Effective disease outbreak response has historically been a challenging accomplishment for
the Nigerian health system due to an array of hurdles not unique to Nigeria but also found …

Identifying the dissemination patterns and impacts of a virus of economic or health importance
during a pandemic is crucial, as it informs the public on policies for containment in order to …

Since SARS-CoV-2 caused the COVID-19 pandemic, records have suggested the
occurrence of reverse zoonosis of pets and farm animals in contact with SARS-CoV-2-positive …

Outbreaks of infectious bursal disease (IBD), a highly contagious immunosuppressive
disease of young chickens, are still reported globally despite vaccination efforts. This study …

Recently, a reverse transcriptase semi-nested polymerase chain reaction (RT-snPCR) assay
was recommended by the WHO for direct detection of enteroviruses in clinical specimens. …

Mosquito vectors are a tremendous public health threat. One in six diseases worldwide is
vector-borne transmitted mainly by mosquitoes. In the last couple of years, there have been …

Bats are not only ecologically valuable mammals but also reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens.
Their vast population, ability to fly, and inhabit diverse ecological niches could play some …

Background At the moment, there is no vaccine for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), despite it being
more infectious than the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and the human immunodeficiency virus (…

Background Over the years, the morbidity and mortality due to cancer have continued to
increase worldwide. Plants are well utilized in Nigeria ethno-medicine for cancer treatment. …

Dengue is often misclassified and underreported in Africa due to inaccurate differential
diagnoses of nonspecific febrile illnesses such as malaria, sparsity of diagnostic testing and poor …