Profile: Professor Oyewale Tomori, No. 2

[Toyin Falola]

PLACE OF BIRTH:         Ilesha, Osun State

MARITAL STATUS: Married

WIFE:                           Mrs. Aderemi Omowumi Tomori

CHILDREN:                       Olanrewaju

                                Oluwatosin

                                Opeoluwa

                                Oreoluwa

                                Oluwamayowa

PRESENT ADDRESS:        Redeemer's University
                           Redemption City
                        Km. 46 Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
P. O. Box 7914
Ikeja, Lagos State

PRESENT POSITION: Vice Chancellor (August 2004 to date)
(Serves as the Chief Executive and Academic Officer of the University

 

EDUCATION: SCHOOLS/UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED:

1952-1957           St. Peter's Primary School, Ishona, Ilesha

1958-1964             Government College, Ughelli, Nigeria.
  
1966-1971               Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Nigeria.

1972-1976                University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.




DEGREES AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS &
MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETIES:

1971 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine  (DVM) Ahmadu Bello University), Zaria

1972 Certificate in Immunology (Cert.  Immunology), University of Ibadan

1976 Doctor of Philosophy  (Ph.D) VIROLOGY, University of Ibadan)

1981 Member of the Royal College of Pathologists, UK - MRCPath (UK)

1991 Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science (FAS)

1992 Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists FRCPath (UK)

1994   Foundation Fellow Nigerian College of Veterinary Surgeons                  (FNCVS)


      DETAILS OF APPOINTMENTS: (Appointments between 1971 and 1994 with the University of Ibadan College of Medicine/University College Hospital)

1971 Research Fellow II

1975 Research Fellow I

1976 Consultant Virologist U.C.H., Ibadan

1977 Senior Research Fellow

1978 Reader (Associate Professor)

1981 Professor

1984 Head of the Department of Virology & Director, WHO 
                Centre for Arbovirus Reference and Research.

1987 Director, Postgraduate Institute for Medical Research &
                Training, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

1991 Re-appointed Head, Department of Virology & Director,
                WHO Center for Arbovirus Reference and Research.
1994           Regional Virologist/Laboratory Coordinator
              World Health Organization, Africa Regional Office
                  (Duties and activities include:

      i). developing and maintaining the regional polio laboratory
    network to provide diagnostic support for polio eradication
     initiative and

          ii). advising countries on using laboratory diagnostic
          services for disease prevention and control.


SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS AND PRIZES:

1966-1971 Federal Government of Nigeria University
Scholarship to study Veterinary Medicine.

 1970               Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Health Prize.
Best performance in penultimate year of Veterinary Medicine Course. Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.

1971               May & Baker Prize. Best graduating Student -
                    Veterinary Medicine. Ahmadu Bello University Zaria

1975          World Health Organization (WHO) Exchange of Research Workers' Grant.  Utilized at the Center for Disease Control, (Atlanta and Fort Collins), and the Yale Arbovirus Research Unit, Yale University,
Connecticut, U.S.A to complete Ph.D research work on Orungo virus

1979            Institute Meriuex Foundation Travel Fellowship to
                            present a paper at the International Symposium on                             the "Laboratory Animal in the Service of Mankind".                              Lyon, France.

1978                  WHO\ACCRUE Fellowship to attend the                                              International Laboratory Course on the Molecular
                    and Cellular Aspect of Antigenicity in Rehovot,
                Israel.

1979             Biode Pharmaceutical Company Travelling Fellowship to participate and present a paper at VIIth Symposium of the International Committee on Laboratory Animals, Utrecht, Netherlands.

1979                US Government Travel Fellowship to the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRID) Fort Detrick, Fredrick, Maryland: for discussion on collaborative research on viral
                       hemorrhagic fevers.

1979         World Development Group Travel Fellowship to attend and present a paper at Meeting on Impact of Diseases on Development, Nairobi, Kenya.

1980            US Fogarty International Fellowship to carry out studies on laboratory diagnosis of Lassa virus at the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

1981            University of Ibadan Grant to attend and present a
paper at the International Virology Meeting,   University of Los Angeles, U.S.A

1981          WHO Visiting Scientist Grant to carry out research                               on improved    laboratory diagnosis of hemorrhagic
                            fevers at the Prince Leopold Institute for Tropical
                            Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.

1983           Matsumae International Foundation Fellowship, to                                 conduct research on the epidemiology of                                               Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS)
                            virus disease, National Institute of Health, Tokyo,                                  Japan
   .
1983               Institut Pasteur Paris, Research and Travel Grant to evaluate Yellow vaccine efficacy and present a report at the International Symposium on Viral and Bacterial Vaccines, Paris, France

1983            CIBA-GEIGY Travel Fellowship and Prize to attend the 6th International Congress of Virology, Sendai, Japan.

1984         Government of Australia Travel Fellowship.
To visit and establish collaborative research and scientific linkage with Australian University and Research Centers.

1985 WHO Travelling Fellowship to participate in a joint WHO (AFRO & EURO) Training Course on Production of Viral Reagents - Rabat Morocco.

      1985            US National Academy of Science BOSTID Training Grant at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

1983 May and Baker Travelling Fellowship
To participate and present a paper at the Conference on Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers and Hemostatic, Fort Detrick, Maryland USA.

1989         Third World Academy of Sciences Research Linkage Fellowship to FIOCRUZ (Rio de Janeiro) and Evandros Chagas Institute (Belem), Brazil.

1990 Orisejolomi Thomas Award for contribution to Medical Science through Research and Publication in the field of Lassa fever studies.

1991 International Committee on Blue tongue Travel Fellowship to present a paper on Arbovirus disease prevalence and occurrence of vectors in Africa.

1991 Brazilian Society of Virology Fellowship to participate in the international symposium on Tropical Arbovirus and Hemorrhagic fevers. Belem, Para, Brazil

1992 EEC Travel and Research Fellowship for consultation on the tripartite research program on Congo-Crimean Hemorrhagic fever disease, Thessaloniki, Greece.

1993 Smith-Kline Travel Fellowship to present a paper at the Congress of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, Nairobi, Kenya.

1994 USAID Fellowship to participate in the Workshop on Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, CDC Atlanta, USA.
                     
1995 CCCD-USAID Fellowship to Dakar, Senegal to attend the Africa Congress on Child Survival.


HONOURS AND DISTINCTIONS:
  1970            Best Student in Pr-Final Year Class work,
                       Ahmadu Bello University, Zaira.

1971 Best All-round Graduate, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaira

     1981            United States' Department of Health & Human Services Public Health Service Certificate for contribution to Lassa Fever Research.

        1982            Faculty Honours - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
University of Ibadan for outstanding service to the veterinary profession through research.

    1983            Matsumae International Fellowship Board of Directors Certificate of Honour

1984 Principal Investigator - WHO Rift Valley fever project.

1985 Federal Government of Nigeria Consultant on Disease Surveillance.

1986 Member, National Task Force on Epidemic Diseases
       1987            W.H.O. Short Term Consultant 1987/1988 to Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Congo.

    1988            Nigeria's Representative, WHO Emergency Preparedness meeting on diseases caused by viral hemorrhagic fevers, Bamako, Mali.

