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Ivy Asantewaa Asante

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Verified email at noguchi.ug.edu.gh Senior Research Fellow, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, UG, Legon ORCID 0000-0003-4077-3190 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF VIROLOGY
Virology
Publications

40

Citations

404

H-index

12

i10-index

13

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
10.1
Most cited paper
61
First publication year
2012
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:33
Publications

40 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Ghana from 2020-2021
CM Morang’a, JM Ngoi, J Gyamfi, DSY Amuzu, BD Nuertey, PM Soglo, ...
2022 Nature Communications 13 (1), 2494, 2022 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 61
Virological surveillance of influenza-like illness among children in Ghana, 2008–2010
JHK Bonney, KC Kronmann, CP Lindan, IA Asante, P Parbie, J Aboagye, ...
2012 The Journal of infectious diseases 206 (suppl_1), S108-S113, 2012 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 43
Genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 reveals local viral evolution in Ghana
JM Ngoi, PK Quashie, CM Morang'a, JHK Bonney, DSY Amuzu, ...
2021 Experimental Biology and Medicine 246 (8), 960-970, 2021 Health Sciences 38
Male offspring born to mildly ZIKV-infected mice are at risk of developing neurocognitive disorders in adulthood
S Stanelle-Bertram, K Walendy-Gnirß, T Speiseder, S Thiele, IA Asante, ...
2018 Nature Microbiology 3 (10), 1161-1174, 2018 Health Sciences 38
Trends of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibody prevalence in selected regions across Ghana
PK Quashie, JK Mutungi, F Dzabeng, D Oduro-Mensah, PC Opurum, ...
2026 Wellcome Open Research 6, 173, 2026 Health Sciences 32
Troop education and avian influenza surveillance in military barracks in Ghana, 2011
JK Odoom, S Bel-Nono, D Rodgers, PG Agbenohevi, CK Dafeamekpor, ...
2012 BMC Public Health 12 (1), 957, 2012 Health Sciences 24
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus among poultry, Ghana, 2015
IA Asante, S Bertram, J Awuni, ANO Commey, B Aniwa, WK Ampofo, ...
2016 Emerging infectious diseases 22 (12), 2209, 2016 Health Sciences 22
Repurposing an integrated national influenza platform for genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Ghana: a molecular epidemiological analysis
IA Asante, SN Hsu, L Boatemaa, L Kwasah, M Adusei-Poku, JK Odoom, ...
2023 The Lancet Global Health 11 (7), e1075-e1085, 2023 Natural Sciences 18
Marburg virus disease in Ghana
JK Bonney, B Adu, T Sanders, D Pratt, P Adams, IA Asante, EY Bonney, ...
2023 New England Journal of Medicine 388 (25), 2393-2394, 2023 Health Sciences 17
Association between mobility, non-pharmaceutical interventions, and COVID-19 transmission in Ghana: A modelling study using mobile phone data
H Gibbs, Y Liu, S Abbott, I Baffoe-Nyarko, DO Laryea, E Akyereko, ...
2022 PLOS global public health 2 (9), e0000502, 2022 Health Sciences 17
Molecular diagnosis for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2: lessons learnt from the Ghana experience
IA Asante, M Adusei-Poku, HK Bonney, EY Bonney, JK Odoom, E Obodai, ...
2020 Ghana Medical Journal 54 (4 Suppl), 77, 2020 Natural Sciences 14
Epidemiology of influenza in Ghana, 2011 to 2019
IA Asante, AT Fox, E Behene, Y Awuku-Larbi, EN Kotey, S Nyarko, ...
2022 PLOS global public health 2 (12), e0001104, 2022 Health Sciences 12
Phylogenetic and genetic characterization of influenza A H9N2 viruses isolated from backyard poultry in selected farms in Ghana
EN Kotey, IA Asante, M Adusei‐Poku, A Arjarquah, R Ampadu, D Rodgers, ...
2022 Veterinary medicine and science 8 (4), 1570-1577, 2022 Agriculture 11
Molecular based survey of pathogens associated with respiratory disease outbreaks in broiler chickens in Accra.
M Ayim-Akonor, K Baryeh, IA Asante
2013 Health Sciences 9
Yaoundé-like virus in resident wild bird, Ghana
RAJ Williams, A Vázquez, I Asamte, K Bonney, S Odoom, N Puplampu, ...
2012 Academic Journals, 2012 Health Sciences 9
SARS-CoV-2 molecular evolutionary dynamics in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana
B Adu, JHK Bonney, B Egyir, ID Otchere, P Asare, FE Dennis, EY Bonney, ...
2023 Emerging infectious diseases 29 (4), 862, 2023 Natural Sciences 6
SARS-CoV-2 detection among international air travellers to Ghana during mandatory quarantine
B Adu, JKH Bonney, JK Odoom, EYA Bonney, E Obodai, IA Asante, ...
2021 Ghana Medical Journal 55 (2), 48-50, 2021 Health Sciences 5
SARS-CoV-2 infections among asymptomatic individuals contributed to COVID-19 cases: A cross-sectional study among prospective air travelers from Ghana
KA Akowuah, RA Akuffo, AT Boateng, TW Asigbee, JHK Bonney, ...
2022 Frontiers in Public Health 10, 1035763, 2022 Health Sciences 4
Data management during COVID-19 outbreak response in Ghana: a reference laboratory perspective on key issues and measures
E Obodai, GB Kyei, J Aboagye, EY Bonney, IA Asante, JKH Bonney, ...
2021 Ghana Medical Journal 55 (2 Suppl), 51, 2021 Social Sciences 4
Characterization of the first detected Avian Influenza A (H9N2) human case in Ghana
IA Asante, NA Asante-Ntim, AA Abankwa, OB Ofori, L Boatemaa, ...
2025 Emerging Microbes & Infections 14 (1), 2556717, 2025 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 3
Decreased influenza activity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana, 2020
IA Asante, SO Nyarko, Y Awuku-Larbi, RA Obeng, GM Sarpong, ...
2024 Frontiers in public health 11, 1290553, 2024 Health Sciences 3
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants imported through land Borders at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana, 2022
IA Asante, CN Lwanga, C Takyi, AN Sekyi-Yorke, JA Quarcoo, MA Odikro, ...
2024 Cureus 16 (8), 2024 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 3
Molecular detection of viral pathogens from suspected viral hemorrhagic fever patients in Ghana
JHK Bonney, TW Asigbee, E Kotey, K Attiku, F Asiedu-Bekoe, G Mawuli, ...
2020 Health Sciences Investigations Journal 1 (1), 31-35, 2020 Health Sciences 3
COVID-19 in patients presenting with malaria-like symptoms at a primary healthcare facility in Accra, Ghana
I Asamoah, M Adusei-Poku, P Vandyck-Sey, A Steele-Dadzie, AS Kuffour, ...
2024 Plos one 19 (2), e0298088, 2024 Health Sciences 2
Contribution of the Advanced Research Laboratories at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) to SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Ghana
DNK Quansah, IA Asante, EY Bonney, E Obodai, MA Adusei-Poku, ...
2022 Health 14 (1), 125-136, 2022 Health Sciences 2