Yaw A. Afrane

University of Ghana — GH

Medicine · Health Sciences

29h-index2.4kcitations87works1.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Malaria Research and Control(73), Mosquito-borne diseases and control(62), Insect Resistance and Genetics(15), Global Maternal and Child Health(10), Insect Pest Control Strategies(10)

Publications87 total

Spatial and temporal distribution of Culex and Aedes mosquitoes in Ghana
Gigabyte·2025Open Access
Environmental contaminants drive insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes in Ghana
Scientific Reports·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Net ownership, utilization and malaria burden in the context of Piperonyl butoxide-LLINs intervention in western Kenya
PLoS ONE·2025Open Access
Exploring the metabolic and cuticular mechanisms of increased pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae S.l populations from Ghana
Scientific Reports·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Impact of hepatitis B virus infection in patients with plasmodium parasites in selected health facilities in Accra, Ghana
BMC Infectious Diseases·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Larval habitat diversity, physicochemical characteristics and their effect on the larval density of malaria vectors in the city of Accra, Ghana
2025Open Access
Malaria transmission risk in the city of Accra, Ghana: vector behavior and distribution
2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Malaria vector diversity, transmission, and insecticide resistance, in island communities along the Volta Lake in southern Ghana
2025Open Access
Malaria among febrile patients suspected of Yellow fever during an outbreak in Ghana
2024Open Access
Invasion and spread of the neotropical leafhopper Curtara insularis (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) in Africa and North America and the role of high-altitude windborne migration in invasive insects
NeoBiota·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Invasion and spread of the neotropical leafhopper <i>Curtara insularis</i> (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Africa and North America and the role of high-altitude windborne migration in invasive insects
2024Open Access
Insecticide resistance and its intensity in urban <i>Anopheles arabiensis</i> in Kisumu City, Western Kenya: <i>Implications for malaria control in urban areas</i>
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
COVID-19 in patients presenting with malaria-like symptoms at a primary healthcare facility in Accra, Ghana
PLoS ONE·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Effectiveness of artemether–lumefantrine for treating uncomplicated malaria in low- and high-transmission areas of Ghana
Malaria Journal·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
The Role of Car Tyres in the Ecology of &lt;i&gt;Aedes Aegypti&lt;/i&gt; Mosquitoes in Ghana
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
The role of car tyres in the ecology of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Ghana
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases·2024· 12 citedOpen Access
Distribution of Plasmodium falciparum K13 gene polymorphisms across transmission settings in Ghana
BMC Infectious Diseases·2023· 10 citedOpen Access
Differences in malaria vector biting behavior and changing vulnerability to malaria transmission in contrasting ecosystems of western Kenya
Parasites & Vectors·2023· 33 citedOpen Access
Implementing landscape genetics in molecular epidemiology to determine drivers of vector‐borne disease: A malaria case study
Molecular Ecology·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Effectiveness of Artemether-Lumefantrine for Treating Uncomplicated Malaria in Low and High Transmission Areas of Ghana
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Guiyun Yan(32), Andrew K. Githeko(31), Guofa Zhou(21), Harrysone Atieli(13), Ming‐Chieh Lee(12), Abdul Rahim Mohammed(6), Maxwell G. Machani(6), Daibin Zhong(5), Eliningaya J. Kweka(5), Christine Wanjala(5), Claire L. Jeffries(5), Mojca Kristan(5), James Orsborne(5), Thomas Walker(5), Thomas M Gilbreath(4), Mariangela Bonizzoni(4), Eric Ochomo(4), Maxwell Gesuge(4), Elizabeth Hemming‐Schroeder(4), Laith Yakob(4)