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Ms. Doreen Dela Owusu-Ntumy

Research Scientist

Office : CSIR ARI Science Block Room 8

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Degrees : BSc (KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana); Post. Cert. (GIMPA, Ghana); M. Phil (UG, Legon, Ghana)

Achievements

Awards and Recognition
  • 2018: Indian Government Scholarship for Food Safety training in India
    • Active Affiliations
  • Member - Research Staff Association-CSIR, Ghana
  • Member - Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) Member

    • Research

    Research Interests
  • Molecular epidemiology of diseases in microlivestock
  • Zoonosis
  • Antimicrobial resistance

    • Current Research
  • Epidemiology of understudied viruses of veterinary and public health importance.
    • Current Projects
  • Principal Investigator: Prevalence and characterization of astrovirus in domestic and wild animals in Ghana.
  • Co-Investigator: Identification and Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Associated Resistance Genes in Poultry in Ghana

    • Brief Profile

    Ms. Doreen Dela Owusu-Ntumy is a Research Scientist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Animal Research Institute, Ghana. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana and a Master of Philosophy in Animal Science, with specialization in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Ghana, Legon. Her research interest covers areas such as epidemiology and control of diseases that significantly reduce productivity in small and micro-livestock, antimicrobial resistance and viral zoonosis. Doreen has trained and continues to train tertiary students in molecular biology and other laboratory techniques. She has trained numerous such students coming from major public universities in Ghana since 2009.

    Publications

    Refereed Journal Papers
  • D. D. Owusu-Ntumy, N. Owiredu, D. Y. Osei, B. B. Borteih, S. Afedzie-Obresi, J. Beyuo & A. Keleve (2024) Survey and prevalence of Eimeria spp. in meat rabbits in selected districts of the Greater Accra region of Ghana, Cogent Food & Agriculture, 10:1, 2335729, https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2024.2335729
  • Matilda Ayim-Akonor, Doreen Dela Owusu-Ntumy, Hilda Emefa Ohene-Asa, Agyekum Oduro-Abrokwa, Patricia Hammond, Michael Appenteng, and Daniel Annan. 2018. Serological and molecular surveillance of Infectious Bronchitis Virus infection in free-range chickens and guinea fowls in the Ga-East District of Ghana. Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Volume 2018, Article ID 4949580, 6 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4949580
  • M. Ayim-Akonor, F.Y. Obese, C. Arthur, D.D. Owusu-Ntumy and H.R. Otsyina. 2014. Molecular detection and differentiation of Peste des Petits Ruminant virus and Rinderpest virus in sheep and goats with PPR-like symptoms in Dangme West District of Ghana. International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review, 2(6):197-205.
  • Obese, F.Y., Damptey, J.K., Aboagye, G.S., Ayizanga, R.A. and Owusu-Ntumy, D. 2012. Relationships between body condition score, milk yield, insulinlike growth factor-I concentration and resumption of ovarian activity in beef cows. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa, 60:445-452.
  • M. Ayim, A. Asafu-Adjaye, C. Beckley, G. Adu-Aboagye, D.D. Owusu-Ntumy, K. Baryeh, C. Arthur and K. Ogbetey. 2012. Serological survey of Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in layer chickens in the Ga-east District of the greater Accra region. Journal of the Ghana Science Association, 14(1):22-29.