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Irene Ayi

Associate Professor

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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
Schistosoma Egg Antigen Induces Oncogenic Alterations in Human Prostate Cells
I Tuffour, I Ayi, TM Gwira, E Dumashie, Y Ashong, R Appiah-Opong
2018 Analytical Cellular Pathology 2018 (1), 4675380, 2018 Health Sciences 25
Content analysis of primary and secondary school textbooks regarding malaria control: a multi-country study
D Nonaka, M Jimba, T Mizoue, J Kobayashi, J Yasuoka, I Ayi, ...
2012 PloS one 7 (5), e36629, 2012 Health Sciences 24
In vitro anti-Leishmania activity of tetracyclic iridoids from Morinda lucida, benth
M Amoa-Bosompem, M Ohashi, MT Mosore, J Agyapong, NH Tung, ...
2016 Tropical medicine and health 44 (1), 25, 2016 Health Sciences 23
Congenital toxoplasmosis and pregnancy malaria detection post-partum: Effective diagnosis and its implication for efficient management of congenital infection
EA Blay, A Ghansah, J Otchere, R Koku, KD Kwofie, L Bimi, S Takashi, ...
2015 Parasitology international 64 (6), 603-608, 2015 Health Sciences 23
Guidelines for laboratory and field testing of molluscicides for control of schistosomiasis
I Ayi, F Chandre, PMZ Coelho, AK El-Harawy, MA Elemam, K Gachuhi, ...
2019 World Health Organization, 2019 Health Sciences 22
Impact of cowpea-based food containing fish meal served with Vitamin C–rich drink on iron stores and hemoglobin concentrations in ghanaian schoolchildren in a malaria endemic area
G Egbi, I Ayi, FK Saalia, F Zotor, T Adom, E Harrison, CK Ahorlu, ...
2015 Food and nutrition bulletin 36 (3), 264-275, 2015 Health Sciences 20
Effective school-based preventive interventions for alcohol use in Africa: a systematic review
S Tomokawa, K Miyake, T Akiyama, Y Makino, A Nishio, J Kobayashi, ...
2020 African Health Sciences 20 (3), 1397-1406, 2020 Health Sciences 19
Socio-Behavioral Risk Factors Associated with Cryptosporidiosis in HIV/AIDS Patients Visiting the HIV Referral Clinic at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana
YK Opoku, JN Boampong, I Ayi, G Kwakye-Nuako, D Obiri-Yeboah, ...
2018 The open AIDS journal 12, 106, 2018 Health Sciences 19
Immunoproteomics identification of major IgE and IgG4 reactive Schistosoma japonicum adult worm antigens using chronically infected human plasma
D Boamah, M Kikuchi, NT Huy, K Okamoto, H Chen, I Ayi, DA Boakye, ...
2012 Tropical medicine and health 40 (3), 89-102, 2012 Health Sciences 18
Administrative practices of health professionals and use of artesunate–amodiaquine by community members for treating uncomplicated malaria in southern Ghana: implications for …
B Kwansa‐Bentum, I Ayi, T Suzuki, J Otchere, T Kumagai, WK Anyan, ...
2011 Tropical Medicine & International Health 16 (10), 1215-1224, 2011 Health Sciences 18
A literature review of schistosomiasis in Ghana: a reference for bridging the research and control gap
EM Boateng, J Dvorak, I Ayi, M Chanova
2023 Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 117 (6 …, 2023 Humanities 16
Exposure, protection and self-reported health problems among solid waste handlers in a Coastal Peri-urban community in Ghana
JP Kretchy, M Dzodzomenyo, T Rheinländer, I Ayi, F Konradsen, JN Fobil, ...
2015 International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 4 (2), 121-128, 2015 Health Sciences 16
Phylogenomic reconstruction of Cryptosporidium spp. captured directly from clinical samples reveals extensive genetic diversity
A Khan, EVC Alves-Ferreira, H Vogel, S Botchie, I Ayi, MC Pawlowic, ...
