Epidemiological comparison of the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, February 2020–April 2021 by Chidiebere Ezeokafor, Tarik Benjamin Mohammed, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Cyril Erameh, Tochi Okwor, Emmanuel Agogo, Kelly Osezele Elimian, Chinwe Lucia Ochu, Ehimario Igumbor, Olusola Aruna, Oladipo Ogunbode, William Nwachukwu, Olaolu Aderinola, Elsie Ilori, John Oladejo, Oluwatosin Wuraola Akande, Chinenye Ofoegbunam, Gbenga Joseph, Priscilla Ibekwe, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Cornelius Ohonsi, Chinedu Arinze, Khadeejah Hamza, Christian Ibeh, Lauryn Dunkwu, Chijioke Kaduru, Olubunmi Omowunmi Olopha, Dabri Olohije Ohanu, Lilian Nwozor, Anthony Ahumibe, Sikiru Olanrewaju Badaru, Augustine Olajide Dada, Nnaemeka Ndodo, Celestina Obiekea, Ekaete Alice Tobin, Rimamdeyati Yashe, Afolabi Adekaiyaoja, Michael C. Asuzu, Rosemary Ajuma Audu, Muhammad Bashir Bello, Shaibu Oricha Bello, Yusuf Yahaya Deeni, Yahya Disu, Zaiyad Garba Habib, Ifeanyi Franklin Ike, Emem Iwara, Rejoice Kudirat Luka-Lawal, Geoffrey Namara, Lois Olajide, Oluwafunke Olufemi Ilesanmi, Solomon Omonigho, Ferdinand Oyiri, Koubagnine Takpa, Nkem Usha Ugbogulu

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Molecular Epidemiology, Drug-Resistant Variants, and Therapeutic Implications of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis D Virus Prevalence in Nigeria: A National Study by Oludare ‘Sunbo Adewuyi, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Hirono Otomaru, Alash’le Abimiku, Anthony Agbakizu Ahumibe, Elsie Ilori, Que Anh Luong, Nwando Mba, James Christopher Avong, John Olaide, Oyeladun Okunromade, Adama Ahmad, Afolabi Akinpelu, Chinwe Lucia Ochu, Babatunde Olajumoke, Haruka Abe, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Adetifa Ifedayo, Michiko Toizumi, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, Katsunori Yanagihara, Jide Idris, Lay-Myint Yoshida

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Patient characteristics associated with COVID-19 positivity and fatality in Nigeria: retrospective cohort study by Ibrahim Abubakar, Muhammad Usman, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Puja Myles, Kelly Osezele Elimian, Chinwe Lucia Ochu, Blessing Ebhodaghe, Emily E Crawford, Ehimario Igumbor, Winifred Ukponu, Adobola Olayinka, Olusola Aruna, Chioma Dan-Nwafor, Olatayo Ayodeji Olawepo, Oladipo Ogunbode, Rhoda Atteh, William Nwachukwu, Sudhir Venkatesan, Chijioke Obagha, Samuel Ngishe, Kabir Suleiman, Hakeem Abiola Yusuff, Ifeoma Nwadiuto, Abbas Aliyu Mohammed, Rabi Usman, Nwando Mba, Olaolu Aderinola, Elsie Ilori, John Oladejo

“…Thus, the study objective was to identify context-specific factors associated with testing positive for COVID-19 and fatality in Nigeria.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting COVID-19 surveillance and laboratory centres in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory reporting data to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.Participants Individuals who were investigated for SARS-CoV-2 using real-time PCR testing during the study period 27 February–8 June 2020.Methods COVID-19 positivity and subsequent mortality. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and COVID-19 vaccination coverage in two states of Nigeria from a population based household survey by Nwachukwu William Enyereibe, Elsie Ilori, Laura Steinhardt, Kristen Stafford, Chioma Dan-Nwafor, Chinwe Lucia Ochu, Dalhatu Ibrahim, Matthias Alagi, Baffa Sule Ibrahim, Iwara Emem Iwara, Nwando Mba, Zainab Ibrahim, Rabiatu Aliyu Ahmed, Iliya Botson, Stanley Uche Ogbonna, Ehimario Igumbor, Jafiya Abubakar, Nasir Ahmed, Gloria Ogochukwu Nwiyi, Chima Emmanuel Ihemeje, Catherine Okoi, Doris John, Matthew Ashikeni, Basheer Lawan Muhammad, Nnaemeka C. Iriemenam, Olumide Okunoye, Stacie M. Greby, Orji Bassey, McPaul Okoye, Natalia Blanco, Andrew Mitchell, Oladipupo Ipadeola, Gladys S. Antonza, Augustine Mpamugo, Favour Makava, Manhattan Charurat, Sylvia Adebajo, Mahesh Swaminathan, Adetifa Ifedayo, Chikwe Ihekweazu

