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Accra Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Livestock Services, Accra, Ghana
PROJECT #1 (2023): Serosurveillance for Marburg virus among livestock and dogs throughout Ghana
PUBLICATION: Serological Evidence of Potential Marburg Virus Circulation in Livestock and Dogs in Ghana. Odoom T, Johnson SAM, Tasiame W, Ziekah MY, Abuh JK, Anderson B, Danso F, Abbiw RK, Nuokpem FY, Allegye-Cudjoe E, Lewis C, Faburay B. Pathogens. 2024 Oct 22;13(11):917. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13110917. PMID: 39599470; PMCID: PMC11597086. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13110917
The findings underscore the importance of regular surveillance using the one health approach and future studies into the role of livestock and dogs as potential intermediaries in the circulation of MARV.
PROJECT #2 (2024): Identification of FMD exposure and serotypes, Ghana
Our partners, Dr. Theo Odoom and Dr. Sherry Johnson