Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
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Research Unit, Initiative for Safe Use of Medicines, Nigeria

Biography

Dr. Nneka Egbuchulam is a versatile writer and scientist that published extensively in Antibiotics. He is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos, 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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