2024 BioRxiv, 2024 Health Sciences 15
Risk of faecal pollution among waste handlers in a resource-deprived coastal peri-urban settlement in Southern Ghana
JP Kretchy, M Dzodzomenyo, I Ayi, D Dwomoh, K Agyabeng, ...
2020 Plos one 15 (10), e0239587, 2020 Social Sciences 15
Clonal types of Toxoplasma gondii among immune compromised and immune competent individuals in Accra, Ghana
I Ayi, KD Kwofie, EA Blay, JHN Osei, KK Frempong, R Koku, A Ghansah, ...
2016 Parasitology international 65 (3), 238-244, 2016 Health Sciences 15
An In vitro and in silico investigation of the antitrypanosomal activities of the stem bark extracts of Anopyxis klaineana (Pierre) Engl
L Adams, D Obiri-Yeboah, M Afiadenyo, S Hamidu, A Aning, E Ehun, ...
2024 Heliyon 10 (6), 2024 Health Sciences 14
Oral activity of the antimalarial endoperoxide 6-(1,2,6,7-tetraoxaspiro[7.11]nonadec-4-yl)hexan-1-ol (N-251) against Leishmania donovani complex
KD Kwofie, K Sato, C Sanjoba, A Hino, R Shimogawara, ...
2019 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 13 (3), e0007235, 2019 Health Sciences 13
An evaluation of treatment outcomes in a cohort of clients on the DOTS strategy, 2012–2016
AK Tetteh, E Agyarko, J Otchere, L Bimi, I Ayi
2018 Tuberculosis research and treatment 2018 (1), 4287842, 2018 Health Sciences 13
Development of membrane-based tests for the detection of urinary antigens and antibodies in human toxoplasmosis: preliminary studies in Ghanaian patients
I Ayi, N Akao, KM Bosompem, SK Akafo, J Clarke, L Nyador, ...
2005 Acta tropica 93 (2), 151-159, 2005 Health Sciences 13
Lutter contre les maladies tropicales négligées pour atteindre les objectifs de développement durable: cadre pour le suivi et l’évaluation de l’évolution de la feuille de route …
O mondiale de la Santé
2021 Organisation mondiale de la Santé, 2021 Health Sciences 12
Relationship between eosinophil cationic protein and infection intensity in a schistosomiasis endemic community in Ghana
E Asuming-Brempong, B Gyan, A Serwaa Amoah, W Van Der Puije, ...
2015 Research and reports in Tropical Medicine, 1-10, 2015 Health Sciences 12
Limited potential of school textbooks to prevent tobacco use among students grade 1–9 across multiple developing countries: a content analysis study
J Saito, D Nonaka, T Mizoue, J Kobayashi, AC Jayatilleke, S Shrestha, ...
2013 BMJ open 3 (2), e002340, 2013 Health Sciences 12
Increased ShTAL1 IgE responses post- Praziquantel treatment may be associated with a reduced risk to re-infection in a Ghanaian S. haematobium-endemic community
DAB Elias K. Asuming-Brempong, Irene Ayi , William van der Puije, Ben A ...
2022 PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES 16 (3), 2022 Health Sciences 9
The incidence, intensity, and risk factors for soil transmissible helminthes infections among waste handlers in a large coastal periurban settlement in Southern Ghana
JP Kretchy, M Dzodzomenyo, I Ayi, D Dwomoh, K Agyabeng, ...
2021 Journal of environmental and public health 2021 (1), 5205793, 2021 Health Sciences 9
Determination of the absolute configuration of the novel anti-trypanosomal iridoid molucidin isolated from Morinda lucida by X-ray analysis
S Karasawa, K Yoza, NH Tung, T Uto, O Morinaga, M Suzuki, KD Kwofie, ...
2015 Tetrahedron Letters 56 (52), 7158-7160, 2015 Health Sciences 9