Elekwa Phillip

Climate Change, Ecosystem Loss, and Emerging Infectious Diseases in Nigeria

Taiwo Bakare-Abidola, Aluna Elizabeth Ese, Victoria Abiodun, Elekwa Phillip, Olayemi Alice Oguntunde, Abdulsamad Afolarin Ahmed, Demilade Vincent, Victoria Ifeyinwa Uwakwe, Mayowa Olasupo & Goodness Promise Ibiebara · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2026

Climate change and ecosystem degradation can affect infectious-disease hazards, human exposure and the recognition of outbreaks, but the direction and strength of those influences differ among pathogens. Nigeria provides a pertinent setting because reservoir-associated infections...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i11599

WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Deficits and Infectious Disease Burden in Urban Slums: A Cross-sectional Survey of Households in Nigeria

Taiwo Bakare-Abidola, Esan Oluwasegun Isaac, Uzoma Eucharia Ibeanu, Temitope Olufunmi Atoyebi, Kehinde Adebusola Lawal, Elekwa Phillip, Darlington Chukwuma Ugwu, Mame Diarra Bousso Diouf & Chizaram Onyeaghala · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2026

Background: Urban informal settlements frequently experience inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, increasing exposure to enteric and environmentally mediated infections. Multi-city primary data linking household WASH conditions with disease outcomes in Niger...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i11597