Prevalence and outcome of Lassa fever among hospitalized patients in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, 2018–2019

Authors: Nwafor, Ifeanyi E. ^*, Ogah, Onwe Emeka, Ojide, Chiedozie K., Odeh, Elizabeth C., Abu, Augustine M., Chika-Igwenyi, Nneka M., Nwidi, Demian U., Unigwe, Uche S., Ajayi, Nnenna A., Eke, Matthew A.S., Obasi, Mary N., Adeke, Azuka Stephen, Onyia, Venatius, Duruiheoma, Rosemary, Igboke, Nancy C., Otti, Josephine, Ogbu, Ogbonnaya

Source: In Virus Research August 2020 285

Development of an RT-LAMP assay for the detection of Lassa viruses in southeast and south-central Nigeria

Authors: Pemba, Christelle M., Kurosaki, Yohei, Yoshikawa, Rokusuke, Oloniniyi, Olamide K., Urata, Shuzo, Sueyoshi, Maki, Zadeh, Vahid R., Nwafor, Ifeanyi, Iroezindu, Michael O., Ajayi, Nnenna A., Chukwubike, Chinedu M., Chika-Igwenyi, Nneka M., Ndu, Anne C., Nwidi, Damian U., Maehira, Yuki, Unigwe, Uche S., Ojide, Chiedozie K., Onwe, Emeka O., Yasuda, Jiro

Source: In Journal of Virological Methods July 2019 269:30-37

Presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil, Nigeria, 2019.

Authors: Savelkoel, Jelmer¹, j.savelkoel@amsterdamumc.nl, Oladele, Rita O.^2,3, Ojide, Chiedozie K.^4,5, Peters, Rebecca F.², Notermans, Daan W.⁶, Makinwa, Justina O.², de Vries, Maaike C.⁶, Sunter, Marion A. E.⁶, Matamoros, Sébastien¹, Abdullahi, Nasiru⁷, Unigwe, Uche S.^5,8, Akanmu, Alani S.^2,3, Joost Wiersinga, W.¹, Birnie, Emma¹

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; May2023, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p1073-1075, 3p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart

Atypical Mpox in a Nigerian Tertiary Health Facility.

Authors: Chika-Igwenyi, Nneka M¹ (AUTHOR) nnekaigwenyi@gmail.com, Unigwe, Uche S^1,2 (AUTHOR), Ajayi, Nnennaya A¹ (AUTHOR), Onwe, Ogah E^1,3 (AUTHOR), Ewa, Richard L⁴ (AUTHOR), Ojide, Chiedozie K⁵ (AUTHOR), Una, Alfred F⁶ (AUTHOR), Igwenyi, Chikaodiri¹ (AUTHOR), Chukwu, Kyrian S¹ (AUTHOR), Okorie, Gabriel M⁷ (AUTHOR), Nnadozie, Ugochukwu U⁷ (AUTHOR), Ifebunandu, Ngozi A¹ (AUTHOR), Ugwu, Collins N¹ (AUTHOR), Emeka, Sampson⁸ (AUTHOR), Ibemesi, Desi⁶ (AUTHOR), Nnaji, Thomas O¹ (AUTHOR), Primus, Nsikan O⁹ (AUTHOR), Odianosen, Ehiakhamen¹⁰ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2024 Supplement, Vol. 229, pS181-S187. 7p.

Subject Terms: *MONKEYPOX, *HEALTH facilities, *SEXUALLY transmitted diseases, *RESOURCE-limited settings, *POLYMERASE chain reaction

Mpox and Chickenpox Coinfection: Case Series From Southern Nigeria.

Authors: Mmerem, Juliet I, Umenzekwe, Chukwudi C, Johnson, Simon M, Onukak, Asukwo E, Chika-Igwenyi, Nneka M, Chukwu, Sunday K, Onyeaghala, Chizaram A, Ozougwu, Jideofor J, Alasia, Datonye, Ehiakhamen, Odianosen, Nwankwo, Henry M, Ezejiofor, Ogochukwu I, Unigwe, Uche S, Iroezindu, Michael O

Source: Journal of Infectious Diseases; 2024 Supplement, Vol. 229, pS260-S264, 5p

Subject Terms: MONKEYPOX, CHICKENPOX, CHICKENPOX vaccines, MIXED infections, MONKEYPOX vaccines

Geographic Terms: NIGERIA

Iron nutrition and COVID-19 among Nigerian healthcare workers.

