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I. Shittu

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h-index: 19
Works: 81
Citations: 1,392

Most-cited papers

Updated unified phylogenetic classification system and revised nomenclature for Newcastle disease virus
K. Dimitrov, C. Abolnik, C. Afonso, E. Albina +36 more
2019Infection, Genetics and Evolution403 citations Open access
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Disentangling the role of Africa in the global spread of H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza
A. Fusaro, B. Zecchin, B. Vrancken, C. Abolnik +23 more
2019Nature Communications95 citations Open access
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A robust and cost-effective approach to sequence and analyze complete genomes of small RNA viruses
K. Dimitrov, Poonam Sharma, J. Volkening, Iryna Goraichuk +7 more
2017Virology Journal87 citations Open access
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Poultry, Nigeria, 2015
I. Monne, Clement A Meseko, T. Joannis, I. Shittu +4 more
2015Emerging Infectious Diseases61 citations Open access
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Evolutionary Dynamics of Multiple Sublineages of H5N1 Influenza Viruses in Nigeria from 2006 to 2008
A. Fusaro, M. Nelson, T. Joannis, L. Bertolotti +9 more
2010Journal of Virology47 citations Open access
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Genomic comparison of Newcastle disease viruses isolated in Nigeria between 2002 and 2015 reveals circulation of highly diverse genotypes and spillover into wild birds
Catharine N. Welch, I. Shittu, C. Abolnik, P. Solomon +9 more
2019Archives of Virology45 citations
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Field and laboratory findings of the first incursion of the Asian H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Africa
P. De Benedictis, Tony Manuel Joannis, Lami Hannatu Lombin, I. Shittu +4 more
2007Avian Pathology43 citations Open access
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Molecular characterization of field infectious bursal disease virus isolates from Nigeria
I. Nwagbo, I. Shittu, C. Nwosuh, G. O. Ezeifeka +3 more
2016Veterinary World39 citations Open access
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Newcastle disease in Nigeria: epizootiology and current knowledge of circulating genotypes
I. Shittu, T. Joannis, G. Odaibo, O. Olaleye
2016VirusDisease37 citations Open access
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Complete Genome Sequence of a Genotype XVII Newcastle Disease Virus, Isolated from an Apparently Healthy Domestic Duck in Nigeria
I. Shittu, Poonam Sharma, T. Joannis, J. Volkening +8 more
2016Genome Announcements28 citations Open access
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Live Bird Markets in Nigeria: A Potential Reservoir for H9N2 Avian Influenza Viruses
L. Sulaiman, I. Shittu, A. Fusaro, B. Inuwa +10 more
2021Viruses26 citations Open access
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Sub-Saharan Africa and Eurasia Ancestry of Reassortant Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus, Europe, December 2019
Edyta Świętoń, A. Fusaro, I. Shittu, K. Niemczuk +5 more
2020Emerging Infectious Diseases26 citations Open access
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A One Health Investigation into H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Epizootics on Two Dairy Farms
I. Shittu, Diego B. Silva, J. Oguzie, Lyudmyla V. Marushchak +6 more
2024medRxiv25 citations Open access
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Newcastle Disease Virus Infection in Quail
L. Susta, D. Segovia, Timothy L. Olivier, K. Dimitrov +3 more
2018Veterinary Pathology-Supplement25 citations Open access
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Transboundary spread of equine influenza viruses (H3N8) in West and Central Africa: Molecular characterization of identified viruses during outbreaks in Niger and Senegal, in 2019.
A. Diallo, Maman Moutari Souley, Abdoulkarim Issa Ibrahim, A. Alassane +18 more
2020Transboundary and Emerging Diseases21 citations Open access
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The Evolution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5) in Poultry in Nigeria, 2021–2022
C. Meseko, A. Milani, B. Inuwa, C. Chinyere +15 more
2023Viruses20 citations Open access
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Redesign and Validation of a Real-Time RT-PCR to Improve Surveillance for Avian Influenza Viruses of the H9 Subtype
V. Panzarin, S. Marciano, Andrea Fortin, Irene Brian +16 more
2022Viruses20 citations Open access
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Fatal multiple outbreaks of equine influenza H3N8 in Nigeria, 2019: The first introduction of Florida clade 1 to West Africa.
