Ongoing Projects

1. A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of High Dose Rifampicin and Dialkylcarbamoyl chloride (DACC)-coated dressings on outcomes in Mycobacterium ulcerans disease
2. Evaluation of a nitric oxide generating dressing (EDX110) to improve management of Buruli ulcer disease
3. Training Health Workers and to Implement Case Detection for SkinNTD in Ghana (THECA-DES)
4. Investigating the role of coagulation in the pathogenesis of Buruli ulcer (BuruliCoag)
5. Impact of nutritional biomarkers in the pathogenesis of Buruli ulcer disease (Buruli_diet)
6. Shortening Buruli Ulcer treatment: WHO recommended vs. a novel beta-lactam-containing therapy – Phase III evaluation in West Africa
7. Scabies Treatment and Its Complications in Ghana.

Recently completed projects:

Mental Health in Buruli ulcer disease (BUMEN)

There is increasing evidence of the association between Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and mental health. Nevertheless, only a few NTDs have been robustly studied in this regard. Previous studies have assessed mental health in NTDs, such as leprosy, leishmaniasis, and lymphatic filariasis. There is a relative lack of data regarding the impact of mental health burden and Quality of Life (QOL) of persons affected by BUD. We assessed the impact of BUD on the mental health and QoL of BUD patients and caregivers. In this study, we further provide evidence to highlight that people affected by BUD have a significantly reduced QoL. We also show significant mental distress in BUD is associated with physical and functional limitation in patients and bears a psychological impact on caregivers as well. We highlight the need for community education and integration of psychosocial interventions in BUD management.

1. Frimpong M, Frimpong VN, Numfor H, Donkeng Donfack V, Amedior JS, Deegbe DE, Dadson B, Ablordey A, Eyangoh S, Phillips RO, Vedithi SC. Multi-centric evaluation of Biomeme Franklin Mobile qPCR for rapid detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in clinical specimens. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2023 May 25;17(5):e0011373. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.001137

2. Adankwah, E., Harelimana, J. D., Minadzi, D., Aniagyei, W., Abass, M. K., Batsa Debrah, L., Owusu, D. O., Mayatepek, E., Phillips, R. O., & Jacobsen, M. (2021). Lower IL-7 Receptor Expression of Monocytes Impairs Antimycobacterial Effector Functions in Patients with Tuberculosis. Journal Of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 206(10), 2430–2440. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.2001256
3. Horn, S., Borrero-Wolff, D., Ritter, M., Arndts, K., Wiszniewsky, A., Debrah, L. B., Debrah, A. Y., Osei-Mensah, J., Chachage, M., Hoerauf, A., Kroidl, I., & Layland, L. E. (2021). Distinct Immune Profiles of Exhausted Effector and Memory CD8⁺T Cells in Individuals With Filarial Lymphedema. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology, 11,680832. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.680832
4. Kohns Vasconcelos, M., Marazia, C., Koniordou, M., Fangerau, H., Drexler, I., & Afum-Adjei Awuah, A. (2021). A conceptual approach to the rationale for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine allocation prioritisation. Pathogens And Global Health, 115(5), 273–276. https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2021.1932136
5. Wariri, O., Nkereuwem, E., Erondu, N. A., Edem, B., Nkereuwem, O. O., Idoko, O. T., Agogo, E., Enegela, J. E., Sesay, T., Conde, I. S., Kaucley, L., Awuah, A. A., Abdullahi, S., Luce, R. R., Jr, Banda, R., Nomhwange, T., & Kampmann, B. (2021). A scorecard of progress towards measles elimination in 15 west African countries, 2001-19: a retrospective, multicountry analysis of national immunisation coverage and surveillance data. The Lancet. Global Health, 9(3), e280–e290. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30481-2
6. Adankwah, E., Nausch, N., Minadzi, D., Abass, M. K., Franken, K., Ottenhoff, T., Mayatepek, E., Phillips, R. O., & Jacobsen, M. (2021). Interleukin-6 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis dormancy antigens improve diagnosis of tuberculosis. The Journal Of Infection, 82(2), 245–252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2020.11.032
7. Adankwah, E., Seyfarth, J., Phillips, R., & Jacobsen, M. (2021). Aberrant cytokine milieu and signaling affect immune cell phenotypes and functions in tuberculosis pathology: What can we learn from this phenomenon for application to inflammatory syndromes?. Cellular & Molecular Immunology, 18(8), 2062–2064. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41423-021-00695-8
8. Dekker, D., Pankok, F., Thye, T., Taudien, S., Oppong, K., Akenten, C. W., Lamshöft, M., Jaeger, A., Kaase, M., Scheithauer, S., Tanida, K., Frickmann, H., May, J., & Loderstädt, U. (2021). Clonal Clusters, Molecular Resistance Mechanisms and Virulence Factors of Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from Chronic Wounds in Ghana. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 10(3), 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10030339
9. Paintsil, E. K., Ofori, L. A., Akenten, C. W., Fosu, D., Ofori, S., Lamshöft, M., May, J., Danso, K. O., Krumkamp, R., & Dekker, D. (2021). Antimicrobial Usage in Commercial and Domestic Poultry Farming in Two Communities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 10(7), 800. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10070800
10. Amoako, Y. A., Loglo, A. D., Frimpong, M., Agbavor, B., Abass, M. K., Amofa, G., Ofori, E., Ampadu, E., Asiedu, K., Stienstra, Y., Wansbrough-Jones, M., van der Werf, T., & Phillips, R. O. (2021). Co-infection of HIV in patients with Buruli ulcer disease in Central Ghana. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21(1), 331. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06009-7
11. Owusu, M., Sylverken, A. A., El-Duah, P., Ayisi-Boateng, N. K., Yeboah, R., Adu, E., Asamoah, J., Frimpong, M., Senyo, J., Acheampong, G., Mutocheluh, M., Amuasi, J., Owusu-Dabo, E., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., & Phillips, R. O. (2021). Low risk of SARS-CoV-2 in blood transfusion. Plos One, 16(4), e0249069. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249069
12. Sarkodie, B., Asiedu-Bekoe, F., Laryea, D. O., Ampofo, W. K., Phillips, R. O., Samba, A., Da Costa, A., Nsiah-Asare, A., Asamoah-Baah, A., Odame, E., Ohene, S. A., Amoako, Y. A., & Kuma-Aboagye, P. (2021). Overview of preparedness and response to COVID-19 in Ghana. Ghana Medical Journal, 55(2 Suppl), 38–47. https://doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v55i2s.6
13. Eberhardt, K. A., Sarfo, F. S., Klupp, E. M., Dompreh, A., Di Cristanziano, V., Osei Kuffour, E., Boateng, R., Norman, B., Phillips, R. O., Aepfelbacher, M., & Feldt, T. (2021). Intestinal Colonization with Tropheryma whipplei-Clinical and Immunological Implications for HIV Positive Adults in Ghana. Microorganisms, 9(8), 1781. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9081781
14. Amoako, Y. A., Ackam, N., Omuojine, J. P., Oppong, M. N., Owusu-Ansah, A. G., Abass, M. K., Amofa, G., Ofori, E., Frimpong, M., Bailey, F., Molyneux, D. H., & Phillips, R. O. (2021). Caregiver burden in Buruli ulcer disease: Evidence from Ghana. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(6), e0009454. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009454
15. Adegnika, A. A., Amuasi, J. H., Basinga, P., Berhanu, D., Medhanyie, A. A., Okwaraji, Y. B., Persson, L. Å., Savadogo, B., Schellenberg, J., & Steinmann, P. (2021). Embed capacity development within all global health research. BMJ Global Health, 6(2), e004692. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004692
16. Tichkule, S., Jex, A. R., van Oosterhout, C., Sannella, A. R., Krumkamp, R., Aldrich, C., Maiga-Ascofare, O., Dekker, D., Lamshöft, M., Mbwana, J., Rakotozandrindrainy, N., Borrmann, S., Thye, T., Schuldt, K., Winter, D., Kremsner, P. G., Oppong, K., Manouana, P., Mbong, M., Gesase, S., … Caccio, S. M. (2021). Comparative genomics revealed adaptive admixture in Cryptosporidium hominisin Africa. Microbial Genomics, 7(1), mgen000493. https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000493
17. Sylverken, A. A., El-Duah, P., Owusu, M., Schneider, J., Yeboah, R., Ayisi-Boateng, N. K., Gorman, R., Adu, E., Kwarteng, A., Frimpong, M., Binger, T., Aryeetey, S., Asamoah, J. A., Amoako, Y. A., Amuasi, J. H., Beheim-Schwarzbach, J., Owusu-Dabo, E., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., Obiri-Danso, K., Corman, V. M., … Phillips, R. (2021). Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in northern Ghana: insights from whole-genome sequencing. Archives of virology, 166(5), 1385–1393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-021-04986-3
18. Gruetzmacher, K., Karesh, W. B., Amuasi, J. H., Arshad, A., Farlow, A., Gabrysch, S., Jetzkowitz, J., Lieberman, S., Palmer, C., Winkler, A. S., & Walzer, C. (2021). The Berlin principles on one health – Bridging global health and conservation. The Science Of The Total Environment, 764, 142919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142919
19. Steinhorst, J., Aglanu, L. M., Ravensbergen, S. J., Dari, C. D., Abass, K. M., Mireku, S. O., Adu Poku, J. K., Enuameh, Y., Blessmann, J., Harrison, R. A., Amuasi, J. H., & Stienstra, Y. (2021). ‘The medicine is not for sale’: Practices of traditional healers in snakebite envenoming in Ghana. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(4), e0009298. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009298
20. Krumkamp, R., Aldrich, C., Maiga-Ascofare, O., Mbwana, J., Rakotozandrindrainy, N., Borrmann, S., Caccio, S. M., Rakotozandrindrainy, R., Adegnika, A. A., Lusingu, J., Amuasi, J., May, J., Eibach, D., & CRYPTO Study Group (2021). Transmission of Cryptosporidium Species Among Human and Animal Local Contact Networks in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry Study. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 72(8), 1358–1366. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa223
21. Deberu, O., Nkrumah, B., Sylverken, A. A., Sambian, D., Acheampong, G., Amuasi, J., Stebleson, A., Agboyie, D., Yenbaree, M., Mensah, S., Dombadoh, A., Owusu, D. O., Abdul-Karim, A., & Owusu, M. (2021). Common bacteria in sputum or gastric lavage of patients presenting with signs and symptoms of lower respiratory tract infections. The Pan African Medical Journal, 38, 383. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.38.383.26333
