The novel coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, which is caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)[1] was first reported in December 2019 by Chinese …

Cooking with dirty-burning fuels is associated with health risk from household air pollution.
We assessed the prevalence of and factors associated with the use of cooking fuels, and …

Lassa fever cases have increased in Nigeria since 2016 with the highest number, 633 cases,
reported in 2018. From 1 January to 28 April 2019, 554 laboratory-confirmed cases …

Background Monkeypox virus (MPXV), is an emerging zoonotic virus that has had ongoing
public health impacts in endemic regions of Central and West Africa for over a half-century. …

Background Access to quality hypertension care is often poor in sub-Saharan Africa. Some
community pharmacies offer hypertension monitoring services, with and without involvement …

After a surge of monkeypox infections starting in May 2022, with more than 70 000 cases
globally—including 99% from countries without previous known endemic spread—by the end …

Nigeria is endemic for cholera since 1970, and Kano State report outbreaks annually with
high case fatality ratios ranging from 4.98%/2010 to 5.10%/2018 over the last decade. …

Background Salmonellosis causes significant morbidity and mortality in Africa. Information
on lineages of invasive Salmonella circulating in Nigeria is sparse. Methods Salmonella …

Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, cardiovascular disease is becoming a leading cause of
death, with high blood pressure as number one risk factor. In Nigeria, access and adherence …

Background With reports of surges in COVID-19 case numbers across over 50 countries,
country-level epidemiological analysis is required to inform context-appropriate response …