Sowemimo Oluyomi Abayomi

PUBLICATIONS

1. Theses/ Dissertation

(i) Sowemimo, O.A. (1990):   Age and growth determination of a fish Citharinus citharus in Lake Kanji, Nigeria. B.Sc. Dissertation Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

(ii) Sowemimo, O.A. (2000): The occurrence of helminth infections in Archachatina marginata, Achatina fulica and Limicalaria aurora in Ile-Ife. M.Sc. Thesis Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

(iii) Sowemimo, O.A. (2007): Toxocariasis and other intestinal helminth infections in dogs in Ile-Ife and Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria.  Ph.D. Thesis Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.

2. Books and Monographs: Nil
3. Contribution to Books: Nil
4. Published Journal Articles:

(i)    Asaolu, S.O., Ofoezie, I.E., Odumuyiwa, P.A., Sowemimo, O.A. and  Ogunniyi,        T.A.B. (2002): Effect of water supply and sanitation on the prevalence and intensity of Ascaris lumbricoides among pre-school-age children in Ajebandele and Ifewara, Osun State, Nigeria. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 96: 600-604. UK

(ii)   Sowemimo, O.A. and Asaolu, S.O. (2004): The prevalence of Angiostrongylus           cantonensis (Chen) in Archachatina marginata (Swainson) in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.  Ife Journal of Science 6(1): 1-5. Nigeria

(iii)  Asaolu, S.O., Ofoezie, I.E., Sowemimo, O.A., Odumuyiwa, P.A., Hassan, O.A.  and Onipede, A. (2004):  Nutritional status, environmental conditions and infection         patterns among rural children in Ife area, Osun State, Nigeria Environmental         Management Journal, Nigeria. 1: 17-31. Nigeria

(iv)  Sowemimo, O.A. and Asaolu, S.O. (2004): Preliminary studies of the Helminth         Parasites of Limicolaria aurora in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Ife Journal of Science 6 (2): 105– 107. Nigeria

(v) Alo, O.A., Asaolu, S.O. and Sowemimo, O.A. (2005): The prevalence of malaria        among pre-school age children at Ifewara and Ikire communities, Osun State,         Nigeria. Science Focus 10 (1): 68-71. Nigeria

(vi)  Sowemimo, O.A. and Orisadipe, A.Y. (2006): A survey of helminth parasites of       goats at an abattoir in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Science Focus. 11(2): 161-163.        Nigeria

(vii) Asaolu, O.O., Asaolu, S.O., Sowemimo, O.A., Hassan, A.O. and Alo, O.A. (2006): Community control of malaria infection among pre-school age children through the use of insecticide treated nets at Ifewara, Osun State, Nigeria. Science Focus. 11(2): 172-175. Nigeria

(viii) Sowemimo, O. A. (2007): Prevalence and intensity of Toxocara canis (Werner,       1782) in dogs and its potential public health significance in Ile       Ife, Nigeria. Journal   of Helminthology 81: 433-438. UK

(ix)  Sowemimo, O.A. and Asaolu, S.O. (2008): Epidemiology of intestinal helminth        parasites of dogs in Ibadan, Nigeria. Journal of Helminthology 82: 89-93. UK

(x)   Sowemimo, O.A. and Asaolu, S.O. (2008): The daily egg production of Ancylostoma caninum and the distribution of the worm along the digestive tract of the dog. Research Journal of Parasitology 3(3): 92-97. USA

(xi)  Sowemimo, O. A. and Asaolu, S.O. (2008): Survey of intestinal helminth parasites    of puppies in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Ife Journal of Science 10(1): 67 – 72. Nigeria

(xii) Sowemimo, O. A. (2009): The prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Journal of Helminthology 83: 27 – 31. UK

(xiii) Sowemimo, O. A. and Asaolu, S. O. (2009): Comparison of two techniques for        diagnosis of intestinal helminthiases in dogs in Ile – Ife, Nigeria. The Zoologist 7: 82          – 87. Nigeria

(xiv) Sowemimo, O. A., Ipadeola, A. and Omokungbe, A. (2010): Toxocara cati   infections in domestic cats from two communities in Southwestern Nigeria. The            Zoologist 8: 5 – 9 Nigeria

(xv) Sowemimo, O. A. and Asaolu, S.O. (2011): Current status of soil-transmitted            helminthiases among pre – school and school-aged children from Ile – Ife, Osun  State, Nigeria. Journal of Helminthology 85: 234 – 238. UK

(xvi) Sowemimo, O. A. (2012): Prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats in Ode – Irele and Oyo communities, Southwest Nigeria. Journal of    Parasitology and Vector Biology. 4 (1): 7 – 13. USA

