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National Open University of Nigeria: Abuja, FCT, NG

2019-07-03 to present | Professor & Director Research Administration and Advancement (Pure and Applied Sciences)
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Chiedu Mafiana

National Universities Commission: Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NG

2014 to 2019 | Deputy Executive Secretary (Executive Secretary's Office)
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Chiedu Mafiana

National Universities Commission: Abuja, NG

2007 to 2011 | Director (Quality Asurrance)
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Chiedu Mafiana

University of Agriculture: Abeokuta, Ogun, NG

1989 to 2007 | Lecturer/Professor (Biological Sciences)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Lagos: Lagos, NG

B.Sc Zoology (Department of Zoology)
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University of Benin: Benin-City, NG

1988 to present | Ph.D (Zoology)
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Professional activities (3)

Zoological Society of Nigeria: Ibadan, Oyo, NG

Fellow Zoological Society of Nigeria FZSN
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Parasitology and Public Health Society of Nigeria: Abuja, FC, NG

Fellow Parasitology and Public Health Society of Nigeria
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Parasitology and Public Health Society of Nigeria: Abuja, FC, NG

Trustee and Life Member
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Works (40)

Distribution of ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworm infections in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria

PLoS ONE
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85086278625

Part of ISBN:

19326203

Contributors: Mogaji, H.O.; Dedeke, G.A.; Bada, B.S.; Bankole, S.; Adeniji, A.; Fagbenro, M.T.; Omitola, O.O.; Oluwole, A.S.; Odoemene, N.S.; Abe, E.M. et al.
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The impact of Worms and Ladders, an innovative health educational board game on Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis control in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2020-09-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Dorcas B. Bassey; W. Evan Secor; Hammed O. Mogaji; Gabriel A. Dedeke; Bolanle I. Akeredolu-Ale; Eniola M. Abe; Akinola S. Oluwole; Abdulhakeem A. Adeniran; Olagunju A. Agboola; Chiedu F. Mafiana et al.
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Cytospecies Composition of Simulium damnosum Complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) Breeding in Oyan River, Southwestern Nigeria

African Entomology
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84962512052

Part of ISBN:

10213589

Contributors: Surakat, O.A.; Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Ademolu, K.A.; Shittu, O.; Adeleke, M.A.; Abimbola, W.A.; Adekunle, N.O.; Mafiana, C.F.
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Bayesian Geostatistical Model-Based Estimates of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection in Nigeria, Including Annual Deworming Requirements

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84929461356

Part of ISBN:

19352735 19352727

Contributors: Oluwole, A.S.; Ekpo, U.F.; Karagiannis-Voules, D.-A.; Abe, E.M.; Olamiju, F.O.; Isiyaku, S.; Okoronkwo, C.; Saka, Y.; Nebe, O.J.; Braide, E.I. et al.
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Twenty-three years after the first record of aedes albopictus in Nigeria: Its current distribution and potential epidemiological implications

African Entomology
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84942613686

Part of ISBN:

10213589

Contributors: Adeleke, M.A.; Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Garza-Hernandez, J.A.; Oluwole, A.S.; Mafiana, C.F.; Reyes-Villanueva, F.; Rodriguez-Perez, M.A.
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Mapping and prediction of schistosomiasis in Nigeria using compiled survey data and Bayesian geospatial modelling

Geospatial Health
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84878499792

Part of ISBN:

19707096 18271987

Contributors: Ekpo, U.F.; Hürlimann, E.; Schur, N.; Oluwole, A.S.; Abe, E.M.; Mafe, M.A.; Nebe, O.J.; Isiyaku, S.; Olamiju, F.; Kadiri, M. et al.
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Prevalence and effect of schistosome and soil-transmitted helminth infection on labour input in rice-growing communities of ogun state, Nigeria

Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84880489078

Part of ISBN:

22820930

Contributors: Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Akintola, O.; Atungwu, J.; Ekpo, U.F.; Adeleke, M.A.; Mafiana, C.F.
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Seasonal fluctuations of Simulium damnosum complex and Onchocerca microfilarial evaluation in river systems, South-west Nigeria

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84873608466

Part of ISBN:

17427584 17427592

Contributors: Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Adeleke, M.A.; Jayeola, O.A.; Adeyi, A.O.; Oluwole, A.S.; Adewale, B.; Mafiana, C.F.; Bissan, Y.; Toé, L.; Yameogo, L. et al.
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Biting on human body parts of Simulium vectors and its implication for the manifestation of Onchocerca nodules along Osun river, southwestern Nigeria

