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Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance system evaluation-Enugu state, Nigeria 2015–2018 by Nnaji, R.N., Osai, P., Nguku, P., Ihekweazu, C., Ezeudu, C.C.

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Social marketing approaches to nutrition and physical activity interventions in early care and education centres: a systematic review by Luecking, C. T., Hennink‐Kaminski, H., Ihekweazu, C., Vaughn, A., Mazzucca, S., Ward, D. S.

“…Summary Introduction Social marketing is a promising planning approach for influencing voluntary lifestyle behaviours, but its application to nutrition and…”
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Descriptive epidemiology of monkeypox in Nigeria, September 2017–June 2019 by Akar, S., Adesola, Y.-O., Akar, S., Burga, J., Oluwafemi, B., Akinrogbe, J., Ihekweazu, C.

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The response to re-emergence of yellow fever in Nigeria, 2017 by Nwachukwu, William E., Yusuff, H., Nwangwu, U., Okon, A., Ogunniyi, A., Imuetinyan-Clement, J., Besong, M., Ayo-Ajayi, P., Nikau, J., Baba, A., Dogunro, F., Akintunde, B., Oguntoye, M., Kamaldeen, K., Fakayode, O., Oyebanji, O., Emelife, O., Oteri, J., Aruna, O., Ilori, E., Ojo, O., Mba, N., Nguku, P., Ihekweazu, C.

“…•This manuscript describes the re-emergence of yellow fever in Nigeria in 2017, 21 years after the last confirmed case was recorded in the country.•A Rapid…”
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Identification of co-circulating pathogens that are clinically indistinguishable from Lassa fever during the 2018 Lassa outbreak in Nigeria by Ashcroft, J., Ndodo, E., Dannwafor, C., Gannon, B., Bagnall, H., Mba, N., Ilori, E., Olayinka, A., Ihekweazu, C.

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Group A streptococcal infections during the seasonal influenza outbreak 2010/11 in South East England by Scaber, J, Saeed, S, Ihekweazu, C, Efstratiou, A, McCarthy, N, O'Moore, E

“…We present a series of 19 cases of invasive Group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection reported to the Thames Valley Health Protection Unit from 1 December 2010 to…”
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An outbreak of influenza A(H1N1)v in a boarding school in South East England, May-June 2009 by Smith, A, Coles, S, Johnson, S, Saldana, L, Ihekweazu, C, O'Moore, E

“…An outbreak of influenza A(H1N1)v was confirmed in May and June 2009 in a boarding school in South East England involving 102 symptomatic cases with…”
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Reemergence of Yellow Fever in Nigeria 2018: The Anambra state experience by Okoro, O., Owoicho, S., Nwangwu, U., Eloy, E., Yohanna, I., Okedo, C., Uba, N., Dan-Nwafor, C., Balogun, M.S., Balogun, M., Nwachukwu, W., Mba, N., Nguku, P., Ihekweazu, C.

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Timeliness of public health emergency response: A case study of Ebola virus disease (EVD) scare in Lagos, South-Western Nigeria, 2019 by Okoh, A., Abdus-Salam, I.A., Bowale, A., Ogunbode, O., Eteng, W.-E. Obong, Ochu, C., Dalhat, M., Egwuenu, A., Aderinola, O., Ngige, E., Omilabu, S.A., Oladejo, J., Obasanya, J., Ihekweazu, C.

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Laboratory confirmed circulating Influenza virus: Analysis of trend and seasonality in Nigeria from 2008–May 2019 by Ahmad, A., Badaru, O., Adebayo, A., Nwando, M., Idowu, O., Ochu, C., Agogo, E., Adewusi, A., Musa, A., Williams, T., Nzussouo, T., Naidood, D., Osigwe, U., Ihekweazu, C.

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Lassa fever infection among health care workers in Nigeria, 2019 by Mba, S., Ukponu, W., Saleh, M., Dan-Nwafor, C., Adekanye, U., Olajide, L., Oyegoke, A., Amao, L., Oparah, O., Ipadeola, O., Agogo, E., Ilori, E., Ihekweazu, C.