(xvii) Sowemimo, O. A., Asaolu, S. O., Adegoke, F. O. and Ayanniyi, O. O. (2012):Epidemiological survey of gastrointestinal parasites of pigs in Ibadan, Southwest      Nigeria. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 4 (10): 294 – 298. USA

(xviii)Babatunde, T. A., Asaolu, S. O. and Sowemimo, O. A. (2013): Urinary      schistosomiasis among pre-school and school aged children in two peri urban    communities in Southwest Nigeria. Journal of Parasitology and Vector Biology 5    (7): 96-101. USA

(xix) Ogunkanbi, A. E. and Sowemimo, O. A. (2014): Factors associated with ascariasis among pre-school aged children in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Journal of Parasitology and Vector Biology 5(8): 117-123. USA

(xx) Akeredolu, A. B. and Sowemimo, O. A. (2014): Prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors for Toxocara canis infection in Nigerian dogs. Journal of Parasitology and Vector Biology 5(8): 111-116.  USA

* (xxi) Salawu, S. A., Asaolu, S. O. and Sowemimo, O. A. (2014): Co-infections with Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminths among school–aged children in Saki, Oyo State, Nigeria.  Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 6(4): 417-423. USA

*(xxii) Sowemimo, O. A. and Ayanniyi, O. O. (2016): Presence of Toxocara eggs on the hairs of dogs from Southwest Nigeria. Journal of Bacteriology and Parasitology 7 (6): 1 – 4. doi:10.4172/2155-9597.1000296 UK

*(xxiii) Sowemimo, O. A. and Oluwafemi, T. A. (2017): A survey of helminth parasites of the Lizard, Agama agama in Ile-Ife and Ibadan Southwest Nigeria. Journal of Bacteriology and Parasitology 8 (1): 1 – 6. doi:10.4172/2155-9597.1000303 UK

*(xxiv) Sowemimo, O. A., Lee, Y-L., Asaolu, S.O. Chuang, T-W., Akinwale, O. P., Badejoko, B.O., Gyang, V.P., Nwafor, T., Henry, E., Fan, C-K. (2017): Sero-epidemiological study and associated risk factors of Toxocara canis infection among preschool children in Osun State, Nigeria. Acta Tropica 173: 85 – 89. NETHERLANDS

*(xxv) Sowemimo, O. A. and Ayanniyi, O. O. (2017) Gastrointestinal helminth parasites of domestic dogs in Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria: A faecal examination survey study. Journal of Bacteriology and Parasitology 8 (3): 1-6. doi:10.4172/2155-9597.1000311. UK

*(xxvi) Omonijo, A. O. and Sowemimo, O. A. (2017): Prevalence of ectoparasites of dogs and cats in Ijero and Moba LGAs, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Parasitology 38 (2): 278 – 283. NIGERIA

*(xxvii) Oluwafemi, T.A., Sowemimo, O.A. and Bamidele, A.O. (2017): Parasitic infections of two species of Lizard (Hemidactylus frenatus and Mabuya quinquetaeniata) from two cities in Southwest, Nigeria. Annual Research & Review in Biology 18 (2): 1 – 13. UK

(xxviii) Olukosi, A., Sowemimo, O., Ajibaye S., Orok, B., Aina O., Amure O., Afolabi B. and Onajole A. (2018). Performance of Microscopy Method and Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Malaria Diagnosis amongst pregnant women in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Diversity and Equality in Health Care 15(3), 104 – 109.

(xxix)  Oluyomi A. Sowemimo, Tsung-Han Wu, Yueh-Lun Lee, Samuel O. Asaolu, Ting-Wu Chuang, Olaoluwa P. Akinwale, Bolaji O. Badejoko, Vincent P. Gyang, Timothy Nwafor, Emmanuel Henry and Chia-Kwung Fan (2018). Toxoplasma gondii: seroprevalence and associated risk factors among prescool-aged children in Osun State, Nigeria. Transactions of the Royal Society Medicine and Hygiene 112 (11), 486-491.

(xxx).  Kemisola Ikotun, Oluyomi Sowemimo, Chia-Mei Chou, Kayode Ajenifuja, Ting-Wu Chuang, Samuel Asaolu, Olaoluwa Akinwale, Vincent Gyang, Timothy Nwafor, Emmanuel Henry and Chia-Kwung Fan (2020). High seroprevalence of Toxocara antibodies in pregnant women attending an antenatal clinic at a university hospital in Ile – Ife, Nigeria. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Doi:10.1093/trstmh/trz116.

