Publications by authors named "Idayat Temitope Adeyemi"

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  • - Edo State experienced an outbreak of yellow fever from September to November 2018, prompting the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to deploy a Rapid Response Team for investigation and management of the situation.
  • - The investigation identified 209 suspected cases, with 67 confirmed cases, a case fatality rate of 22.4%, and highlighted low vaccination coverage among the population, particularly in children.
  • - Findings indicated a significant risk of yellow fever transmission due to the presence of Aedes mosquitoes, leading to the implementation of a reactive mass vaccination campaign to control the outbreak.
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Introduction: identifying risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease severity is critical to developing measures to protect vulnerable groups. We aimed to identify risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe disease.

Methods: this was an unmatched case-control study that recruited participants in the country from April to July 2020.

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