22. Emmerich, P., Murawski, C., Ehmen, C., von Possel, R., Pekarek, N., Oestereich, L., Duraffour, S., Pahlmann, M., Struck, N., Eibach, D., Krumkamp, R., Amuasi, J., Maiga-Ascofaré, O., Rakotozandrindrainy, R., Asogun, D., Ighodalo, Y., Kann, S., May, J., Tannich, E., & Deschermeier, C. (2021). Limited specificity of commercially available SARS-CoV-2 IgG ELISAs in serum samples of African origin. Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH, 26(6), 621–631. https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13569
23. Mburu, W., Boamah Mensah, A. B., Virnig, B., Amuasi, J. H., Awuah, B., Porta, C. M., Osei-Bonsu, E., & Kulasingam, S. (2021). Pathways to Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Among Women in Ghana: A Qualitative Study. Women’s health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 2(1), 234–244. https://doi.org/10.1089/whr.2020.0117
24. Mabey, D., Agler, E., Amuasi, J. H., Hernandez, L., Hollingsworth, T. D., Hotez, P. J., Lammie, P. J., Malecela, M. N., Matendechero, S. H., Ottesen, E., Phillips, R. O., Reeder, J. C., Szwarcwald, C. L., Shott, J. P., Solomon, A. W., Steer, A., & Swaminathan, S. (2021). Towards a comprehensive research and development plan to support the control, elimination and eradication of neglected tropical diseases. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 115(2),196–199. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa114
25. Sarfo, F. S., Akpalu, A., Bockarie, A., Appiah, L., Nguah, S. B., Ayisi-Boateng, N. K., Adamu, S., Neizer, C., Arthur, A., Nyamekye, R., Agyenim-Boateng, K., Tagge, R., Adusei-Mensah, N., Ampofo, M., Laryea, R., Singh, A., Amuasi, J. H., & Ovbiagele, B. (2021). Phone-Based Intervention under Nurse Guidance after Stroke (PINGS II) Study: Protocol for a Phase III Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases : The Official Journal Of National Stroke Association, 30(8), 105888. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.105888
26. Akenten, C. W., Boahen, K. G., Marfo, K. S., Sarpong, N., Dekker, D., Struck, N. S., Osei-Tutu, L., May, J., Amuasi, J. H., & Eibach, D. (2021). Bloodstream infection with Acinetobacter baumanii in a Plasmodium falciparum positive infant: a case report. Journal Of Medical Case Reports, 15(1), 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02648-7
27. Frempong, N. K., Acheampong, T., Apenteng, O. O., Nakua, E., & Amuasi, J. H. (2021). Does the data tell the true story? A modelling assessment of early COVID-19 pandemic suppression and mitigation strategies in Ghana. Plos One, 16(10), e0258164. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258164
28. Sigfrid, L., Cevik, M., Jesudason, E., Lim, W. S., Rello, J., Amuasi, J., Bozza, F., Palmieri, C., Munblit, D., Holter, J. C., Kildal, A. B., Reyes, L. F., Russell, C. D., Ho, A., Turtle, L., Drake, T. M., Beltrame, A., Hann, K., Bangura, I. R., Fowler, R., … Scott, J. T. (2021). What is the recovery rate and risk of long-term consequences following a diagnosis of COVID-19? A harmonised, global longitudinal observational study protocol. BMJ Open, 11(3), e043887. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043887
29. Lorenz, E., Souares, A., Amuasi, J., Loag, W., Deschermeier, C., Fusco, D., Benke, D., A Rakotoarivelo, R., Rasamoelina, M. T., Rakotozandrindrainy, R., Sie, A., Afum-Adjei Awuah, A., May, J., Eibach, D., & Struck, N. (2021). Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in urban settings in three sub-Saharan African countries (SeroCoV): a study protocol for a household-based cross-sectional prevalence study using two-stage cluster sampling. BMJ Open, 11(12), e056853. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056853
30. Acheampong, T., Akorsikumah, E. A., Osae-Kwapong, J., Khalid, M., Appiah, A., & Amuasi, J. H. (2021). Examining Vaccine Hesitancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Survey of the Knowledge and Attitudes among Adults to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines in Ghana. Vaccines, 9(8), 814. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9080814
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32. Horn, S., Borrero-Wolff, D., Ritter, M., Arndts, K., Wiszniewsky, A., Debrah, L. B., Debrah, A. Y., Osei-Mensah, J., Chachage, M., Hoerauf, A., Kroidl, I., & Layland, L. E. (2021). Distinct Immune Profiles of Exhausted Effector and Memory CD8⁺T Cells in Individuals With Filarial Lymphedema. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology, 11, 680832. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.680832
33. Ahouidi, A., Ali, M., Almagro-Garcia, J., Amambua-Ngwa, A., Amaratunga, C., Amato, R., Amenga-Etego, L., Andagalu, B., Anderson, T., Andrianaranjaka, V., Apinjoh, T., Ariani, C., Ashley, E. A., Auburn, S., Awandare, G. A., Ba, H., Baraka, V., Barry, A. E., Bejon, P., … Ye, H. (2021). An open dataset of Plasmodium falciparumgenome variation in 7,000 worldwide samples. Wellcome Open Research, 6, 42. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16168.2
