Yaw A. Afrane

University of Ghana — GH

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Malaria Research and Control(94), Mosquito-borne diseases and control(88), Insect Pest Control Strategies(19), Insect Resistance and Genetics(19), Parasites and Host Interactions(14)

Publications117 total

Immature development time and survivorship of the dengue vectors Aedes aegypti, Aedes vittatus and the invasive Aedes albopictus in Ghana
2025Open Access
Pathogens spread by high-flying wind-borne mosquitoes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025Open Access
Reduction in Asymptomatic falciparum malaria infection amongst schoolchildren in three ecological zones of Ghana between 2017 and 2023
Scientific Reports·2025Open Access
Biting time of day in malaria mosquitoes is modulated by nutritional status
Malaria Journal·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Larval habitat diversity, physicochemical characteristics and their effect on the larval density of malaria vectors in the city of Accra, Ghana
Malaria Journal·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Invasion of the Dengue Vector Aedes albopictus in the Port City of Takoradi, Southwestern Ghana
2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Urban malaria in Accra, Ghana: transmission risk and influence of irrigated vegetable farms
BMC Infectious Diseases·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Physical integrity and residual bio-efficacy of PBO-pyrethroid synergist-treated and pyrethroid-only LLINs after 1.5 years of field use in Western Kenya
PLoS ONE·2025Open Access
Malaria vector diversity, transmission and insecticide resistance in Island communities along the Volta lake in Southern Ghana
BMC Infectious Diseases·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Assessment of the infectivity of malaria parasites from asymptomatic school children to Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes in a high transmission area in Ghana
Scientific Reports·2025Open Access
Assessment of the Bacterial communities associated with Anopheles gambiae larval habitats in Southern Ghana
PLoS ONE·2025Open Access
Are Environmental volatiles contributing to Insecticide resistance in Anopheles Mosquitoes in Ghana?
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Biting time of day in malaria mosquitoes is modulated by nutritional status
2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection in northern and southern Ghana assessed by amplicon sequencing
Infection Genetics and Evolution·2025Open Access
Bayesian spatiotemporal modelling and mapping of malaria risk among children under five years of age in Ghana
BMC Infectious Diseases·2025· 7 citedOpen Access
Bionomics and distribution of malaria vectors in Kisumu city, Western Kenya: implications for urban malaria transmission
Malaria Journal·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Plasmodium falciparum Pfs47 haplotype compatibility to Anopheles gambiae in Kisumu, a malaria-endemic region of Kenya
Scientific Reports·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Metabolic resistance to pyrethroids with possible involvement of non-coding ribonucleic acids in Anopheles funestus, the major malaria vector in western Kenya
BMC Genomics·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Knowledge, Perceptions, Challenges and opportunities in achieving sustainable coverage of mass drug administration towards the control and elimination of Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted Helminths in hard-to-reach communities of Ghana
PLoS neglected tropical diseases·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Insecticide resistance and its intensity in urban Anopheles arabiensis in Kisumu City, Western Kenya: Implications for malaria control in urban areas
PLoS ONE·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Andrew K. Githeko(21), Guiyun Yan(14), Guiyun Yan(13), Maxwell G. Machani(10), Daibin Zhong(8), Guofa Zhou(8), Abdul Rahim Mohammed(8), Mariangela Bonizzoni(7), Eric Ochomo(7), Bernard Walter Lawson(6), Isaac Kwame Sraku(6), Christopher Mfum Owusu-Asenso(6), Akua Obeng Forson(5), David M. Menge(4), Anne Vardo-Zalik(4), Isaac Amankona Hinne(4), Simon K. Attah(4), Eugenia Lo(4), Linda Eva Amoah(4), Anisa Abdulai(4)