Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

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Covid-19 infection: Successful global spread, challenges to public health surveillance, and lessons learnt

Taofik Ogunkunle
  • Taofik Ogunkunle
  • Department of Paediatrics, Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, P. M. B 007, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
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Surajudeen Bello
  • Surajudeen Bello
  • Department of Paediatrics, Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, P. M. B 007, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
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Rasheedat Ibraheem
  • Rasheedat Ibraheem
  • Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
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Sherifat Katibi
  • Sherifat Katibi
  • Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
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Tajudeen Ibrahim
  • Tajudeen Ibrahim
  • Department of Paediatrics, Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, P. M. B 007, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
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Abdulazeez Imam
  • Abdulazeez Imam
  • Health Systems Collaborative, Nuffield Department of Medicine, The University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Rasaq Olaosebikan
  • Rasaq Olaosebikan
  • Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
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  •  Received: 16 January 2023
  •  Accepted: 16 March 2023
  •  Published: 30 April 2023

How to cite this article

APA /
Ogunkunle, T., Bello, S., Ibraheem, R., Katibi, S., Ibrahim, T., Imam, A., & Olaosebikan, R. (2023). Covid-19 infection: Successful global spread, challenges to public health surveillance, and lessons learnt. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 15(2), 50-54.
Chicago /
Taofik Ogunkunle, Surajudeen Bello, Rasheedat Ibraheem, Sherifat Katibi, Tajudeen Ibrahim, Abdulazeez Imam and Rasaq Olaosebikan. "Covid-19 infection: Successful global spread, challenges to public health surveillance, and lessons learnt." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 15, no. 2 (2023): 50-54.
MLA /
Taofik Ogunkunle, et al. "Covid-19 infection: Successful global spread, challenges to public health surveillance, and lessons learnt." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 15.2 (2023): 50-54.