Francis Ekow Dennis

2024

Whole Genome Sequences of the Wildtype AU-1 Rotavirus A Strain: The Prototype of the AU-1-like Genotype Constellation

Agbemabiese, C. A., Dennis, F. E., Lartey, B. L., Damanka, S. A., Nakagomi, T., Nakagomi, O. & Armah, G. E., Oct 2024, In: Viruses. 16, 10, 1529.

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2023

Comparative whole genome analysis reveals re-emergence of human Wa-like and DS-1-like G3 rotaviruses after Rotarix vaccine introduction in Malawi

Mhango, C., Banda, A., Chinyama, E., Mandolo, J. J., Kumwenda, O., Malamba-Banda, C., Barnes, K. G., Kumwenda, B., Jambo, K. C., Donato, C. M., Esona, M. D., Mwangi, P. N., Steele, A. D., Iturriza-Gomara, M., Cunliffe, N. A., Ndze, V. N., Kamng'ona, A. W., Dennis, F. E., Nyaga, M. M. & Chaguza, C. & 1 others, Jere, K. C., 2023, In: Virus Evolution. 9, 1, vead030.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Emergence of Intergenogroup Reassortant G9P[4] Strains Following Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction in Ghana

Doan, Y. H., Dennis, F. E., Takemae, N., Haga, K., Shimizu, H., Appiah, M. G., Lartey, B. L., Damanka, S. A., Hayashi, T., Suzuki, T., Kageyama, T., Armah, G. E. & Katayama, K., Dec 2023, In: Viruses. 15, 12, 2453.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

Rotavirus genotypes in children under five years hospitalized with diarrhea in low and middle-income countries: Results from the WHO-coordinated Global Rotavirus Surveillance Network

Antoni, S., Nakamura, T., Cohen, A. L., Mwenda, J. M., Weldegebriel, G., Biey, J. N. M., Shaba, K., Rey-Benito, G., de Oliveira, L. H., da Costa Oliveira, M. T., Ortiz, C., Ghoniem, A., Fahmy, K., Ashmony, H. A., Videbaek, D., Daniels, D., Pastore, R., Singh, S., Tondo, E. & Liyanage, J. B. L. & 33 others, Sharifuzzaman, M., Grabovac, V., Batmunkh, N., Logronio, J., Armah, G., Dennis, F. E., Seheri, M., Magagula, N., Mphahlele, J., Leite, J. P. G., Araujo, I. T., Fumian, T. M., Mohammady, H. E. L., Semeiko, G., Samoilovich, E., Giri, S., Kang, G., Thomas, S., Bines, J., Kirkwood, C. D., Liu, N., Lee, D. Y., Iturriza-Gomara, M., Page, N. A., Esona, M. D., Leanne Ward, M., Wright, C. N., Mijatovic-Rustempasic, S., Tate, J. E., Parashar, U. D., Gentsch, J., Bowen, M. D. & Serhan, F., Nov 2023, In: PLOS Global Public Health. 3, 11, e0001358.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Evolutionary Dynamics in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Adu, B., Bonney, J. H. K., Egyir, B., Otchere, I. D., Asare, P., Dennis, F. E., Bonney, E. Y., Akuffo, R., Asante, I. A., Obodai, E., Kumordjie, S., Appiah-Kubi, J., Mohktar, Q., Frempong, H. O., Asiedu-Bekoe, F., Adusei-Poku, M. A., Aboagye, J. O., Agbodzi, B., Yeboah, C. & Agbenyo, S. B. & 12 others, Uche, P. O., Attiku, K. O., Sekyere, B. T., Laryea, D., Buabeng, K., Lamptey, H., Ghansah, A., Yeboah-Manu, D., Anang, A. K., Ampofo, W. K., Kyei, G. B. & Odoom, J. K., Apr 2023, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 29, 4, p. 862-865 4 p.

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2022

Aetiology and incidence of diarrhoea requiring hospitalisation in children under 5 years of age in 28 low-income and middle-income countries: findings from the Global Pediatric Diarrhea Surveillance network

Cohen, A. L., Platts-Mills, J. A., Nakamura, T., Operario, D. J., Antoni, S., Mwenda, J. M., Weldegebriel, G., Rey-Benito, G., De Oliveira, L. H., Ortiz, C., Daniels, D. S., Videbaek, D., Singh, S., Njambe, E., Sharifuzzaman, M., Grabovac, V., Nyambat, B., Logronio, J., Armah, G. & Dennis, F. E. & 26 others, Seheri, M. L., Magagula, N., Mphahlele, J., Fumian, T. M., Maciel, I. T. A., Gagliardi Leite, J. P., Esona, M. D., Bowen, M. D., Samoilovich, E., Semeiko, G., Abraham, D., Giri, S., Praharaj, I., Kang, G., Thomas, S., Bines, J., Liu, N., Kyu, H. H., Doxey, M., Rogawski Mcquade, E. T., Mcmurry, T. L., Liu, J., Houpt, E. R., Tate, J. E., Parashar, U. D. & Serhan, F., 5 Sep 2022, In: BMJ Global Health. 7, 9, e009548.