      1988            Representative of the WHO-AFRO Regional Director, Informal Consultations on Strategy for the isolation and characterization of Poliovirus. Geneva. Switzerland

  1988-90 International Advisor, American Committee on Arthropod-borne viruses.

       
        1988            Chairman, Nigeria National Expert Committee on Serological Surveillance.

        1989            Member, Technical Advisory Committee on AIDS Epidemiology, Nigeria National AIDS Control Program.
      
        1989            Team Leader, International Investigating Team, Lassa Fever outbreaks, Bendel and Imo States.
    1989            Member, WHO Operational Support Team to Nigeria national Government on Disease Control.

1990            Nigeria National Ministry of Science and Technology Merit Award for excellence in Medical Research.

     1990            Member, Technical Advisory Committee on the establishment of Oyo State University, Ogbomosho, Nigeria.

  1991            USAID-CCCD Consultant on EPI Coverage Survey in Nigeria.

        1991            WHO Consultant to Cameroon, Kenya and Uganda, on establishment of polio laboratories.

1991       Project Leader - Epidemiology of Congo-Crimean                       Hemorrhagic Fever Diseases in Nigeria.   An EEC                      funded project.      

        1991            Member, Organizing/Scientific Committee for the International Conference on Health Research Priorities and Strategies for Nigeria in the 1990's
1992            Project Leader - Ecology and Control of Yellow Fever in Nigeria.  A Canadian IDRC & Nigeria FMOH funded research project.
      
        1993            WHO Consultant for the Dakar Conference on African Child Survival Initiative.

   1993            Member, Nigeria National Task Force on Yellow Fever Disease.

    1993            Chairman, National Yellow Fever Elimination Committee.

  1993            Co-Chairman, New and Emerging Virus Diseases, IXth International Congress of Virology, Glasgow, UK.

     1993            Academic Secretary (Biological Sciences) Nigeria Academy of Sciences.

   1993            Team Leader, International Investigating Team, and Lassa Fever outbreak, Lafia, Plateau State, Nigeria.

        1996            Member, International Program Advisory Committee and Plenary Speaker, Xth International Congress of Virology, Jerusalem, Israel

        1997            Rockefeller Foundation Scholar, Bellagio Research and Study Center, Italy

       1998            Invited Speaker, Infectious Disease Conference, State university of New York, USA
      
        1998            Invited Speaker, First International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, USA  

        1999            Member, International Program Advisory Committee and Co-Chairman, XIth International Congress of Virology, Sydney Australia

     2000            Invited Speaker, Second International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, USA

  2000            Invited Speaker, XVth International Conference on Malaria and Tropical Medicine, Cartegena, Colombia

    2002            Member, International Program Advisory Committee XIIth International Congress of Virology,   France
 
    2002            Awarded Nigeria's National Order of Merit, the country's highest award for academic and intellectual attainment and for national development
 
MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIETIES, ETC

1. Elected Member, Veterinary Council of Nigeria, 1976 - 1981

  2.      Member Nigerian Society for Immunology

  3.      Member Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association,
        Assistant Secretary (1973/74). West Area Branch.

        4.      Member (and Assistant Editor, 1975-76), Nigerian Society for Animal Production.

5.      Member, Veterinary Council of Nigeria Examinations Board, 1976-1980.

    6.      Chief Examiner (Virology), Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology of Nigeria. 1977 and 1978.

        7.      Member of the Center for Disease Control Advisory Committee to the Federal Government of Nigeria on construction of a maximum security Laboratory.

      8.      Member, Editorial Advisory Board, African Journal of Medicine & Medical Sciences. 

      9.      Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Tropical Veterinarian.

        10.     Executive Member, African and Middle East Virology Organization. 1986

   11.     Member, Editorial Board, Nigerian Bulletin of Epidemiology. 1990

        12.     Member, Editorial Board, Nigerian Journal of Medical Sciences. 1990

     13.     Member, Editorial Board, African Science Monitor. 1991

  14.     Member, Editorial Board of World journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

      15.     Member, Technical Committee 6th TWAS Congress, 1994


TEACHING AND POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION:

Virology Lectures in medical and science based departments in Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University, and Ile-Ife. 1976-1981

        Visiting Professor of Virology, University of Jos, 1985, 1986.

Supervised more than 30 students at the M.Sc/Ph.d level in medicine, veterinary medicine and biological sciences. 1981-1996

External Examiner for postgraduate degrees at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-lfe and Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, University of Nairobi Kenya 1981-1994

Resource person; Training on disease surveillance, prevention and control for Public Health Officers in Nigeria Federal and State Ministries of Health 1975-1994

Facilitator for National and International agencies, training programs on AIDs, Yellow Fever and other viral diseases. 1975-to date


MAJOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES/AREAS:

Basic and applied research on Arthropod transmitted viruses, viral hemorrhagic fevers and enteroviruses

Disease prevention and control, disease outbreak investigations

    Laboratory diagnosis, diagnostic reagent development and field evaluation.


MANAGERIAL, ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. Head, Department of Virology, College of Medicine, 1984 - 1986 & 1990 - 1993.

      2.      Director, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Research and Training, 1987 - 1990.
        As Director, functions and activities include:

          Organization of teaching and research and provision of laboratory support for disease   surveillance, diagnosis and control.

           Reorientation, with significant emphasis on relevant research and service to improve teaching and training of students from medical, veterinary medical and basic sciences.

     Coordination of field activities involving epidemic disease investigation, preparedness & response.

     Participation in many national and international activities including Chairmanship of Nigerian National Expert Committee on Serological Surveillance and WHO-AFRO Region Discussion Group on Poliomyelitis in the African Region.

               Membership of Technical Advisory Committee on the establishment of a new University of Technology in Oyo State Nigeria.

Coordination of Postgraduate Medical Institute for research and training (PIMART), College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.
The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Research and Training (PIMART) was established for the:

      Coordination of basic and applied medical research in the multidisciplinary setting of the University of Ibadan College of Medicine, (pre- clinical, nursing, pharmacy, basic and clinical sciences).

   Maintenance/Coordination of use of research facilities and equipment
    Organization of training courses, workshops seminars and symposia at both national and international levels, and as a

Integration of University and the Community hrough dialogue and discussion 

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:
Since graduation in 1971, I have been involved in four major areas of activities.
                The first ten years of my career was spent on the bench acquiring and developing diagnostic skills and using acquired knowledge and expertise to find solutions to the problems of viral disease epidemics. In the last decade, emphasis has shifted to developing and training younger researchers through:

            Seeking research funds from national and international agencies, private organization, etc to maintain research facilities and conduct studies.

        Reorienting research activities with emphasis on applying acquired skills and knowledge to tackle common public health problems.  By this approach, we concentrated on preventing viral diseases through proper monitoring of vaccines and vaccinated populations and rapid diagnosis of diseases.

              *       Organization and coordination of training programs for medical scientist.

Currently, my focus is on integrating laboratory diagnostic services with disease surveillance for disease prevention and control in the African region. 


GRANTS (>N20, 000, Naira) RECEIVED IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

1982.             Nigerian Federal Ministry of Science & Technology: Virus Surveillance in Abuja (Nigeria's new capital city) and Kainji Lake Area N30, 000.00.

