Thumbnail Image
Publication

Combating the zoonotic trio of Ebola virus disease, Lassa fever, and COVID-19 in Nigeria: a retrospection of the challenges and lessons

Elebesunu, Emmanuel E.
; 
Effiong, Fortune B.
; 
Asika, Marvellous O.
; 
Fadele, Precious K.
; 
Onyeogalu, Favour A.
; 
Okafor, Charles A.
; 
Scott, Godfred Y.
Advisors
Editors
Other Contributors
Affiliation
University of Nigeria; University of Calabar; Institute of Human Virology, Abuja; University of Chester; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
EPub Date
Publication Date
2023-07-03
Submitted Date
Collections
Chester Medical School
Show all metadata
Files
Thumbnail Image
Article - VoR
Adobe PDF, 274.19 KB
Other Titles
Abstract
Various infectious disease outbreaks linked to zoonotic sources have been recorded over the years, some of which have resulted in epidemics on a national, regional, or global scale. In Africa, a number of such outbreaks occur intermittently, especially in countries like Nigeria with a high-risk of epidemiological transmission. Three viral outbreaks with zoonotic links have hit the Nigerian healthcare system hardest, which are the Ebola virus disease, Lassa fever and Coronavirus disease 2019. Due to the fragile nature of the Nigerian health system, several challenges were encountered in the process of responding to these viral outbreaks, some of which included inadequate healthcare infrastructure, limited diagnostic capacity, unfledged nature of emergency response, unsatisfactory remuneration of health workers, misinformation trends, amongst others. By reminiscing on the challenges and lessons learnt from these viral disease outbreaks, the Nigerian government and policymakers will be able to adopt more effective approaches towards emergency preparedness for future outbreaks of infectious diseases.
Citation
Elebesunu, E. E., Effiong, F. B., Asika, M. O., Fadele, P. K., Onyeogalu, F. A., Okafor, C. A., & Scott, G. Y. (2023). Combating the zoonotic trio of Ebola virus disease, Lassa fever, and COVID-19 in Nigeria: A retrospection of the challenges and lessons. Annals of Medicine & Surgery, 85(8), 3955-3959. https://doi.org/10.1097/MS9.0000000000001038
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer Health
Journal
Annals of Medicine & Surgery
Research Unit
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10034/627984
DOI
10.1097/MS9.0000000000001038
PubMed ID
PubMed Central ID
Type
Article
Language
Description
Series/Report no.
ISSN
2049-0801
EISSN
ISBN
ISMN
Gov't Doc
Test Link
Sponsors
Additional Links
https://journals.lww.com/annals-of-medicine-and-surgery/fulltext/2023/08000/combating_the_zoonotic_trio_of_ebola_virus.29.aspx