Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae


CURRICULUM VITAE

Name:                                      Dr. Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu
                                                DVM (Ibadan), M.Sc (Ibadan), Ph.D (Ibadan)
Rank:                                       Senior Lecturer
Area of Specialization:            Virology
Classical and molecular virological studies of zoonotic and arthropod-borne viral infections of humans, domestic animals and wildlife.
Office:                                     Room 105, First Floor, Pathology Building, Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Parasitology,
                                                 University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
                                                 Tel.: +234-802-9442098, +234-806-7618544
                                                 E-mail:ogloryus@yahoo.com, do.oluwayelu@ui.edu.ng
 
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Zoonotic Hepatitis E Virus in Domestic Pigs and Humans in Ibadan, Nigeria
2. Studies on the isolation and molecular epidemiology of neglected influenza viruses in domestic animals in Nigeria
3. Investigations into the presence of lyssaviruses, coronaviruses, astroviruses and other novel agents in fruit bats in Nigeria
4. Evaluation of the role of indigenous chickens, ducks, cattle egrets and wild birds in the epidemiology of West Nile Virus infection in Nigeria
5. Classical and molecular virological studies of bluetongue virus in ruminants in Nigeria
 

 
PUBLICATIONS
a) Articles in learned journals
1.         Odemuyiwa, S.O., Adebayo, I.A., Ammerlaan, W., Ajuwape, A.T.P., Alaka, O.O., Oyedele, O.I., Soyelu, K.O. (now Oluwayelu, D.O.), Olaleye, D.O., Otesile, E.B. and Muller, C.P. (2000). An outbreak of African swine fever in Nigeria: virus isolation and molecular characterization of the VP72 gene of a first isolate from West Africa. Virus Genes 20 (2): 139-142.
2.         Fagbohun, O.A., Oluwayelu, D.O., Owoade, A.A. and Olayemi, F. O. (2000). Survey for antibodies to Newcastle disease virus in cattle egrets, pigeons and Nigerian laughing doves. African Journal of Biomedical Research 3 (3): 193-194.
3.         Fagbohun, O.A., Owoade, A.A., Oluwayelu, D.O. and Olayemi, F.O. (2000). Serological survey of infectious bursal disease virus antibodies in cattle egrets, pigeons and Nigerian laughing doves. African Journal of Biomedical Research 3 (3): 191-192.
4.         Oluwayelu, D.O., Fagbohun, O.A., Odemuyiwa, S.O., Owoade, A.A. and Olaleye, D.O. (2001). Viability and immunogenicity of four commercial infectious bursal disease vaccines. Tropical Veterinarian 19 (1): 16-22.
5.         Oluwayelu, D.O., Emikpe, B.O., Ikheloa, J.O., Fagbohun, O.A. and Adeniran, G.A. (2002). Pathology of infectious bursal disease in crossbreeds of Harco cocks and indigenous Nigerian hens. African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology 3 (2): 91-94. 
6.         Ohore, O.G., Ozegbe, P.C., Emikpe, B.O. and Oluwayelu, D.O. (2002): The prevalence of antibodies to fowl typhoid in indigenous Nigerian chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus). Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa 50: 63 – 65.
7.         Emikpe, B. O., Ohore, O. G., Oluwayelu, D. O. and Eyarefe, O. D. (2002): Pasteurellosis in a captive antelope (Antilope cervicapra) in Ibadan, Nigeria. Tropical Veterinarian 20 (4): 238 – 242.
8.         Adedokun, O.A., Adedokun, R.A.M., Emikpe, B.O., Ohore, O.G., Oluwayelu, D.O. and Ajayi, O.L. (2002): Concurrent fatal helminthosis and balantidosis in red monkey (Erythrocebus patas) in Ibadan, Nigeria. Nigerian Veterinary Journal 23 (2): 56-59.
9.         Babalobi, O.O., Ayoade, G.O., Olugasa, B.O., Oluwayelu, D.O. and Oyedele, O.I. (2003). Differential diagnosis of a swine epizootic of unknown etiology in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Israeli Journal of Veterinary Medicine 58: 86-89.
10.       Fagbohun, O.A., Taiwo, V.O., Odaibo, G.N., Oluwayelu, D.O., Aiki-Raji, C.O. and Olaleye, O.D. (2003). Total serum complement in chickens experimentally infected with infectious bursal disease virus with or without previous vaccination. Nigerian Veterinary Journal 24 (3): 4 – 9.