1983.              Institute Pasteur France 30,000.00 FFr: Yellow Fever Vaccine Study

1984.         WHO Grant: Epidemiology of Rift Valley Fever in Nigeria. (US$20,000)

1984.               Chief W. I. Folawiyo: Grant for the development of the Department of Virology. (>N80, 000)

1985.           Chief Bode Akindele - Grant for Yellow Fever Vaccine Studies, (>N50, 000).

1987.         UNICEF - Equipment/Reagent Grant for EPI Vaccine Monitoring   (>US$30,000)


PUBLICATIONS: (*, Publications available for submission)

      I.      Dissertation and Thesis:
Ph.D Thesis (1976). Orungo (Ump virus:  A Hitherto undescribed virus. Biochemical,      Biophysical and epidemiological studies.

        ii      Books, Monographs:
a). *Tropical Microbiology - Montefiore, D.G.: Alausa, O.      and Tomori, O. Churchill Livingstone (1984).  (Annex 4)

b). *Health Problems of Rural Dwellers. Strategy for Prevention and Control - Proceedings of the 1986 Conference   NIPSS Kuru (1993). Osage E., Tomori O., Maduagwu A... E, (Eds.)   (Annex 5)

c). *Under-developing Nigeria: The Conspiracy of Science and Society; Quarterly Public lecture Series, 2002, Nigerian Academy of Science, (Annex 6)

       iii     Articles that have already appeared in learned journals:
                1.      *Fagbami, A.H., Monath, T.P., Tomori, O., Lee, V.H.  and Fabiyi, A. (1972).  Studies on Tataguine infection in Nigeria. Trop. Geog. Med. 24: 298-302.
 
  2.      Fabiyi, A., Tomori, O., Thwaites, M. and MacGucken, R. (1973). Outbreak of Measles disease in vaccinated children: In The use and abuse of drugs and chemicals in Africa. (Bagahawa, Maina and Mongola - Editors). Proceedings of the 1973 Scientific Conferences of the East African Medical Research Council of Nairobi.  Pages 423-426.

              3.      Kemp, G.E., Mann, E., Tomori, O., Fabiyi, A. and O'Connor, E. (1973). Isolation and identification of Bovine Ephemeral Fever (BEF) virus in Nigeria.      Veterinary Record.  July 28, 1973 p. 107-108.                
                4.      Fagbami, A.H., Tomori, O., and Kemp, G.E., (1973).  A survey of Nigerian domestic and wild animals for serum neutralizing antibody to indigenous Rift Valley Fever Virus. Nig. Vet. Jour. 2 (2): 45-48.

        5.      *Monath, T.P., Lee, V.H., Wilson, D.C., Fagbami, A., H. and Tomori, O., (1974). Arbovirus studies in Nupeko forest: A possible natural focus of Yellow Fever virus in Nigeria.  I. Description of the area and serological survey of humans and other vertebrate hosts.  Trans Roy. Soc. Med. & Hyg. 68(1): 30-38.

6. *Lee, V.H. Monath, T.P., Tomori, O., Fagbami, A.H., and Wilson, D. (1974). Arbovirus studies on Nupeko Forest, a possible natural focus of yellow fever virus in Nigeria.  II. Entomological investigations and viruses isolated.  Trans. Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. & Hyg. 68.(1): 39-43

7. *Tomori O., Fagbami, A.H. and Kemp, G. (1974). Kotonkan virus; Experimental infection of White Fulani calves.  Bull. Epiz. Dis. Afr. 22(2): 195-200. 
 
8. *Tomori O., Monath, T.P., Lee, V.E., Fagbami, A.H., and Fabiyi, A. (1974). Bwamba virus infections: Serological surveillance in five epidemiological zones in Nigeria. Trans. Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. & Hyg. 68(6): 461-465.

           9.      *Tomori, O., Fagbami, A.H., Olukoya, O. and Fabiyi, A. (1974). Outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the West and Lagos States of Nigeria - Virological and serological studies.  Revue Roumane de Virology Tome 25 (4): 361-364.

10. Butenko, A.M. Fabiyi, A., and Tomori, O. (1974). Detection of circulation of arboviruses in the Kainji Lake area of Nigeria, according to serological surveys.  Transactions of the Institute of Poliomyelitis and encephalitides and encephalitides Medical Virology. 22(2): 245-251 (In Russian language).

11. *Fagbami, A.H. Tomori, O. Fabiyi, A. and Isoun, T.T. (1975). Experimental Rift Valley Fever in West African dwarf sheep.  Research in Veterinary Science. 18: 334-335.

             12.     Fabiyi, A. Tomori, O., and El-Bayoumi, M.S.M. (1975).  Epidemics of a febrile illness associated with UgMP 359 virus in Nigeria.  W. Afr. Med. Jour. 24(1): 9-11.

               13.     Fagbami. A.H. Tomori., O., Fabiyi, A. and Isoun, T.T. (1975). Experimental Congo Virus (Ib-An 7620) infection in primates.  Virologie-Serie de la Revue Roumane de Medicine. Tome, 26 No. 1: 33-37.

14. *Tomori O., Fagbami, A.H., and Fabiyi, A. (1975).  The 1974 Epidemic of f fever in children in Ibadan, Nigeria. Trop. Geog. Med. 27(4):413-417.

15.       *Bowen, G.S., Tomori, O., Wulff, H., Casals, J., Noonan, A., and Downs, W.G. (1975).  Lassa fever in Onitsha, East Central State Nigeria. Bull. W.H.O. 52(4-6): 599-604,

16      *Fabiyi, A., and Tomori, O. (1975).  The use of complement fixation test for Lassa fever surveillance; evidence for consistent antibody.  Bull. W.H.O. 52(4-6): 52(4-6): 605-608.

17. *Tomori. O. and Fabiyi A. (1975).  Adaptation and propagation of Orungo virus in Vero cell culture. Cytobios 13: 206-210.

18. *Tomori, O., and Fabiyi, A. (1975). Serum antibodies to two rhabdoviruses. (Bovine ephemeral fever and Kotonkan). in calves on the University of Ibadan Agricultural Farm.  Bull. Anim. Hlth. Proc. Afr. 23(1):  39-42.

19. *Tomori, O., El-Bayoumi, M.S.M. and Fabiyi, A. (1976). Virological and Serological investigations into a suspected outbreak of yellow fever in Mabudi, Benue Plateau State of Nigeria. Nig. Med. Jour. 6 (2): 135-143.

20. *Tomori, O., and Fabiyi, A. (1976). Differentiation of Bwamba and Pongola viruses by agar-gel and immunoelectrophoretic technique. Am. J. Trop. Med. & Hyg. 25(3): 489-498.

21. *Tomori, O. and Fabiyi, A. and Murphy, F.A. (1976). Characterization of Orungo virus: An arbovirus from Nigeria and Uganda Arch. Virol. 51:  285-298.

22. *Tomori, O. and Fabiyi, A. (1976). Antibodies to Orungo virus in man and animals in Nigeria. Trop. Geog. Med. 28;  233-238



23. *Tomori, O. and Fabiyi, A. (1976). Antibodies against arbovirus in Sierra Leone. Trop. Geog. Med. 28:   239-243.