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84868026091

Part of ISBN:

09729062

Contributors: Adeleke, M.A.; Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Akinwale, O.P.; Olatunde, G.O.; Mafiana, C.F.
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Epidemiological evaluation of onchocerciasis along Ogun river system, Southwest Nigeria

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84864378448

Part of ISBN:

09729062

Contributors: Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Adeleke, M.A.; Jayeola, O.A.; Adeyi, A.O.; Oluwole, A.S.; Ikenga, M.; Lawniye, A.; Gazama, J.; Kagni, A.; Kosoko, T.O. et al.
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Rat model of food-induced non-obese-type 2 diabetes mellitus: Comparative pathophysiology and histopathology

International Journal of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84858163817

Part of ISBN:

19448171

Contributors: Adeyi, A.O.; Idowu, B.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Oluwalana, S.A.; Ajayi, O.L.; Akinloye, O.A.
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Rectal artesunates, their utilization, and parental perception in the management of malaria in children from abeokuta, southwestern nigeria

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84856888566

Part of ISBN:

15303667 15577759

Contributors: Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Agbeyangi, O.A.; Ekpo, U.F.; Akinloye, O.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Adeleke, M.A.
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Schistosomiasis in infants and pre-school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: Implication for control

Parasitology
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84861861672

Part of ISBN:

00311820 14698161

Contributors: Ekpo, U.F.; Oluwole, A.S.; Abe, E.M.; Etta, H.E.; Olamiju, F.; Mafiana, C.F.
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Comparative repellent activities of some plant extracts against simulium damnosum complex

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-80051498149

Part of ISBN:

15303667 15577759

Contributors: Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Adeleke, M.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Surakat, O.H.
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Biting behaviour of Simulium damnosum complex and Onchocerca volvulus infection along the Osun River, Southwest Nigeria

Parasites and Vectors
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77957365784

Part of ISBN:

17563305

Contributors: Adeleke, M.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Olatunde, G.O.; Ekpo, U.F.; Akinwale, O.P.; Toe, L.
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Molecular characterisation of the Simulium damnosum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) found along the Osun River system, in south-western Nigeria

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-78650181279

Part of ISBN:

00034983 13648594

Contributors: Adeleke, M.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Akinwale, O.P.; Olatunde, G.O.; Sanfo, S.M.; Adjami, A.; Toè, L.
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Population dynamics of indoor sampled mosquitoes and their implication in disease transmission in Abeokuta, south-western Nigeria

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77949493525

Part of ISBN:

09729062

Contributors: Adeleke, M.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Idowu, A.B.; Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Idowu, O.A.
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Urinary schistosomiasis among preschool children in a rural community near Abeokuta, Nigeria

Parasites and Vectors
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77954163801

Part of ISBN:

17563305

Contributors: Ekpo, U.F.; Laja-Deile, A.; Oluwole, A.S.; Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Mafiana, C.F.
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Cultivation and multiplication of viable axenic Trypanosoma vivax in vitro and in vivo

African Journal of Biotechnology
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-70349411982

Part of ISBN:

16845315

Contributors: Idowu, O.A.; Idowu, A.B.; Mafiana, C.F.; Sam-Wobo, S.O.
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Impact assessment of the use of insecticide-treated bed nets on parasitaemia and anaemia for malaria control in children, Ogun State, Nigeria

Public Health
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-66049163407

Part of ISBN:

00333506

Contributors: Adah, P.O.; Mafiana, C.F.; Sam-Wobo, S.O.
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Preliminary study on temporal variations in biting activity of Simulium damnosum s.l. in Abeokuta North LGA, Ogun State Nigeria

Parasites and Vectors
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-73349120538

Part of ISBN:

17563305

Contributors: Oluwole, A.S.; Ekpo, U.F.; Mafiana, C.F.; Adeofun, C.O.; Idowu, O.A.
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Geographical information system and predictive risk maps of urinary schistosomiasis in Ogun State, Nigeria

BMC Infectious Diseases
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-46349098082

Part of ISBN:

14712334

Contributors: Ekpo, U.F.; Mafiana, C.F.; Adeofun, C.O.; Solarin, A.R.T.; Idowu, A.B.
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Helminthiasis and hygiene conditions of schools in Ikenne, Ogun State, Nigeria

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-48949118004

Contributors: Ekpo, U.F.; Odoemene, S.N.; Mafiana, C.F.; Sam-Wobo, S.O.
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Morphometric studies on Culex quinquefasciatus and Mansonia africana (Diptera: Culicidae) in Abeokuta, south-western Nigeria.

