Meet SHITTU HAMMED KOLAWOLE, an Academic Staff of Lagos State University.
Virology
Assistant Lecturer
Microbiology
At the Microbiology department office
Appointment on Visitation important
Topic: MOLECULAR SURVEILLANCE OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA.
Description: West Nile virus is an emerging zoonotic pathogen responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. As a member of the flavivirus genus, with the family flaviviridae. It is primarily transmitted through mosquito bites, with birds serving as the primary reservoir host.Human infection can range from asymptomatic to severe neuroinvasive diseases such as meningitis and encephalitis. Since its discovery in the West Nile district of Uganda in 1937, it has spread to various parts of the world, causing numerous outbreaks and posing a major public health challenge.
| # | Certificate | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | M.Sc (Medical Microbiology) | University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria. | 2015 |
Molecular Surveillance of West Nile virus in SouthWestern Nigeria.
West Nile virus is an emerging zoonotic pathogen responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. As a member of the flavivirus genus, with the family flaviviridae. It is primarily transmitted through mosquito bites, with birds serving as the primary reservoir host.Human infection can range from asymptomatic to severe neuroinvasive diseases such as meningitis and encephalitis. Since its discovery in the West Nile district of Uganda in 1937, it has spread to various parts of the world, causing numerous outbreaks and posing a major public health challenge. The virus is maintained within a bird-mosquito cycle and occassionally infects humans and other mammals. In humans, it can cause west nile fever, which ranges in severity from the mild flu like symptoms to severe neurological afflictions such as meningitis or encephalitis. The global spread of WNV has been facilitated by the ubiquity of birds that serve as its reservoir host.
SHITTU HAMMED is a Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Microbiology
SHITTU has a M.Sc in Medical Microbiology from University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria.
