Human Respiratory Infections in Nigeria: Influenza and the Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
The increasing outbreak of zoonotic diseases presents challenging times for nations and calls for a renewed effort to disrupt the chain of events that precede it. Nigeria’s response to the 2006 bird flu provided a platform for outbreak response, yet it was not its first experience with Influenza. Th...
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| author | Dennis Kabantiyok Nathaniel Ninyio Ismaila Shittu Clement Meseko Theophilus I. Emeto Oyelola A. Adegboye |
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| description | The increasing outbreak of zoonotic diseases presents challenging times for nations and calls for a renewed effort to disrupt the chain of events that precede it. Nigeria’s response to the 2006 bird flu provided a platform for outbreak response, yet it was not its first experience with Influenza. This study describes the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on Influenza surveillance and, conversely, while the 1918 Influenza pandemic remains the most devastating (500,000 deaths in 18 million population) in Nigeria, the emergence of SARS CoV-2 presented renewed opportunities for the development of vaccines with novel technology, co-infection studies outcome, and challenges globally. Although the public health Intervention and strategies left some positive outcomes for other viruses, Nigeria and Africa’s preparation against the next pandemic may involve prioritizing a combination of technology, socioeconomic growth, and active surveillance in the spirit of One Health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93553d28ddee468ea6be04bf93a6c3982023-11-23T19:23:03ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2022-09-01109155110.3390/vaccines10091551Human Respiratory Infections in Nigeria: Influenza and the Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 PandemicDennis Kabantiyok0Nathaniel Ninyio1Ismaila Shittu2Clement Meseko3Theophilus I. Emeto4Oyelola A. Adegboye5Laboratory Diagnostic Services Division, National Veterinary Research Institute, PMB 01, Vom 930001, NigeriaSchool of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, 70182 Örebro, SwedenDepartment of Avian Influenza and Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, PMB 01, Vom 930010, NigeriaDepartment of Avian Influenza and Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, PMB 01, Vom 930010, NigeriaPublic Health & Tropical Medicine, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, Department, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, AustraliaPublic Health & Tropical Medicine, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, Department, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, AustraliaThe increasing outbreak of zoonotic diseases presents challenging times for nations and calls for a renewed effort to disrupt the chain of events that precede it. Nigeria’s response to the 2006 bird flu provided a platform for outbreak response, yet it was not its first experience with Influenza. This study describes the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on Influenza surveillance and, conversely, while the 1918 Influenza pandemic remains the most devastating (500,000 deaths in 18 million population) in Nigeria, the emergence of SARS CoV-2 presented renewed opportunities for the development of vaccines with novel technology, co-infection studies outcome, and challenges globally. Although the public health Intervention and strategies left some positive outcomes for other viruses, Nigeria and Africa’s preparation against the next pandemic may involve prioritizing a combination of technology, socioeconomic growth, and active surveillance in the spirit of One Health.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/9/1551SARS-CoV-2influenzaNigeriapandemic |
| spellingShingle | Dennis Kabantiyok Nathaniel Ninyio Ismaila Shittu Clement Meseko Theophilus I. Emeto Oyelola A. Adegboye Human Respiratory Infections in Nigeria: Influenza and the Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Vaccines SARS-CoV-2 influenza Nigeria pandemic |
| title | Human Respiratory Infections in Nigeria: Influenza and the Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic |
| title_full | Human Respiratory Infections in Nigeria: Influenza and the Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Human Respiratory Infections in Nigeria: Influenza and the Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Respiratory Infections in Nigeria: Influenza and the Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic |
| title_short | Human Respiratory Infections in Nigeria: Influenza and the Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic |
| title_sort | human respiratory infections in nigeria influenza and the emergence of sars cov 2 pandemic |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 influenza Nigeria pandemic |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/9/1551 |
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