Tanzania journal of health research
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-58149398898

Part of ISBN:

18216404

Contributors: Adeleke, M.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Idowu, A.B.; Adekunle, M.F.; Dansu, B.M.
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Perceptions and home management practices of malaria in some rural communities in Abeokuta, Nigeria

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-45049083327

Part of ISBN:

14778939

Contributors: Idowu, O.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Luwoye, I.J.; Adehanloye, O.
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Traditional birth home attendance and its implications for malaria control during pregnancy in Nigeria

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-44749093744

Part of ISBN:

00359203

Contributors: Idowu, O.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Sotiloye, D.
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MONRATE: A descriptive tool for calculation and prediction of re-infection of Ascaris lumbricoides (Ascaridida: Ascarididae)

Revista de Biologia Tropical
2007 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-47749089752

Part of ISBN:

00347744

Contributors: Sam-Wobo, S.O.; Mafiana, C.F.; Onashoga, S.A.; Vincent, O.R.
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Malaria among pregnant women in Abeokuta, Nigeria.

Tanzania health research bulletin
2006 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-33750632179

Part of ISBN:

08566496

Contributors: Idowu, O.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Dapo, S.
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Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus infections in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia
2006 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-33947715740

Part of ISBN:

09731245

Contributors: Ojo, D.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Adeniran-Sonola, A.
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Anaemia in pregnancy: A survey of pregnant women in Abeokuta, Nigeria

African Health Sciences
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33747302326

Part of ISBN:

16806905

Contributors: Idowu, O.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Dapo, S.
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Malaria in endemic area of Ogun State, Nigeria: Investigation of perceptions and practices among the residents and health providers

Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia
2005 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-33845889070

Part of ISBN:

09731245

Contributors: Ojo, D.A.; Mafiana, C.F.
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Prevalence of malaria and typhoid infections in endemic community of Ogun State, Nigeria

Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia
2005 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-33845909838

Part of ISBN:

09731245

Contributors: Ojo, D.A.; Mafiana, C.F.
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Sampling mosquitoes with CDC light trap in rice field and plantation communities in Ogun State, Nigeria.

Tanzania health research bulletin
2005 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-33750108473

Part of ISBN:

08566496

Contributors: Amusan, A.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Idowu, A.B.; Olatunde, G.O.
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Performance, proximate and mineral analyses of African giant land snail (Archachatina marginata) fed different nitrogen sources

African Journal of Biotechnology
2004 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-18944401516

Part of ISBN:

16845315 16845315

Contributors: Ademolu, K.O.; Idowu, A.B.; Mafiana, C.F.; Osinowo, O.A.
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Rhesus negative pregnant women in a traditional birth home in Abeokuta, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology
2003 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-3042829457

Part of ISBN:

16845315

Contributors: Idowu, O.A.; Mafiana, C.F.; Sotiloye, D.
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Urinary schistosomiasis in preschool children in settlements around Oyan Reservoir in Ogun State, Nigeria: Implications for control

Tropical Medicine and International Health
2003 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0037260996

Part of ISBN:

13602276

Contributors: Mafiana, C.F.; Ekpo, U.F.; Ojo, D.A.
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Schistosoma haematobium infection in Abeokuta.

African journal of medicine and medical sciences
1998 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0032009316

Part of ISBN:

03093913

Contributors: Mafiana, C.F.; Beyioku, Y.O.
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Soil transmitted helminth parasites of humans in a city in southwestern Nigeria

Helminthologia
1998 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0032272221

Part of ISBN:

04406605

Contributors: Mafiana, C.F.; Sodipe, M.B.; Koleoso, B.I.
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Urinary schistosomosis: An evaluation of microscopic egg count and chemical reagent strip in children in south-west Nigeria

Helminthologia
1998 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0032364102

Part of ISBN:

04406605

Contributors: Mafiana, C.F.; Omotayo, A.B.
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Gastrointestinal helminth parasites of the black rat (Rattus rattus) in Abeokuta, southwest Nigeria

Journal of Helminthology
1997 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0030928580

Part of ISBN:

0022149X

Contributors: Mafiana, C.F.; Osho, M.B.; Sam-Wobo, S.
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