Owhonda Golden

First Case of Covid-19 in Rivers State: A Case Report on the Public Health Response

Owhonda Golden, Des-Wosu Ihuoma, Eze-Emiri Chidinma, Patrick Foster, Nwadito Ifeoma, Princewill Chike, Ndidi Utchay, Abiikor Victor, Aaron Friday, Arugu Godswill, Omosive Maduka & Obelebara Adebiyi · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2022

Five days after arrival in Nigeria, a 19-year-old female model called the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre with complaints of fever, cough, sore throat, catarrh, sneezing, and diarrhea. A nasopharyngeal swab Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) confirmed the diagnosis of COVID...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2022/v16i1030508

Epidemiological Characteristics of Cases of COVID-19 Reinfection in Rivers State, Nigeria

Owhonda Golden, Des-Wosu Ihuoma, Onu Hastings, Rogers Kanee, Eric Aigbogun Jr. & Nwadiuto Ifeoma · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2022

Background: The immune system’s antibodies have been trained to deal with similar-looking pathogens through prior infection or vaccination. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the protection level of convalescents’ antibodies against reinfections remains unclear. However, immunological s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i930613