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Dr Samuel Armoo

Senior Research Scientist
Verified email at csir.org.gh
Cited by 176

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Ghana from 2020-2021

…, V Appiah, IA Asante, P Owusu-Oduro, S Armoo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the fastest evolving pandemics in recent history. As such,
the SARS-CoV-2 viral evolution needs to be continuously tracked. This study sequenced …

[HTML][HTML] Design and development of diabetes management system using machine learning

RA Sowah, AA Bampoe-Addo, SK Armoo… - International journal of …, 2020 - hindawi.com
… on the patient’s condition by sending them pdfs of patient’s data … blood glucose readings for
doctor’s intervention via mobile app, (… Finally, Section 5 provides conclusions on the system’s

[HTML][HTML] Detecting Schistosoma mansoni infections among pre-school-aged children in southern Ghana: a diagnostic comparison of urine-CCA, real-time PCR and …

S Armoo, LJ Cunningham, SJ Campbell… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
… With the absence of a gold standard for the detection of S. mansoni infections [14], it is … In
this work, we have applied the (point-of-care) POC-CCA diagnostic assay to detect S. mansoni …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-based tools for onchocerciasis elimination: Utility of the mitochondrial genome for delineating Onchocerca volvulus transmission zones

…, SM Hedtke, SR Doyle, AC Kuesel, S Armoo… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Elsevier
… Each standardised sample was sheared using a BioRuptor UCD-200 (Diagenode, Liège,
Belgium) at high power for 3 min with an interval of 30 s shearing and 30 s rest. Library …

[HTML][HTML] What Is in the Salad? Escherichia coli and Antibiotic Resistance in Lettuce Irrigated with Various Water Sources in Ghana

…, A Abrahamyan, S Armoo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Safety of the environment in which vegetables are grown, marketed and consumed
is paramount as most are eaten raw. Irrigation sources include open drains and streams…

[HTML][HTML] Assessing expanded community wide treatment for schistosomiasis: Baseline infection status and self-reported risk factors in three communities from the …

LJ Cunningham, SJ Campbell, S Armoo… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
… mansoni infection and 1.5 (95% CI = 1.1–2) times more likely to have a high intensity of S. …
of infection with S. mansoni between adults and school age children (SAC), however S. …

Developing a real-time PCR assay based on multiplex high-resolution melt-curve analysis: a pilot study in detection and discrimination of soil-transmitted helminth and …

…, JR Stothard, M Osei-Atweneboana, S Armoo… - Parasitology, 2018 - cambridge.org
… , 95 C for 30 s followed by 35 cycles of 95 C for 15 s and a temperature gradient 50-65 C for
15 s. The melt-curve ramped from 65 to 94 C, rising by 0.5 C with a wait of 3 s. The supermix …

[HTML][HTML] Discrimination between Onchocerca volvulus and O. ochengi filarial larvae in Simulium damnosum (sl.) and their distribution throughout central Ghana …

SR Doyle, S Armoo, A Renz, MJ Taylor… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
… by 45 cycles of 98 C for 10 s, 59.5 C for 10 s and 72 C for 10 s. The melt protocol was performed
immediately after the amplification, and was as follows: 95 C for 10 s, followed by a 65 C …

[HTML][HTML] Significant heterogeneity in Wolbachia copy number within and between populations of Onchocerca volvulus

S Armoo, SR Doyle, MY Osei-Atweneboana… - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
… by 40 cycles of 95 C for 5 s, 53.8 C for 15 s and 72 C for 15 s. Melt curves were generated
at … : 95 C for 30 s, annealing at 65 C and increments to 95.5 C, holding for 5 s at each step of …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative study of phosgene gas sensing using carbon and boron nitride nanomaterials—a DFT approach

EO Kweitsu, SK Armoo, K Kan-Dapaah, EKK Abavare… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
… E a d s = E P h o s g e n e − a d s o r b e n t − ( E p h o s g e n e + E a d s o r b e n t ) … For the
phosgene-CNT interaction, the Cl-d and Cl-s orbitals of chlorine atoms of the phosgene were …