TY - JOUR
T1 - Applied One Health
T2 - Nigeria National Veterinary Research Institute COVID-19 pandemic response
AU - Meseko, Clement A.
AU - Shittu, Ismaila
AU - Asala, Olayinka O.
AU - Adedeji, Adeyinka J.
AU - Laleye, Tinuke A.
AU - Agusi, Ebere R.
AU - Gado, Dorcas A.
AU - Olawuyi, Kayode A.
AU - Mkpuma, Nicodemus
AU - Chinonyerem, Chinyere
AU - Inuwa, Bitrus
AU - Chima, Nneka
AU - Akintola, Ruth
AU - Nyango, Patrick
AU - Luka, Hellen
AU - Bakam, Judith
AU - Atai, Rebecca
AU - Kabantiyok, Dennis
AU - Samson, Mark
AU - Daniel, Thankgod
AU - Oyetunde, Joshua
AU - Owolodun, Olajide A.
AU - Lazarus, David D.
AU - Obishakin, Emmanuel T.
AU - Luka, Pam D.
AU - Audu, Benshak J.
AU - Makama, Sunday
AU - Ularamu, Hussaini G.
AU - Wungak, Yiltawe S.
AU - Ahmed, James S.
AU - Ocholi, Reuben A.
AU - Muhammad, Maryam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024. The Authors.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the death of 7.1 million people worldwide as of 7 July 2024. In Nigeria, the first confirmed case was reported on 27 February 2020, subsequently followed by a nationwide spread of SARS-CoV-2 with morbidity and mortality reaching 267 173 and 3155, respectively, as of 7 July 2024. At the beginning of the pandemic, only a few public health laboratories in Nigeria had the capacity for SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnosis. The National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), already experienced in influenza diagnosis, responded to the public health challenge for the diagnosis of COVID-19 samples from humans. The feat was possible through the collective utilisation of NVRI human and material resources, including biosafety facilities, equipment, reagents and consumables donated by international partners and collaborators. Within 6 months of the reported COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria, over 33 000 samples were processed in NVRI facilities covering five states. Thereafter, many field and laboratory projects were jointly implemented between NVRI and collaborating sectors including the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), which brought together professionals in the health, veterinary, education and socio-sciences. In addition, One Health grants were secured to enhance surveillance for coronavirus and other zoonoses and build capacity in genomics. Bio-surveillance for coronaviruses and other emerging zoonotic pathogens at the human– animal interface was activated and continued with sample collection and analysis in the laboratory for coronaviruses, Lassa fever virus and Mpox. One Health approach has shown that inter-sectoral and multinational collaboration for diagnosis, research and development in animals, and the environment to better understand pathogen spillover events at the human–animal interface is an important global health priority and pandemic preparedness.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the death of 7.1 million people worldwide as of 7 July 2024. In Nigeria, the first confirmed case was reported on 27 February 2020, subsequently followed by a nationwide spread of SARS-CoV-2 with morbidity and mortality reaching 267 173 and 3155, respectively, as of 7 July 2024. At the beginning of the pandemic, only a few public health laboratories in Nigeria had the capacity for SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnosis. The National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), already experienced in influenza diagnosis, responded to the public health challenge for the diagnosis of COVID-19 samples from humans. The feat was possible through the collective utilisation of NVRI human and material resources, including biosafety facilities, equipment, reagents and consumables donated by international partners and collaborators. Within 6 months of the reported COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria, over 33 000 samples were processed in NVRI facilities covering five states. Thereafter, many field and laboratory projects were jointly implemented between NVRI and collaborating sectors including the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), which brought together professionals in the health, veterinary, education and socio-sciences. In addition, One Health grants were secured to enhance surveillance for coronavirus and other zoonoses and build capacity in genomics. Bio-surveillance for coronaviruses and other emerging zoonotic pathogens at the human– animal interface was activated and continued with sample collection and analysis in the laboratory for coronaviruses, Lassa fever virus and Mpox. One Health approach has shown that inter-sectoral and multinational collaboration for diagnosis, research and development in animals, and the environment to better understand pathogen spillover events at the human–animal interface is an important global health priority and pandemic preparedness.
KW - COVID-19 pandemic
KW - diagnosis
KW - NVRI
KW - One Health
KW - SARS-CoV-2
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U2 - 10.4102/ojvr.v91i2.2156
DO - 10.4102/ojvr.v91i2.2156
M3 - Article
C2 - 39354784
AN - SCOPUS:85205360997
SN - 0030-2465
VL - 91
JO - Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
JF - Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
IS - 2
M1 - a2156
ER -