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Chikwe Ihekweazu

World of Medicine (Germany) · CH
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Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Modeling and Simulation
Research interest
Research interests include Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Disaster Response and Management, and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research.
h-index
51
citations
13,422
works
305
NIH funding
primary concept
Outbreak
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Recent publications

Genomics reveals zoonotic and sustained human mpox spread in West Africa
Nature 2025cited by 15position: middledoi
Africa's second plan to stop mpox outbreaks through intensification, integration, and legacy.
2025cited by 3position: contributordoi
Whole-genome sequencing reveals Enterobacter hormaechei as a key bloodstream pathogen in six tertiary care hospitals in southwestern Nigeria
Microbial Genomics 2025cited by 1position: contributordoi
Surveillance, outbreak detection, and early warning
Infectious Disease Emergencies: Preparedness and Response 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Lessons learnt from laboratory capacity building in supporting integrated disease serosurveillance using a multiplex bead assay in Nigeria
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Enablers and barriers to implementing cholera interventions in Nigeria: a community-based system dynamics approach
Health Policy and Planning 2024cited by 12position: middledoi
Lessons learnt from assessing and improving accuracy and positive predictive value of the national HIV testing algorithm in Nigeria.
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals <i>Enterobacter hormaechei</i> as a Key Bloodstream Pathogen in Six Tertiary Care Hospitals in Southwestern Nigeria
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
A Systematic Review of Antibiotic Use in Humans in Nigeria and its Potential Contribution to Rising Antimicrobial Resistance
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
A Systematic Review of Antibiotic Use in Humans in Nigeria and its Potential Contribution to Rising Antimicrobial Resistance
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
APOBEC3 deaminase editing in mpox virus as evidence for sustained human transmission since at least 2016
Science 2023cited by 198position: middledoi
Distinct monkeypox virus lineages co-circulating in humans before 2022
Nature Medicine 2023cited by 80position: middledoi
Mpox (monkeypox) risk and mortality associated with HIV infection: a national case–control study in Nigeria
BMJ Global Health 2023cited by 49position: middledoi
Metagenomic surveillance uncovers diverse and novel viral taxa in febrile patients from Nigeria
Nature Communications 2023cited by 28position: middledoi
Training a Continent: A Process Evaluation of Virtual Training on Infection Prevention and Control in Africa During COVID-19
Global Health Science and Practice 2023cited by 14position: middledoi
The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation
The Lancet 2022cited by 338position: middledoi
The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance
Science 2022cited by 174position: middledoi
Population health outcomes in Nigeria compared with other west African countries, 1998-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.
UCL Discovery (University College London) 2022cited by 53position: middledoi
Epidemiology, diagnostics and factors associated with mortality during a cholera epidemic in Nigeria, October 2020–October 2021: a retrospective analysis of national surveillance data
BMJ Open 2022cited by 45position: middledoi
Pathogens that Cause Illness Clinically Indistinguishable from Lassa Fever, Nigeria, 2018
Emerging infectious diseases 2022cited by 9position: lastdoi
A standardised Phase III clinical trial framework to assess therapeutic interventions for Lassa fever
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2022cited by 9position: middledoi
Baseline study for improving diagnostic stewardship at secondary health care facilities in Nigeria.
2022cited by 7position: contributordoi
Analysis of sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with Lassa fever disease and mortality in Nigeria.
2022cited by 6position: contributordoi
COVID-19 mortality rate and its associated factors during the first and second waves in Nigeria.
2022cited by 5position: contributordoi
Telling our own story in global health-experience from Nigeria.
2022cited by 0position: contributordoi
Contact Tracing and the COVID-19 Response in Africa: Best Practices, Key Challenges, and Lessons Learned from Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2021cited by 105position: middledoi
Guidance for Health Care Leaders During the Recovery Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMA Network Open 2021cited by 66position: middledoi
Disease surveillance for the COVID-19 era: time for bold changes
The Lancet 2021cited by 59position: middledoi
African National Public Health Institutes Responses to COVID-19: Innovations, Systems Changes, and Challenges
Health Security 2021cited by 24position: middledoi
Improving National Intelligence for Public Health Preparedness: a methodological approach to finding local multi-sector indicators for health security
BMJ Global Health 2021cited by 17position: middledoi

Grants

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Frequent collaborators

· 12 papers (2019–2025)Abiodun Egwuenu · Nigeria Centre for Disease Control7 papers (2021–2025) · 6 papers (2021–2025)Iruka N. Okeke · University of Ibadan6 papers (2021–2025)David M. Aanensen · Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre4 papers (2021–2025) · 4 papers (2021–2025)Silvia Argimón · Robert Koch Institute4 papers (2021–2025)Aaron O. Aboderin · Wellcome Trust4 papers (2021–2025)Anthony Underwood · Centre for Human Genetics4 papers (2021–2025)Ayorinde O. Afolayan · University Medical Center Freiburg4 papers (2021–2025)Tochi Okwor · University of Manchester4 papers (2022–2025)Adama Ahmad · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine3 papers (2022–2023)Nnaemeka Ndodo · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine3 papers (2022–2023)Lothar H. Wieler · Hasso Plattner Institute3 papers (2020–2021)Ifedayo Adetifa · Kenya Medical Research Institute3 papers (2023–2023)Afolabi Akinpelu · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine3 papers (2022–2023)Kuiama Lewandowski · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine3 papers (2022–2023)Adebola T Olayinka · Ahmadu Bello University Faculty of Medicine3 papers (2022–2024) · 2 papers (2020–2021)Winifred Ukponu · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine2 papers (2021–2022)
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