Aminu Shittu

@udusok.edu.ng

Lecturer I
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto

https://researchid.co/ameenvet

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Food Animals, Epidemiology, Modeling and Simulation, Infectious Diseases

1325

Scholar Citations

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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Cost-effectiveness of One Health intervention to reduce risk of human exposure and infection with non-typhoidal salmonellosis (NTS) in Nigeria
AO Sanni, A Jonker, V Were, OG Fasanmi, OO Adebowale, A Shittu, ...
One Health 18, 100703 2024

Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in
F Alize J, DF Santomauro, A Aali, YH Abate, C Abbafati, H Abbastabar, ...
Elsevier 2024

Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in
AJ Ferrari, DF Santomauro, A Aali, YH Abate, C Abbafati, H Abbastabar, ...
The Lancet 2024

Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality burden of non-COVID-19 lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global
RG Bender, SB Sirota, LR Swetschinski, RMV Dominguez, A Novotney, ...
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2024

Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the
M Naghavi, KL Ong, A Aali, HS Ababneh, YH Abate, C Abbafati, ...
The Lancet 2024

Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
JD Steinmetz, KM Seeher, N Schiess, E Nichols, B Cao, C Servili, ...
The Lancet Neurology 23 (4), 344-381 2024

Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
NV Bhattacharjee, AE Schumacher, A Aali, YH Abate, R Abbasgholizadeh, ...
The Lancet 2024

Global, regional, and national age-specific progress towards the 2020 milestones of the WHO End TB Strategy: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
JR Ledesma, J Ma, M Zhang, AVL Basting, HT Chu, A Vongpradith, ...
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2024

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the
AE Schumacher, HH Kyu, A Aali, C Abbafati, J Abbas, ...
The Lancet 2024

The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis
B Sartorius, AP Gray, ND Weaver, GR Aguilar, LR Swetschinski, KS Ikuta, ...
The Lancet Global Health 12 (2), e201-e216 2024

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022
M George A, V Fuster, CJL Murray, GA Roth, GA Mensah, YH Abate, ...
Elsevier 2023

Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
KL Ong, LK Stafford, SA McLaughlin, EJ Boyko, SE Vollset, AE Smith, ...
The Lancet 402 (10397), 203-234 2023

Population & Sampling
A Shittu
2023

Ectoparasites of dogs (Canis familiaris) from northeastern Nigeria: an epidemiological study
SM Jajere, JR Lawal, A Shittu, I Waziri, MD Goni, FO Fasina
Parasitology research 122 (2), 675-684 2023

Epidemiological study of gastrointestinal helminths among dogs from Northeastern Nigeria: a potential public health concern
SM Jajere, JR Lawal, A Shittu, I Waziri, DM Goni, FO Fasina
Parasitology research 121 (7), 2179-2186 2022

Dynamics of intramammary infections in suckler ewes during early lactation
LWJH Van den Crommenacker-Konings, P van Dam, R Everts, A Shittu, ...
Journal of Dairy Science 104 (5), 5979-5987 2021

Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions associated with antimicrobial stewardship among veterinary students: A multi-country survey from Nigeria, South Africa, and Sudan
FO Fasina, L LeRoux-Pullen, P Smith, LK Debusho, A Shittu, SM Jajere, ...
Frontiers in public health 8, 517964 2020

Correlate of respiratory symptoms, pulmonary function and functional capacity in sickle cell anaemia
A Shittu, J Mohammed, A Umar
Physiotherapy 107, e155-e156 2020

Effect of aerobic exercise on functional capacity and health status of individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Kano, Nigeria: pilot study
A Shittu, J Mohammed, A Badirudeen
Physiotherapy 107, e161-e162 2020

Preventing zoonotic influenza H5N1 in human: Pictorial versus literal health communication methods
OG Fasanmi, OJ Okuneye, SSU Ahmed, A Shittu, FO Fasina
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2020