24. Tomori, O. and Fabiyi, A. (1977). Orungo virus: A new agent from mosquitoes and man in Uganda and Nigeria. Nig. Med. Jour.  7(1):5-8.

25. *Tomori, O., Fabiyi, A., (1977). Orungo virus an arbovirus from Africa: Effect of physical and chemical agents. Afr J. Med. Sci. 6: 33-38.
                     
26.  *Tomori, O. and Fabiyi, A. (1977). Susceptibility of laboratory and domestic animals to infection with Orungo virus. Acta Virologica 21:  133-138.

27. *Tomori, O. (1977).  Growth of Orungo virus in various tissue cultures. Arch. Virol.  55: 181-186.

28. Fagbami, A. and Tomori, O. and Fabiyi, A. (1977). Virological and Clinical observations during an outbreak of Dengue and Dengue-like illness at Abeokuta. Nig. Med. Jour. 7(4): 380-383.

29. *Tomori, O. (1978). Orungo virus: Organ distribution with histopathology and development in experimentally infected Swiss albino mice. Microbios. 19: 157-166.

30. *Tomori, O. (1978). Isolation of West Nile virus from man in Nigeria. Trans. Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 72(2): 103-104.

31. Tomori, O. and Oseni, G. (1978). Discontinuous countercurrent immuno-electrophoresis in the study of viruses.  Intervirology, 10(2): 103-114.

32. *Tomori, O. and Aitken, T.G.H. (1978). Orungo virus: Transmission studies with Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Cullicidae).  Journal of Medical Entomology 14: 523-526.

33. *Tomori, O. (1978) Response of Erythocebus patas monkey to experimental infection with Orungo virus. Trans. Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 72(3): 230-233.

34. *Fabiyi, A., Dobrokhotov, V., Tomori, O., and Arata, A.A. (1978).  Lassa fever virus antibodies in Mastomys natalensis caught in different parts of Nigeria in Ebola virus Hemorrhagic fevers. Ed. Pattyn, S.R. Elsevier/North Holland Biomedical Press. pp. 287-292.

35. *Tomori, O. (1978).  Orungo virus of the arbovirus taxon.  Experimental sheep infection and neutralizing antibodies in domestic and wild animals in Nigeria. Br. Vet. J. 134(2) 108-112.

36. *Tomori. O. (1979). Clinical, Virological and serological response of West African Dwarf Sheep to experimental infection with different strains of Rift Valley fever virus. Research in Veterinary Science 26: 160-165.

37. *Tomori, O. (1979). Immunological reactions of Rift Valley fever virus strains from East and West Africa. Research in Veterinary Science 26: 160-165.

38. *Tomori, O. and Kasali, O. (1979). Pathogenicity of different strains of Rift Valley fever virus in Swiss albino mice. Brit. J. Exp. Path. 60: 417-422.

39. *Fabiyi, A., Smith, E.A. and Tomori, O. (1979). Lassa fever: Clinical symptoms and laboratory diagnosis. Nig. Med. Jour. 9: 12-16

40. *Tomori, O. and Fabiyi, A. (1979). Lassa fever virus: Properties and characteristics. Nig. Med. Jour.  9: 17-19.

41. *Smith, E. A., Fabiyi, A., Kuteyi and Tomori, O. (1979). Epidemiological aspect of the 1976 Pankshin Lassa fever outbreak Nig. Med. Jour. 9: 20-21.

42. *Fabiyi, A., Tomori, O. and Pinneo, P. (1979). Lassa fever antibodies in hospital personnel in the Plateau State of Nigeria. Nig. Med. Jour. 9: 23-26.

43. *Tomori, O. (1980). Wild life rabies in Nigeria. Experimental infection and transmission studies with the shrew. (Crocidura sp.). Ann. Trop. Med. & Parasit. 74(2): 151-156

44. Tomori, O. (1980). The use of laboratory animals in the study of viral infections in Nigeria. In Proceedings of the International Conference on the use of laboratory animals in the service of mankind. Lyon, France pp. 547-550. 

45. *Tomori, O. (1980). Effect of storage temperature on the stability of Lassa  virus complement-fixing antigen. Bull. W.H.O. 58(2): 293-296.


46. *Tomori, O. (1980). Rift Valley fever virus infection in man in Nigeria: J. Med. Virol. 5: 343-350.

47. Tomori. O., (1980).  Bluetongue and related viruses in Nigeria:  Experimental infection of West Africa a dwarf sheep with Nigeria strains of the viruses of Epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer (EHD) and bluetongue. Vet. Micro. 5: 177-185
 
48. *Buchmeier, M.J., Lewicki, H.A., Tomori, O. and Johnson, K.M.  (1980). Monoclonal antibodies to lymphocytic choriomeningtic virus react with pathogenic arenaviruses.  Nature. Vol. 288: 486-487.

49. Tomori, O. (1980). The effect of climatic conditions on the performance of Swiss albino mice in laboratory colony in Nigeria. Proc, of 7th ICLAS Symp. p. 383-387. 

50. Kiley, M.P., Tomori, O., Regnery, R.L. and Johnson, K.M. (1981). haracterization of the arenaviruses, Lassa and Mozambique - In Proceedings of the 4th International Symposia of Negative Strand Viruses. (Drs Bishop and Compans Ed.). pp 1-9.

51. *Fagbami, A. and Tomori, O. (1981).  Tataguine virus isolation in Nigeria, 19771-1975.  Trans. Roy Soc Trop. Med. & Hyg. 75(6): 788.

52. *Buchemeier, M.J., Lewicki, H.A., Tomori, O. and Oldstone, M.B.A. (1981). Monoclonal antibodies to lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus:  Generation, selected other arenaviruses Virology, 113: 73-85.

53. *Tomori, O., Monath, T.P., O'Connor, E.H., Lee, V.H. and Cropp. C.B. (1981).  Arbovirus infections among laboratory personnel in Ibadan. Am. J. Trop. Med. & Hyg. 30(4): 855-861.

54. *Johnson, K.M., Taylor, P., Elliott, L.H. and Tomori O. (1981). Recovery of a Lassa related arenavirus in Zimbabwe.   Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.  30(6):1291-3.

55. *Tomori, O., (1983). Lassa fever and other arenavirus infections in the tropics. Nig. Med. Practitioner, 6 (Suppl. 4): 29-34.

56. Tomori, O. and Fabiyi, A. (1984). Stability of a new heat stable Pasteur Institute 17D yellow fever vaccine - YF-IPP-S-305.  Proceedings of the International Conference on Viral and Bacterial Vaccine Institute Pasteur, Paris, 1984, pp 189-192.

57. Fabiyi, A. and Tomori, O.  (1983). Serological response of human subjects to vaccination with IPP stabilised 17D yellow fever vaccine. Proceedings of the International Conference on Viral and Bacterial Vaccine , Institut Pasteur, Paris p. 141-145
 
58. Tomori, O., and David-West, K.B. (1985). Epidemiology of rabies in
Nigeria. In Rabies in the Tropics, Kuwert. Merieux, H. and Bogel, K. Eds. Springer-Verlag Berlin, pp. 485-490.