34. Hoffmann, T., Carsjens, I., Rakotozandrindrainy, R., Girmann, M., Randriamampionona, N., Maïga-Ascofaré, O., Podbielski, A., Hahn, A., Frickmann, H., & Schwarz, N. G. (2021). Serology- and Blood-PCR-Based Screening for Schistosomiasis in Pregnant Women in Madagascar-A Cross-Sectional Study and Test Comparison Approach. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 10(6), 722. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060722
35. Frimpong, M., Kyei-Tuffuor, L., Fondjo, L. A., Ahor, H. S., Adjei-Kusi, P., Maiga-Ascofare, O., & Phillips, R. O. (2021). Evaluation of a real-time recombinase polymerase amplification assay for rapid detection of Schistosoma haematobium infection in resource-limited setting. Acta tropica, 216, 105847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105847
36. Wilkinson, E., Giovanetti, M., Tegally, H., San, J. E., Lessells, R., Cuadros, D., Martin, D. P., Rasmussen, D. A., Zekri, A. N., Sangare, A. K., Ouedraogo, A. S., Sesay, A. K., Priscilla, A., Kemi, A. S., Olubusuyi, A. M., Oluwapelumi, A., Hammami, A., Amuri, A. A., Sayed, A., Ouma, A., … de Oliveira, T. (2021). A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa. Science (New York, N.Y.), 374(6566), 423–431. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abj4336
37. Kwarteng, A., Sylverken, A., Asiedu, E., & Ahuno, S. T. (2021). Genome editing as control tool for filarial infections. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie, 137, 111292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111292
38. Kwarteng, A., Sylverken, A., Antwi-Berko, D., Ahuno, S. T., & Asiedu, S. O. (2021). Prospects of Immunology Education and Research in Developing Countries. Frontiers In Public Health, 9, 652439. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.652439
39. Lamptey, J., Oyelami, F. O., Owusu, M., Nkrumah, B., Idowu, P. O., Adu-Gyamfi, E. A., Czika, A., El-Duah, P., Yeboah, R., Sylverken, A., Olasunkanmi, O. I., Owusu-Dabo, E., Drosten, C., & Adu-Sarkodie, Y. (2021). Genomic and epidemiological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 in Africa. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(4), e0009335. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009335
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41. Badu, K., Oyebola, K., Zahouli, J., Fagbamigbe, A. F., de Souza, D. K., Dukhi, N., Amankwaa, E. F., Tolba, M. F., Sylverken, A. A., Mosi, L., Mante, P. K., Matoke-Muhia, D., & Goonoo, N. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Transmission Dynamics: Implications of WHO COVID-19 Discharge Guidelines. Frontiers In Medicine, 8, 648660. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.648660
42. Mosi, L., Sylverken, A. A., Oyebola, K., Badu, K., Dukhi, N., Goonoo, N., Mante, P. K., Zahouli, J., Amankwaa, E. F., Tolba, M. F., Fagbamigbe, A. F., de Souza, D. K., & Matoke-Muhia, D. (2021). Correlating WHO COVID-19 interim guideline 2020.5 and testing capacity, accuracy, and logistical challenges in Africa. The Pan African Medical Journal, 39, 89. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.39.89.27522
43. Sylverken, A. A., Kwarteng, A., Twumasi-Ankrah, S., Owusu, M., Arthur, R. A., Dumevi, R. M., Adu-Amoah, L., Addofoh, N., Okyere, P. B., Dzata, F., Bonsu, F., Adusi-Poku, Y., Kranzer, K., Siroka, A., Gemert, W. V., Dean, A., & Owusu-Dabo, E. (2021). The burden of drug resistance tuberculosis in Ghana; results of the First National Survey. Plos One, 16(6), e0252819. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252819
44. Abbam, G., Tandoh, S., Tetteh, M., Afrifah, D. A., Annani-Akollor, M. E., Owiredu, E. W., Gyasi, C., Adu-Gyamfi, C., Sackey, B., Debrah, A. Y., & Addai-Mensah, O. (2021). Reference intervals for selected haematological and biochemical parameters among apparently healthy adults in different eco-geographical zones in Ghana. Plos One, 16(1), e0245585. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245585
45. Singh, B., Debrah, L. B., Acheampong, G., & Debrah, A. Y. (2021). Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondiiInfection among Pregnant Women in Kumasi: A Cross-Sectional Study at a District-Level Hospital, Ghana. Infectious Diseases In Obstetrics And Gynecology, 2021, 6670219. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6670219
46. Nkansah, C., Addai-Mensah, O., Mensah, K., Owusu, M., Ephraim, R., Adu, P., Osei-Boakye, F., Appiah, S. K., Serwaa, D., Derigubah, C. A., & Debrah, A. Y. (2021). Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 in poorly controlled vs well controlled Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus patients: A case-control study in a district hospital in Ghana. Plos One, 16(4), e0250090. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250090
47. Yeboah, R., Sylverken, A. A., Owusu, M., El-Duah, P., Burimuah, V., Frimpong, Y., Lamptey, J., Eckerle, I., Meyer, B., Antwi, C., Agbenyaga, O., Folitse, R., Emikpe, B., Oppong, S. K., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., & Drosten, C. (2021). Sero-molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E virus in pigs and human contacts in Ghana. One Health Outlook, 3(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-021-00043-w
