Diagnosis, Vaccines and Community Services

 

Diagnostics, Vaccines and Community Services

The Center is committed to stepwise elimination of rabies in West Africa. The strategy of vaccinating animals to preserve human lives is logically executed through engagement with the community.

 

Research Topics, Major Investigators and Collaborators

1. Indigenous knowledge, attitudes and care-seeking preferences associated with animal bites and rabies exposure in West Africa

Major Investigators: Dr. N. D. Jomah, Prof. B. Wahab, Dr. K. B. Darkwa

Doctoral Students: AKABA Selorm (Fellow); Nyakoi JOMAH

Supervisory Panel: Prof. B. O. Olugasa, Prof. Ajuwon, Prof. B. O. Emikpe

 

2. Time-series modeling and geographic mapping of dog-bite victims towards One Health support for stepwise elimination of rabies in selected communities of West Africa

Major Investigators:  Mrs. Funmilayo Sanni-Adeniyi, Prof. A. B. Ogunkoya

Masters and Doctoral Students: Dr. A. O. Olarinmoye, Dr. N. D. Jomah

Supervisory Panel: Prof. B. O. Olugasa, Associate Professor F. Ojo, Professor M. D. Dairo

 

3. Development and Evaluation of time-series models for Lassa fever prediction in selected West African communities

          Major Investigators: Prof. B. O. Olugasa, Prof. B. O. Emikpe, Dr. I. F. Ijagbone

          Masters and Doctoral Students: Eugene ODIGIE, Bamidele OGUNRO, Samuel OWOICHO

          Supervisory Panel: Prof. B. O. Emikpe, Prof. B. O. Olugasa, Prof. A. J. Fasunla, Dr. Odemuyiwa

 

4. Molecular epidemiology of rabies viruses in selected West African cities

      Major Investigators: Prof. A. B. Ogunkoya, Dr. O. T. Omobowale

      Masters and Doctoral Students: Dr. A. O. OLARINMOYE ADEOLA Oluwagbemiga

      Supervisory Panel: Dr. Emikpe, Dr. Olugasa, Dr. Fasunla, Dr. Odemuyiwa
 

5. Time-series modelling and molecular epidemiology of Influenza at the human-swine interface in selected West African cities

      Major Investigators: Prof. D. O. Oluwayelu, Prof. A. A. Adeniji

      Masters and Doctoral Students: Dr. Oluwagbemiga ADEOLA

      Supervisory Panel: Prof. B. O. Emikpe, Prof. B. O. Olugasa, Prof. A. J. Fasunla, Dr. Odemuyiwa 

 

WHO WE ARE

The Centre for Control and Prevention of Zoonoses (CCPZ) is an international hub for training, research and services in the surveillance of human-animal diseases in West Africa. CCPZ trains people to identify the causal agents, associated risk factors, mapping of the space and time distribution pattern of the problem, and promotes the containment of diseases at the human-animal-environment interface. CCPZ training curricula are at the levels of certificate of participation, Master of Science in Epizootiology (with specialty in spatial and spatio-temporal modeling; or serological and molecular epizootiology) and Doctor of the Philosophy. CCPZ’s mission is to train and support critical mass of highly skilled personnel in surveillance, control and prevention of emerging, endemic and neglected human-animal diseases in West Africa. 
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