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W. Nwachukwu · SciRah

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W. Nwachukwu

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h-index: 10
Works: 33
Citations: 566

Most-cited papers

Nigeria’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic: January to May 2020
C. Dan-Nwafor, C. Ochu, K. Elimian, J. Oladejo +76 more
2020Journal of Global Health118 citations Open access
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A cluster of nosocomial Lassa fever cases in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria: Description and lessons learned, 2018.
C. Dan-Nwafor, O. Ipadeola, E. Smout, E. Ilori +24 more
2019International Journal of Infectious Diseases82 citations Open access
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Reduced evolutionary rate in reemerged Ebola virus transmission chains
D. Blackley, M. Wiley, J. Ladner, Mosoka P. Fallah +35 more
2016Science Advances74 citations Open access
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Patient characteristics associated with COVID-19 positivity and fatality in Nigeria: retrospective cohort study
K. Elimian, C. Ochu, B. Ebhodaghe, P. Myles +25 more
2020BMJ Open55 citations Open access
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Descriptive epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 in Nigeria, 27 February–6 June 2020
K. Elimian, C. Ochu, E. Ilori, J. Oladejo +63 more
2020Epidemiology and Infection51 citations Open access
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High prevalence of asymptomatic plasmodium infection in a suburb of Aba town, Nigeria
R. Eke, L. Chigbu, W. Nwachukwu
200642 citations
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Epidemiological comparison of the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, February 2020–April 2021
O. Akande, K. Elimian, E. Igumbor, L. Dunkwu +50 more
2021BMJ Global Health36 citations Open access
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The response to re-emergence of Yellow Fever in Nigeria, 2017.
W. Nwachukwu, H. Yusuff, U. Nwangwu, A. Okoń +20 more
2020International Journal of Infectious Diseases35 citations Open access
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Metagenomic sequencing characterizes a wide diversity of viruses in field mosquito samples in Nigeria
J. Oguzie, U. Nwangwu, P. Oluniyi, T. Olumade +26 more
2021Scientific Reports20 citations Open access
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Assessing the capacity of symptom scores to predict COVID-19 positivity in Nigeria: a national derivation and validation cohort study
K. Elimian, O. Aderinola, J. Gibson, P. Myles +33 more
2021BMJ Open15 citations Open access
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Infection prevention and control in a treatment centre during a Lassa fever outbreak in southeastern Nigeria - January, 2018
O. Odegbemi, C. Umeokonkwo, W. Nwachukwu, C. Nwaekpe +8 more
20197 citations Open access
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Nationwide surveillance detects yellow fever and chikungunya viruses in multiple Aedes mosquito species in Nigeria
U. Nwangwu, Harouna Soumaré, J. Oguzie, W. Nwachukwu +25 more
2025Parasites & Vectors6 citations Open access
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2016/2017 Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria: age and sex have no effect on treatment outcome
A. Yinka-Ogunleye, O. Ipadeola, M. Saleh, E. Ilori +10 more
20185 citations Open access
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Epidemiology of Yellow Fever in Nigeria: Analysis of Climatic, Ecological, Socio-Demographic, and Clinical Factors Associated with Viral Positivity Among Suspected Cases Using National Surveillance Data, 2017–2023
Stephen Eghelakpo Akar, W. Nwachukwu, Oludare Sunbo Adewuyi, A. Ahumibe +9 more
2025Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health4 citations Open access
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Nationwide surveillance identifies yellow fever and chikungunya viruses transmitted by various species of Aedes mosquitoes in Nigeria
U. Nwangwu, J. Oguzie, W. Nwachukwu, Cosmas O. Onwude +24 more
2024bioRxiv4 citations Open access
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Women of Reproductive Age in Nigeria in 2018
Dawn Blackburn, N. Mba, W. Nwachukwu, Hong Zhou +13 more
2024American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3 citations Open access
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Schistosomiasis Seroprevalence among Children Aged 0–14 Years in Nigeria, 2018
Anne Straily, Israel Tamunonengiyeofori, Ryan E. Wiegand, N. Iriemenam +15 more