48. Nuertey, B. D., Ekremet, K., Haidallah, A. R., Mumuni, K., Addai, J., Attibu, R., Damah, M. C., Duorinaa, E., Seidu, A. S., Adongo, V. C., Adatsi, R. K., Suri, H. C., Komei, A. A., Abubakari, B. B., Weyori, E., Allegye-Cudjoe, E., Sylverken, A., Owusu, M., & Phillips, R. O. (2021). Performance of COVID-19 associated symptoms and temperature checking as a screening tool for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Plos One, 16(9), e0257450. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257450
49. Simsek, C., Corman, V. M., Everling, H. U., Lukashev, A. N., Rasche, A., Maganga, G. D., Binger, T., Jansen, D., Beller, L., Deboutte, W., Gloza-Rausch, F., Seebens-Hoyer, A., Yordanov, S., Sylverken, A., Oppong, S., Sarkodie, Y. A., Vallo, P., Leroy, E. M., Bourgarel, M., Yinda, K. C., … Matthijnssens, J. (2021). At Least Seven Distinct Rotavirus Genotype Constellations in Bats with Evidence of Reassortment and Zoonotic Transmissions. mBio, 12(1), e02755-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02755-20
50. Ohene Larbi, R., Ofori, L. A., Sylverken, A. A., Ayim-Akonor, M., & Obiri-Danso, K. (2021). Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia colifrom Broilers, Pigs, and Cattle in the Greater Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. International Journal Of Microbiology, 2021, 5158185. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5158185
51. Kwarteng, A., Asiedu, E., Sylverken, A. A., Larbi, A., Sakyi, S. A., & Asiedu, S. O. (2021). Molecular characterization of interactions between the D614G variant of SARS-CoV-2 S-protein and neutralizing antibodies: A computational approach. Infection, genetics and evolution : Journal Of Molecular Epidemiology And Evolutionary Genetics In Infectious Diseases, 91, 104815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104815
52. Kwarteng, A., Asiedu, E., Sylverken, A., Larbi, A., Mubarik, Y., & Apprey, C. (2021). In silico drug repurposing for filarial infection predicts nilotinib and paritaprevir as potential inhibitors of the Wolbachia 5′-aminolevulinic acid synthase. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 8455. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87976-4
53. Adjei, T. K., Mohammed, A., Acheampong, P. R., Acquah-Gyan, E., Sylverken, A., Twumasi-Ankrah, S., Owusu, M., & Owusu-Dabo, E. (2021). Determinants of a mobile phone-based Interactive Voice Response (mIVR) system for monitoring childhood illnesses in a rural district of Ghana: Empirical evidence from the UTAUT model. Plos One, 16(3), e0248363. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248363
54. El Wahed, A. A., Patel, P., Maier, M., Pietsch, C., Rüster, D., Böhlken-Fascher, S., Kissenkötter, J., Behrmann, O., Frimpong, M., Diagne, M. M., Faye, M., Dia, N., Shalaby, M. A., Amer, H., Elgamal, M., Zaki, A., Ismail, G., Kaiser, M., Corman, V. M., Niedrig, M., … Weidmann, M. (2021). Suitcase Lab for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Based on Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay. Analytical Chemistry, 93(4), 2627–2634. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04779
55. Simpson, H., Tabah, E. N., Phillips, R. O., Frimpong, M., Maman, I., Ampadu, E., Timothy, J., Saunderson, P., Pullan, R. L., & Cano, J. (2021). Mapping suitability for Buruli ulcer at fine spatial scales across Africa: A modelling study. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(3), e0009157. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009157
56. Amoako, Y. A., Ackam, N., Omuojine, J. P., Oppong, M. N., Owusu-Ansah, A. G., Boateng, H., Abass, M. K., Amofa, G., Ofori, E., Okyere, P. B., Frimpong, M., Bailey, F., Molyneux, D. H., & Phillips, R. O. (2021). Mental health and quality of life burden in Buruli ulcer disease patients in Ghana. Infectious Diseases Of Poverty, 10(1), 109. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00891-8
57. Lagatie, O., Njumbe Ediage, E., Van Roosbroeck, D., Van Asten, S., Verheyen, A., Batsa Debrah, L., Debrah, A., Odiere, M. R., T’Kindt, R., Dumont, E., Sandra, K., Dillen, L., Verhaeghe, T., Vreeken, R., Cuyckens, F., & Stuyver, L. J. (2021). Multimodal biomarker discovery for active Onchocerca volvulus infection. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(11), e0009999. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009999
58. Amoako YA, Ackam N, Omuojine JP, Oppong MN, Owusu-Ansah AG, Abass MK, Amofa G, Ofori E, Frimpong M, Bailey F, Molyneux DH, Phillips RO. Caregiver burden in Buruli ulcer disease: Evidence from Ghana. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Jun 1;15(6):e0009454. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009454. PMID: 34061828; PMCID: PMC8195390.
59. Simpson H, Tabah EN, Phillips RO, Frimpong M, Maman I, Ampadu E, Timothy J, Saunderson P, Pullan RL, Cano J. Mapping suitability for Buruli ulcer at fine spatial scales across Africa: A modelling study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Mar 3;15(3):e0009157. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009157. PMID: 33657104; PMCID: PMC7959670.
60. Frimpong M, Kyei-Tuffuor L, Fondjo LA, Ahor HS, Adjei-Kusi P, Maiga-Ascofare O, Phillips RO. Evaluation of a real-time recombinase polymerase amplification assay for rapid detection of Schistosoma haematobium infection in resource-limited setting. Acta Trop. 2021 Apr;216:105847. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105847. Epub 2021 Jan 23. PMID: 33497617.
