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  1. Recent advances in the development and evaluation of molecular diagnostics for Ebola virus disease

    Article • Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Giuseppe Ippolito

  2. High prevalence of multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolated from outpatient urine samples but not the hospital environment in Bo, Sierra Leone

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Dr Tomasz A Leski

  3. Health-care availability, preference, and distance for women in urban Bo, Sierra Leone

    Article • International Journal of Public Health, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  4. Rat-atouille: A Mixed Method Study to Characterize Rodent Hunting and Consumption in the Context of Lassa Fever

    Article • EcoHealth, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rashid Ansumana

  5. Inpatient healthcare provider bypassing by women and their children in urban Bo, Sierra Leone

    Article • Pan African Medical Journal, January 2016, Pan African Medical Journal

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  6. Child bed net use before, during, and after a bed net distribution campaign in Bo, Sierra Leone

    Article • Malaria Journal, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  7. The impact of residual infections on Anopheles-transmitted Wuchereria bancrofti after multiple rounds of mass drug administration

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rashid Ansumana

  8. Stratified Sampling of Neighborhood Sections for Population Estimation: A Case Study of Bo City, Sierra Leone

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2015, PLOS

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  9. Use of the FilmArray System for Detection of Zaire ebolavirus in a Small Hospital in Bo, Sierra Leone: TABLE 1

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Tomasz A Leski, Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  10. Herbs and herbal combinations used to treat suspected malaria in Bo, Sierra Leone

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  11. Extending the “Social”: Anthropological Contributions to the Study of Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, April 2015, PLOS

    Dr Rashid Ansumana

  12. Sequence Variability and Geographic Distribution of Lassa Virus, Sierra Leone

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2015, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Tomasz A Leski, Dr Rashid Ansumana

  13. Ebola in Freetown Area, Sierra Leone — A Case Study of 581 Patients

    Article • The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery and the Collateral Branches of Science, February 2015, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  14. Attitudes toward home-based malaria testing in rural and urban Sierra Leone

    Article • Malaria Journal, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  15. Syndromic surveillance of peste des petits ruminants and other animal diseases in Koinadugu district, Sierra Leone, 2011–2012

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  16. Methods for Determining the Uncertainty of Population Estimates Derived from Satellite Imagery and Limited Survey Data: A Case Study of Bo City, Sierra Leone

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2014, PLOS

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  17. Point-of-care tests: where is the point?

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  18. Ebola in Sierra Leone: a call for action

    Article • The Lancet, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  19. Lymphedema in a 7-year-old boy infected with Wuchereria bancrofti in Sierra Leone: A case report

    Article • Acta Tropica, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  20. No Evidence for Lymphatic Filariasis Transmission in Big Cities Affected by Conflict Related Rural-Urban Migration in Sierra Leone and Liberia

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, February 2014, PLOS

    Dr Rashid Ansumana

  21. Facilitators and Barriers Related to Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV Among Young Adults in Bo, Sierra Leone

    Article • Journal of Community Health, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  22. Reemergence of Chikungunya Virus in Bo, Sierra Leone

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 2013, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Tomasz A Leski, Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  23. Multidrug-resistant tet(X)-containing hospital isolates in Sierra Leone

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Tomasz A Leski, Dr Rashid Ansumana

  24. Identification of blaOXA-51-like, blaOXA-58, blaDIM-1, and blaVIM Carbapenemase Genes in Hospital Enterobacteriaceae Isolates from Sierra Leone

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Tomasz A Leski, Dr Rashid Ansumana

  25. Presumptive self-diagnosis of malaria and other febrile illnesses in Sierra Leone

    Article • Pan African Medical Journal, January 2013, Pan African Medical Journal

    Dr Tomasz A Leski, Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  26. Considerations in the selection of healthcare providers for mothers and children in Bo, Sierra Leone: reputation, cost and location

    Article • International Health, December 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  27. Leapfrog diagnostics: Demonstration of a broad spectrum pathogen identification platform in a resource-limited setting

    Article • Health Research Policy and Systems, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tomasz A Leski, Dr Rashid Ansumana

  28. Antimicrobial resistance determinant microarray for analysis of multi-drug resistant isolates

    Article • May 2012, SPIE

    Dr Tomasz A Leski, Dr Rashid Ansumana

  29. Home birth and hospital birth trends in Bo, Sierra Leone

    Article • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, April 2012, Wiley

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  30. Water quality associated public health risk in Bo, Sierra Leone

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tomasz A Leski, Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  31. Evaluating the impact of adding energy storage on the performance of a hybrid power system

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, July 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Rashid Ansumana

  32. Massively multiplexed microbial identification using resequencing DNA microarrays for outbreak investigation

    Article • May 2011, SPIE

    Dr Tomasz A Leski, Dr Rashid Ansumana

  33. Enabling methods for community health mapping in developing countries

    Article • International Journal of Health Geographics, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rashid Ansumana, Kathryn H. Jacobsen