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P. Okokhere

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h-index: 22
Works: 56
Citations: 1,887

Most-cited papers

Clinical sequencing uncovers origins and evolution of Lassa virus
K. Andersen, B. Shapiro, C. B. Matranga, Rachel S. G. Sealfon +67 more
2015Cell272 citations Open access
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Molecular Diagnostics for Lassa Fever at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Nigeria: Lessons Learnt from Two Years of Laboratory Operation
D. Asogun, D. Adomeh, Jacqueline Ehimuan, Ikponmwonsa Odia +26 more
2012PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases177 citations Open access
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Most neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies target novel epitopes requiring both Lassa virus glycoprotein subunits
J. Robinson, K. Hastie, R. Cross, Rachael E. Yenni +46 more
2016Nature Communications171 citations Open access
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The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance
Houriiyah Tegally, J. E. San, M. Cotten, M. Moir +397 more
2022medRxiv167 citations Open access
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Genomic analysis of Lassa virus from the 2018 surge in Nigeria
K. Siddle, Philomena E. Eromon, K. Barnes, Samar B. Mehta +47 more
2018New England Journal of Medicine126 citations Open access
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Clinical and laboratory predictors of Lassa fever outcome in a dedicated treatment facility in Nigeria: an observational cohort study
P. Okokhere, A. Colubri, C. Azubike, C. Iruolagbe +21 more
2018Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)125 citations Open access
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Phylogeography of Lassa Virus in Nigeria
D. Ehichioya, S. Dellicour, M. Pahlmann, Toni Rieger +41 more
2019Journal of Virology72 citations Open access
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Awareness of warning signs among suburban Nigerians at high risk for stroke is poor: A cross-sectional study
K. Wahab, P. Okokhere, A. Ugheoke, O. Oziegbe +2 more
2008BMC Neurology70 citations Open access
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Discovery of Novel Rhabdoviruses in the Blood of Healthy Individuals from West Africa
M. Stremlau, K. Andersen, O. Folarin, Jessica N Grove +23 more
2015PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases68 citations Open access
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Early-onset sensorineural hearing loss in Lassa fever
T. Ibekwe, P. Okokhere, Danny A. Asogun, F. Blackie +4 more
2010European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology66 citations
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Hospital‐based surveillance for Lassa fever in Edo State, Nigeria, 2005–2008
D. Ehichioya, D. Asogun, Jacqueline Ehimuan, P. Okokhere +5 more
2012Tropical medicine & international health59 citations
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Lassa Fever, Nigeria, 2003 and 2004
S. Omilabu, S. Badaru, P. Okokhere, D. Asogun +5 more
2005Emerging Infectious Diseases57 citations Open access
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Sensorineural hearing loss in Lassa fever: two case reports
P. Okokhere, T. Ibekwe, G. Akpede
2009Journal of Medical Case Reports48 citations Open access
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Prevalence of Lassa Virus Disease (LVD) in Nigerian children with fever or fever and convulsions in an endemic area
Odigie C. Akhuemokhan, R. Ewah-Odiase, N. Akpede, Jacqueline Ehimuan +14 more
2017PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases45 citations Open access
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Retrospective Cohort Study of Lassa Fever in Pregnancy, Southern Nigeria
S. Okogbenin, J. Okoeguale, G. Akpede, A. Colubri +20 more
2019Emerging Infectious Diseases44 citations Open access
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Field evaluation of a Pan-Lassa rapid diagnostic test during the 2018 Nigerian Lassa fever outbreak
M. Boisen, Eghosa Uyigue, J. Aiyepada, K. Siddle +40 more
2020Scientific Reports35 citations Open access
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High crossreactivity of human T cell responses between Lassa virus lineages
B. Sullivan, Saori Sakabe, Jessica N Hartnett, N. Ngô +25 more
2020PLoS Pathogens34 citations Open access
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Lassa fever outbreaks in Nigeria
G. Akpede, Danny A. Asogun, Silvanus A Okogbenin, P. Okokhere
2018Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy33 citations Open access
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Metagenomic surveillance uncovers diverse and novel viral taxa in febrile patients from Nigeria
J. Oguzie, B. Petros, P. Oluniyi, Samar B. Mehta +35 more
2023Nature Communications31 citations Open access
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Emergence and spread of two SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest in Nigeria
I. Olawoye, P. Oluniyi, J. Oguzie, J. Uwanibe +135 more
2023Nature Communications28 citations Open access
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Antibodies from Sierra Leonean and Nigerian Lassa fever survivors cross-react with recombinant proteins representing Lassa viruses of divergent lineages
Megan L. Heinrich, M. Boisen, Diana K. S. Nelson, Duane J. Bush +42 more
2020Scientific Reports28 citations Open access
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Lassa fever presenting as acute abdomen: a case series
A. Dongo, E. Kesieme, C. Iyamu, P. Okokhere +2 more
2013Virology Journal27 citations Open access
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Identification of Common CD8+ T Cell Epitopes from Lassa Fever Survivors in Nigeria and Sierra Leone
Saori Sakabe, Jessica N Hartnett, N. Ngô, A. Goba +25 more
2020Journal of Virology22 citations Open access
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Development and evaluation of antibody-capture immunoassays for detection of Lassa virus nucleoprotein-specific immunoglobulin M and G
Martin Gabriel, D. Adomeh, Jacqueline Ehimuan, J. Oyakhilome +20 more
2018PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases22 citations Open access
