Publications by authors named "Olaniyi Abideen Adigun"
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a lethal viral disease that has severe public health effects throughout Africa and a case fatality rate of 10%-40%. CCHF virus was first discovered in Crimea in 1944 and has since caused a substantial disease burden in Africa. The shortage of diagnostic tools, ineffective tick control efforts, slow adoption of preventive measures, and cultural hurdles to public education are among the problems associated with continued CCHF virus transmission.
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- * Key obstacles include poor environmental sanitation, contaminated water and food, and the impact of climate change, which exacerbate cholera spread and hinder progress towards the 2030 targets of a 90% reduction in cases and deaths.
- * Despite these hurdles, achieving global cholera eradication is possible with strengthened institutional support and the implementation of evidence-based public health strategies, guided by the Global Roadmap to Ending Cholera Outbreaks by 2030.
Diphtheria, a vaccine-preventable disease, has resurfaced in Nigeria, where many outbreaks have been reported in recent years. The outbreaks have occurred across the country, including in areas with high vaccination coverage. Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the causal agent, is a highly contagious bacteria that can cause severe respiratory and systemic symptoms and can be fatal if not treated.
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