Publications by authors named "O A Folarin"
Oral human papillomavirus infection and genotyping in a cohort of people living with HIV.
J Immunoassay Immunochem
December 2024
This study is aimed at determining the prevalence of oral HPV infection and the risk indicators for oral HPV carriage in people living with HIV. Data on socio-demographics, sexual behavioral practices, and lifestyle practices of the participants were collected from 66 people living with HIV. The HIV parameters of each study participant were obtained from clinical records.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic challenged health systems globally. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is the gold standard for detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples. Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits for COVID-19 have been widely used in Nigeria.
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- Nigeria reported its first mpox cases in nearly 40 years five years before the 2022-2023 outbreak, with ongoing human-to-human transmission driving the epidemic.
- Researchers analyzed 112 mpox virus genomes from Nigeria (2021-2023) and traced the lineage back to its emergence around July 2014 from southern Nigeria, specifically Rivers State.
- The study also found that human-to-human transmission significantly increased the virus's evolutionary rate and emphasized the importance of better pathogen surveillance and response strategies.
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- Nigeria and Cameroon reported their first mpox cases in over 30 years starting in 2017 and 2018, with Nigeria's outbreak recognized as a human epidemic.
- The study focused on understanding the zoonotic transmission dynamics of the mpox virus across the Nigeria-Cameroon border, revealing ongoing cases driven by a new Clade IIb.1 lineage and highlighting significant cross-border viral spread.
- The findings indicate that southern Nigeria is likely the origin of the mpox epidemic, with evidence of a zoonotic precursor lineage present in local animal populations for over 45 years, emphasizing the persistent risk of MPXV emergence in both countries.
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- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is causing bacterial infections to spread, and healthy individuals can be silent carriers, making surveillance in this group crucial for understanding AMR dynamics in Nigeria.
- Researchers isolated 13 multidrug-resistant bacteria from stool samples of healthy children and used advanced sequencing methods to analyze their genetic makeup.
- The findings highlighted the presence of antimicrobial and virulence genes, as well as plasmids, suggesting that studying healthy carriers can enhance the detection and management of AMR pathogens globally.