Publications by authors named "H K Adesokan"

The West Africa One Health project is a multi-country project designed to utilise the One Health approach and deploy the Community Action Networks (CAN), a concept rooted in the principles of community-based participatory research, to improve knowledge of high-risk communities on zoonoses. The majority of emerging zoonoses occur at the human-wildlife interface, of which wildlife hunters and traders are critical stakeholders. We assessed the effectiveness of a CAN-based intervention involving the use of a video documentary and case studies as model tools in improving the knowledge of zoonoses among wildlife hunters and traders in Epe, an established hunting community in Lagos State, Nigeria.

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  • The study highlights that Africa and Asia face the highest rates of bovine and human tuberculosis (TB), with TB being the second leading infectious killer after SARSCOV-2.
  • Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study in Maiduguri, Nigeria, analyzing samples from cattle and humans to determine the prevalence of TB and its strains.
  • Findings revealed a 32.5% prevalence of bovine TB in cattle, with a notable higher rate in Damboa LGA, while human sputum samples showed a 3.7% prevalence in abattoir workers and 12.2% in hospital patients, with specific strains identified through spoligotyping.
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Brucellosis and Q fever are neglected zoonoses of global health importance, with unknown true prevalence in occupationally vulnerable settings, partly due to misdiagnosis for other febrile conditions and poor access to primary health care. We examined the seroprevalence of these diseases and associated factors amongst pastoralists and their cattle in Sokoto State, a hub of cattle and pastoral populations in Nigeria. Serum samples randomly collected from 137 pastoralists and 366 cattle from 27 herds in three selected Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state were analysed for antibodies to Brucella abortus using Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBT) and competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (cELISA) as well as antibodies to Coxiella burnetti using indirect ELISA.

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  • The study focused on knowledge and practices regarding COVID-19 among undergraduate veterinary students in Nigeria.
  • A web survey of 437 students revealed that while many had good overall knowledge (63.4%) and satisfactory practices (88.8%), adherence to key preventive measures was notably low.
  • Factors such as being in the 6th year of study and being female positively influenced knowledge and practices, indicating the need for improved awareness campaigns about COVID-19.
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An unsuspected bull in a private herd of forty cattle heads in south-western Nigeria died suddenly following three days´ treatment against tick infestation. Post-mortem findings revealed multi-focal widespread nodules in all lobes of the lungs with markedly enlarged lymph nodes. Isolate from cultured sample was subjected to spoligotyping which confirmed the isolate as Mycobacterium bovis (M.

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