J Opare
Biographic Data
| ID | 6167931 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Opare |
| GIVEN NAMES | J |
| FAMILY NAME | Opare |
| SIGNATURE | OPARE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghana Health Service |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
P2-535 Progress towards eradication of poliomyelitis in Ghana
Background Poliomyelitis is a highly infectious viral disease transmitted feco-orally, mainly affecting children under 15 years old. One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis and immunisation can prevent poliomyelitis. Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance, is used to documents the presence or absence of wild polio-virus. An in-depth review of AFP data in the Eastern Region was undertaken to assess the progress towards interrupti…
SP5-12 Outbreak of cholera, East-Akim Municipality, Ghana, November 2010
Background Cholera is an acute infectious illness with profuse watery diarrhoea caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 or O139. In Ghana, over 9000 cholera-cases with 250 deaths were recorded in 1999. On 29 October 2010, the East-Akim Municipality (EAM) received a report of suspected cholera outbreak. We investigated to characterise the outbreak, and implement control and preventive measures. Methods We interviewed health workers, revie…
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P2-535 Progress towards eradication of poliomyelitis in Ghana
Background Poliomyelitis is a highly infectious viral disease transmitted feco-orally, mainly affecting children under 15 years old. One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis and immunisation can prevent poliomyelitis. Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance, is used to documents the presence or absence of wild polio-virus. An in-depth review of AFP data in the Eastern Region was undertaken to assess the progress towards interrupti…
SP5-12 Outbreak of cholera, East-Akim Municipality, Ghana, November 2010
Background Cholera is an acute infectious illness with profuse watery diarrhoea caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 or O139. In Ghana, over 9000 cholera-cases with 250 deaths were recorded in 1999. On 29 October 2010, the East-Akim Municipality (EAM) received a report of suspected cholera outbreak. We investigated to characterise the outbreak, and implement control and preventive measures. Methods We interviewed health workers, revie…
Medicine (2 works) · Pediatrics (2 works) · Pediatrics (2 works) · Virology (2 works) · Virology (2 works) · Acute flaccid paralysis (1 work) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 work) · Cholera (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work)