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus disease outbreak in Nigeria, July to September 2014
FO Fasina, A Shittu, D Lazarus, O Tomori, L Simonsen, C Viboud, ...
Eurosurveillance 19 (40) 2014
Citations: 236

Sub-clinical mastitis and associated risk factors on lactating cows in the Savannah Region of Nigeria
A Shittu, J Abdullahi, A Jibril, AA Mohammed, FO Fasina
BMC Veterinary Research 8, 1-8 2012
Citations: 94

Factors associated with bovine tuberculosis confirmation rates in suspect lesions found in cattle at routine slaughter in Great Britain, 2003–2008
A Shittu, RS Clifton-Hadley, ER Ely, PU Upton, SH Downs
Preventive Veterinary Medicine 110 (3-4), 395-404 2013
Citations: 50

Bacteriological quality of traditionally prepared fried ground beef (Dambun nama) in Sokoto, Nigeria
MD Salihu
Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology 2010
Citations: 41

Occurrence of Listeria monocytogenes in smoked fish in Sokoto, Nigeria
MD Salihu, U Junaidu, SB Manga, ML Gulumbe, AA Magaji, A Ahmed, ...
African Journal of Biotechnology 7 (17) 2008
Citations: 38

Drivers and risk factors for circulating African swine fever virus in Uganda, 2012–2013
T Kabuuka, PD Kasaija, H Mulindwa, A Shittu, ADS Bastos, FO Fasina
Research in Veterinary Science 97 (2), 218-225 2014
Citations: 37

Implication of the knowledge and perceptions of veterinary students of antimicrobial resistance for future prescription of antimicrobials in animal health, South Africa
PW Smith, M Agbaje, L LeRoux-Pullen, D Van Dyk, LK Debusho, A Shittu, ...
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 90 (1), 1-8 2019
Citations: 33

Predictors of death and production performance of layer chickens in opened and sealed pens in a tropical savannah environment
A Shittu, AA Raji, SA Madugu, AW Hassan, FO Fasina
BMC veterinary research 10, 1-11 2014
Citations: 24

An overview of mastitis in Sokoto red goat, Nigeria
A Shittu, UM Chafe, S Buhari, AU Junaidu, AA Mgaji, MD Salihu, ...
Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences 7 (1) 2008
Citations: 21

Descriptive analyses and risk of death due to Ebola Virus Disease, West Africa, 2014
FO Fasina, OT Adenubi, ST Ogundare, A Shittu, DG Bwala, MM Fasina
The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 9 (12), 1298-1307 2015
Citations: 20

Time-series analysis of ruminant foetal wastage at a slaughterhouse in North Central Nigeria between 2001 and 2012
NB Alhaji, IA Odetokun, A Shittu, UM Chafe, MS Abubakar, J Onyango, ...
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 82 (1), 1-13 2015
Citations: 20

Vaccination Coverage and Prevalence of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (1999-2008) in Two Transboundary States of North-Western Nigeria
FM Tambuwal, GO Egwu, A Shittu, GH Sharubutu, MA Umaru, HU Umar
Nigerian Veterinary Journal 32 (3) 2011
Citations: 16

Tuberculosis in dromedary camels slaughtered in Nigeria: a documentation of lesions at postmortem
I Ahmad, CA Kudi, M Babashani, UM Chafe, Y Yakubu, A Shittu
Tropical animal health and production 51, 73-78 2019
Citations: 15

survey on current milk production and pricing in Sokoto state, Nigeria
A Shittu, AU Junaidu, UM Chafe, AA Magaji, OO Faleke, MD Salihu, ...
Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences 7 (1) 2008
Citations: 14

Classification of slaughtered animals and estimation of body condition scores during rainy season in Sokoto abattoir
A Shittu, MM Zaharadeen, FO Fasina, MA Umaru, A Ahmed
Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences 12 (2), 31-40 2014
Citations: 11