61. Amoako YA, Phillips RO, Arthur J, Abugri MA, Akowuah E, Amoako KO, et al. (2020) A scabies outbreak in the North East Region of Ghana: The necessity for prompt intervention. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 14(12): e0008902. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008902
62. Mabey D, Agler E, Amuasi JH, Hernandez L, Hollingsworth TD, Hotez PJ, Lammie PJ, Malecela MN, Matendechero SH, Ottesen E, Phillips RO, Reeder JC, Szwarcwald CL, Shott JP, Solomon AW, Steer A, Swaminathan S. Towards a comprehensive research and development plan to support the control, elimination and eradication of neglected tropical diseases. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Jan 28;115(2):196-199. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/traa114. PMID: 33179054; PMCID: PMC7842110.
63. Van Der Werf TS, Barogui YT, Converse PJ, Phillips RO, Stienstra Y. Pharmacologic management of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Apr;13(4):391-401. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2020.1752663. Epub 2020 Apr 20. PMID: 32310683.
64. Phillips RO, Robert J, Abass KM, Thompson W, Sarfo FS, Wilson T, Sarpong G, Gateau T, Chauty A, Omollo R, Ochieng Otieno M, Egondi TW, Ampadu EO, Agossadou D, Marion E, Ganlonon L, Wansbrough-Jones M, Grosset J, Macdonald JM, Treadwell T, Saunderson P, Paintsil A, Lehman L, Frimpong M, Sarpong NF, Saizonou R, Tiendrebeogo A, Ohene SA, Stienstra Y, Asiedu KB, van der Werf TS; study team. Rifampicin and clarithromycin (extended release) versus rifampicin and streptomycin for limited Buruli ulcer lesions: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2020 Apr 18;395(10232):1259-1267. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30047-7. Epub 2020 Mar 12. PMID: 32171422; PMCID: PMC7181188.
65. Frimpong M, Simpson SV, Ahor HS, Agbanyo A, Gyabaah S, Agbavor B, Amanor IB, Addo KK, Böhlken-Fascher S, Kissenkötter J, Wahed AAE, Phillips RO. Multiplex Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Treponema pallidum and Haemophilus ducreyi in Yaws-Like Lesions. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 6;5(4):157. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5040157. PMID: 33036234; PMCID: PMC7709673.
66. Collinson S, Frimpong VNB, Agbavor B, Montgomery B, Oppong M, Frimpong M, Amoako YA, Marks M, Phillips RO. Barriers to Buruli ulcer treatment completion in the Ashanti and Central Regions, Ghana. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 May 26;14(5):e0008369. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008369. PMID: 32453800; PMCID: PMC7274448.
67. Herr, W., Krumkamp, R., Hogan, B., Dekker, D., Gyau, K., Owusu-Dabo, E., Sarpong, N., Jaeger, A., Loag, W., Winter, D., Akenten, C. W., Eibach, D., Fickenscher, H., Eis-Hübinger, A., May, J., & Kreuels, B. (2020). A cross-sectional study on risk factors for infection with Parvovirus B19 and the association with anaemia in a febrile paediatric population in Ghana. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 15695. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72657-5
68. Amoako, Y. A., Phillips, R. O., Arthur, J., Abugri, M. A., Akowuah, E., Amoako, K. O., Marfo, B. A., Frimpong, M., van der Werf, T., Ravensbergen, S. J., & Stienstra, Y. (2020). A scabies outbreak in the North East Region of Ghana: The necessity for prompt intervention. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(12), e0008902. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008902
69. Amoako, Y. A., Phillips, R. O., Arthur, J., Abugri, M. A., Akowuah, E., Amoako, K. O., Marfo, B. A., Frimpong, M., van der Werf, T., Ravensbergen, S. J., & Stienstra, Y. (2020). A scabies outbreak in the North East Region of Ghana: The necessity for prompt intervention. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(12), E0008902. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008902
70. Frimpong, M., Simpson, S. V., Ahor, H. S., Agbanyo, A., Gyabaah, S., Agbavor, B., Amanor, I. B., Addo, K. K., Böhlken-Fascher, S., Kissenkötter, J., Wahed, A., & Phillips, R. O. (2020). Multiplex Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Treponema pallidumand Haemophilus ducreyi in Yaws-Like Lesions. Tropical Medicine And Infectious Disease, 5(4), 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5040157
71. Di Cristanziano, V., Weimer, K., Böttcher, S., Sarfo, F. S., Dompreh, A., Cesar, L. G., Knops, E., Heger, E., Wirtz, M., Kaiser, R., Norman, B., Phillips, R. O., Feldt, T., & Eberhardt, K. A. (2020). Molecular Characterization and Clinical Description of Non-Polio Enteroviruses Detected in Stool Samples from HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Adults in Ghana. Viruses, 12(2), 221. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12020221
72. Adankwah, E., Güler, A., Mayatepek, E., Phillips, R. O., Nausch, N., & Jacobsen, M. (2020). CD27 expression of T-cells discriminates IGRA-negative TB patients from healthy contacts in Ghana. Microbes And Infection, 22(1), 65–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2019.07.003
73. Salajegheh Tazerji, S., Magalhães Duarte, P., Rahimi, P., Shahabinejad, F., Dhakal, S., Singh Malik, Y., Shehata, A. A., Lama, J., Klein, J., Safdar, M., Rahman, M. T., Filipiak, K. J., Rodríguez-Morales, A. J., Sobur, M. A., Kabir, F., Vazir, B., Mboera, L., Caporale, M., Islam, M. S., Amuasi, J. H., … Fawzy, M. (2020). Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to animals: an updated review. Journal Of Translational medicine, 18(1), 358. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-020-02534-2
