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Abraham Victor Obeng Hodgson

Abraham Victor Obeng Hodgson

Ghanaian

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University of Ghana Medical School, Legon ;MB CHB, 1986, General Medicine

School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon ; MPH 1997; Public Health

Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland; PhD 2002, Epidemiology

Relevant Positions:

2000-Date: Director, Navrongo Health Research Centre, Ghana

1998-2000: Clinical Research Officer, Navrongo Health Research Centre, Ghana

1995-1997: District Medical Officer, Wassa Amenfi District, Ghana

1992-1994: Senior Medical Officer, Effia Nkwanta Hospital, Sekondi, Ghana

1987-1992: Medical Officer, Effia Nkwanta Hospital, Sekondi, Ghana

1986-1987: Housemanship, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana

Recent Publications:

Gagneux S, Hodgson A, Ehrhard I, Morelli G, Genton B, Smith T, Tanner M, Binka F, Achtman M, Pluschke G. Microheterogeneity of serogroup A (subgroup III) Neisseria meningitidis during an outbreak in northern Ghana. Trop Med Int Health 2000;5(4):280-287.
 

Hodgson A, Smith T, Gagneux S, Adjuik M, Pluschke G, Mensah NK, Binka F, Genton B. Risk factors for meningococcal meningitis in northern Ghana. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2001; 95(5):477-480.
 

Hodgson A, Smith T, Gagneux S, Akumah I, Adjuik M, Pluschke G, Binka F, Genton B. Survival and sequelae of meningococcal meningitis in Ghana. Int J Epidemiol 2001;30(6):1440-1446.

Gagneux SP, Hodgson A, Smith TA, Wirth T, Ehrhard I, Morelli G, Genton B, Binka FN, Achtman M, Pluschke G. Prospective study of a serogroup X Neisseria meningitidis outbreak in northern Ghana. J Infect Dis 2002;185(5):618-626

Gagneux S, Wirth T, Hodgson A, Ehrhard I, Morelli G, Kriz P, Genton B, Smith T, Binka F, Pluschke G, Achtman M. Clonal groupings in serogroup X Neisseria meningitidis. Emerg Infect Dis 2002;8(5):462-466.

Binka FN, Hodgson A, Adjuik M, Smith T. Mortality in a seven-and-a-half-year follow-up of a trial of insecticide-treated mosquito nets in Ghana. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2002; 96:597-599.

Koram KA, Owusu-Agyei S, Fryauff DJ, Anto F, Atugubah F, Hodgson A, Hoffman SL, Nkrumah FK. Seasonal profiles of malaria infection, anaemia, and bednet use among age groups and communities in northern Ghana. Trop Med Int Health 2003;8(9):793-802