Ernest Asare, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)Cards
About
Research
Publications
2026
Quantifying the Impact of Switching From Rotarix to Rotavac Rotavirus Vaccine in Ghana
Asare E, Lartey B, Armah G, Pitzer V. Quantifying the Impact of Switching From Rotarix to Rotavac Rotavirus Vaccine in Ghana. Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2026, 233: e1253-e1260. PMID: 41499457, PMCID: PMC13175613, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiag003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
How well do disease-specific studies and WHO-CHOICE cost estimates align? Example of estimating cost per episode of diarrhoea and respiratory syncytial virus in 128 low-income and middle-income countries
Li X, Bilcke J, Asare E, Wenger C, Kwon J, Bont L, Beutels P, Pitzer V. How well do disease-specific studies and WHO-CHOICE cost estimates align? Example of estimating cost per episode of diarrhoea and respiratory syncytial virus in 128 low-income and middle-income countries. BMJ Global Health 2025, 10: e016784. PMID: 40850784, PMCID: PMC12382583, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrought, Extreme Heat, and Intimate Partner Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Wang P, Chu L, Ban J, Asare E, Sivakami M, Henao A, Chimoyi L, Sullivan T, Chen K. Drought, Extreme Heat, and Intimate Partner Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2527818. PMID: 40833696, PMCID: PMC12368687, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.27818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluating the kidney disease progression using a comprehensive patient profiling algorithm: A hybrid clustering approach
Al-Mamun M, Jeun K, Brothers T, Asare E, Shawwa K, Ahmed I. Evaluating the kidney disease progression using a comprehensive patient profiling algorithm: A hybrid clustering approach. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0310749. PMID: 40644387, PMCID: PMC12250582, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-effectiveness analysis of alternative infant and neonatal rotavirus vaccination schedules in Malawi
Wenger C, Asare E, Kwon J, Li X, Mwinjiwa E, Chinkhumba J, Jere K, Hungerford D, Cunliffe N, Paltiel A, Pitzer V. Cost-effectiveness analysis of alternative infant and neonatal rotavirus vaccination schedules in Malawi. PLOS Global Public Health 2025, 5: e0004341. PMID: 40209158, PMCID: PMC11984971, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal estimates of rotavirus vaccine efficacy and effectiveness: a rapid review and meta-regression analysis
Prunas O, Asare E, Sajewski E, Li Y, Pithawala Z, Weinberger D, Warren J, Armah G, Cunliffe N, Iturriza-Gómara M, Lopman B, Pitzer V. Global estimates of rotavirus vaccine efficacy and effectiveness: a rapid review and meta-regression analysis. EClinicalMedicine 2025, 81: 103122. PMID: 40115174, PMCID: PMC11925534, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term drought and risk of infant mortality in Africa: A cross-sectional study
Wang P, Rogne T, Warren J, Asare E, Akum R, Toure N, Ross J, Chen K. Long-term drought and risk of infant mortality in Africa: A cross-sectional study. PLOS Medicine 2025, 22: e1004516. PMID: 39888958, PMCID: PMC11785314, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004516.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Impact of dosing schedules on performance of rotavirus vaccines in Ghana
Asare E, Al-Mamun M, Armah G, Lopman B, Pitzer V. Impact of dosing schedules on performance of rotavirus vaccines in Ghana. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadn4176. PMID: 39661683, PMCID: PMC11633732, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn4176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of rotavirus vaccination in Malawi from 2012 to 2022 compared to model predictions
Pitzer V, Ndeketa L, Asare E, Hungerford D, Lopman B, Jere K, Cunliffe N. Impact of rotavirus vaccination in Malawi from 2012 to 2022 compared to model predictions. Npj Vaccines 2024, 9: 227. PMID: 39562592, PMCID: PMC11576906, DOI: 10.1038/s41541-024-01008-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Floods and Diarrhea Risk in Young Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Wang P, Asare E, Pitzer V, Dubrow R, Chen K. Floods and Diarrhea Risk in Young Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 1206-1214. PMID: 37782513, PMCID: PMC10546297, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3964.Peer-Reviewed Original Research