74. Amuasi, J. H., & Winkler, A. S. (2020). One Health or Planetary Health for pandemic prevention? – Authors’ reply. Lancet (London, England), 396(10266), 1882–1883. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32392-8
75. Morhe, E., Anto, E. O., Coall, D. A., Adua, E., Debrah, A. Y., Addai-Mensah, O., Owusu, M., Owiredu, W. K., Obirikorang, C., Asiamah, E. A., Acheampong, E., Asamoah, E. A., Abradu, L., Anto, A. O., Wang, Y., Hou, H., & Wang, W. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 updates in a West African population and precautionary measures for sustaining quality antenatal care delivery. Journal Of Global Health, 10(2), 020365. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.10.020365
76. Danquah, K. O., Mensah, K., Nkansah, C., Appiah, S. K., Noagbe, M., Hardy, Y., Ntiamoah, D. O., Boateng, L. A., Annani-Akollor, M. E., Owiredu, E. W., Debrah, A. Y., & Addai-Mensah, O. (2020). Molecular Characterization of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase: Do Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Affect Hematological Parameters in HIV-Positive Patients?. Journal Of Tropical Medicine, 2020, 5194287. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5194287
77. Batsa Debrah, L., Klarmann-Schulz, U., Osei-Mensah, J., Dubben, B., Fischer, K., Mubarik, Y., Ayisi-Boateng, N. K., Ricchiuto, A., Fimmers, R., Konadu, P., Nadal, J., Gruetzmacher, B., Weil, G., Kazura, J. W., King, C. L., Debrah, A. Y., & Hoerauf, A. (2020). Comparison of Repeated Doses of Ivermectin Versus Ivermectin Plus Albendazole for the Treatment of Onchocerciasis: A Randomized, Open-label, Clinical Trial. Clinical Infectious Diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 71(4), 933–943. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz889
78. Debrah, L. B., Mohammed, A., Osei-Mensah, J., Mubarik, Y., Agbenyega, O., Ayisi-Boateng, N. K., Pfarr, K., Kuehlwein, J. M., Klarmann-Schulz, U., Hoerauf, A., & Debrah, A. Y. (2020). Morbidity management and surveillance of lymphatic filariasis disease and acute dermatolymphangioadenitis attacks using a mobile phone-based tool by community health volunteers in Ghana. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(11), e0008839. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008839
79. Riba, A., Hassani, K., Walker, A., van Best, N., von Zezschwitz, D., Anslinger, T., Sillner, N., Rosenhain, S., Eibach, D., Maiga-Ascofaré, O., Rolle-Kampczyk, U., Basic, M., Binz, A., Mocek, S., Sodeik, B., Bauerfeind, R., Mohs, A., Trautwein, C., Kiessling, F., May, J., … Hornef, M. W. (2020). Disturbed gut microbiota and bile homeostasis in Giardia-infected mice contributes to metabolic dysregulation and growth impairment. Science Translational Medicine, 12(565), eaay7019. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aay7019
80. Ayisi-Boateng, N. K., Owusu, M., Tawiah, P., Ampah, B. A., Sylverken, A. A., Wusu-Ansah, O. K., Sarfo, F. S., & Phillips, R. O. (2020). Profile and outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 at a tertiary institution hospital in Ghana. Ghana Medical Journal, 54(4 Suppl), 39–45. https://doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.7
81. Frimpong, M., Amoako, Y. A., Anim, K. B., Ahor, H. S., Yeboah, R., Arthur, J., Dakorah, J. S., Gborgblovor, D., Akrofi, S., Sekyi-Djan, P., Owusu, M., Sylverken, A. A., Binger, T., & Phillips, R. O. (2020). Diagnostics for COVID-19: A case for field-deployable, rapid molecular tests for community surveillance. Ghana Medical Journal, 54(4 Suppl), 71–76. https://doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.11
82. Burimuah, V., Sylverken, A., Owusu, M., El-Duah, P., Yeboah, R., Lamptey, J., Frimpong, Y. O., Agbenyega, O., Folitse, R., Emikpe, B., Tasiame, W., Owiredu, E. W., Oppong, S., Antwi, C., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., & Drosten, C. (2020). Molecular-based cross-species evaluation of bovine coronavirus infection in cattle, sheep and goats in Ghana. BMC Veterinary Research, 16(1), 405. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-02606-x
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85. Frimpong, M., Simpson, S. V., Ahor, H. S., Agbanyo, A., Gyabaah, S., Agbavor, B., Amanor, I. B., Addo, K. K., Böhlken-Fascher, S., Kissenkötter, J., Wahed, A., & Phillips, R. O. (2020). Multiplex Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Treponema pallidumand Haemophilus ducreyi in Yaws-Like Lesions. TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 5(4), 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5040157
86. Adankwah, E., Güler, A., Mayatepek, E., Phillips, R. O., Nausch, N., & Jacobsen, M. (2020). CD27 expression of T-cells discriminates IGRA-negative TB patients from healthy contacts in Ghana. Microbes And Infection, 22(1), 65–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2019.07.003
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• 2022-2025: Microbiome and Resistome of Mycobacterium ulcerans lesions: Characterization of antimicrobial resistance in clinical Mycobacterium ulcerans Funder: German Research Foundation (DFG), Amount: €962,587.00