59. *Tomori, O., Morikawa, S. Matsura, Y. and Kitamura, T. (1986).  Antibody to Japanese strains of HFRS Virus in Nigeria. Trans Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 80(6):1008-9.

60. *Tomori. O. and Johnson, K.M., Kiley, M. P. and Elliott, L.H. (1987). Standardisation of a plaque assay for Lassa virus.  Journal of Medical Virology.22 (1): 77-89.

61. *Tomori, O., and Johnson, K.M. (1987).  Differentiation between two African arenaviruses (Lassa and Mozambique) by plaque assay. Acta Virol. 31! 146-151

62. Tomori, O., (1988). Lassa and related viruses.  In: Proceedings of the OAU/STRC Symposium: Viral Diseases of Man in Africa, (Williams, O.A. and Johnson, C.A. Eds). Kenya. June 1986. pp. 193-211

63. *Tomori, O. Fabiyi, a., Sorungbe, A., Smith, A. (1988). Viral hemorrhagic fever antibodies in Nigeria populations. Am.  J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 38(3): 407-410.

64. Tomori, O. (1988) Lassa virus and other viral hemorrhagic disorders.  In Man and Virus: Impact of Science of Society, No. 150, pp. 115-128.


65. Adu, F.D., Tomori, O. and Oyejide, A. (1988).  Isolation of the clone of low virulence from a Nigerian velogenic strain of Newcastle disease virus. Rev. Sci. Tech. Off. Int. Epiz. 7(3), 631-634

66. *Nasidi, A., Monath, T.P., DeCock, K., Tomori, O.      Cordellier R. Olaleye O. D., Harry T.O., Adeniyi J.A., Sorungbe A.O., Ajose-Coker A.O., et al. (1989). Urbana yellow fever epidemic in Western Nigeria 1987.  Trans.  Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 83: 401-406.

67.          *Adu, F.D., Oyejide, A and Tomori, O. (1989).  Inactivated oil emulsion vaccines from selected clones the New Castle disease virus. Vet. Quart. 11(3): 190-192.

68.      Aghomo, H.O., Oduye, O.O. and Tomori, O. and Ibe, M. (1989).  Isolation of      rabies virus from clinically healthy and previously unvaccinated dogs.  Bull. Anim. Hlth. Prod. Afr. 37: 131-136.

69. Tomori, O., Nasidi, A., McCormick, J. and Fisher-Hoch, S. (1990). Socio-cultural reaction and response to the 1989 Lassa fever disease outbreaks in Nigeria.  Plurale vol.1-2:  pp. 33-48

70. *Adu, F.D. Oyejide, A. and Tomori, O. (1990). Susceptibility of chickens vaccinated with three live Newcastle disease vaccines to challenge by Nigerian velogenic strains.  Prev. Vet. Med. 10: 131-135
 
71. Nasidi, A. Tomori, O., Munube, G.M.R.  (1989). Yellow fever control:  The Nigerian Experience. Proceedings of the Int. Sym. on Yellow fever and Dengue. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

72.  Aghomo, H.O. Oduye, O.O. and Tomori, O. (1990). Experimental infection of dogs and mice with rabies virus isolated from saliva of unvaccinated clinically healthy dogs.  Bull. Anim. Hlth. Prod. Afr. 38: 297-300.

73.  Aghomo, H.O., Oduye, O.O. Tomori, O. and Ibe, M. (1988). Serological survey of rabies virus antibodies in unvaccinated dogs from four states in Nigeria. Zaria Vet. 2(2): 71-73
 
74. Aghomo, H.O., Ako-Nai, A.K., Oduye, O.O., and Tomori, O. Ruppreecht, C.E. (1990).  Detection of rabies virus antibodies in fruits bats Eidolon helvum from Nigeria. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 26(2): 258-61.


75. Aghomo H.O. Tomori, O. and Oduye, O.O. (1991). Detection of Mokola virus Neutralizing antibodies in Nigeria dogs.  Res. Vet. Sci. 48: 264.

76. Tomori, O. (1991). Mathematical Modeling and disease epidemics.  In Proceedings Int. Workshop on Biomathematics, (Sowunmi, Olaofe et al, Eds), pp. 9-22.

77.     Tomori, O. Nasidi A. et al, (1991). Yellow fever in
     Nigeria 1986-1990. Nig. Bull. Epid. 1(2): 12-18.

78.      Onoja, A., Adu, F.D., Tomori, O. (1992).  Evaluation
           of measles vaccination program in two health centers
   in Nigeria. Vaccine 10(1). 49-52.
              
79.      *Adu, F.D., Akinwolere, A. O., Tomori, O. and Uche,       L.N. (1992).  Low seroconversion rates to measles       vaccines among children in Nigeria. Bull. of the          World Health Organization. 70(4). 457-460.
                
80.  Tomori, O. Baba, S. S., Adu, F.D. and Adeniji, J. (1992). An overview and perspective on orbivirus disease prevalence and occurrence of vectors in Africa.  In Bluetongue and related viruses, (Walton & Osburn Eds}. CRC Press. pp. 23-33.

81. Olaleye, O.D., Baigeent, C.L., Mueller, G., Tomori, O. and        Schmiz, H. (1992).Electron microscopic identification            of Zinga virus as a strain of Rift Valley Fever virus. Res.      Virol. 143, 215-218.

82.  Tomori, O. (1993). Tick and borne Encephalitis. In Proceedings 2nd International Symposium on Arboviruses and Tropical Hemorrhagic fevers Belem Para Brasil, Nov. 1991.

83. Tomori, O., (1993). Application of biotechnology in           the control of human virus infections in Africa.
          Proceedings of the African Regional Sympo-               sium on Biotechnology for Development,
          Nairobi, Kenya.

84. Fisher-Hooch SP, Tomori O., Nasidi A., Perez-Irons      GI, Fakile Y, Hutwagner L., and McCormick J.B.             (1995) Review of cases of nosocomial Lassa fever         in Nigeria: the high price of poor medical practice.           Brit. Med. Jour. 311(7009): 857-859.

85.     Olaleye O.D., Baigent C.L., Mueller G. Tomori O.        & Schmitz H. (1992) Electron microscopic                   identification of Zinga virus as a strain of Rift                Valley fever virus.  Res. Virol. 143(3): 215-218.
 
86.    Antoniades A., Polizoni T.H., Tomori, O., Williams      O.I., Marriot A.C. & Nuttall P.A. (1992). Evidence         of previously unrecognised nairovirus infections of       humans in Nigeria and Greece. J. Vir. Dis. 1: 34- 39
 
87.  Adu F.D., Adeniji J.A., Tomori O., & Adelasoye A.       (1993) Yellow fever outbreak in Ipetu-Ijesa: response after mass vaccination. Revue Roumaine de Virologie. 44(1-2): 3-7

88.  *Nasidi A., Monath T.P., Vandenberg J., Tomori O.,
                             Calisher C.H., Hurtgen X., Munube G.R., Sorungbe
                            A.O., Okafor G.C. & Wali S. (1993) Yellow fever                                    vaccination and pregnancy: a four-year prospective
                            study. Trans. Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. & Hyg. 87(3):                                337-339.

