George O. Akpede

Clinical Sequencing Uncovers Origins and Evolution of Lassa Virus

Kristian G. Andersen, B. Jesse Shapiro, Christian B. Matranga et al. · Cell · 2015 · 309 citations · Full text

Viral Evolution, Pathogenesis, Virology +4

Metagenomic sequencing at the epicenter of the Nigeria 2018 Lassa fever outbreak

Liana E. Kafetzopoulou, Steven T. Pullan, Philippe Lemey et al. · Science · 2019 · 275 citations · Full text

Disease Outbreak, High Throughput Sequencing, Pathogen Discovery +21

Genomic Analysis of Lassa Virus during an Increase in Cases in Nigeria in 2018

Katherine J. Siddle, Philomena Eromon, Kayla G. Barnes et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2018 · 193 citations · Full text

Virus Epidemiology, Pathogen Discovery, Infectious Disease Ecology +16

Molecular Diagnostics for Lassa Fever at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Nigeria: Lessons Learnt from Two Years of Laboratory Operation

Danny Asogun, Donatus I. Adomeh, Jacqueline Ehimuan et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2012 · 170 citations · Full text

The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance

Houriiyah Tegally, James Emmanuel San, Matthew Cotten et al. · Science · 2022 · 161 citations · Full text

Virus Epidemiology, Covid-19 Epidemiology, Covid-19 +16