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Sheriffo Jagne

Researcher at Ministry of Health (Ghana)

Publications -  5
Citations -  122

Sheriffo Jagne is an academic researcher from Ministry of Health (Ghana). The author has contributed to research in topics: Rotavirus vaccine & Diarrhea. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 90 citations. Previous affiliations of Sheriffo Jagne include Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.

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Etiology of Severe Acute Watery Diarrhea in Children in the Global Rotavirus Surveillance Network Using Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction

TL;DR: In this article, the authors performed quantitative polymerase chain reaction for multiple enteropathogens on 878 acute watery diarrheal stools sampled from 14643 episodes captured by surveillance of children <5 years of age during 2013-2014 from 16 countries.
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Field evaluation of a schistosome circulating cathodic antigen rapid test kit at point-of-care for mapping of schistosomiasis endemic districts in The Gambia.

TL;DR: This study showed lower sensitivity of POC-CCA in detecting S. haematobium and S. mansoni infections in field and laboratory settings, and therefore POC -CCA is less useful for rapid diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis.
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Impact of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine against severe rotavirus diarrhoea in The Gambia

TL;DR: Rotavirus vaccine introduction in the Gambia could be among factors resulting in decreased diarrhea hospitalizations among children at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, particularly those with severe disease.