89.   *Johnson B.R., Osinusi K., Aderele W.I. and Tomori   O. (1993) Viral pathogens of acute lower respiratory     infections in pre-school Nigerian children and clinical    implications of multiple microbial identification.  West    African Journal of Medicine.12 (1):11-20.

90.   Ekweozor C.C., Olaleye O.D., Tomori O., Saliu I.,&   Essien E.M. (1994) Sexually transmitted diseases in    Ibadan in the 1990's: HIV infection-an additional        dimension. Afr.  Jour. of Med. & Med. Sci.                  23(4):363-367

91.   *Tomori O. (1994). Report of the Working Group on      the WHO African regional Polio Eradication
         Network. In Proceedings of the Fourth
        International Seminar on Immunization In Africa.         Yamoussoukro, Cote d' Ivoire Collection                      Foundation Marcel Merieux, pp 55-57

92.   *Tomori O., Nasidi A. and Mung K. (1994) Status of yellow fever vaccination in the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI).  In Proceedings of the Fourth International Seminar on Immunization In Africa. Yamoussoukro, Cote d' Ivoire                     Collection Foundation  Marcel Merieux, pp 107-112

93.   Ekweozor C.C., Olaleye O.D., Tomori O., Saliu I., Essien E.M., Bakare    R.A., Oni A.A., .Oyewo O.O., Okesola A.O., Onyemenem   T.N.,  et al.      (1995)  Clinico-epidemiological patterns of HIV infection in STD patients in Ibadan.  Afr. Jour. of Med. & Med. Sci... 24(4):321-327.

94.   Olaleye O.D., Tomori O., Ladipo M.A., & Schmitz H. (1996) Rift Valley   fever in Nigeria: infections in humans.  Revue Scientifique   et Technique:  15(3): 923-935.

95.   Olaleye O.D., Tomori O., & Schmitz H. (1996) Rift Valley fever in Nigeria: infections in domestic animals. Revue Scientifique et Technique: 15(3): 937-946.

96.   *Olaleye O.D., Tomori O., Fajimi J.L., & Schmitz H. (1996) Experimental infection of three Nigerian breeds of sheep with the Zinga strain of the Rift Valley Fever virus. Revue d Elevage et de  Medecine Veterinaire des Pays Tropicaux:  49(1): 6-16,

97.   *Robertson S.E,, Hull B.P. Tomori O., Bele O., LeDuc J.W. & Esteves K.   (1996)  Yellow fever: a decade of re-emergence. Journal of America  Medical Association: 276(14): 1157-1162.

98.   *Adu F.D., Odemuyiwa S.O. & Tomori O. (1996) Circulation of poliovirus among risk groups in Ibadan, Nigeria. Trans. Roy. Soc.  Trop. Med. &  Hyg. 90(2): 126-127.  

100  *Adeyefa C.A., Tomori O., Akpavie S.O., & Awoseyi          O.A. (1996)   Clinical and pathological features of             Nigerian equine encephalitis. Veterinary Record.             138(14): 323-326.

101. *Tapsoba L., Tomori O., Okwo Bele J-M.,                            Barakamfitiye D. (1996) Strategies for prevention             and control of yellow fever. In  Proceedings of the          Fifth International Seminar on Immunization In            Africa.  Dakar, Senegal. Collection Foundation             Marcel Merieux. pp 98-99.

102.  *Tomori O., Laboratory support for yellow fever        control in Africa. (1996).  In: Proceedings of the Fifth International Seminar on Immunization In Africa. Dakar, Senegal. Collection  Foundation  Marcel Merieux. pp 100-102.

103.  *Nasidi A., Tomori O., Oyewole F., Harry T., Coker E., Bajani M.,  Onoja E., Njelesani E., Monath T., and Spiegel, R. Yellow fever  control in Nigeria 1986-1996. In: Proceedings of the Fifth Inter-       national Seminar on Immunization In Africa. Dakar,   Senegal. Collection Foundation Marcel Merieux. pp 134-137.

104.  *Tomori O., Tapsoba L., Ndikuyeze A., Okwo Bele J-M., Nasidi A., Barakamfitiye D. (1996) Controlling yellow fever in Africa by the  year 2010.  In: Proceedings of the Fifth International Seminar   on Immunization In Africa. Dakar, Senegal. Collection Foundation  Marcel Merieux. pp 183-186.

105.  *Tomori. O. (1997) Factors in the re-emergence of yellow fever in   West Africa.  In: Factors in the emergence of arbovirus  diseases (Eds. Saluzzo JF & Dodet B) pp, 167-176, Elsevier, New York, Paris)

106. *Adeyefa C.A.,  McCauley J.W. & Tomori O. (1997)  Mutational changes in the hemagglutinin of equine H3 influenza viruses result in   the introduction of a glycosylation site which enhances the infectivity of the viruses. Folia Microbiologica ;  42(4): 390-394.

107. *Bajani M.D., Tomori O. Rollin P.E., Harry T.O., Bukbuk N.D., Wilson    L., Childs J.E., Peters C.J. & Ksiazek TG. (1997) A survey for    antibodies to Lassa virus among health workers in Nigeria.  Trans. Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. & Hyg. 91(4): 379-381.

108.  *Okwo-Bele J.M., Lobanov A., Biellik R.J., Birmingham M.E., Pierre L., Tomori O., & Barakamfitiye D. (1997)  Overview of poliomyelitis in the African Region and current regional plan of action. Jour. Inf. Dis. 175 Suppl. 1:S10-5.

109. *Odaibo G.N., Olaleye O.D., Tomori O., (1998) Human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 infection in some rural                  areas of  Nigeria.  Roum. J. Virol. 49 (1-4) 89-95

110. *Adeniji J.A., Tomori O. (1998)  Transstadial transmission of Rift Valley Fever Virus by Aedes aegypti mosquito Trop. Vet. 16: 99-103.

111. *Tomori O. (1998) The response of people with conscience. In AZT trials to reduce perinatal HIV transmission : A debate about Science, Ethics and Resources. Reproductive Health Matters 6(11) 132-133

112. *Tomori O., Bertolli J., Rollin P.E., Fleerackers  Y., Guimard Y., De Roo A., Feldmann H., Burt F., Swanepoel R., Killian S. Khan A.S., Tshioko F. K., Bwaka M., Ndambe R., Peters C.J. &Ksiazek T.G. (1999)  Serologic survey among hospital and health center workers during the Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995.  Jour.  Inf. Dis..; 179 Suppl 1:S98-101.

113. *Khan A.S., Tshioko F.K., Heymann D.L., Le Guenno B., Nabeth P., Kerstiens B., Fleerackers Y., Kilmarx P.H., Rodier G.R., Nkuku O., Rollin P.E., Sanchez A., Zaki S.R., Swanepoel R., Tomori O., Nichol S.T.,  Peters C.J.,  Muyembe-Tamfum J.J., & Ksiazek TG. (1999) The re-emergence of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995. Commission de Lutte contre les Epidemies a Kikwit. Jour. Inf. Dis. 179 Suppl. 1:S76-S86. 

114. *Tomori O. (1999)  Impact of yellow fever on the developing world. Adv. in Virus. Research. 53: 5-34.

