Publications by authors named "V O Akinseye"
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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe seasonal outbreaks of Mpox continue in most parts of West and Central Africa. In the past year, Nigeria had the highest number of reported cases. Here, we used the PRISMA guidelines to carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis of available evidence on Mpox in Nigeria to assess the prevalence, transmission pattern, diagnostic approach, and other associated factors useful for mitigating the transmission of the disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLassa fever (LF) is prevalent in many West African countries, including Nigeria. Efforts to combat LF have primarily focused on rural areas where interactions between rodents and humans are common. However, recent studies indicate a shift in its occurrence from rural to urban areas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence and molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in cattle and humans, Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Microbiol
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- 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.
Introduction: a cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence and associated factors of brucellosis and Q-fever among cattle in a rural setting in Oyo State, Nigeria.
Methods: one hundred and fourty nine serum samples (24 males; 125 female) from 16 cattle herds were collected and screened. The Rose Bengal Plate test (RBPT) and competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (cELISA) were used for brucellosis while indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (iELISA) was used for Q-fever.