2023American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3 citations Open access
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After-action reviews as a best practice tool for evaluating the response to urban disease outbreaks in Nigeria
A. Atanda, E. Agogo, Kayode Fasominu, F. Lawal +10 more
2021Inoculating Cities3 citations
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Epidemiological profile, trend, seasonality, and factors associated with Yellow fever disease and barriers to vaccination: A retrospective observational study of multi-season national surveillance data in Nigeria, 2017 - 2021.
Stephen Eghelakpo Akar, W. Nwachukwu, S. O. Adewuyi, A. Ahumibe +11 more
2023medRxiv2 citations Open access
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TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (IAR) DEVELOPED VARIETY OF COWPEA (SAMPEA 11) PRODUCTION IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
O. Yusuf, W. Nwachukwu
20152 citations
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COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness studies in Nigeria: Quo vadis?
O. Akande, E. Igumbor, K. Elimian, Cornelius Ohonsi +12 more
2022Journal of Global Health1 citations Open access
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Descriptive epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 in Nigeria, 27 February – 6 June 2020
K. Elimian, C. Ochu, E. Ilori, J. Oladejo +64 more
20201 citations
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Strengthening interstate surveillance and data sharing: Lessons from Gombe State’s Lassa fever outbreak response, Nigeria
Ebelechukwu Chinwe Metuh, W. Nwachukwu, R. Luka-Lawal, Yetunde Abioye +12 more
2026Journal of interventional epidemiology and public health0 citations Open access
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Taenia solium Cysticercosis and Taeniasis among Children in Nigeria, 2018.
Jennifer Akamboe, Samuel A. Oyebanjo, M. Kamb, Andrew Hill +11 more
2026American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene0 citations Open access
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Socio-demographic, climatic, ecological and clinical predictors of Lassa fever virus positivity in Nigeria: Analysis of multi-year national surveillance data, 2018-2021
Stephen Eghelakpo Akar, W. Nwachukwu, S. O. Adewuyi, A. Ahumibe +9 more
2025Journal of interventional epidemiology and public health0 citations Open access
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Lessons learnt from laboratory capacity building in supporting integrated disease serosurveillance using a multiplex bead assay in Nigeria
A. Abubakar, Mary Okoli, Oluwaseun Akinmulero, Andrew N. Thomas +28 more
2025African Journal of Laboratory Medicine0 citations Open access
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Strengthening cross-border surveillance and data sharing: insights from Gombe state's lassa fever outbreak and response
Ebelechukwu Chinwe Metuh, W. Nwachukwu, R. Luka-Lawal, Yetunde Abioye +14 more
2025Journal of interventional epidemiology and public health0 citations Open access
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Field validation and application of the luminex triplex HIV assay to estimate HIV prevalence and HIV-1 incidence in Nigeria
Ernest L. Yufenyuy, O. Akanbi, Vedapuri Shanmugam, Kelsie Decker-Pulice +23 more
2025PLOS Global Public Health0 citations Open access
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Lassa fever outbreak investigation in a tertiary health institution in Abeokuta, Ogun State, January, 2017
I. Okon, W. Nwachukwu, I. Ijarotimi, H. Yusuf +8 more
20180 citations Open access
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State’s preparedness for coordination of Lassa fever outbreak containment in Nigeria, April 2017
B. Abaye, W. Nwachukwu, O. Odegbemi, C. Dan-Nwafor +5 more
20180 citations Open access
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Infection, Prevention and Control Practices in a Treatment Centre during Lassa fever Outbreak, South West, Nigeria, June, 2017
O. Odegbemi, W. Eteng, W. Nwachukwu, O. Ayodeji +3 more
2018International Journal of Infectious Diseases0 citations Open access
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Preparedness for infection prevention and control during a Lassa fever outbreak in Ogun State, Nigeria 2017
O. Abiodun-Adewusi, B. Adebayo, W. Nwachukwu, H. Yusuff +8 more
20180 citations Open access
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Immediate outcomes of technical support for Lassa fever outbreak control in Ondo State, Nigeria, February 2017
B. Abaye, W. Nwachukwu, A. O. Dada, A. Mohammed +9 more
20180 citations Open access
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