2024
Impact of dosing schedules on performance of rotavirus vaccines in Ghana
Asare E, Al-Mamun M, Armah G, Lopman B, Pitzer V. Impact of dosing schedules on performance of rotavirus vaccines in Ghana. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadn4176. PMID: 39661683, PMCID: PMC11633732, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn4176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine dosing schedulesDosing scheduleDoses of RV1Median percentage reductionImprove vaccine performanceRotavirus vaccine impactThird doseRotavirus vaccineRotarix vaccineVaccine impactAdditional doseVaccine effectivenessVaccine performanceVaccineRotavirusRV1Percentage reductionChildrenRotarix
2020
Modeling of rotavirus transmission dynamics and impact of vaccination in Ghana
Asare EO, Al-Mamun MA, Armah GE, Lopman BA, Parashar UD, Binka F, Pitzer VE. Modeling of rotavirus transmission dynamics and impact of vaccination in Ghana. Vaccine 2020, 38: 4820-4828. PMID: 32513513, PMCID: PMC8290434, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.05.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine response ratesRotavirus vaccine impactRotavirus incidenceVaccine impactMaternal immunityResponse rateVaccine effectivenessLow-income countriesTeaching hospitalHigh-income countriesKorle-Bu Teaching HospitalKomfo Anokye Teaching HospitalMonovalent rotavirus vaccineRotavirus transmission dynamicsLow vaccine effectivenessProportion of infantsImpact of vaccinationWar Memorial HospitalAge distributionRotavirus casesRotavirus vaccineVaccine introductionVaccine performanceMemorial HospitalRotavirus seasonality
2016
Mosquito breeding site water temperature observations and simulations towards improved vector-borne disease models for Africa
Asare E, Tompkins A, Amekudzi L, Ermert V, Redl R. Mosquito breeding site water temperature observations and simulations towards improved vector-borne disease models for Africa. Geospatial Health 2016, 11: 391. PMID: 27063735, DOI: 10.4081/gh.2016.391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA breeding site model for regional, dynamical malaria simulations evaluated using in situ temporary ponds observations
Asare E, Tompkins A, Amekudzi L, Ermert V. A breeding site model for regional, dynamical malaria simulations evaluated using in situ temporary ponds observations. Geospatial Health 2016, 11: 390. PMID: 27063734, DOI: 10.4081/gh.2016.390.Peer-Reviewed Original Research