Owusu-Sekyere Ebenezer Author
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Disaster Response, Environmental Planning, Disaster Management
Department of Development Studies, University for Development Studies, Wa, Ghana
Owusu-Sekyere Ebenezer is from Department of Development Studies, University for Development Studies, Wa, Ghana. Owusu-Sekyere Research interest are Disaster Response, Environmental Planning, Disaster Management. Owusu-Sekyere Ebenezer Cited by 228 of University for Development Studies, Tamale Read 40 publications.
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Author(s): Bonyah Ebenezer, Owusu-Sekyere Ebenezer and Ossei Linda
Application of Area to Point Kriging to Buruli Ulcer Incidence in Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions of Ghana
Buruli ulcer (BU) is the third most common mycobacterium disease after tuberculosis and leprosy. The disease eats through the skin, muscle and bone, leaving victims with disfiguring and debilitating craters. Ghana is the second most endemic country globally, after Cote d’Ivoire with over 1,048 cases with the most endemic regions being the Ashanti, Greater Accra, Central and the Brong Ahafo. The goal of the paper is to use Area to Point Kriging (ATP) method to model the spatial distribution of Buruli ulcer incidence in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions of Ghan... view moreĀ»