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60 Citations (Scopus)

Enteric virome negatively affects seroconversion following oral rotavirus vaccination in a longitudinally sampled cohort of Ghanaian infants

Kim, A. H. J., Armah, G., Dennis, F., Wang, L., Rodgers, R., Droit, L., Baldridge, M. T., Handley, S. A. & Harris, V. C., 12 Jan 2022, In: Cell Host and Microbe. 30, 1, p. 110-123.e5

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30 Citations (Scopus)

Evolutionary changes between pre-and post-vaccine South African group A G2P[4] rotavirus strains, 2003–2017

Mwangi, P. N., Page, N. A., Seheri, M. L., Mphahlele, M. J., Nadan, S., Esona, M. D., Kumwenda, B., Kamng’ona, A. W., Donato, C. M., Steele, D. A., Ndze, V. N., Dennis, F. E., Jere, K. C. & Nyaga, M. M., 2022, In: Microbial Genomics. 8, 4, 000809.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

2020

Next-generation sequencing of a human-animal reassortant G6P[14] rotavirus A strain from a child hospitalized with diarrhoea

Damanka, S. A., Dennis, F. E., Lartey, B. L., Nyarko, K. M., Agbemabiese, C. A. & Armah, G. E., 1 Apr 2020, In: Archives of Virology. 165, 4, p. 1003-1005 3 p.

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Uncovering the first atypical ds-1-like g1p[8] rotavirus strains that circulated during pre-rotavirus vaccine introduction era in South Africa

Mwangi, P. N., Mogotsi, M. T., Rasebotsa, S. P., Seheri, M. L., Mphahlele, M. J., Ndze, V. N., Dennis, F. E., Jere, K. C. & Nyaga, M. M., May 2020, In: Pathogens. 9, 5, 391.

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18 Citations (Scopus)

Understanding pediatric norovirus epidemiology: A decade of study among ghanaian children

Lartey, B. L., Quaye, O., Damanka, S. A., Agbemabiese, C. A., Armachie, J., Dennis, F. E., Enweronu-Laryea, C. & Armah, G. E., Nov 2020, In: Viruses. 12, 11, 1321.

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20 Citations (Scopus)

Whole genome in-silico analysis of south african G1P[8] rotavirus strains before and after vaccine introduction over a period of 14 years

Mwangi, P. N., Mogotsi, M. T., Seheri, M. L., Mphahlele, M. J., Peenze, I., Esona, M. D., Kumwenda, B., Steele, A. D., Kirkwood, C. D., Ndze, V. N., Dennis, F. E., Jere, K. C. & Nyaga, M. M., Dec 2020, In: Vaccines. 8, 4, p. 1-20 20 p., 609.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

2019

Distribution of rotavirus genotypes in the postvaccine introduction era in Ashaiman, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, 2014-2016

Letsa, V., Damanka, S., Dennis, F., Lartey, B., Armah, G. E., Betrapally, N., Gautam, R., Esona, M. D., Bowen, M. D. & Quaye, O., 1 Nov 2019, In: Journal of Medical Virology. 91, 11, p. 2025-2028 4 p.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Rotavirus vaccine take in infants is associated with secretor status

Armah, G. E., Cortese, M. M., Dennis, F. E., Yu, Y., Morrow, A. L., McNeal, M. M., Lewis, K. D. C., Awuni, D. A., Armachie, J. & Parashar, U. D., 15 Feb 2019, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 219, 5, p. 746-749 4 p.

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36 Citations (Scopus)

Sub-genotype phylogeny of the non-G, non-P genes of genotype 2 Rotavirus A strains

Agbemabiese, C. A., Nakagomi, T., Damanka, S. A., Dennis, F. E., Lartey, B. L., Armah, G. E. & Nakagomi, O., May 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 5, e0217422.

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24 Citations (Scopus)

Whole genome characterization and evolutionary analysis of OP354-like P[8] Rotavirus A strains isolated from Ghanaian children with diarrhoea

Damanka, S. A., Kwofie, S., Dennis, F. E., Lartey, B. L., Agbemabiese, C. A., Doan, Y. H., Adiku, T. K., Katayama, K., Enweronu-Laryea, C. C. & Armah, G. E., Jun 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 6, e0218348.

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11 Citations (Scopus)

2018

Detection of dengue virus among children with suspected malaria, Accra, Ghana

Amoako, N., Duodu, S., Dennis, F. E., Bonney, J. H. K., Asante, K. P., Ameh, J., Mosi, L., Hayashi, T., Agbosu, E. E., Pratt, D., Operario, D. J., Fields, B., Liu, J., Houpt, E. R., Armah, G. E., Stoler, J. & Awandare, G. A., Aug 2018, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 24, 8, p. 1561-1564 4 p.

