Peace Nkiruka Okeke

University of Texas at Tyler · Center for Biomedical Research

The literature suggests that West Africa is the epicenter of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2), with only sporadic cases occurring in other parts of the world. However, surveillance has shown that both the incidence and prevalence of HIV-2 infection are declining in West Africa. This systematic literature review identifies the factors inf...

Lassa fever over the years has been endemic in West Africa, having its origin in the Northern parts of Nigeria. The continual occurrence of the disease in Nigeria most especially has become an issue of serious concern. Modern methods to contain and control the spread of this deadly disease would require coordinated efforts by health practitioners a...

Avian influenza H7N9 virus is a single stranded, negative sense, enveloped and segmented RNA virus that belongs to the Orthomyxoviridae family. This virus first appeared in march 2013 and it models a pandemic threat to man because of the segmented nature of its genome which makes the virus prone to mutations. This virus if not properly managed may...

Two serogroups of Vibrio cholerae, O1 and O139 are recognized for explosive outbreaks of severe diarhoea and have an inclination to causing pandemics with 60% of all cases occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Screening for cholera is seldomly carried out in cases of acute watery diarrhoea in hospitals. Objective: The aim of this study is to determine t...