Temporal trends and epidemiological patterns of Lassa fever outbreaks in Ebonyi State, Nigeria: A retrospective study (2018–2023)

Paul M. Iziomo, Emmanuel Awosanya, Olalekan John Taiwo, Judah Moyin-Jesu, Gift Idumah, Samuel Ayanwale, Eniola Cadmus, Terese Gabriel Orum, Ogbonna Nwambeke, Victor Akinseye, Oyewale Tomori, Simeon Cadmus

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006871
Published: 2026-07-28
Container: PLOS Global Public Health
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pgph.0006871,
  title = {Temporal trends and epidemiological patterns of Lassa fever outbreaks in Ebonyi State, Nigeria: A retrospective study (2018–2023)},
  author = {Paul M. Iziomo and Emmanuel Awosanya and Olalekan John Taiwo and Judah Moyin-Jesu and Gift Idumah and Samuel Ayanwale and Eniola Cadmus and Terese Gabriel Orum and Ogbonna Nwambeke and Victor Akinseye and Oyewale Tomori and Simeon Cadmus},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Global Public Health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pgph.0006871},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006871}
}

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TY  - JOUR
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AU  - Paul M. Iziomo
AU  - Emmanuel Awosanya
AU  - Olalekan John Taiwo
AU  - Judah Moyin-Jesu
AU  - Gift Idumah
AU  - Samuel Ayanwale
AU  - Eniola Cadmus
AU  - Terese Gabriel Orum
AU  - Ogbonna Nwambeke
AU  - Victor Akinseye
AU  - Oyewale Tomori
AU  - Simeon Cadmus
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS Global Public Health
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006871
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Iziomo, P. M., Awosanya, E., Taiwo, O. J., Moyin-Jesu, J., Idumah, G., Ayanwale, S., Cadmus, E., Orum, T. G., Nwambeke, O., Akinseye, V., Tomori, O., & Cadmus, S. (2026). Temporal trends and epidemiological patterns of Lassa fever outbreaks in Ebonyi State, Nigeria: A retrospective study (2018–2023). PLOS Global Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006871

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