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37 Citations (Scopus)

Genetic analysis of Ghanaian G1P[8] and G9P [8] rotavirus A strains reveals the impact of P [8] VP4 gene polymorphism on P-genotyping

Damanka, S. A., Agbemabiese, C. A., Dennis, F. E., Lartey, B. L., Adiku, T. K., Enweronu-Laryea, C. C. & Armah, G. E., 1 Aug 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 6, e0218790.

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8 Citations (Scopus)

Identification of Amino Acid Substitutions Within the VP7 Genes of G2 Rotavirus Strains in Ghana

Damanka, S. A., Agbemabiese, C. A., Lartey, B. L., Dennis, F. E., Asamoah, F. K., Adiku, T. K., Enweronu-Laryea, C. C., Sagoe, K. W., Ofori, M. F. & Armah, G. E., 1 Nov 2018, In: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 37, 11, p. 1172-1174 3 p.

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Rotavirus strain distribution in Ghana pre- and post- rotavirus vaccine introduction

Lartey, B. L., Damanka, S., Dennis, F. E., Enweronu-Laryea, C. C., Addo-Yobo, E., Ansong, D., Kwarteng-Owusu, S., Sagoe, K. W., Mwenda, J. M., Diamenu, S. K., Narh, C., Binka, F., Parashar, U., Lopman, B. & Armah, G. E., 12 Nov 2018, In: Vaccine. 36, 47, p. 7238-7242 5 p.

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42 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Etiology of severe acute watery diarrhea in children in the global rotavirus surveillance network using quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Operario, D. J., Platts-Mills, J. A., Nadan, S., Page, N., Seheri, M., Mphahlele, J., Praharaj, I., Kang, G., Araujo, I. T., Leite, J. P. G., Cowley, D., Thomas, S., Kirkwood, C. D., Dennis, F., Armah, G., Mwenda, J. M., Wijesinghe, P. R., Rey, G., Grabovac, V. & Berejena, C. & 20 others, Simwaka, C. J., Uwimana, J., Sherchand, J. B., Thu, H. M., Galagoda, G., Bonkoungou, I. J. O., Jagne, S., Tsolenyanu, E., Diop, A., Enweronu-Laryea, C., Borbor, S. A., Liu, J., McMurry, T., Lopman, B., Parashar, U., Gentsch, J., Steele, A. D., Cohen, A., Serhan, F. & Houpt, E. R., 15 Jul 2017, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 216, 2, p. 220-227 8 p.

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104 Citations (Scopus)

2016

Detection of the first G6P[14] human rotavirus strain in an infant with diarrhoea in Ghana

Damanka, S., Lartey, B., Agbemabiese, C., Dennis, F. E., Adiku, T., Nyarko, K., Ofori, M. & Armah, G. E., 10 Nov 2016, In: Virology Journal. 13, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.

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8 Citations (Scopus)

Identification of OP354-like human rotavirus strains with subtype P[8]b in Ghanaian children with diarrhoea

Damanka, S., Dennis, F. E., Agbemabiese, C., Lartey, B., Adiku, T., Nyarko, K., Enweronu-Laryea, C. C., Sagoe, K. W., Ofori, M., Rodrigues, O. & Armah, G. E., 22 Apr 2016, In: Virology Journal. 13, 1, 69.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

2015

Whole genomic analysis of human G12P[6] and G12P[8] rotavirus strains that have emerged in Myanmar

Ide, T., Komoto, S., Higo-Moriguchi, K., Htun, K. W., Myint, Y. Y., Myat, T. W., Thant, K. Z., Thu, H. M., Win, M. M., Oo, H. N., Htut, T., Wakuda, M., Dennis, F. E., Haga, K., Fujii, Y., Katayama, K., Rahman, S., Van Nguyen, S., Umeda, K. & Oguma, K. & 2 others, Tsuji, T. & Taniguchi, K., 4 May 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 5, e0124965.

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25 Citations (Scopus)

2014

Identification of novel Ghanaian G8P[6] human-bovine reassortant rotavirus strain by next generation sequencing

Dennis, F. E., Fujii, Y., Haga, K., Damanka, S., Lartey, B., Agbemabiese, C. A., Ohta, N., Armah, G. E. & Katayama, K., 27 Jun 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 6, e100699.

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Whole genomic analysis of porcine G10P[5] rotavirus strain P343 provides evidence for bovine-to-porcine interspecies transmission

Komoto, S., Pongsuwanna, Y., Ide, T., Wakuda, M., Guntapong, R., Dennis, F. E., Haga, K., Fujii, Y., Katayama, K. & Taniguchi, K., 2014, In: Veterinary Microbiology. 174, 3-4, p. 577-583 7 p.

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Francis Ekow Dennis

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