This study identifies a duplicated esterase locus associated with pirimiphos-methyl resistance in Anopheles gambiae through population genomic analysis.

bioRxiv · Feb 1, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Detection of Dugbe virus from ticks in Ghana

C. A. Addae, M. Wiley, C. Pratt, J. W. Koehler, S. O. Addo, M. Mosore, C. Yeboah, B. Agbodzi, D. Ladzekpo, J. A. Tagoe, E. Behene, I. Adrah, C. Defeamekpo, O. Quaye, A. Letizia, , S. Dadzie

This study detects Dugbe virus in ticks from Ghana using next-generation sequencing, finding it related to strains from Kenya and Nigeria.

bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2022 · PreprintScientific Communication & Education

Utilizing citizen science to model the distribution of Aedes aegypti in West Africa

E. A. Freeman, E. J. Carlton, S. Paull, S. Dadzie, A. Buchwald

This study compares citizen science data with literature observations to model Aedes aegypti distribution in West Africa using Maximum Entropy modeling.

bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2022 · PreprintEcology

Species composition and risk of transmission of Aedes-borne arboviruses around some Yellow hotspot areas in Northern Ghana

J. Joannides, M. Dzodzomenyo, F. Azerigyik, E. E. Agbosu, D. Pratt, J. O. Nyarkoh, R. Pwalia, G. K. Amlalo, M. Appawu, H. Takashi, S. Iwanaga, A. Buchwald, R. Rochford, D. Boakye, K. Koram, , S. Dadzie

This study assesses the risk of Aedes-borne virus transmission in Northern Ghana by analyzing mosquito species composition and breeding site distribution.

bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2020 · PreprintEcology