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Descriptive Epidemiology and Mortality Risk Factors of COVID-19 Outbreak in Delta State, Nigeria, March – August 2020 by Adaora Rosemary Ejikeme, Bola Biliaminu Lawal, Shalom Ogbonna, Ehimario Igumbor, Mildred Okowa, Ivie Airefetalor, Daniel Otoh, Angela Okocha-Ejeko, Onyinyechi Emefiene, Ann Ojimba, Henry Uguru-Ekechi, Rhoda Atteh, Nkiruka Obiazor, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Oladipupo Ipadeola, Abdulhakeem Abayomi Olorukooba, Aboyowa Edukugho, Bolaji Ahmed, Oladipo Ogunbode

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holera outbreak in Niger State Nigeria, May to August 2021: An unmatched case-control study by Elihu Folorunsho Adabara, Aisha Habib Sadauki, Aishat Bukola Usman, Henry Nweke, Oladipo Ogunbode, Patrick Gimba, Muntari Hassan, Abiodun Egwuenu, Yakubu Yakubu Abdullahi, keoma Erojikwe, Muhammad Shakir Balogun

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Perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in Nigeria on the impact of COVID-19 on health services by Adeponle O. Adeoye, Yewande T. Nejo, Chinwe L. Ochu, Josephine Bayigga, Rodgers R. Ayebare, Adedayo O. Faneye, Charles O. Adewemimo, Oluwaseun Emmanuel Falayi, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Prosper Okonkwo, Adewale Victor Opayele, Gloria Ogochukwu Nwiyi, Sunday Obiajunwa Eziechina, Ikemefule Rex Uzoma, Priscilla Ibekwe, Tamrat Shaweno, Nebiyu Dereje, Francis Kakooza, Mosoka Papa Fallah, Georgina Njideka Odaibo

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Factors associated with a confirmed Lassa fever outbreak in Eguare community of Esan West, Edo State, Nigeria: January-March, 2019 by Henry Uguru Ekechi, Charles Ibeneme, Biodun Ogunniyi, Emmanuel Awosanya, Babatunde Gbadebo, Aishatu Usman, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Celestine Ameh, Lilian Okeke, Chioma Dan-Nwafor, Chikwe Ihekweazu

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Capacity assessment of Nigeria for health emergencies preparedness and response by Womi Eteng Oboma Eteng, Vincent Jessey Ganu, Delia Akosua Bandoh, Gloria Margaretta Chandi, Ernest Kenu, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Virgil Kaussi Lokossou

“…Results: Nigeria has a public health institute (Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)) as a fully established government agency. …”
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Systems thinking for health emergencies: use of process mapping during outbreak response by Ambrose Talisuna, Mamadou Harouna Djingarey, Pierre Formenty, Adesola Yinka-Ogunleye, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Kara N Durski, Michael Osterholm, Ibrahim Mamadu, Sylvie Briand, Ibrahima-Soce Fall, Amara Jambai, Dhamari Naidoo, Shalini Singaravelu, Anita A Shah, James Banjura, Benoit Kebela, Womi Eteng, Mohamed Vandi, Charles Keimbe, Anwar Abubakar, Abulazeez Mohammed, Desmond E Williams, Margaret Lamunu, Jean Claude Changa Changa, Etienne Minkoulou, Dan Jernigan, Demba Lubambo, Asheena Khalakdina, Albert Mbule Kadiobo, Bruce Aylward

