One Health (Dec 2021)
Prioritization of zoonotic diseases of public health significance in Nigeria using the one-health approach
- Chikwe Ihekweazu,
- Charles Akataobi Michael,
- Patrick M. Nguku,
- Ndadilnasiya Endie Waziri,
- Abdulrazaq Garba Habib,
- Mathew Muturi,
- Abayomi Olufemi,
- Asabe A. Dzikwi-Emennaa,
- Muhammad Shakir Balogun,
- Tyakaray Ibrahim Visa,
- Mahmood Muazu Dalhat,
- Nnomzie Charles Atama,
- Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo,
- Gideon Mbrusa Mshelbwala,
- Columba Teru Vakuru,
- Junaidu Kabir,
- Emmanuel C. Okolocha,
- Jarlath U. Umoh,
- Babasola Olugasa,
- Olutayo Babalobi,
- Lami Lombin,
- Simeon Cadmus,
- Charles Akataobi Michael,
- Kaitlin Sandhaus,
- Philip M. Ricks,
- Albert Ogunkoya,
- Sola Aruna,
- Aisha Abubakar,
- Yusuf Bidemi,
- Kariuki Njenga,
- Garba Ibrahim,
- Olukemi Adekanmbi,
- Ifeoma Nwadiuto,
- Idris S. Hadejia,
- Gatai Nganda,
- Jarlath U. Umoh,
- Kwaga Jacob,
- Olajide Owolodun,
- Okafor Christoper,
- T.Z. Gandi Benjamin Tule,
- Habib Abdulrazak,
- Dooshima Kwange,
- Sabitu Kabiru,
- Babasola Olugasa,
- Gidado M. Muhammed,
- Tony Joannis,
- Sunday Omilabu,
- Junaid Kabir,
- G.A.T. Ogundipe,
- Olubunmi Ojo,
- Obasanya Joshua,
- Aisha Abubakar Sadiq,
- Olayinka Adebola,
- Abdullahi A. Magaji,
- Aisha Nasir,
- Dan Duvall,
- S. Tekki,
- Sati Ngulukun,
- Dotun Soruuke,
- Abiodun Egumenu,
- Ibro Idiona,
- Oyiri Ferdinand,
- Olufemi Abayomi,
- Ilori Elsie,
- Visa I. Tyakaray,
- Angela Oyo-Ita,
- Godson Ana,
- Olaniran Alabi,
- Mabel Aworh,
- John Kvagai,
- Gana Chinyere,
- Okara Gloria
Affiliations
- Chikwe Ihekweazu
- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
- Charles Akataobi Michael
- Africa Field Epidemiology Network, Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria; Correspondence author at: Africa Field Epidemiology Network, Abuja, Nigeria.
- Patrick M. Nguku
- Africa Field Epidemiology Network, Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria
- Ndadilnasiya Endie Waziri
- Africa Field Epidemiology Network, Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria
- Abdulrazaq Garba Habib
- Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
- Mathew Muturi
- Kenya Zoonotic Disease Unit, Directorate of Veterinary Services, Kenya
- Abayomi Olufemi
- Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Abuja, Nigeria
- Asabe A. Dzikwi-Emennaa
- University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
- Muhammad Shakir Balogun
- Africa Field Epidemiology Network, Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria
- Tyakaray Ibrahim Visa
- Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Abuja, Nigeria
- Mahmood Muazu Dalhat
- Africa Field Epidemiology Network, Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria
- Nnomzie Charles Atama
- Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Abuja, Nigeria
- Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo
- Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Abuja, Nigeria; Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
- Gideon Mbrusa Mshelbwala
- Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, Nigeria
- Columba Teru Vakuru
- Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, Nigeria
- Junaidu Kabir
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Emmanuel C. Okolocha
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Jarlath U. Umoh
- Akwa Ibom State University, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
- Babasola Olugasa
- University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
- Olutayo Babalobi
- University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
- Lami Lombin
- University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
- Simeon Cadmus
- University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
- Charles Akataobi Michael
- Africa Field Epidemiology Network, Abuja, Nigeria
- Kaitlin Sandhaus
- Global Implementation Solutions, Nigeria
- Philip M. Ricks
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
- Albert Ogunkoya
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- Sola Aruna
- University of Lagos, Nigeria
- Aisha Abubakar
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- Yusuf Bidemi
- University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Kariuki Njenga
- Center for Disease Control, Kenya
- Garba Ibrahim
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- Olukemi Adekanmbi
