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Dr. Chidiebere Agha Otuu

Lecturer I

Faculty of Life Sciences ยท Department of Animal and Environmental Biology

Specialization Public Health Parasitology, Epidemiology and Medical Entomology

Office: Department of Animal and Environmental Biology Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Phone: +2348034187918

Email: chidiebere.otuu@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Dr Chidiebere Agha Otuu is a Lecturer in the Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. He holds a B Sc (Parasitology & Entomology, M. Tech. (Applied Entomology & Parasitology) and a PhD (UNN) in Parasitology & Public Health (Zoology). He is a member of several learned societies such as Parasitology and Public Health Society of Nigeria, Zoology Society of Nigeria, Biotechnology Society of Nigeria, British Society for Parasitology, American Society for Microbiology and International Society for Infectious Diseases. He has over 30 scholarly publications in reputable local and international Journals. His areas of research interest include Parasitology, Public Health, Epidemiology and control of Infectious Diseases, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Zoonotic Diseases, Water and Vector-borne Diseases and One Health.

Research Interests

Parasitic and infectious diseases isepidemiology, control and prevention, malaria research, Neglected Tropical Diseases research, Zoonotic Diseases, Water-borne Diseases, Vector-borne Diseases, Public Health research and the application of the One Health Concept in the control of parasitic/infectious disease.

Qualifications

Selected Publications

  1. An assessment of malaria parasite infection among individuals seeking medical care in selected healthcare facilities in Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna, Nigeria
    Authors: Eke S. S, Otuu C. A, Bello R. O and Odey A. O
    Science World Journal (2026)
  2. In vivo curative efficacy of bioactive compounds from Alstonia boonei against Plasmodium berghei malaria
    Authors: Otuu C. A, Nwosu C. G, Eke S. S, Ekuma I. C, Usman-Yamman H, Udeh E. O, Otuu A. Q. A and Obiezue R. N. N
    Nigerian Journal of Parasitology (2026)
  3. Determination of malaria prophylaxis in experimentally infected BALB/C mice by bioactive constituents of an alternative medicinal plant
    Authors: Otuu C. A, Eke S. S, Nwosu C. G, Obiezue R. N. N, Hadijah-Usman Y, Ekuma I. C, Udeh E. O and Otuu A. Q. A
    Savanna Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences (2025)
  4. A study of malaria infection suppression by bioactive compounds form extracts of a tropical medicinal plant
    Authors: Otuu C. A, Udeh E. O, Eke S. S, Hadijah-Usman U, Ekuma I. C, Nwosu C. G, Otuu A. Q. A and Obiezue R. N. N
    Nigerian Journal of Microbiology (2025)
  5. Epidemiology and risk survey of Onchocerciasis volvulus infect in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria
    Authors: Aniaku I. E, Onyishi C. G, Nwosu C. G, Ngwu G. I, Okeke C. J, Oraneli U. B, Otuu C. A, Akobe N. A, Nnama A. U and Onah K. I
    Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (2025)
  6. Analysis, characterization and malaria parasitaemia suppression potential of bioactive compounds form aqueous extracts of a medicinal plant used in the traditional treatment of malaria infection African countries
    Authors: Otuu C. A, Hadijah-Usman Y, Ekuma I. C, Otuu A. Q, Udeh E. O, Eke S. S, Obiezue R. N. N and Nwosu C. G
    World Journal of Applied Science and Technology (2024)
  7. Intestinal parasitic infections among HIV/AIDS patients in relation to ART adherence in Nigeria
    Authors: Udeh E. O, Obiezue R. N. N, Ikele C. B, Otuu C. A, Okoye I. C, Eke S. S, Okafor F. C, Goselle O. N, Iwanle P, Iheanacho N. S, Abba P, O and Amali N. M
    Nigerian Journal of Parasitology (2023)
  8. Anti-malarial and therapeutic potential of ethanolic leaf and root extracts of Alstonia boonei against Plasmodium berghei infection in mice
    Authors: Otuu C. A, Obiezue R. N. N, Eke S. S, Hadijah-Yamman U, Ekuma I. C, Udeh E. O and Otuu A. Q. A
    International Journal of Medical Parasitology and Epidemiology Sciences (2023)
  9. Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum isolates in Minna North Central Nigeria inferred by PCR genotyping of merozoite surface proteins 1 and 2
    Authors: Hadijah-Yamman U, Innocent Omalu C. J, Abdulkadir A, Abolarinwa S. O, Samuel S. Eke and Chidiebere A. Otuu
    Infection, Genetics and Evolution (2021)

Membership of Professional Bodies

Paper Presentation - Local

Paper Presentation - International

Undergraduate Project Supervision

Course Teaching

Professional Skill

Microscopy100%
Epidemiological mapping100%
Molecular diagnostics100%