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Increasing trend of Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria: The more you look, the more you see by Uzoma, I.R., Dan-Nwafor, C., Ipadeola, O., Rimamdeyati, Y., Iniobong, A., Okoro, B., Namara, G., Uzoma, E., Ilori, E., Ihekweazu, C.

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A description of Lassa Fever mortality during the 2019 outbreak in Nigeria by Mba, S., Ukponu, W., Adekanye, U., Saleh, M., Agogo, E., Dan-Nwafor, C., Amao, L., Oparah, O., Olajide, L., Oyegoke, A., Mba, N., Ilori, E., Ihekweazu, C.

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Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X in the 2017/2018 Cerebrospinal Meningitis outbreak, Nigeria by Amaza, R., Popoola, M., Ekeng, E., Antonio, M., Okoi, C.B., Ameh, C., Balogun, M.S., Nguku, P., Aderinola, O., Adebayo, A., Mba, N., Ihekweazu, C.

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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in the UK: clinical and epidemiological findings from the first few hundred (FF100) cases by McLEAN, E., PEBODY, R. G., CAMPBELL, C., CHAMBERLAND, M., HAWKINS, C., NGUYEN-VAN-TAM, J. S., OLIVER, I., SMITH, G. E., IHEKWEAZU, C., BRACEBRIDGE, S., MAGUIRE, H., HARRIS, R., KAFATOS, G., WHITE, P. J., WYNNE-EVANS, E., GREEN, J., MYERS, R., UNDERWOOD, A., DALLMAN, T., WREGHITT, T., ZAMBON, M., ELLIS, J., PHIN, N., SMYTH, B., McMENAMIN, J., WATSON, J. M.

“…The UK was one of few European countries to document a substantial wave of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in summer 2009. The First Few Hundred (FF100) project…”
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Unacceptably high mortality related to measles epidemics in Niger, Nigeria, and Chad by Grais, R F, Dubray, C, Gerstl, S, Guthmann, J P, Djibo, A, Nargaye, K D, Coker, J, Alberti, K P, Cochet, A, Ihekweazu, C, Nathan, N, Payne, L, Porten, K, Sauvageot, D, Schimmer, B, Fermon, F, Burny, M E, Hersh, B S, Guerin, P J

“…Despite the comprehensive World Health Organization (WHO)/United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) measles mortality-reduction strategy and the Measles…”
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Low treatment initiation rates among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Gauteng, South Africa, 2011 by Ebonwu, J. I., Tint, K. S., Ihekweazu, C.

“…SETTING: Gauteng, South Africa.OBJECTIVE: To determine treatment uptake among newly diagnosed multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients and risk…”
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A large foodborne outbreak of norovirus in diners at a restaurant in England between January and February 2009 by SMITH, A. J., McCARTHY, N., SALDANA, L., IHEKWEAZU, C., McPHEDRAN, K., ADAK, G. K., ITURRIZA-GÓMARA, M., BICKLER, G., O'MOORE, É.

“…An outbreak of gastroenteritis affected at least 240 persons who had eaten at a gourmet restaurant over a period of 7 weeks in 2009 in England…”
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Large outbreak of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 infection in visitors to a petting farm in South East England, 2009 by IHEKWEAZU, C., CARROLL, K., ADAK, B., SMITH, G., PRITCHARD, G. C., GILLESPIE, I. A., VERLANDER, N. Q., HARVEY-VINCE, L., REACHER, M., EDEGHERE, O., SULTAN, B., COOPER, R., MORGAN, G., KINROSS, P. T. N., BOXALL, N. S., IVERSEN, A., BICKLER, G.

“…In the summer of 2009, an outbreak of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157 (VTEC O157) was identified in visitors to a large petting farm in South East…”
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Verbal autopsy can consistently measure AIDS mortality: a validation study in Tanzania and Zimbabwe by Lopman, B, Cook, A, Smith, J, Chawira, G, Urassa, M, Kumogola, Y, Isingo, R, Ihekweazu, C, Ruwende, J, Ndege, M, Gregson, S, Zaba, B, Boerma, T

“…BackgroundVerbal autopsy is currently the only option for obtaining cause of death information in most populations with a widespread HIV/AIDS…”
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