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Abraham Hodgson
Researcher at Ministry of Health (Ghana)
Publications - 131
Citations - 7658
Abraham Hodgson is an academic researcher from Ministry of Health (Ghana). The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Malaria. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 131 publications receiving 6871 citations. Previous affiliations of Abraham Hodgson include University of London & University of Pretoria.
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Efficacy of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine against severe rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants in developing countries in Asia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
George Armah,Samba O. Sow,Robert F. Breiman,Robert F. Breiman,Michael J. Dallas,Milagritos D. Tapia,Daniel R. Feikin,Daniel R. Feikin,Fred Binka,A. Duncan Steele,Kayla F. Laserson,Kayla F. Laserson,Nana Akosua Ansah,Myron M. Levine,Kristen D.C. Lewis,Michele L. Coia,Margaret Attah-Poku,Joel Ojwando,Joel Ojwando,Stephen B. Rivers,John C. Victor,Geoffrey Nyambane,Geoffrey Nyambane,Abraham Hodgson,Florian Schödel,Max Ciarlet,Kathleen M. Neuzil +26 more
TL;DR: In infants in developing countries in Asia, pentavalentrotavirus vaccine is safe and efficacious against severe rotavirus gastroenteritis, and the results support expanded WHO recommendations to promote its global use.
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Multiple populations of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Cambodia
Olivo Miotto,Jacob Almagro-Garcia,Jacob Almagro-Garcia,Jacob Almagro-Garcia,Magnus Manske,Bronwyn MacInnis,Susana Campino,K.A. Rockett,K.A. Rockett,K.A. Rockett,Chanaki Amaratunga,Pharath Lim,Seila Suon,Sokunthea Sreng,Jennifer M. Anderson,Socheat Duong,Chea Nguon,Char Meng Chuor,David S. Saunders,Youry Se,Chantap Lon,Mark M. Fukuda,Lucas Amenga-Etego,Lucas Amenga-Etego,Abraham Hodgson,Victor Asoala,Mallika Imwong,Shannon Takala-Harrison,François Nosten,François Nosten,Xin-zhuan Su,Pascal Ringwald,Frédéric Ariey,Christiane Dolecek,Tran Tinh Hien,Maciej F. Boni,Cao Quang Thai,Alfred Amambua-Ngwa,David J. Conway,David J. Conway,Abdoulaye A. Djimde,Ogobara K. Doumbo,Issaka Zongo,Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo,Daniel Alcock,Eleanor Drury,Sarah Auburn,Oliver O Koch,Mandy Sanders,Christina Hubbart,Gareth Maslen,Valentin Ruano-Rubio,Valentin Ruano-Rubio,Dushyanth Jyothi,Alistair Miles,John O'Brien,Chris Gamble,Samuel O. Oyola,Julian C. Rayner,Chris I. Newbold,Chris I. Newbold,Chris I. Newbold,Matthew Berriman,Chris C. A. Spencer,Gilean McVean,Nicholas P. J. Day,Nicholas P. J. Day,Nicholas J. White,Nicholas J. White,Delia Bethell,Arjen M. Dondorp,Arjen M. Dondorp,Christopher V. Plowe,Rick M. Fairhurst,Dominic P. Kwiatkowski,Dominic P. Kwiatkowski,Dominic P. Kwiatkowski +76 more
TL;DR: An analysis of genome variation in 825 P. falciparum samples from Asia and Africa is described that identifies an unusual pattern of parasite population structure at the epicenter of artemisinin resistance in western Cambodia, and a catalog of SNPs that show high levels of differentiation in the art Artemisinin-resistant subpopulations are provided.
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Zika virus and microcephaly: why is this situation a PHEIC?
David L Heymann,David L Heymann,Abraham Hodgson,Amadou A. Sall,David O. Freedman,J. Erin Staples,Fernando Althabe,Kalpana Baruah,Ghazala Mahmud,Nyoman Kandun,Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos,Silvia Bino,K. U Menon +12 more
TL;DR: This poster presents a probabilistic analysis of the immune system’s response to diarrhoea and reveals clear patterns of decline in the immune systems of immune-inflammatory bowel disease and central nervous system disorders.
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Factors Affecting Antenatal Care Attendance: Results from Qualitative Studies in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi
Christopher Pell,Christopher Pell,Arantza Meñaca,Florence Were,Nana A Afrah,Samuel Chatio,Lucinda Manda-Taylor,Mary J. Hamel,Abraham Hodgson,Harry Tagbor,Harry Tagbor,Linda Kalilani,Peter Ouma,Peter Ouma,Robert Pool,Robert Pool +15 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that ‘supply’ side factors have an important influence on ANC attendance: the design of ANC and particularly how ANC deals with the needs and concerns of women during the first trimester has implications for timing of initiation.
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An Outbreak of Serotype 1 Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis in Northern Ghana with Features That Are Characteristic of Neisseria meningitidis Meningitis Epidemics
Julia Leimkugel,Abudulai Adams Forgor,Sebastien Gagneux,Valentin Pflüger,Christian Flierl,Elizabeth Awine,Martin Naegeli,Jean-Pierre Dangy,Thomas B. Smith,Abraham Hodgson,Gerd Pluschke +10 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that this lineage of pneumococcal meningitis might have the potential to cause an epidemic, and mass vaccination with a less complex conjugate vaccine that targets hypervirulent serotypes should be considered.