115. *Tomori O. (1999). Options for the control of rodent-borne viral diseases in West Africa. 1999. In Emergence and control of Rodent-borne diseases - Hantaviral and Arenal Diseases. (Saluzzo JF & Dodet B Eds.) Elsevier, New York, Paris), pp, 207-211,

116. *Tomori O. (1999) The role of western partners in
research and research activities in Africa.  In: Partneship In International Health (de Vries G, van Hest R, & van Bergen J., Eds).  Bundel ter gelegenheid van 90-jarig jubileum van de Nederlandse Vereniging vorr Tropissche Geneeskunde p 93

117. *Tomori O. (2001) Middleburg Virus. In; The Encyclopedia of Arthropod-transmitted Infections of man and domestic animals. (Service M.W., Ed.) CABI Publishing, Oxon & New York. pp 339-340. 

118. *Tomori O. (2001) Spondweni Virus. In: The Encyclopedia of Arthropod-transmitted Infections of man and domestic animals. (Service M.W., (Ed.), CABI Publishing, Oxon & New York. pp 475-476.

119.  *Tomori O. (2001) Tatguine Virus. In: The Encyclopedia of Arthropod-transmitted Infections of man and domestic animals. (Service M.W., Ed.), CABI Publishing, Oxon & New York. pp 484-485.

120. *Tomori O. (2001) Zika Virus. In: The Encyclopedia of Arthropod-transmitted Infections of man and domestic animals. Service M.W. Ed.), CABI Publishing, Oxon & New York. pp 578-579

121. Schoub B.D., Gumede H.N., Besselaar T.G., Blackburn N.K., Webb E.M., Tomori O., Otten M. (2001) Progress towards polio eradicatio: an African perspective. Dev. Biol. 105: 9-19

122. Mentaye B. B, Tomori O, Femi O, Senbet A.G, Woldemichael T. (2002). Eradication of poliomyelitis in Ethiopia: virological and acute flaccid paralysis surveillance. Jpn. J Infect Dis. 2002 Jun; 55(3):95-97.

123.  Mentaye BB, Zelalem M, Asha A, Tiruneh Y, Afework A, Tedela M, Bezuneh T, Senbet AG, Oyewole F, Abebe A, Woldemichael T, Tomori O. (2003) Polio and other enterovirus isolation by region in Ethiopia, 2000-2002. Jpn. J Infect Dis. 2003 Jun; 56(3):119-21.


124. Adu. F.D., Iber J., Harry T., Burns C., Kilpatrick D., Oyedele O., Adeniji A., Tomori O and Kew O. (2003). Some genetic characteristics of Sabin-like viruses from acute flaccid paralysis cases in Nigeria. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 2 (11), pp. 460-464,

 
125. Bausch DG, Borchert M, Grein T, Roth C, Swanepoel R, Libande ML, Talarmin A, Bertherat E, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Tugume B, Colebunders R, Konde KM, Pirad P, Olinda LL, Rodier GR, Campbell P, Tomori O, Ksiazek TG, Rollin PE. 2003 Risk factors for Marburg hemorrhagic fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Emerg. Infect Dis. 2003 Dec; 9(12):1531-1537.

126.  Tomori O. Yellow fever: the recurring plague. Crit. Rev Clin. Lab Sic. 2004; 41(4):391-427. Review.]



A SAMPLING OF SCIENCE RELATED PUBLICATIONS IN POPULAR
MAGAZINES AND NEWPAPERS IN NIGERIA

1.      Research and research funding in Nigeria.  The Guardian March 5 & 6 1985.

       2.      The resurgence of "Conquered" diseases. National Concord Editorial September 15, 1989 on a paper invited lecture No. 15 presented at the Federal Ministry of Health August 1990.

        3.      Lassa fever. Goliath of a killer comes to town (1-4). The Guardian on March 8 1989, March 15 1990, March 22 1990 and April 19 1990.
            
        4.      Vaccinated but not immunised - The Sunday Magazine September 2 1990.

    5.      Lassa virus.  In The Sunday Magazine January 19 1992 pg. 7-19.

  6.      Nigeria's EPI success - Permanent or temporary? Guardian Jan. 30 1992.

  7.      Requiem for technology in Nigeria (1&). The Guardian 9 & 10 March 1992.

8.      Virus Search on the Niger - In camping with the Prince by Thomas Bass, pp. 228-273 published by Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston USA (now a Penguin Classic).  The subject on this section of the book is based on the activities of Dr Tomori and his research team in the Kainji Lake area and Abuja.
 
9.  Lass
 10. a Fever Investigation in Nigeria. 2 chapters in the book Level 4: CDC Virus Hunters by J. McCormick and S. Fisher-Hoch published by Barnes & Noble.   Dr. Tomori's role in the investigation of 1989 Lassa disease epidemics in Nigeria is highlighted in these two chapters of the book.
      
 TECHNICAL REPORTS

              1.      Tomori, O. and Johnson, K.M. (1981). Construction of a maximum containment laboratory in Nigeria - A Federal Government Document (Classified).

          2.      Tomori, O. (1987). Report of an evaluation of the Virus Research Laboratory, Entebbe, Uganda. A WHO Commissioned project.

               3.      Tomori, O. (1988). Report of assessment visits to Virus laboratories in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and Zimbabwe. A WHO Commissioned report.

4. Tomori, O. (1988). Report of informal consultations on the strategy for isolation and characterization of poliovirus strains and surveillance of circulation of wild poliovirus. Submitted to WHO-AFRO Regional Director.

5. Tomori, O., Nasidi, A. (1988): Yellow fever and the Nigerian Situation 1913-1987; Federal Ministry of Health, 60pp.

6. Oyediran, A.B.O.O.; Tomori, O., Van Vliet, H.C.A.M.; Ekanem, E.E.; Asagba, A.O. and Ojo, O.O. (1989); Surveillance and notification of diseases in Nigeria.  A training Manual - Federeal Ministry of Health, 150pp.

7. Oyediran, A.B.O.O.; Tomori, O., Alausa, K.O.; Ekanem, E.E.; Asagba, A.O.; Van Vliet, H.C.A.M.; Ojo, O.O.  (1989). General Epidemiology and investigation of disease outbreak. A Training manual. Federal Ministry of Health, 190pp.     

8. Brew-Graves, S.H.; Mandara, M.P. Tomori, O. et al, (1990). Disease
Surveillance and Sentinel Systems in Nigeria.  A WHO Document                            
9. Tomori, O. Health Research Priorities for Virus diseases 10p. A working paper for the Int. Conference on Health Research Priorities for Nigeria. 


 INVITED LECTURES:

    1.      1981    Domestic rats and human health in Nigeria: The Lassa fever and other experiences. (Workshop on Rodent Pests and Pest Control. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Sept. 1981).

        2.      1984 Arbovirus vaccines. In the First National Symposium on     Development of Viral and Bacterial Vaccine, Jos. June 1984.  Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Lagos.

3.      1984 Monitoring the Nigerian population for immunity levels of virus infections - a prerequisite for conducting vaccination program. In the First National Symposium on Development of Viral and Bacterial Vaccines, Jos. June 1984. Federal Ministry of Sciences and Technology, Lagos.

