| Updated unified phylogenetic classification system and revised nomenclature for Newcastle disease virus KM Dimitrov, C Abolnik, CL Afonso, E Albina, J Bahl, M Berg, FX Briand, ... Infection, Genetics and Evolution 74, 103917, 2019 | 431 | 2019 |
| A robust and cost-effective approach to sequence and analyze complete genomes of small RNA viruses KM Dimitrov, P Sharma, JD Volkening, IV Goraichuk, A Wajid, ... Virology Journal 14, 1-14, 2017 | 104 | 2017 |
| Disentangling the role of Africa in the global spread of H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza A Fusaro, B Zecchin, B Vrancken, C Abolnik, R Ademun, A Alassane, ... Nature communications 10 (1), 5310, 2019 | 94 | 2019 |
| Highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in poultry, Nigeria, 2015 I Monne, C Meseko, T Joannis, I Shittu, M Ahmed, L Tassoni, A Fusaro, ... Emerging infectious diseases 21 (7), 1275, 2015 | 88 | 2015 |
| Evolutionary dynamics of multiple sublineages of H5N1 influenza viruses in Nigeria from 2006 to 2008 A Fusaro, MI Nelson, T Joannis, L Bertolotti, I Monne, A Salviato, ... Journal of virology 84 (7), 3239-3247, 2010 | 58 | 2010 |
| In-ovo evaluation of the antiviral activity of methanolic root-bark extract of the African Baobab (Adansonia digitata Lin) LK Sulaiman, OA Oladele, IA Shittu, BO Emikpe, AT Oladokun, ... African journal of Biotechnology 10 (20), 4256-4258, 2011 | 56 | 2011 |
| Field and laboratory findings of the first incursion of the Asian H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Africa P De Benedictis, T Manuel Joannis, L Hannatu Lombin, I Shittu, ... Avian Pathology 36 (2), 115-117, 2007 | 49 | 2007 |
| Seroprevalence of fowl pox antibody in indigenous chickens in Jos North and South council areas of Plateau State, Nigeria: Implication for vector vaccine MC Adebajo, SI Ademola, A Oluwaseun International Scholarly Research Notices 2012 (1), 154971, 2012 | 47* | 2012 |
| Genomic comparison of Newcastle disease viruses isolated in Nigeria between 2002 and 2015 reveals circulation of highly diverse genotypes and spillover into wild birds CN Welch, I Shittu, C Abolnik, P Solomon, KM Dimitrov, TL Taylor, ... Archives of virology 164, 2031-2047, 2019 | 44 | 2019 |
| Molecular characterization of field infectious bursal disease virus isolates from Nigeria IO Nwagbo, I Shittu, CI Nwosuh, GO Ezeifeka, FJC Odibo, LO Michel, ... Veterinary world 9 (12), 1420, 2016 | 43 | 2016 |
| Newcastle disease virus infection in quail L Susta, D Segovia, TL Olivier, KM Dimitrov, I Shittu, V Marcano, PJ Miller Veterinary Pathology 55 (5), 682-692, 2018 | 37 | 2018 |
| Newcastle disease in Nigeria: epizootiology and current knowledge of circulating genotypes I Shittu, TM Joannis, GN Odaibo, OD Olaleye VirusDisease 27, 329-339, 2016 | 34 | 2016 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa and Eurasia ancestry of reassortant highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N8) virus, Europe, December 2019 E Świętoń, A Fusaro, I Shittu, K Niemczuk, B Zecchin, T Joannis, ... Emerging Infectious Diseases 26 (7), 1557, 2020 | 30 | 2020 |
| Development, characterization and optimization of a new suspension chicken-induced pluripotent cell line for the production of Newcastle disease vaccine I Shittu, Z Zhu, Y Lu, JM Hutcheson, SL Stice, FD West, M Donadeu, ... Biologicals 44 (1), 24-32, 2016 | 27 | 2016 |
| Complete genome sequence of a genotype XVII Newcastle disease virus, isolated from an apparently healthy domestic duck in Nigeria I Shittu, P Sharma, TM Joannis, JD Volkening, GN Odaibo, DO Olaleye, ... Genome Announcements 4 (1), 10.1128/genomea. 01716-15, 2016 | 25 | 2016 |
| Live bird markets in Nigeria: a potential reservoir for H9N2 avian influenza viruses L Sulaiman, I Shittu, A Fusaro, B Inuwa, B Zecchin, D Gado, A Schivo, ... Viruses 13 (8), 1445, 2021 | 23 | 2021 |
| Seroprevalence of Newcastle disease virus infection in rural household birds in Lafia, Akwanga and Keffi Metropolis, Nasarawa State Nigeria GO Echeonwu, J Ndako, I Shittu International Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2 (2), iii+ 109-112, 2012 | 23 | 2012 |
| Transboundary spread of equine influenza viruses (H3N8) in West and Central Africa: Molecular characterization of identified viruses during outbreaks in Niger and Senegal, in 2019 AA Diallo, MM Souley, A Issa Ibrahim, A Alassane, R Issa, H Gagara, ... Transboundary and emerging diseases 68 (3), 1253-1262, 2021 | 22 | 2021 |
| First detection of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza virus on the African continent I Shittu, A Bianco, D Gado, N Mkpuma, L Sulaiman, A Laleye, F Gobbo, ... Emerging Microbes & Infections 9 (1), 886-888, 2020 | 22 | 2020 |
| Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in Nigeria in 2015: evidence of widespread circulation of WA2 clade 2.3. 2.1 c I Shittu, CA Meseko, DA Gado, AK Olawuyi, CN Chinyere, E Anefu, ... Archives of Virology 162, 841-847, 2017 | 19 | 2017 |
Clement MesekoVeterinarian & Virologist at National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom NigeriaVerified email at nvri.gov.ng
