Downstream community risks post dam-spillage flooding along the Volta River in Ghana: potential pathogens and public health implications.

Kpeli GS, Agyirey-Kwakye P, Livingstone CN, Cudjoe LT, Dotse EE, Nyarko E, Zar E, Nyarko-Otu O, Agbogli HK, Glilekpeh G, Korankye S, Essandoh P, Kabotso DE

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0346766
Published: 2026
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0346766,
  title = {Downstream community risks post dam-spillage flooding along the Volta River in Ghana: potential pathogens and public health implications.},
  author = {Kpeli GS and Agyirey-Kwakye P and Livingstone CN and Cudjoe LT and Dotse EE and Nyarko E and Zar E and Nyarko-Otu O and Agbogli HK and Glilekpeh G and Korankye S and Essandoh P and Kabotso DE},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0346766},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0346766}
}

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TI  - Downstream community risks post dam-spillage flooding along the Volta River in Ghana: potential pathogens and public health implications.
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AU  - Agyirey-Kwakye P
AU  - Livingstone CN
AU  - Cudjoe LT
AU  - Dotse EE
AU  - Nyarko E
AU  - Zar E
AU  - Nyarko-Otu O
AU  - Agbogli HK
AU  - Glilekpeh G
AU  - Korankye S
AU  - Essandoh P
AU  - Kabotso DE
PY  - 2026
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0346766
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APA

GS, K., P, A., CN, L., LT, C., EE, D., E, N., E, Z., O, N., HK, A., G, G., S, K., P, E., & DE, K. (2026). Downstream community risks post dam-spillage flooding along the Volta River in Ghana: potential pathogens and public health implications.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0346766

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