashi, M Amoa-Bosompem, R Adegle, ...
2016 Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 60 (6), 3283-3290, 2016 Health Sciences 63
Toxoplasma gondii infections among pregnant women, children and HIV-seropositive persons in Accra, Ghana
I Ayi, AOK Sowah, EA Blay, T Suzuki, N Ohta, PF Ayeh-Kumi
2016 Tropical medicine and health 44 (1), 17, 2016 Health Sciences 54
Field use of molluscicides in schistosomiasis control programmes: an operational manual for programmemanagers.
SM Ali, F Allan, I Ayi, F Chandre, PMZ Coelho, AK El-Hawary, D Jiamrong, ...
2017 Health Sciences 53
Anaemia among school children older than five years in the Volta Region of Ghana
G Egbi, M Steiner-Asiedu, FS Kwesi, I Ayi, W Ofosu, J Setorglo, ...
2014 The Pan African Medical Journal 17 (Suppl 1), 10, 2014 Health Sciences 51
Infection risk factors associated with seropositivity for Toxoplasma gondii in a population-based study in the Central Region, Ghana
EK Abu, JN Boampong, I Ayi, G Ghartey-Kwansah, R Afoakwah, P Nsiah, ...
2015 Epidemiology & Infection 143 (9), 1904-1912, 2015 Social Sciences 46
New anti-trypanosomal active tetracyclic iridoid isolated from Morinda lucida Benth.
M Suzuki, NH Tung, KD Kwofie, R Adegle, M Amoa-Bosompem, ...
2015 Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 25 (15), 3030-3033, 2015 Natural Sciences 43
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
Agro‐ecological zone and farm diversity are factors associated with haemoglobin and anaemia among rural school‐aged children and adolescents in Ghana
F Azupogo, E Aurino, A Gelli, KM Bosompem, I Ayi, SJM Osendarp, ...
2019 Maternal & child nutrition 15 (1), e12643, 2019 Health Sciences 36
Plasmodium falciparum isolates from southern Ghana exhibit polymorphisms in the SERCA-type PfATPase6 though sensitive to artesunate in vitro
B Kwansa-Bentum, I Ayi, T Suzuki, J Otchere, T Kumagai, WK Anyan, ...
2011 Malaria journal 10 (1), 187, 2011 Health Sciences 36
A monoclonal antibody-based dipstick assay for diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis
KM Bosompem, I Ayi, WK Anyan, T Arishima, FK Nkrumah, S Kojima
1997 Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 91 (5 …, 1997 Health Sciences 35
Epidemiology of ocular toxoplasmosis in three community surveys in the central region of Ghana, West Africa
EK Abu, JN Boampong, JK Amoabeng, AA Ilechie, S Kyei, ...
2016 Ophthalmic Epidemiology 23 (1), 14-19, 2016 Health Sciences 32
Probabilistic quantitative microbial risk assessment model of farmer exposure to Cryptosporidium spp. in irrigation water within Kumasi Metropolis-Ghana
A Sampson, EGJ Owusu-Ansah, FC Mills-Robertson, I Ayi, RC Abaidoo, ...
2017 Microbial Risk Analysis 6, 1-8, 2017 Agriculture 31
Limited field evaluation of a rapid monoclonal antibody-based dipstick assay for urinary schistosomiasis
KM Bosompem, I Ayi, WK Anyan, FK Nkrumah, S Kojima
1996 Hybridoma 15 (6), 443-447, 1996 Health Sciences 31
Microbial safety of beef along beef value chains in the Ashaiman Municipality of Ghana
VY Adjei, GI Mensah, A Parry-Hanson Kunadu, K Tano-Debrah, I Ayi, ...
2022 Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9, 813422, 2022 Health Sciences 30
Low microfilaremia levels in three districts in coastal Ghana with at least 16 years of mass drug administration and persistent transmission of lymphatic filariasis
DK De Souza, J Otchere, CS Ahorlu, S Adu-Amankwah, IA Larbi, ...
2018 Tropical medicine and infectious disease 3 (4), 105, 2018 Health Sciences 28
Biology of Anopheles gambiae and insecticide resistance: Entomological study for a large scale of indoor residual spraying in South East Benin
GG Padonou, M Sezonlin, GL Gbedjissi, I Ayi, R Azondekon, A Djenontin, ...
2011 J Parasitol Vector Biol 3 (4), 59-68, 2011 Natural Sciences 28
Extraction of Schistosoma haematobium antigens from infected human urine and generation of potential diagnostic monoclonal antibodies to urinary antigens
KM Bosompem, T Arishima, T Yamashita, I Ayi, WK Anyan, S Kojima
1996 Acta tropica 62 (2), 91-103, 1996 Health Sciences 28
Indication of Risk of Mother-to-Child Toxoplasma gondii Transmission in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
KD Kwofie, A Ghansah, JHN Osei, KK Frempong, S Obed, EH Frimpong, ...
2016 Maternal and child health journal 20 (12), 2581-2588, 2016 Health Sciences 26