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Acute Lassa Virus Encephalitis with Lassa Virus in the Cerebrospinal Fluid but Absent in the Blood: A Case Report with a Positive Outcome
P. Okokhere, Cyril O. Erameh, Francis Alikah, P. Akhideno +14 more
2018Case Reports in Neurology20 citations Open access
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Characteristics, risk factors and case fatality rate of stroke in hospitalized patients in semi-urban South–South Nigeria
P. Okokhere, I. Bankole, C. Erohubie
2013SAGE Open Medicine19 citations Open access
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Factors associated with progression to death in patients with Lassa fever in Nigeria: an observational study
Jamie Strampe, D. Asogun, Emily Speranza, M. Pahlmann +23 more
2021Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)18 citations Open access
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Central nervous system manifestations of lassa fever in Nigeria and the effect on mortality
P. Okokhere, I. Bankole, G. Akpede
201318 citations
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The sensitivity and specificity of Lassa virus IgM by ELISA as screening tool at early phase of Lassa fever infection
T. Ibekwe, M. Nwegbu, Danny A. Asogun, D. Adomeh +1 more
2012Nigerian Medical Journal15 citations Open access
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Aseptic Meningitis Caused by Lassa Virus: Case Series Report
P. Okokhere, I. Bankole, C. Iruolagbe, Benard E Muoebonam +3 more
2016Case Reports in Neurological Medicine13 citations Open access
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Lassa fever awareness and practices in a nigerian rural community
D. Asogun, P. Okokhere, S. Okogbenin, G. Akpede +2 more
201013 citations Open access
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Virus Load Kinetics in Lassa Fever Patients Treated With Ribavirin: A Retrospective Cohort Study From Southern Nigeria
E. Ogbaini-Emovon, G. Akpede, S. Okogbenin, E. Osagiede +33 more
2024Open Forum Infectious Diseases11 citations Open access
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Acute Kidney Injury and Mortality in Pediatric Lassa fever versus Question of Access to Dialysis.
A. E. Adetunji, Magdalene Ayenale, I. Akhigbe, L. O. Akerele +24 more
2020International Journal of Infectious Diseases11 citations Open access
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The Origins and Future of Sentinel: An Early-Warning System for Pandemic Preemption and Response
Y. Botti-Lodovico, P. Nair, D. Nosamiefan, M. Stremlau +107 more
2021Viruses10 citations Open access
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One-Year Retrospective Review of Psychiatric Consultations in Lassa Fever, Southern Nigeria
E. Okogbenin, M. O. Obagaye, B. Aweh, W. Eriyo +2 more
2020Emerging Infectious Diseases9 citations Open access
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Acute Abdomen in Pediatric Patients With Lassa Fever: Prevalence and Response to Nonoperative Management.
G. Akpede, A. E. Adetunji, E. O. Udefiagbon, Sylvester Eluehike +13 more
2018Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society9 citations
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Lassa fever practice challenges in Nigeria
D. Asogun, P. Okokhere, E. Tobin, S. Okogbenin +3 more
20128 citations Open access
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New lessons from a case series review of Lassa fever in pregnancy
S. Okogbenin, D. Asogun, G. Akpede, P. Okokhere +2 more
20108 citations Open access
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Surgical Management of Massive Pericardial Effusion and Predictors for Development of Constrictive Pericarditis in a Resource Limited Setting
E. Kesieme, P. Okokhere, C. Iruolagbe, A. Odike +2 more
2016Advances in Medicine7 citations Open access
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The effect of malaria on the outcome of Lassa Fever
P. Okokhere, D. Asogun, S. Okogbenin
20107 citations Open access
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Intradialytic complications: a poor prognostic factor among patients with lassa fever with acute kidney injury undergoing hemodialysis
M. Rafiu, S. Dada, C. Azubike, S. Ahmed +13 more
2019Journal of The Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation6 citations
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Prevalence and presentation of Lassa fever in Nigerian children
G. Akpede, A. Odike, P. Okokhere, S. C. Olomu +3 more
20105 citations Open access
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Clinical and laboratory predictors of Lassa fever outcome in a dedicated treatment facility in Nigeria: an observational cohort study
P. Okokhere, A. Colubri, C. Azubike, Christopher +25 more
20183 citations
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Pulmonary manifestation of lassa fever and the impact on mortality
P. Okokhere, J. Ugheoke, Cyril O. Erameh
20123 citations
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Spatial and temporal trends of the Lassa fever epidemic in Nigeria 2001 – 2009, with particular reference to the Edo State experience
G. Akpede, D. Asogun, P. Okokhere, S. Okogbenin +4 more
20103 citations Open access
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Abnormal glucose tolerance in early hypertension in Nigeria
A. Obasohan, J. Enabulele, P. Okokhere, R. U. Erhunmwunse
19973 citations
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Finding a safe and effective vaccine for the Lassa virus.
P. Okokhere
2023The Lancet2 citations
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Relationship Between Disease Severity and Resting Electrocardiograms of Adults With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Tertiary Institution in Southern Nigeria
M. Dic-Ijiewere, Airenakho Emorinken, A. Obasohan, P. Okokhere +2 more
2021Cureus2 citations Open access
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Validation of The 3-Question Headache Screen in The Diagnosis of Migraine in Nigeria
K. Wahab, A. Ugheoke, P. Okokhere, T. Ibekwe
2016Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences2 citations Open access
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Challenges in the management of iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis in a resource limited setting: a case series
E. Kesieme, P. Okokhere, Sylvester Eluehike, P. Isabu
2014The Pan African Medical Journal2 citations Open access
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