Authors: Wander, Katherine, Ogunleye, Olayinka O, Nwagu, Evelyn N, Unigwe, Uche S, Odo, Amelia N, Chukwubike, Chinedu M, Omilabu, Sunday A, Salu, Olumuyiwa B, Owolabi, Bukola S, Osikomaiya, Bodunrin I, Ebede, Samuel O, Bowale, Abimbola, Olaitan, Abimbola O, Chukwu, Christopher U, Ndiokwelu, Chibuzo O, Edu-Alamba, Chioma, Azubuike, Constance, Odubiyi, Oluwasegun A, Hassan, Yusuf A, Oloniniyi, Nifemi

Source: Evolution, Medicine & Public Health; 2024, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p287-297, 11p

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2, PROPORTIONAL hazards models, MEDICAL personnel, EMERGING infectious diseases, AKAIKE information criterion

Wound Bed Preparation using Nonsurgical Methods: A Prospective Comparative Study of Honey versus Unripe Papaya (Carica papaya).

Authors: Nnadozie, Ugochukwu Uzodimma, Maduba, Charles Chidiebele, Modekwe, Victor Ifeanyichukwu, Obayi, Nicodemus O. K., Amu, Okwudili Calistus, Onyebum, Okechukwu Valentine, Sunday-Nweke, Nneka Alice, Unigwe, Uche S. D., Obasi, Ulebe Augustine

Source: Annals of African Medicine; Jul-Sep2023, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p515-519, 5p

Subject Terms: PAPAYA, HONEY, MICROBIAL invasiveness, COMPARATIVE method, LENGTH of stay in hospitals

Demographic characteristics, clinical presentation and in-hospital outcome among patients with Covid-19 in a Nigerian tertiary hospital.

Authors: Mmerem, Juliet I., Unigwe, Uche S., Iroezindu, Michael O., Chukwu, Kyrian S., Ezenwosu, Ifeyinwa. L., Okorie, Geofrey O., Chika-Igwenyi, Nneka M., Nwatu, Chidinma B., Onodugo, Obinna D.

Source: Malawi Medical Journal; Mar2023, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p43-57, 15p

Genetic characterization of Lassa virus strains isolated from 2012 to 2016 in southeastern Nigeria.

Authors: Oloniniyi, Olamide K.^1,2, Unigwe, Uche S.^3,4, Okada, Sayaka¹, Kimura, Mayuko¹, Koyano, Shota¹, Miyazaki, Yukiko^1,2, Iroezindu, Michael O.⁵, Ajayi, Nnenna A.⁴, Chukwubike, Chinedu M.⁶, Chika-Igwenyi, Nneka M.⁴, Ndu, Anne C.⁷, Nwidi, Damian U.⁴, Abe, Haruka¹, Urata, Shuzo^1,8, Kurosaki, Yohei¹ ykuro@nagasaki-u.ac.jp, Yasuda, Jiro^1,2,8 j-yasuda@nagasaki-u.ac.jp

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 11/30/2018, Vol. 12 Issue 11, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *LASSA fever, *LASSA fever virus, *VIRAL genetics, *REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, *PHYLOGENY

Early onset of neurological features differentiates two outbreaks of Lassa fever in Ebonyi state, Nigeria during 2017–2018.

Authors: Chika-Igwenyi, Nneka M., Harrison, Rebecca E., Psarra, Christina, Gil-Cuesta, Julita, Gulamhusein, Maria, Onwe, Emeka O., Onoh, Robinson C., Unigwe, Uche S., Ajayi, Nnennaya A., Nnadozie, Ugochukwu U., Ojide, Chiedozie K., Nwidi, Damian U., Ezeanosike, Obumneme, Sampson, Emeka, Adeke, Azuka S., Ugwu, Collins N., Anebonam, Uchenna, Tshiang, Jacques K., Maikere, Jacob, Reid, Anthony

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases; 3/8/2021, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p1-16, 16p

Subject Terms: LASSA fever, CITY dwellers, STUDENT health, DEATH rate, SYMPTOMS

Geographic Terms: NIGERIA

Pott’s disease with extensive bilateral psoas abscesses in a Nigerian woman: an unusual case.

Authors: Iloanusi, Nneka I., Unigwe, Uche S., Uche, Enoch O., Iroezindu, Michael O., Okafor, Okechukwu C.

Source: Malawi Medical Journal; Sep2020, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p168-172, 5p, 3 Color Photographs, 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart

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