• 2019-2024: Improving experiences of severe stigmatizing skin diseases in Ghana and Ethiopia. Funder: National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) UK, Amount GBP 4,999,182
• 2023-2027: African One Health Network for Disease Prevention (ADAPT): Building Capacity for Sustainable Antimicrobial Stewardship Across sub-Saharan Africa. Funder: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Amount: €611,038.56  
• 2020-2021: Laboratory support for the control and elimination of NTDs in Ghana (Buruli ulcer, leprosy, yaws). Funder: ANESVAD Foundation, Amount: €164,849
• 2021: Proposal to train Health workers and to implement case detection for Skin NTDs in Ghana (THECA-DES). Funder: World Health Organisation (WHO), Amount: USD 50,006.90
• 2021-2024: Beta-lactam containing regimen for the shortening of Buruli ulcer disease therapy: comparison of 8 weeks standard therapy (rifampicin plus clarithromycin) vs 4 weeks standard plus amoxicillin/clavulanate therapy [RC8 vs RCA4]. Funder: ANESVAD foundation, Amount: €295,587
• 2017-2022: Evaluation of a nitric oxide generating dressing (EDX) to improve management of Buruli ulcer disease. Funder: European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), Amount: €499,962.50
• 2012-2017: Pathogenesis and management of ulcerans disease, Buruli ulcer. Funder: UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID), Amount: £499,015.00
• 2008-2011: Identification and development of vaccine candidates for Buruli Ulcer Disease. Funder: EU FP7 Cooperation Collaborative Project Award, Amount: €5,000,000.00
• 2010-2017: RCT comparing efficacy of 8 weeks treatment with clarithromycin and rifampicin versus streptomycin and rifampicin for buruli ulcer Ghana and Benin. Funder: American Leprosy Mission through World Health Organisation, Amount: $214,000.00
• 2008-2011: Development of an oral regimen for treatment of (Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer). Funder: European Foundations Initiative on Neglected Tropical Diseases (EFINTD), Amount: €90,000.00

Doctor of Philosophy

• Dr Daniel Antwi Berko (2017): “Analysis of the immune-modulatory effects of Mansonella perstans infection associated with concomitant Mycobacterium ulcerans disease and Tuberculosis infection in Ghana.”
  Dr. Michael Frimpong (2015): “Cellular Immune response to Mycobacterium ulcerans infection”
  Dr. Stephen Fred Sarfo (2014): “The microbiological, clinical, immunological and mycolactone response to antibiotic therapy for M. ulcerans disease in humans and in a mouse model”

Master of Philosophy

• Ms Venus Nana Boakyewaa Frimpong (2022) – Multi-centric evaluation of Biomem Franklin Mobile qPCR for rapid detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in clinical specimens
  Ms. Rejoice A. Arthur (2021): non-tuberculosis mycobacterium species causing pulmonary infections in presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ghana.
  Mr. Wilfred Aniagyei (2021): Effect of doxycycline on host immune response in Mansonella perstans infection.
  Mr. Louis Kyei-Tuffuor (2021): Evaluation of a real-time recombinase polymerase amplification assay for the rapid detection of Schistosoma haematobium infection among school-aged children in an endemic region in Ghana.
  Mr. Hubert Senanu Ahor (2021): Rapid detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans using real-time recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) in the field.
  Ms. Abigail Agbanyo (2020): The use of serological and molecular tools in the surveillance of Buruli ulcer and Yaws in southwestern part of Ghana
  Ms. Nancy Ackam (2019): Assessment of microfilaricidal activity of combined administration of ivermectin and albendazole against onchocerciasis
  Ms Francisca Naana Sarpong (2019): Proteomics of Buruli Ulcer Disease Healing
  Mrs Mabel Sarpong-Duah (2016): “Detection of viability markers of Mycobacterium ulcerans and their association with healing in Buruli ulcer patients”
  Mr. Aloysius D. Loglo (2016): “Analysis of the Vaccine Potential of Plasmid DNA Encoding Mycolactone Polyketide Synthase Domains in patients with M. ulcerans disease”
  Ms. Benedette Agbavor (2016): Comparative detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans DNA by PCR from FTA cards, cell solution and RNA protect solution
  Ms Vera Opoku (2016): Molecular and epidemiological studies on disease and vector of Mansonella perstans

1. Dr Yaw Ampem Amoako   –   Senior Clinical Research Fellow/ Team Coordinator
2. Dr Michael Frimpong    –  Senior Research Fellow/ Post doc
3. Dr Jacob Novignon – Health Economist
4. Aloysius Loglo –          Research Assistant/ Community engagement lead
5. Dr. Solomon Gyabaah – Study Clinician
6. Bernadette Agbavor – Research Assistant/ Lab lead/ QA
7. Abigail Agbanyo – Research Assistant/ Lab lead
8. Venus Nana Boakyewaa Frimpong – Research Assistant
9. Nancy Ackam –         Research Assistant
10. Jonathan Kofi Adjei – Research Assistant
11. Michael Ntiamoah Oppong –  Research Assistant
12. Philemon Antwi Boasiako – Research Assistant
13. Olivia Dornu – Research Assistant
14. Dzifa Ahiatrogah –   Research Assistant
15. Ruth Dede Tuwo   – Sociologist/ Community Engagement Officer
16. Abigail Opoku Boadi – Research Assistant
17. Morrah Oppong – Research Assistant
18. Michael Appau – Research Assistant
19. Emmanuel Amankwah – Research Assistant
20. Emmanuel Ablade Glover – Laboratory Technician
21. Adelaide Fokuoh-Boadu – Project Manager