        4.      1987 Lassa fever and related virus infections in Nigeria.  (National Conference on Zoonoses and Rural Development in Nigeria, Vom. 13-16 September, 1987).

      5.      1987 Viral Chemotherapy and AIDS.  (Recent Trends in Drug Therapy - Workshop/Refresher Course, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, November 1987, Ibadan).

       6.      1988   Virus Diseases and Health of the Nation. (National Workshop on Health Problems of Rural Dwellers: Strategy for Prevention and Control NIPSS, Kuru. January 17-20, 1988.

  7.      1988   Eradication of Poliomyelitis and other communicable diseases of children in Nigeria. (Rotary Foundation Symposium, Ibadan, March 29, 1988).

      8.      1988 Priorities in Medical Research. (National Congress of Science and Technology, August 1988), Ibadan.

        9.      1988   Mathematical Modeling and Disease Epidemics. (Workshops on Biomathematics 4-6 September, 1988.  Department of Mathematics, University of Ibadan and African Mathematical Union).    
           
  10.     1988 The role of Medical Laboratory Scientist in Public Health Service. Nigerian Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists,
                  Jos 6 October 1988).        
                                            
        11.     1988   Socio-political Reaction and Response to AIDS in Nigeria. (Ondo State National Union of Journalists Guest Lecture - 15 December 1988).    
                           
    12.     1988    Antiviral agents in the therapy of viral diseases International Conferences on Drug Metabolism and Toxicology jointly organized by PIMRAT-ISSX-IUPHAR December 1988.

    13.     1989    Improving University Teaching thorough organization, supervision and evaluation of research. Subregional Workshop on Improving University Teaching in Africa organized by the Association of African Universities - January 9-15, 1989; University of Ibadan.
                                                                
   14.     1989    Safety measures in laboratory practice. Workshop on AIDS in Nigeria. University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu.
                    March 12-15.          

  15.     1989    Serology in health care delivery. Medical Update Lectures of the Federal Ministry of Health, Lagos.                                                

     16.     1989    The Concept of Public Health in National Development: An Integrated Approach. 1989 Congress of Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, Akure.
                                                                              
    17.     1989    "Lassa Fever: Lessons from 1989 Outbreaks". Nigeria Medical Association, Rivers State. April 1989.
                                           
   18.     1990    Twenty years of Lassa fevers in West Africa - Wellcome Nigeria Fund Lectures, Ibadan. August 31, 1990                    
                   
19. 1991    Socio-cultural reaction and response to 1989 Lassa fever epidemics in Nigeria Fund Lectures, Lagos. February 26, 1991  
          
       20.     1991    Lassa fever epidemics preparedness and the primary health care. Welcome Nigeria Fund Lectures, Lagos. April 22, 1991.

   21.     1991    The Private and Public tragedy of Lassa fever, Welcome Nigeria Fund Lectures. Jos. July 1991.   
                         

        22.     1991    Disease epidemics in Nigeria.  Our state of preparedness: A symposium revisit on Nigeria Health Priorities November 1992.  University of Ibadan

23.     1991    AIDS and the African Child - A public lecture Family Day Program of University of Ibadan Jaycees March.     

    24.     1993    With Nasidi, A., Spiegel, R. and Oyewole, F. 1993 Yellow Fever in Nigeria 1986-1993. Considerations for emergency preparedness and control.  March/April, 1993 Dakar Senegal.      

25.  1993    Update on Laboratory network for polio eradication in the African Region presented at the Africa's Progress in Child Survival.  A forum for Public Health Professionals, Dakar Senegal and the Pan African Workshop on Expanded Program on Immunization 25-27 March, 1993 Dakar Senegal.

        26.     2002    Under-developing Nigeria: The Conspiracy of                       Science and Society. Quarterly Lectures of the                     Nigerian Academy of Science.  January 19 2002,                 Lagos, Nigeria
     
        27.    


MAJOR CONFERENCES ATTENDED:

     1.      International Symposium on the Laboratory Animal Mankind. Paper presented: The use of laboratory animals in the diagnosis of viral infections in Nigeria. Lyon, France. 1978
   
2. The VIIth Symposium of International Committee on Laboratory Animals. Paper presented: The effect of climatic conditions on the performance of Swiss albino mice in laboratory colony in Nigeria, Utrecht,
           Netherlands, 1977
                                         
      3.      The 4th International Symposia on Negative Strand Viruses, Frenchman's Reef. U.S. Paper presented Characterization of the arenaviruses: Lassa and Mozambique, Virgin Islands, USA. 1980.

        4.      The 2nd International Conference on the Impact of Viral Diseases on the Development of African and Middle East Countries, Paper presented: Rift Valley Fever Virus: The Nigerian Situation, Nairobi, Kenya, 1980

        5.      International Symposium on Medical Virology, Poster presentation.  Discontinuous countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis in the study of viruses. University of California, Irvine, U.S.A. 1981.

   6.      3rd International Conference on Impact of Viral Diseases on the development of African and Middle East Countries - Kuwait City Kuwait 1983.

     7.      International Congress of Virology Sendai, Japan 1984.

  8.      4th International Conference on Impact of Viral diseases - Rabat, Morocco 1985.

9.      Conference on Viral hemorrhage fevers and Hemostasis - Paper presented Yellow fever disease in Nigeria. Fort Detrick, USA 1981

  10.     International Workshop on Drug Metabolism and Toxicology - PIMRAAT-ISSK-IUPHAR, Ibadan 1988.

    11.     CCCD ASCI - Conference on Africa's Progress on Child Survival Dakar March 29 - April 3 1993.

    12.     National Conference on Biotechnology organized by the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, 1993.

13.     International Congress of Virology Glasgow.  Paper presented: Destruction of small pox virus- An African perspective. Glasgow, 1993.

14. International Congress of Virology, Plenary speaker: Paper presented: Africa: The Verdant Pasture For Newly Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral Diseases, Jerusalem 1996

15. Medical Research Laboratories, The Gambia, and 50th Anniversary Symposium: Paper presented: Building research capacity in and for Africa. Banjul 1997 

16. State University of New York Department of Microbiology, 40th Anniversary Symposium on Infectious diseases: Paper presented: Africa in the 21st Century: Infectious diseases flourishing in poverty,
           New York, 1998

17. Council Meeting of Health Ministers of the West African Health Community: Paper presented: Better Health in West Africa. Accra, 1998

18. International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Paper presented: Strengthening Laboratory Capacity for Disease Prevention and Control: An urgent and Emerging Subject for International Cooperation. Atlanta 1998
 
19. International Congress of Virology, Session Co-Chairman: Viral diseases in Tropical countries: Epidemiology and surveillance, Sydney 1999

20. 20th African Health Sciences Conference, Paper presented: Africa in the 21st Century: Infectious diseases flourishing in poverty Accra, Ghana, 1999

21. International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases; Paper presented: Yellow fever in Africa; Flourishing in Neglected poverty And Ignorance, Atlanta 2000

22. XV International Congress for Tropical Medicine and malaria, Paper presented: Yellow fever in Africa: Public health impact and Prospects for control in the 21st Century, Cartegena, Columbia, 2000 

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