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Nana‐Kwadwo Biritwum

Observed names: Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo, N. K. Biritwum, Nana Biritwum, Nana Biritwum-Kwadwo, Nana Kwadwo Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum
ORCID: 0000-0001-5967-5676
Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-5967-5676
OpenAlex ID: A5000970346
Does Increasing Treatment Frequency Address Suboptimal Responses to Ivermectin for the Control and Elimination of River Blindness?
2016 · Kwadwo K. Frempong, Martin Walker, et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 196
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The Cost of Annual versus Biannual Community-Directed Treatment of Onchocerciasis with Ivermectin: Ghana as a Case Study
2013 · Hugo C. Turner, Mike Y. Osei-Atweneboana, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 183
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Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS) to Define Endpoints for Lymphatic Filariasis Mass Drug Administration: A Multicenter Evaluation
2013 · Brian K. Chu, Michael Deming, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 96
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Tailoring Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Targets for Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis and Schistosomiasis Control
2017 · Suzy J. Campbell, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, et al. · Trends in Parasitology · 91
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Reaching the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases Goals for Onchocerciasis: An Economic Evaluation of Increasing the Frequency of Ivermectin Treatment in Africa
2014 · Hugo C. Turner, Martin Walker, et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 91
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Towards interruption of schistosomiasis transmission in sub-Saharan Africa: developing an appropriate environmental surveillance framework to guide and to support ‘end game’ interventions
2017 · J. Russell Stothard, Suzy J. Campbell, et al. · Infectious Diseases of Poverty · 85
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Mapping Helminth Co-Infection and Co-Intensity: Geostatistical Prediction in Ghana
2011 · Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 84
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Elimination within reach: A cross-sectional study highlighting the factors that contribute to persistent lymphatic filariasis in eight communities in rural Ghana
2019 · Corrado Minetti, Edward J. Tettevi, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 71
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Onchocerciasis Transmission in Ghana: Persistence under Different Control Strategies and the Role of the Simuliid Vectors
2015 · Poppy H. L. Lamberton, Robert A. Cheke, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 71
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Developing a community-led SMS reporting tool for the rapid assessment of lymphatic filariasis morbidity burden: case studies from Malawi and Ghana
2015 · Michelle C. Stanton, Square Z. Mkwanda, et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 60
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Onchocerciasis Control: Vision for the Future from a Ghanian perspective
2009 · Mark J Taylor, Kwablah Awadzi, et al. · Parasites & Vectors · 59
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Schistosomiasis in Africa: Improving strategies for long-term and sustainable morbidity control
2018 · Michael D. French, Darin Evans, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 58
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Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators
2017 · Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Dziedzom K. de Souza, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 53
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Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in The Gambia
2015 · Maria P. Rebollo, Sana Malang Sambou, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 49
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Persistent ‘hotspots’ of lymphatic filariasis microfilaraemia despite 14 years of mass drug administration in Ghana
2016 · Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Paul Yikpotey, et al. · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 47
Improving spatial prediction of Schistosoma haematobium prevalence in southern Ghana through new remote sensors and local water access profiles
2018 · Alexandra V. Kulinkina, Yvonne Walz, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 41
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Onchocerciasis control in Ghana (1974–2016)
2021 · Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Dziedzom K. de Souza, et al. · Parasites & Vectors · 36
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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis in west African urban areas: is implementation of mass drug administration necessary?
2018 · Benjamin G Koudou, Dziedzom K de Souza, et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 33
Improving drug delivery strategies for lymphatic filariasis elimination in urban areas in Ghana
2017 · Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Bertha Garshong, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 33
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Assessing Lymphatic Filariasis Data Quality in Endemic Communities in Ghana, Using the Neglected Tropical Diseases Data Quality Assessment Tool for Preventive Chemotherapy
2016 · Dziedzom K. de Souza, Eric Yirenkyi, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 32
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Ghana: Accelerating neglected tropical disease control in a setting of economic development
2019 · Peter J. Hotez, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 28
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Progress towards lymphatic filariasis elimination in Ghana from 2000-2016: Analysis of microfilaria prevalence data from 430 communities
2019 · Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Kwadwo K. Frempong, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 26
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Serological and PCR-based markers of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis transmission in northern Ghana after elimination of trachoma as a public health problem
2018 · Laura G. Senyonjo, Oscar Debrah, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 26
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Review of MDA registers for Lymphatic Filariasis: Findings, and potential uses in addressing the endgame elimination challenges
2020 · Dziedzom K. de Souza, Katherine Gass, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 24
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Predictive vs. Empiric Assessment of Schistosomiasis: Implications for Treatment Projections in Ghana
2013 · Achille Kabore, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 24
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Works count: 51
Citation count: 1,784
H-index: 24
I10-index: 35
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