I. Shittu, Clement A Meseko, Lanre Sulaiman, B. Inuwa +13 more
2020Veterinary Microbiology20 citations
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Phylogenetic analysis of Newcastle disease viruses isolated from asymptomatic guinea fowls (Numida meleagris) and Muscovy ducks (Cariana moscata) in Nigeria
P. Solomon, S. Bisschop, T. Joannis, I. Shittu +6 more
2012Tropical Animal Health and Production19 citations
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Orthopoxvirus Infections in Rodents, Nigeria, 2018–2019
C. Meseko, A. Adedeji, I. Shittu, E. Obishakin +12 more
2023Emerging Infectious Diseases17 citations Open access
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First detection of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza virus on the African continent
I. Shittu, A. Bianco, D. Gado, N. Mkpuma +12 more
2020Emerging Microbes and Infections17 citations Open access
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The bush meat trade thrives in Nigeria despite anxiety over coronavirus
Clement A Meseko, I. Shittu, A. Adedeji
2020Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene16 citations Open access
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in Nigeria in 2015: evidence of widespread circulation of WA2 clade 2.3.2.1c
I. Shittu, Clement A Meseko, D. Gado, A. Olawuyi +6 more
2016Archives of Virology16 citations
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Rapid antigen detection in the diagnosis of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus in Nigeria.
Clement A Meseko, A. T. Oladokun, P. Ekong, F. Fasina +6 more
2010Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease15 citations
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Epidemiology and clinicopathological manifestation of resurgent highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) virus in Nigeria, 2015
Olatunde Babatunde Akanbi, Clement A. Meseko, C. Odita, I. Shittu +13 more
201614 citations
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Genomic Analysis of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus in Nigeria: Identification of Unique Mutations of Yet Unknown Biological Functions in Both Segments A and B
I. Nwagbo, A. Milani, A. Salviato, G. Zamperin +5 more
2023Vaccines13 citations Open access
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Infectious bursal disease in Nigeria: continuous circulation of reassortant viruses
O. Arowolo, U. George, P. Luka, N. Maurice +4 more
2021Tropical Animal Health and Production12 citations
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Genetic characterization of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5Nx clade 2.3.4.4b reveals independent introductions in Nigeria.
A. Laleye, A. Bianco, I. Shittu, L. Sulaiman +13 more
2021Transboundary and Emerging Diseases12 citations Open access
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Occurrence of infectious bronchitis in layer birds in Plateau state, north central Nigeria
I. Shittu, D. Gado, Clement A Meseko, D. C. Nyam +4 more
2019Open Veterinary Journal10 citations Open access
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Detection of clade 2.3.4.4 highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 viruses in healthy wild birds in the Hadeji‐Nguru wetland, Nigeria 2022
K. Olawuyi, O. Orole, C. Meseko, I. Monne +7 more
2024Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses9 citations Open access
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Avian leukosis virus subgroup - J as a contaminant in live commercially available poultry vaccines distributed in Nigeria.
I. Shittu, A. Adedeji, P. Luka, O. Asala +8 more
2019Biologicals (Print)9 citations
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A two-year monitoring period of the genetic properties of clade 2.3.2.1c H5N1 viruses in Nigeria reveals the emergence and co-circulation of distinct genotypes.