(xxxi). Deslyper, G., Sowemimo, O.A., Beresford, J. and Holland, C.V. (2020). Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum vary in their larval burden in a mouse model. Journal of Helminthology 94, e128, 1-8.  https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x20000127.

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5. Edited and Refereed Conference Proceedings: Nil
6. Articles Accepted for Publication: Nil
7. Manuscripts Submitted for Publication: Nil
8. Creative Work: Nil
9. Technical Reports: Nil
10. Papers and Works in Progress: Nil

1. PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT:

My postgraduate training was in the area of helminthology which involved study on the dog ascarid worm and other intestinal helminths. During the study on the intestinal worm, Spirocerca lupi, one of the intestinal worms was recorded for the first time in Nigeria thereby adding to the knowledge of the distribution of intestinal parasites in the Afrotropical region.

Most of my research findings were published in reputable International Journals in the field of Parasitology and Helminthology. The major contribution I have made is the confirmation of high prevalence of Toxocara canis, a zoonotic parasite in companion animals (dogs and cats) which poses a health threat to humans. Recent study has confirmed the presence of this parasite among preschool- aged children in Southwest, Nigeria. My papers have been cited by researchers in this field and I have also participated in various scientific meetings within and outside Nigeria made possible by Travel grants received from different donors.

I have also had opportunities to engage in collaborative research studies with colleagues in Europe which has resulted in publication of research papers in Journal of high impact factor.

1. CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED WITH DATES:
2. 22^nd Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Parasitology held at University of Benin, Benin City, 4^th – 7^th November, 1998.

Paper presented:    The Occurrence of helminth infections in Archachatina marginata, Achatina fulica and Limicolaria aurora in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

2006. 11^th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPAXI) held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow, Scotland, K. 6^th – 11^thAugust 2006.

Paper presented:    (a) Intestinal helminth infections in dogs at Ile-Ife and Ibadan Southwest Nigeria.

(b) Survey of helminth parasites of puppies in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

• 21^st International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Gent, Belgium, 19^th – 23^rd August, 2007.

Paper presented:    (a) Epidemiological studies on the gastrointestinal helminth  parasites of dogs in Ibadan, Nigeria.

(b) Prevalence and risk factors for Toxocara canis infection in dogs in Ile-Ife and Ibadan, South West Nigeria.

2008. Keystone Symposia titled “Translating New Technologies to Improve Public Health in Africa’’ held at Speke Resort and Conference Centre, Kampala, Uganda between 15^th – 20^th May, 2008.

Paper presented:    The Prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs and their potential public health significance in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

2009. Keystone Symposia titled “Pathogenesis and Immune Regulation in Helminth Infections” held at Granlibakken Resort, Tahoe City, California, USA, 1^st – 5^th February, 2009.
2010. 1^st Zonal Workshop of the Parasitology and Public Health Society of Nigeria tiled “Ethical Issues in the Control and Treatment of Malaria and HIV/AIDS in Africa” held at the Main Auditorium of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria, 23^rd – 25^th June,

• The Biennial Meeting of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene titled “Global Health Challenges 2010 and beyond held at Carnatic House –Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK, 8^th – 10^th September, 2010.

Paper presented:    Current status of soil – transmitted helminthiases among pre – school and schoolchildren from Ile – Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.

• The 19^th World Congress of Epidemiology held at Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, UK, 7^th – 11^th August 2011.

2012. International Conference on Pathology held at DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Center City, USA, 27^th -29^th August 2012.

Paper presented:    The current epidemiological status of soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis in Nigeria.

1. 4th Annual Biomedical Research Ethics Course held at the Institute of Public Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, 16th – 18th February, 2015
2. 6^th Annual Scientific Conference held at The Main Auditorium Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, 10^th – 12^th November, 2015

• Keystone Symposia titled “Co-Infection: A Global Challenge for Disease Control” held at Centro de Artes e Convencoes (UFOP) Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, from March 15 – 20, 2015.
• 2^nd International Conference on Parasitology held at Manchester Airport Marriott Hotel, Manchester, UK, 1^st – 3^rd August, 2016

Paper presented: Prevalence of Toxocara eggs in hair and faecal samples from dogs in Southwest Nigeria

• Molecular and Cellular Biology of Helminths XI held at Bratsera Hotel, Hydra, Greece, 3 – 8 September, 2017.

Paper presented: Seroepidemiological study and associated risk factors of Toxocara canis infection among preschool children in Osun State, Nigeria.

2018. New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Workshop on Parasitic Nematodes held at New York University Abu Dhabi Saadiyat Campus, Institute Conference Center, A6, United Arab Emirates, January 4 – 6, 2018.