Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
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Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Biography

Dr. Ibrahim Yusuf is partially responsible for the description of congenital cutaneous candidiasis, who was also implicated in the Nazi euthanasia program. Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

Publications

• Review Article   
  Epidemiology, Viral Pathogenesis, Host-Immune Response and PotentialVaccine Trial for the Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
  Author(s): Abbas Abel Anzaku*, Olasinbo Balogun, Akwashiki Ombugadu, Nneka Egbuchulam, Ibrahim Yusuf, Ifeanyichuku Odoh, Nurudeen Olalekan Oketade and Akpason Esla Amre
  
  Background: The current outbreak of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 raised fundamental public health concerns as its emergence has been marked the third introduction of a highly pathogenic coronavirus into the human population after SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV in the twenty-first century. Recent advancement of SARS-CoV-2 infection revealed mechanism of immune evasion during the pathogenesis. Hence, this study reviewed available literature on epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, viral pathogenesis, host immune response to the infection and potential vaccine trial for the treatment of the infection. Methods: Systematic review technique was used for this study. Results: This study provides an immunological insight i nto the SARS-CoV-2 infection for better understating of the virus and as well as the strategies for use in.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-8731.20.8.209

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