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Towards a multi-lateral framework for cross-border surveillance and information sharing between Nigeria and neighbouring countries by Chinenye Ofoegbunam, Virgil Lokossou, Olaoluwa Oluwafemi Akinloluwa, Geoffrey Okatubo, Oyeladun Okunromade, Onyekachi Nwitte-Eze, Samuel Alabi, Titilope Ajayi-Ogbe, Lionel Sogbossi, Kima Appolinaire, Melchior Anathase Aissi

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Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation for surface cleaning of COVID-19 in healthcare settings: A review by Chioma M. Oringanje, Sidney K. Oparah, Chukwudi Oringanje, Chibuike M. Meremikwu, David Olatunji, Alice A. Uzuta, Chinwe L. Ochu

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Resource mapping and Malaria surveillance capacity of health facilities in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria-June 2020 by Henry Uguru Ekechi, IkeOluwapo Ajayi, Aderemi Oludiran Kehinde, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Chioma Dan-Nwafor, Celestine Ameh, Muhammad Shakir Balogun

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A systematic review of One Health perspective on the use of antimicrobials in Nigeria by Umulkhairah Onyioiza Arama, Malik Olatunde Oduoye, Bolanle Akanbi-Hakeem, Misha Khan, Polyne Wechuli, Amina Aliyu

“…This article aims to highlight the need for all sectors in One Health, including human and animal health, to work together in reducing the misuse of antimicrobials in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in 2017, launched a plan that utilizes a One Health approach in solving AMR. …”
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Development and Implementation of a Public Health Event Management System, Nigeria, 2018–2024 by James Elston, Womi-Eteng Oboma Eteng, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Isabel Oliver, Everistus Aniaku, Anwar Abubakar, Christopher T. Lee, Emmanuel Benyeogor, Iain Roddick, Sophie Logan, Ebere Okereke, Leena Inamdar, Olusola Aruna, Rejoice Luka-Lawal, Christine Manthey, Lawrence Hinkle, Gloria Nunez, Emmanuel Agogo, Rabi Usman, Emmanuel Lucky Sunday, Muntari Hassan, John Oladejo, Ifedayo Adetifa

“…We describe the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) SITAware, a software capable of operating with low internet bandwidth to generate notifications, reports, and spatiotemporal dashboards and provide event-level data for real-time accountability and postevent learning. …”
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Association between wealth, insurance coverage, urban residence, median age and COVID-19 deaths across states in Nigeria. by Samuel A Akinseinde, Samson Kosemani, Emmanuel Osuolale, Nina Cesare, Samantha Pellicane, Elaine O Nsoesie

“…Data sources include 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) COVID-19 daily reports. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in three states of Nigeria in 2022 by Alash’le Abimiku, Nifarta Andrew, Elima Jedy-Agba, Rita Okonkwo, Olumide Okunoye, Oyewole Oyedele, Martin Edun, Ugochi Ezenwelu, Asmau Aminu-Alhaji, Aondoakura Kombu, Timothy Attah, Jibreel Jumare, Kenneth Enwerem, Sophia Osawe, Victor Ejeh, Michaela Udioh, Okame Okah-Avae, Elonna Obak, Olusola Anuoluwapo Akanbi, Mary Okoli, Nnaemeka C Iriemenam, McPaul Okoye

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Pathways to strengthening the epidemic intelligence workforce by Barbara Tornimbene, Zoila Beatriz Leiva Rioja, Olaolu Aderinola, Zulma M. Cucunubá, Catalina González-Uribe, Danil Mihailov, Steven Riley, Sang-woo Tak, Oliver Morgan

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Role of digital health technologies in improving health financing and universal health coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa: a comprehensive narrative review by Olutola Vivian Awosiku, Ibrahim Nafisa Gbemisola, Oluwafiponmile Thomas Oyediran, Oluwaseyi Muyiwa Egbewande, Jibril Habibah Lami, Daniel Afolabi, Melody Okereke, Fortune Effiong

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Beyond HAART: unveiling the reality of antiretroviral therapy knowledge among pregnant women living with HIV in Kaduna State, Nigeria by Oludare ‘Sunbo Adewuyi, Joseph Yaria, James Aigboje Orevba, Patrick Nguku, Magbagbeola David Dairo

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