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Effectiveness of Yoruba language radio jingles in promoting knowledge, attitude and practices regarding Lassa fever among women in Ondo state, Nigeria

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2020
Background: Lassa fever is one of the known Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that plague some states in Nigeria. Radio jingles in indigenous language have been adopted as a veritable risk communication approach to promote public knowledge in the bid to
Charity Ben-Enukora, Olushola Oyero, Nelson Okorie, Kehinde Oyesomi, Babatunde Adeyeye   +4 more
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Assessment of Knowledge and Sources of Information on Lassa Fever Infection Among the Undergraduate Students of Ebonyi State University, Nigeria

SAGE Open, 2021
Lassa fever is a zoonotic disease characterized by acute viral hemorrhagic fever, endemic in West Africa including Nigeria. The study assessed the knowledge and sources of information on Lassa fever infection among the undergraduate students of Ebonyi ...
MaryJoy Umoke, Prince Christian Ifeanachor Umoke, Chioma Adaora Nwalieji, Rosemary N. Onwe, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Nwafor, Samson Olaoluwa Agbaje, Ignatius O. Nwimo   +6 more
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Canine chronic idiopathic rhinitis: management and outcome – a single‐centre retrospective observational study

Journal of Small Animal Practice, Volume 67, Issue 5, Page 460-470, May 2026.
Objectives Canine chronic idiopathic rhinitis is a common cause of nasal disease in dogs but data reporting outcomes following treatment is lacking. The aim was to describe pre‐ and post‐referral management and outcomes of dogs diagnosed with canine chronic idiopathic rhinitis at a single referral centre.
P. M. N. Henry, R. Rizzo, Y. Tan, A. M. Boag, J. Del‐Pozo, G. A. Woods   +5 more
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An outbreak investigation of a highly fatal Lassa Fever in Bo District, Sierra Leone, 2023

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Lassa fever is endemic in West Africa, with an estimated 100,000 to 300,000 infections and 5,000 deaths annually. On February 1, 2023, the Bo District Surveillance Team received a notification from a community in the district about ...
Ibrahim Conteh, Hassan Swarray, Gbessay Saffa, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Umaru Sesay, Kassim Kamara, Anna Jammeh, Adel Hussein Elduma, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru   +9 more
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Use of Favipiravir to Treat Lassa Virus Infection in Macaques

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
Lassa virus, the cause of Lassa fever in humans, is endemic to West Africa. Treatment of Lassa fever is primarily supportive, although ribavirin has shown limited efficacy if administered early during infection.
Kyle Rosenke, Heinz Feldmann, Jonna B. Westover, Patrick William Hanley, Cynthia Martellaro, Friederike Feldmann, Greg Saturday, Jamie Lovaglio, Dana P. Scott, Yousuke Furuta, Takashi Komeno, Brian B. Gowen, David Safronetz   +12 more
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Evolution of Point‐of‐Care Nucleic Acid Testing: From Amplification Chemistry to Intelligent and Data‐Driven Systems for Public Health

Aggregate, Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2026.
This review summarizes recent advances in integrated point‐of‐care testing (POCT) systems for public health, encompassing isothermal nucleic acid amplification, CRISPR‐based signal amplification, device integration, and chemometric/artificial intelligence‐assisted data interpretation, with applications in infectious disease surveillance, food and ...
Yan Du, Jiaqi Li, Jinghong Li
wiley   +1 more source

Development and Qualification of a Pseudotyped Virus‐Based Microneutralisation Assay for Influenza D Virus

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Volume 20, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Epidemiological surveillance of influenza D virus (IDV) has gained increased priority following recent serological findings indicating its potential zoonosis in humans. In this context, it is crucial to develop strong, reproducible, reliable and scalable immunological assays that can be quickly implemented in the surveillance of new
Maria Giovanna Marotta, Tobias Mapulanga, Meshach Maina, Janet Daly, Michele Camero, Pauline Mvan Diemen, Helen E. Everett, Emanuele Montomoli, Kelly da Costa, Nigel Temperton, Claudia Maria Trombetta   +10 more
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Fractional Order Epidemic System of Saturated Rate of Incidence: A Neural Network Approach

Engineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 3, March 2026.
The workflow depictions of the mathematical fractional order saturated rate of incidence model using the process of Levenberg–Marquardt Backpropagation neural network. The designed neural network contains 20 numbers of neurons, a sigmoid activation function, and a single hidden layer structure.
Zulqurnain Sabir, M. A. Abdelkawy, Muhammad Umar, Soheil Salahshour   +3 more
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The Current Landscape and Future Prospects of Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa: Challenges, Innovations, and Opportunities: A Narrative Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Africa has significant challenges in meeting its vaccination needs, including inadequate manufacturing capacity, infrastructure deficiencies, a scarcity of experienced personnel, regulatory hurdles, restricted access to technology and intellectual property.
Courage Chandipwisa, Agness Shimilimo, Olivier Uwishema, Helen Onyeaka   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outbreak of lassa fever in Nigeria: measures for prevention and control

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
Lassa fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic fever, extremely virulent and often infectious, occurs very frequently in different parts of Nigeria [1-4] and affects approximately 100,000-500,000 persons per year in West Africa.
Kehinde Charles Mofolorunsho
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