Impact of pandemics and disruptions to vaccination on infectious diseases epidemiology past and present

E Hamson, C Forbes, P Wittkopf, A Pandey… - Human vaccines & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Infectious diseases are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with vaccines
playing a critical role in preventing deaths. To better understand the impact of low …

Impact of COVID-19 on routine childhood immunisations in low-and middle-income countries: A scoping review

M Dalton, B Sanderson, LJ Robinson… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Routine vaccines are critical to child health. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted
essential health services, particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). We …

Disruptions to routine childhood vaccinations in low-and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

AM Cardoso Pinto, L Ranasinghe, PJ Dodd… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine childhood vaccinations
worldwide with low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) most affected. This study aims to …

Status of Routine Immunization Coverage in the World Health Organization African Region Three Years into the COVID-19 Pandemic

F Mboussou, S Kada, MC Danovaro-Holliday… - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Data from the WHO and UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC)
2022 revision were analyzed to assess the status of routine immunization in the WHO …

How the COVID-19 pandemic affected infant vaccination trends in rural and urban communities in Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

AA Adegoke, FM Balogun - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study compared the infant vaccination trends a year before and a year after
the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in selected urban and rural communities in Ibadan …

The evolution of household forgone essential care and its determinants during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria: A longitudinal analysis

A Odunyemi, H Sohrabi, K Alam - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Apart from the morbidity and mortality, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
has increased the predisposition of households in Nigeria to forgone care, thereby …

[PDF][PDF] Measles Vaccine Coverage and Disease Outbreaks: A Systematic Review of the Early Impact of COVID-19 in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries

A Packham, AE Taylor, MP Karangwa… - … Journal of Public …, 2024 - ssph-journal.org
Objectives: We aimed to evaluate changes to measles-containing vaccine (MCV) provision
and subsequent measles disease cases in low-and lower-middle income countries (LICs …

[HTML][HTML] Combating recurrent measles outbreaks in Nigeria: Short-term and long-term strategies

I Olufadewa, D Bamidele, T Olufadewa… - Journal of Medicine …, 2024 - Elsevier
Measles remains a critical public health threat in Nigeria, with high incidence rates and low
vaccination coverage, particularly in the northern zones. This study identifies the drivers of …

DNA barcode identification of a tropical liver fluke (Fasciola gigantica) in cattle from Oyo, southwestern Nigeria

AE Alaba, AG Ogunlade, JO Olayiwola… - The Journal of Basic and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Fascioliasis is a major parasite illness that affects ruminants, both domesticated
and free, and has an impact on public health and animals' productivity. The genetic diversity …

Understanding the Challenges of Advocacy Communication, Social Mobilization, and Operationalization for COVID-19 and Routine Immunization in Nigeria

S Isiaka, S Asaolu, S Gab-Deedam… - … journal of tropical …, 2024 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The primary goal of program communication in public health is to influence behaviors. It also
aims to raise awareness and ultimately improve health outcomes. Under the umbrella of …