A. Laleye, T. Joannis, I. Shittu, Clement A Meseko +6 more
2018Infection, Genetics and Evolution9 citations Open access
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Detection of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus circulating in ticks and cattle in Plateau and Kaduna States, Nigeria
O. Igah, A. Natala, J. Kabir, N. Ogo +3 more
2025Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences8 citations Open access
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Identification and Complete Genome Sequence Analysis of a Genotype XIV Newcastle Disease Virus from Nigeria
I. Shittu, Poonam Sharma, J. Volkening, P. Solomon +6 more
2016Genome Announcements8 citations Open access
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Evaluation of Different Machine Learning Approaches to Predict Antigenic Distance Among Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) Strains
G. Franzo, A. Fusaro, C. Snoeck, A. Dodovski +19 more
2025Viruses7 citations Open access
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Analysis of Amino Acid Changes in the Fusion Protein of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus from Vaccinated Poultry in Nigerian Isolates
Olubukola O. Funsho-Sanni, Elijah Ekah Ella, L. Rogo, Olufunsho S. Sanni +3 more
2022International Journal of Microbiology7 citations Open access
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Occurrence and molecular detection of avian coronavirus in selected live bird markets, northwestern, Nigeria
I. Bitrus, I. Shittu, Clement A Meseko, T. Joannis
20217 citations Open access
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First report of co-infections of Marek's disease virus and chicken infectious anaemia virus in poultry flocks in Nigeria
A. Adedeji, I. Shittu, O. Akanbi, O. Asala +8 more
2024Veterinary and Animal Science6 citations Open access
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SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV -2 cross-reactive antibodies in domestic animals and wildlife in Nigeria suggest circulation of sarbecoviruses
E. Agusi, Jacob Schön, V. Allendorf, E. Eze +13 more
2024One Health6 citations Open access
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Human Respiratory Infections in Nigeria: Influenza and the Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
D. Kabantiyok, N. Ninyio, I. Shittu, C. Meseko +2 more
2022Vaccines6 citations Open access
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Draft Genome Sequences of Five Novel Ochrobactrum spp. Isolated from Different Avian Hosts in Nigeria
Poonam Sharma, L. Killmaster, J. Volkening, S. Cardenas-Garcia +6 more
2018Genome Announcements6 citations Open access
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Evaluation of pathological changes of natural infectious bursal disease virus infection in the lymphoid organs of Black Harco pullets
A. Igwe, OJ Nwachukwu, C. Chinyere, I. Shittu
20176 citations Open access
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Novel Rodent Coronavirus-like Virus Detected Among Beef Cattle with Respiratory Disease in Mexico
I. Shittu, J. Oguzie, Gustavo Hernández-Vidal, Gustavo Moreno-Degollado +5 more
2025Viruses5 citations Open access
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Further evidence of antibodies against Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in different livestock species in Nigeria
C. Chinyere, I. Shittu, N. Ogo, A. Adedeji +5 more
2024Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry5 citations
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SARS-CoV-2 at the Human–Animal Interface: Implication for Global Public Health from an African Perspective
E. Agusi, V. Allendorf, E. Eze, O. Asala +5 more
2022Viruses5 citations Open access
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Detection and molecular characterisation of subtype B avian metapneumovirus in commercial chickens and co-infection with bacteria pathogens in Nigeria
A. Bakre, O. Oladele, D. Oluwayelu, C. Meseko +5 more
2025Tropical Animal Health and Production4 citations
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The hunter and the hunted: mpox in the Mkpot rainforest community of Nigeria.
C. Meseko, N. Maurice, I. Shittu, B. Onoja +9 more
2025Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene4 citations
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Detection of antibodies to H5 and H9 subtypes of influenza viruses in wild birds in Zaria, Nigeria
Y. Wungak, O. Orakpoghenor, I. Bitrus, K. A. Olawuyi +4 more
2022Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences4 citations Open access
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Sero-Detection of Avian Influenza A/H7 in Nigerian Live-Bird Markets in Plateau State
C. Chinyere, E. Okwor, Clement A Meseko, W. Ezema +5 more
20214 citations Open access
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Sero-epizootiological investigation of infectious laryngotracheitis infection in commercial poultry of Plateau State, north central Nigeria
I. Shittu, L. Sulaiman, D. Gado, A. Egbuji +3 more
2016Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry4 citations
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