Sylvester Coleman
27 Publications10 Research Themes24 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus
The researcher's focus centers on enhancing insecticide formulations for pest control, developing integrated vector-borne disease prevention strategies (including malaria), studying mosquito biology and transmission dynamics in different ecological zones, and examining the environmental impacts of microplastics on mosquito vectors.
Faculty Biography
Sylvester is a Medical Entomologist with interest in vector-borne disease research and control. He pioneered the establishment of a robust entomological monitoring program for the PMI IRS program in northern Ghana. He also played a major role in the selection of sites and training of field teams for insecticide resistance monitoring across the different regions of Ghana. He has thorough technical knowledge on entomological surveillance for malaria vector control, with over 12years experience.
Key Research Themes (10)
Life Sciences
Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
Life Sciences
Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
Health Sciences
Global Maternal and Child Health
Life Sciences
Insect and Pesticide Research
Health Sciences
Malaria Research and Control
Life Sciences
Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
Physical Sciences
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Health Sciences
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Life Sciences
Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
Life Sciences
Vector-borne infectious diseases
Publications (27)
Trends and patterns of insecticide susceptibility of Anopheles gambiae between 2015 and 2020: implications for malaria vector control interventions in Ghana
Open AccessEntomological impact of three years of clothianidin-based indoor residual spraying in two high malaria endemic districts in Côte d’Ivoire
Open AccessExploring the importance and preference of sugar feeding behaviour of malaria vectors in sugar plantations of southern Malawi
Open AccessMalaria Incidence Rose Following the introduction of Neonicotinoid-Based IRS in selected districts in northern Ghana: An Observational Analysis
Open AccessReductions in malaria cases after deployment of dual-active ingredient insecticide treated nets (ITNs) in Ghana – a Bayesian interrupted time series analysis
Open AccessRepeated biannual cross-sectional surveys in primary schools set baseline seasonal and spatial surveillance for malaria and schistosomiasis in the Shire Valley Transformation Programme (SVTP), Malawi
Open AccessEntomological investigations into yellow fever outbreak in northern Ghana
Open AccessA perspective on the impacts of microplastics on mosquito biology and their vectorial capacity
Open AccessBaseline susceptibility of Anopheles gambiae to clothianidin in northern Ghana
Open AccessBiting behaviour, spatio-temporal dynamics, and the insecticide resistance status of malaria vectors in different ecological zones in Ghana
Open AccessEvaluation of InBios Scrub Typhus Detect IgM Rapid Test in acute fever cases from Southwest and East India
Open AccessStrengthening adult mosquito surveillance in Africa for disease control: learning from the present
Open AccessEstimating malaria transmission risk through surveillance of human–vector interactions in northern Ghana
Open AccessBaseline susceptibility of Anopheles gambiae to clothianidin in northern Ghana
Open AccessBiting behaviour and the spatio-temporal dynamics of malaria vectors in different ecological zones in Ghana
Open AccessPartial indoor residual spraying with pirimiphos-methyl as an effective and cost-saving measure for the control of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in northern Ghana
Open AccessDetermination of the discriminating concentration of chlorfenapyr (pyrrole) and Anopheles gambiae sensu lato susceptibility testing in preparation for distribution of Interceptor® G2 insecticide-treated nets
Open AccessDetermination of the discriminating concentration of chlorfenapyr (pyrrole) and Anopheles gambiae s.l. susceptibility testing in preparation for distribution of Interceptor® G2 insecticide-treated nets
Open AccessAdditional file 1 of Determination of the discriminating concentration of chlorfenapyr (pyrrole) and Anopheles gambiae sensu lato susceptibility testing in preparation for distribution of Interceptor® G2 insecticide-treated nets
Open AccessAdditional file 2 of Determination of the discriminating concentration of chlorfenapyr (pyrrole) and Anopheles gambiae sensu lato susceptibility testing in preparation for distribution of Interceptor® G2 insecticide-treated nets
Open AccessAdditional file 3 of Determination of the discriminating concentration of chlorfenapyr (pyrrole) and Anopheles gambiae sensu lato susceptibility testing in preparation for distribution of Interceptor® G2 insecticide-treated nets
Open AccessSusceptibility testing of Anopheles malaria vectors with the neonicotinoid insecticide clothianidin; results from 16 African countries, in preparation for indoor residual spraying with new insecticide formulations
Open AccessEvaluation of piperonyl butoxide in enhancing the efficacy of pyrethroid insecticides against resistant Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Ghana
Open AccessA reduction in malaria transmission intensity in Northern Ghana after 7 years of indoor residual spraying
Open Access344 FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS TRANSMISSION IN THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA.
FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS TRANSMISSION IN THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA.
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Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Clinical Microbiology
Total Publications27
Research Themes10
Open Access Papers24
Department of Clinical Microbiology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology