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AB Onoja, BA Onoja, B Onoja

Biography

Dr. A.B. Onoja had his primary education at America International School Yaounde, Cameroon, and Auntie Margaret International School Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. He then attended Command Secondary School Jos, Plateau State where he demonstrated excellent leadership qualities, was adept in military drills and became assistant head boy and cadet commander. Following an impressive performance in the West African Senior Secondary School Examinations (SSCE), he made it to the prestigious University of Ibadan where he bagged a degree as a Veterinary Surgeon in 2005. While in the Veterinary School, he was the national president of Veterinary Medical Students. He won the admiration of his peers/colleagues by his enthusiasm in showcasing the poor state of abattoirs in Nigeria and advocating for proper meat hygiene. His love for nature and science saw him graduating with a Master's degree and Ph.D. in Virology from the same university. He is Certified by the International Federation of Biosafety Association (IFBA) for Biorisk Management. Presently, he is the West African regional representative in the African Virologists Network (AVN), the umbrella body of virologists on the continent. He is a He is a faculty member in the College of Medicine, the University of Ibadan where he teaches medical/dental students, undergraduate microbiology, and graduate students. His research interest is arboviruses, emerging viruses, measles, polio, and tropical viral diseases. He has written several poems depicting viruses available at www.poemhunter.com.

Activities

Employment (1)

University of Ibadan: Ibadan, Oyo, NG

2012-07-19 to present | Lecturer (Department of Virology)
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Education and qualifications (1)

University of Ibadan: Ibadan, Oyo State/SW, NG

DVM, MSc, PhD (Department of Virology)
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Professional activities (3)

African Virologists Network : Accra, Africa, GH

Member and West Africa regional representative
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: VA, VA, US

2018-12-29 to present | Member (Global health)
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International Society for Infectious Disease: Brookline, MA, US

2014-06-21 to present | Member (Infectious Disease )
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Funding (5)

Development of Automated, Improved and Simplified HIV Drug Resistance Assay Using Full Genome Sequencing.

2018-03 to 2019-02 | Award
Northwestern University (IL, IL, US)
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UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN MEDICAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE JUNIOR FACULTY TRAINING PROGRAM

2016-10 to 2018-10 | Award
Fogarty International Center (MD, MD, US)
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D43TW010140

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MEPIN linked year 03 mentored award

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Fogarty International Center (MD, MD, US)
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1R24W008878

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Murli T. Chellarams Foundation

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Murli Chellaram Foundation (Overseas, Europe and Africa, NG)
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Nigeria-São Tome and Principe postgraduate award

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Government of Nigeria and São Tomé and Príncipe (Abuja , West Africa, ST)
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Works (41)

Global genomic surveillance of monkeypox virus

Nature Medicine
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: James R. Otieno; Christopher Ruis; Anyebe B. Onoja; Krutika Kuppalli; Ana Hoxha; Andreas Nitsche; Annika Brinkmann; Janine Michel; Placide Mbala-Kingebeni; Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka et al.
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Detection and genetic characterization of orf virus from sheep and goats in Nigeria

Tropical Animal Health and Production
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: B. A. Onoja; A. M. Adamu; A. S. Anyang; A. O. Oragwa; G. K. Omeiza; O. H. Olabode; P. F. Horwood
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Metagenomic Detection and Genetic Characterization of Human Sapoviruses among Children with Acute Flaccid Paralysis in Nigeria

Pathogens
2024-03-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Uwem Etop George; Temitope O. C. Faleye; Lander De Coninck; Sheriff Tunde Agbaje; Ijeoma Maryjoy Ifeorah; Bernard Anyebe Onoja; Elijah Igbekele Oni; Adebowale Oluseyi Olayinka; Toluwani Goodnews Ajileye; Arthur Obinna Oragwa et al.
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Changing Ecotypes of Dengue Virus 2 Serotype in Nigeria and the Emergence of Cosmopolitan and Asian I Lineages, 1966–2019

Vaccines
2023-02-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Bernard A. Onoja; Mamoudou Maiga; Ridwan O. Adesola; Andrew M. Adamu; Oyelola A. Adegboye
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Recurrent Episodes of Some Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Pathogens
2022-10-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Anyebe Bernard Onoja; Arome Cornelius Omatola; Mamoudou Maiga; Ishaya Samuel Gadzama
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Virological investigation of fatal rabies in a minor bitten by a mongrel in Nigeria.

The Pan African medical journal
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Tekki IS; Onoja BA; Faneye AO; Shittu I; Odaibo GN; Olaleye DO
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Dengue in parts of the Guinea Savannah region of Nigeria and the risk of increased transmission.

International health
2021-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Omatola CA; Onoja AB; Moses E; Mahmud M; Mofolorunsho CK
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Measles in Developing Countries

Viruses and Viral Infections in Developing Countries
2020-06 | Other
Contributors: Anyebe Onoja; Oluwaseyi Ajagbe
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Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen among Febrile Patients in Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria

Journal of Tropical Medicine
2020-02-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Cornelius Arome Omatola; Bernard Anyebe Onoja; Joseph Agama
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Seroprevalence of chikungunya virus infection in five hospitals within Anyigba, Kogi State of Nigeria.

The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
2020-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Omatola CA; Onoja BA; Fassan PK; Osaruyi SA; Iyeh M; Samuel MA; Haruna PU
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Molecular Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Acetylcholinesterase-2 Gene From Culex pipiens And Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicine) in Nigeria.

Nigerian veterinary journal
2018-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Onoja AB; Maina MM; Opayele AV
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Dengue haemorrhagic fever: An emerging disease in Nigeria, West Africa

Journal of Infection and Public Health
2018-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Ademola H. Fagbami; Anyebe B. Onoja
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of medical laboratory practitioners in the fight against Ebola virus disease.

Journal of virus eradication
2018-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Hamid KM; Yusuf I; Onoja BA; Koki AY
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High Rate of Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigenemia Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kakuri, Kaduna State, North West Nigeria

Viral Immunology
2017-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Cornelius Arome Omatola; Bernard Anyebe Onoja; Temitope Thomas
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Status of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity in Veterinary Research Facilities in Nigeria

Safety and Health at Work
2017-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Ismail Ayoade Odetokun; Afusat Toyin Jagun-Jubril; Bernard A. Onoja; Yiltawe Simwal Wungak; Ibrahim Adisa Raufu; Jessica Corron Chen
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Yellow fever vaccination in Nigeria: focus on Oyo State

Highland Journal of Medical Research
2016-11-12 | Journal article
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Fish condition factor, peroxisome proliferator activated receptors and biotransformation responses in Sarotherodon melanotheron from a contaminated freshwater dam (Awba Dam) in Ibadan, Nigeria

Marine Environmental Research
2016-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Aina O. Adeogun; Oju R. Ibor; Anyebe B. Onoja; Augustine Arukwe
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High rate of unrecognized dengue virus infection in parts of the rainforest region of Nigeria

Acta Tropica
2016-08 | Journal article
Contributors: A.B. Onoja; J.A. Adeniji; O.D. Olaleye
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Seasonal abundance and molecular identification of West Nile virus vectors, Culex pipens and Culex quinquefasciatus (diptera: culicidae) in Abeokuta, South-West, Nigeria

Afr H. Sci.
2016-05-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Babatunde Olanrewaju Motayo; Bernard Aneibe Onoja; Adedayo Omotayo Faneye; Johnson Adekunle Adeniji
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Immunity to poliovirus serotypes in children population of selected communities in South-west, Nigeria.

African journal of infectious diseases
2015-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Adeniji JA; Osundare FA; Adewumi OM; Onoja AB; Fagbami AH
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Evaluation of IgG antibodies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and associated risk factors for severe respiratory tract infections in pre- School children in north-central, Nigeria

2014 | Journal article
DOI:

10.4314/ajid.v8i2.4

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2-s2.0-84901461258

Contributors: Faneye, A.; Motayo, B.O.; Adesanmi, A.; Onoja, B.
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Rabies unending malady--Nigeria in perspective.

African journal of medicine and medical sciences
2014-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Onoja AB; Meseko CA; Tekki SI
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Seroprevalence of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus in Local Chickens in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, South East Nigeria

Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry
2014-11 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1080/15321819.2014.973116

Contributors: J. Abraham-Oyiguh; M. O. Adewumi; A. B. Onoja; I. Suleiman; L. K. Sulaiman; S. J. Ahmed; S. T. Jagboro
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Implication of vaccination on measles reduction and elimination in Nigeria.

African journal of medicine and medical sciences
2014-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Onoja AB; Hamid KM; Adeniji JA; Mukhtar MD
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Seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus among pregnant women attending Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano, Nigeria

Afr H. Sci.
2014-03-11 | Journal article
DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v14i1.19

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1680-6905

Contributors: KM Hamid; AB Onoja; UA Tofa; KN Garba
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Evaluation of IgG Antibodies Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and Associated Risk Factors for Severe Respiratory Tract Infections in Pre-School Children in North-Central, Nigeria.

African journal of infectious diseases
2014-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Faneye A; Motayo BO; Adesanmi A; Onoja B
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Global eradication of measles: A highly contagious and vaccine preventable disease-what went wrong in Africa?

Journal of Cell and Animal Biology
2013 | Journal article
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Measles complications in a Nigerian hospital setting

Clinical Reviews and Opinions
2013 | Journal article
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Kinetics of measles antibody by hemagglutination inhibition assay in children in south-west and north-central Nigeria.

2013-07 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.001

PMID:

23510540

Contributors: Onoja AB; Adeniji AJ
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POLIO VIRUS NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY DYNAMICS AMONG CHILDREN IN A NORTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA STATE

Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry
2012-06 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1080/15321819.2014.893889

Part of ISSN:

1532-1819

Contributors: Adekunle Johnson Adeniji; Anyebe Bernard Onoja; Moses Olubusuyi Adewumi
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SEROPREVALENCE RATES OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV) ANTIBODY AND HEPATITIS B VIRUS SURFACE ANTIGEN (HBsAg) IN BLOOD DONORS IN A, SOUTH-WESTERN, NIGERIAN CITY

Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry
2012-06 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1080/15321819.2014.899256

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1532-1819

Contributors: Babatunde O. Motayo; Onoja M. Akpa; Isreal Ezeani; Adedayo O. Faneye; Usen A. Ud; Bernard Onoja
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Comparative studies and microbial risk assessment of different Ready-to-Eat (RTE) frozen sea-foods processed in Ijora-olopa, Lagos State, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology
2010 | Journal article
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Feasibility and factors affecting global elimination and possible eradication of rabies in the world

Journal of General and Molecular Virology
2010 | Journal article
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Intricacies of newly emerged swine flu pandemic: A global environmental, medical and public health challenge-should the Nigeria be alarmed?

2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77956117680

Contributors: Okonko, I.O.; Onoja, B.A.; Udueze, A.O.; Adedeji, A.O.; Motayo, O.B.; Akanbi, O.A.; Ogun, A.A.
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Conflict and the spread of emerging infectious diseases: Where do we go from here?

African Journal of Microbiology Research
2009 | Journal article
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The Ear Canal Microflora in Domestic Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) with Particular Reference to Staphylococci

Philippine Journal of Veterinary Medicine
2009 | Journal article
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The role of vaccines in elimination and global eradication of measles: A review of literature

2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77953658405

Contributors: Okonko, I.O.; Onoja, B.A.; Adedeji, A.O.; Ogun, A.A.; Udeze, A.O.; Ejembi, J.; Garba, K.N.; Egun, O.C.; Fowotade, A.
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Baseline Salmonella agglutinin titres in apparently healthy freshmen in Awka, South Eastern, Nigeria

Scientific Research and Essays
2008 | Journal article
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Eunice Temilade, and Adedeji Adetola Olamide. Comparative studies and microbial risk assessment of. different Ready-to-Eat (RTE) frozen sea-foods processed in Ijora-olopa, Lagos State

Nigeria African J. Biotechnol
2008 | Journal article
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The role of vaccine derived polioviruses in the global eradication of polio-the Nigeria experience as a case study

Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Reviews
2008 | Journal article
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The Sero-prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) among Patients Attending the Special Treatment Clinic at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Microbiology 23 (1)
1904 | Journal article
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Peer review (84 reviews for 14 publications/grants)

Review activity for African health sciences. (5)
Review activity for BMC infectious diseases (1)
Review activity for Bulletin of the World Health Organization. (1)
Review activity for Emerging microbes & infections. (1)
Review activity for Infectious diseases of poverty. (2)
Review activity for Journal of travel medicine (2)
Review activity for Nigeria veterinary journal. (14)
Review activity for Pathogens and global health. (2)
Review activity for PloS one. (2)
Review activity for Rapid reviews COVID-19. (1)
Review activity for Savannah Veterinary Journal. (1)
Review activity for Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences. (50)
Review activity for Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences. (1)
Review activity for Transboundary and emerging diseases. (1)