- University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Ifeoma Nwadiuto
- State Ministry of Health, Rivers States, Nigeria
- Idris S. Hadejia
- Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
- Gatai Nganda
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
- Jarlath U. Umoh
- Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot-Ekpene, Nigeria
- Kwaga Jacob
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- Olajide Owolodun
- National Veterinary Resaerch Institute, Vom, Nigeria
- Okafor Christoper
- Measure Evaluation, Abuja, Nigeria
- T.Z. Gandi Benjamin Tule
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- Habib Abdulrazak
- Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
- Dooshima Kwange
- Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, Nigeria
- Sabitu Kabiru
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- Babasola Olugasa
- University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Gidado M. Muhammed
- Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, Nigeria
- Tony Joannis
- National Veterinary Resaerch Institute, Vom, Nigeria
- Sunday Omilabu
- University of Lagos, Nigeria
- Junaid Kabir
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- G.A.T. Ogundipe
- University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Olubunmi Ojo
- Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
- Obasanya Joshua
- Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
- Aisha Abubakar Sadiq
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- Olayinka Adebola
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- Abdullahi A. Magaji
- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- Aisha Nasir
- Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rurual development, Abuja, Nigeria
- Dan Duvall
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
- S. Tekki
- National Veterianry Research Institute, Vom, Abuja, Nigeria
- Sati Ngulukun
- National Veterianry Research Institute, Vom, Abuja, Nigeria
- Dotun Soruuke
- University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Abiodun Egumenu
- Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
- Ibro Idiona
- Univer, Italy
- Oyiri Ferdinand
- Africa Field Epidemiology Network, Abuja, Nigeria
- Olufemi Abayomi
- Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nigeria
- Ilori Elsie
- Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
- Visa I. Tyakaray
- Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nigeria
- Angela Oyo-Ita
- University of Calabar, Cross-Rivers State, Nigeria
- Godson Ana
- University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Olaniran Alabi
- Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, Nigeria
- Mabel Aworh
- Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, Nigeria
- John Kvagai
- World Health Organization, Abuja, Nigeria
- Gana Chinyere
- Africa Field Epidemiology Network, Abuja, Nigeria
- Okara Gloria
- Africa Field Epidemiology Network, Abuja, Nigeria
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13
p. 100257
Abstract
Nigeria, with a population of over 190 million people, is rated among the 10 countries with the highest burden of infectious and zoonotic diseases globally. In Nigeria, there exist a sub-optimal surveillance system to monitor and track priority zoonoses. We therefore conducted a prioritization of zoonotic diseases for the first time in Nigeria to guide prevention and control efforts. Towards this, a two-day in-country consultative meeting involving experts from the human, animal, and environmental health backgrounds prioritized zoonotic diseases using a modified semi-quantitative One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization tool in July 2017. Overall, 36 of 52 previously selected zoonoses were identified for prioritization. Five selection criteria were used to arrive at the relative importance of prioritized diseases based on their weighted score. Overall, this zoonotic disease prioritization process marks the first major step of bringing together experts from the human-animal-environment health spectrum in Nigeria. Importantly, the country ranked rabies, avian influenza, Ebola Virus Disease, swine influenza and anthrax as the first five priority zoonoses in Nigeria. Finally, this One Health approach to prioritizing important zoonoses is a step that will help to guide future tracking and monitoring of diseases of grave public health importance in Nigeria.
