Africa; COVID-19; Estrogen; mortality rate; ovary; pro-inflammation cytokine; SARS-CoV-2

Dufailu, Osman ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-9832, Afriyie-Asante, Afrakoma, Gyan, Bernard, Kwabena, David Adu, Yeboah, Helena, Ntiakoh, Frank and Asare-Werehene, Meshach (2021) COVID-19 in Africa: an ovarian victory? Journal of Ovarian Research, 14 (70). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1757-2215 (doi:10.1186/s13048-021-00820-1)

Africa; antimicrobial resistance; Listeria spp.; molecular epidemiology

Dufailu, Osman ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-9832, Yaqub, Muneer Oladipupo Yaqub, Owusu-Kwarteng, James and Addy, Francis (2021) Prevalence and characteristics of Listeria species from selected African countries. Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 7 (26). ISSN 2055-0936 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s40794-021-00151-5)

N. gonorrhoea; antimicrobial resistance; molecular characterization; Ghana

Musah, Haris Sualeh, Addy, Francis and Dufailu, Osman ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-9832 (2024) Antimicrobial resistance and molecular characteristics of Neisseria gonorrhoea isolates in Ghana. Access Microbiology, 6 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2516-8290 (Online) (doi:10.1099/acmi.0.000689.v3)

Neisseria meningitidis; autotransporter; NalP; cellular uptake; pathogenesis; proteolysis

Dufailu, Osman ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-9832, Mahdavi, Jafar, Ala'Aldeen, Dlawer A.A., Wooldridge, Karl G. and Oldfield, Neil J. (2018) Uptake of Neisserial autotransporter lipoprotein (NalP) promotes an increase in human brain microvascular endothelial cell metabolic activity. Microbial Pathogenesis, 124. pp. 70-75. ISSN 0882-4010 (Print), 1096-1208 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2018.08.001)

Neisseria meningitidis; autotransporters; histones

Khairalla, Ahmed S., Omer, Sherko A., Mahdavi, Jafar, Aslam, Akhmed, Dufailu, Osman ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-9832, Self, Tim, Jonsson, Ann-Beth, Georg, Miriam, Sjolinder, Hong, Royer, Pierre-Joseph, Martinez-Pomares, Luisa, Ghaemmaghami, Amir M., Wooldridge, Karl G., Oldfield, Neil J. and Ala'Aldeen, Dlawer A.A. (2015) Nuclear trafficking, histone cleavage and induction of apoptosis by the meningococcal App and MspA autotransporters. Cellular Microbiology, 17 (7). pp. 1008-1020. ISSN 1462-5814 (Print), 1462-5822 (Online) (doi:10.1111/cmi.12417)

Porcine cysticercosis; Taeniasolium; Ghana; prevalence; distribution, food-borne zoonosis

Addy, Francis, Maseko, Edward and Dufailu, Osman ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-9832 (2020) Abattoir-based prevalence and distribution of porcine cysticercosis in northern Ghana inferred from Kumasi Abattoir. Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Development, 7 (1). pp. 82-89. ISSN 2343-6727 (Online) (doi:10.47881/224.967x)

antibiotic; Campylobacter; Clostridium; contaminants; honey; Listeria; microorganism; residues; Tamale Metropolis

Nzeh, J, Dufailu, Osman ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-9832, Obeng, AK and Quansah, L (2021) Microbial and antibiotic contaminants in imported and locally produced honey in the Tamale metropolis of the northern region of Ghana. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 20 (6). pp. 16779-16792. ISSN 1684-5374 (doi:10.18697/ajfand.94.19980)

honey; antibiotic resistance; microbial quality; physicochemical properties; Tamale metropolis; Tolon district

Nzeh, Joseph, Quansah, Lydia and Dufailu, Osman ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-9832 (2022) Physicochemical properties of imported and locally produced honey did not translate into its microbial quality and antibacterial activity. Discover Food, 2 (24). ISSN 2731-4286 (doi:10.1007/s44187-022-00024-6)

major outer membrane protein (MOMP), Campylobacter, broilers, iron chelates, Lewis b (Leb) antigen, gastrointestinal

Okoye, Jennifer C., Holland, Alexandria, Pitoulias, Matthaios, Paschalis, Vasileios, Piddubnyi, Artem, Dufailu, Osman ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-9832, Boren, Thomas, Oldfield, Neil J., Mahdavi, Jafar and Soultanas, Panos (2023) Ferric quinate (QPLEX) inhibits the interaction of major outer membrane protein (MOMP) with the Lewis b (Leb) antigen and limits Campylobacter colonization in broilers. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14. pp. 1-12. ISSN 1664-302X (Online) (doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1146418)

pinworms; enterobiasis; Enterobius vermicularis; undiagnosed abdominal pain

Al-Shouli, Samia T., Barry, Mazin, Binkhamis, Khalifa, AlHogail, Nourah, Alafaleq, Nouf Omar, Dufailu, Osman ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-9832 and Aljerian, Khaldoon (2023) Fatal case of a child harboring Enterobius vermicularis. Healthcare, 11 (6):917. pp. 1-8. ISSN 2227-9032 (Online) (doi:10.3390/healthcare11060917)