11.       Emikpe, B.O., Ohore, O.G., Oluwayelu, D.O., Oladele, O.A., Ockiya, M.A. and Eniola, S.O. (2003). Seroprevalence of antibodies to infectious bronchitis virus in Nigerian indigenous chickens in Ibadan. Nigerian Veterinary Journal 24 (3): 9-12.
12.       Adebayo, I. A., Adeyemo, O., Olaleye, O. D., Awoniyi, T. A. M. and Oluwayelu, D. O. (2003). Serological detection of caprine arthritis encephalitis virus infection in West African dwarf goats in southwest Nigeria. Nigerian Veterinary Journal 24 (3): 117-122.
13.       Owoade, A. A., Oluwayelu, D. O., Fagbohun, O. A., Ammerlaan, W., Mulders, M. N and Muller, C. P. (2004). Serologic evidence of chicken infections anemia in commercial chicken flocks in Southwest Nigeria. Avian Diseases 48: 202 – 205.
14.       Oyedele, O. I., Oluwayelu, D. O., Cadmus, S. I. B., Odemuyiwa, S. O. and Adu, F. D. (2004). Protective levels of canine distemper virus antibody in an urban dog population using plaque reduction neutralization test.   Onderstepoort Journal of Vet. Research 71: 227 - 230.
15.       Oladele, O.A., Emikpe, B.O., Oluwayelu, D.O. and Ohore, O.G. (2004). Comparison of agar gel precipitation test (AGPT) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the detection of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) antibody in village chickens in Oyo State, Nigeria. Nigerian Veterinary Journal 25 (1): 26-29.
16.       Emikpe, B.O., Oluwayelu, D.O., Oladele, A.O., Ohore, O.G. and Oladokun, A.T. (2005). Serological evidence of chicken anaemia virus infection in Nigerian indigenous chickens. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 72: 101-103.
17.       Oluwayelu, D.O., Todd, D., Ball, N.W., Scott, A.N.J., Oladele, O.A., Emikpe, B.O., Fagbohun, O.A., Owoade, A.A. and Olaleye, O.D. (2005). Isolation and preliminary characterization of chicken anemia virus from chickens in Nigeria. Avian Diseases 49 (3): 446 – 450.
18.       Oluwayelu, D.O., Emikpe, B.O. and Fagbohun, O.A. and Ohore, O.G. (2005). Prevalence of antibodies to three avian viral diseases in guinea fowls in Ibadan, Nigeria. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa 53 (4): 274 - 276.
19.       Olayemi, F.O., Fagbohun, O.A., Aiki-Raji, C.O., Oluwayelu, D.O., Roberts, O.O. and Emikpe, B.O. (2006): Haematology of the African fruit bat (Eidolon helvum). Tropical Veterinarian 24 (4): 81 – 84.     
20.       Emikpe, B.O., Oladele, O.A., Oluwayelu, D.O., Adene, D.F., Ohore, O.G. and Bolarinwa, A.B. (2007). Detection of avian leukosis virus P27 antigen in Nigerian indigenous chickens. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 6 (1): 36 – 38.
21.       Ohore, O.G., Emikpe, B.O., Oke, O.O. and Oluwayelu, D.O. (2007). The seroprofile of rabies antibodies in companion urban dogs in Ibadan, Nigeria. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 6 (1): 53 – 56.
22.       Oluwayelu, D.O., Emikpe, B.O., Oladele, O.A., Ohore, O.G. and Fagbohun, O.A. (2007). Seroprevalence of infectious bursal disease in flocks of indigenous Nigerian ducks (Anas platyrhynchos). Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 6 (1): 64 – 67.
23.       Ohore, O.G., Emikpe, B.O., Oluwayelu, D.O., Adeyemi, R.O. and Ockiya, M.A. (2007). Prevalence of antibodies to fowlpox virus in commercial and indigenous chickens in southwestern Nigeria. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 6 (5): 697 – 701.
24.       Owoade, A.A., Fagbohun, O.A. and Oluwayelu, D.O. (2007). Cross reactivities of rabbit anti-chicken horse radish peroxidase conjugate with sera of some other avian species in ELISA system. African Journal of Biomedical Research 10: 193 - 196.
25.       Babalobi, O.O., Olugasa, B.O., Oluwayelu, D.O., Ijagbone I.F., Ayoade G.O. and Agbede, S.A. (2007). Analysis and evaluation of mortality losses of the 2001 African swine fever outbreak, Ibadan, Nigeria. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 39 (7): 533 – 542.   
26.       Oladele, O.A., Emikpe, B.O., Ohore, O.G., Oluwayelu, D.O. and Agboola, O.O. (2007). Comparison of the antibody response of Nigerian indigenous and exotic chickens to infectious bursal disease virus infection. Folia Veterinaria 51 (1): 38 – 42.
27.       Oluwayelu, D.O., Olaleye, O.D., Todd, D., Emikpe, B.O. and Ohore, O.G. (2007). Evaluation of diagnostic performance and adoption of indirect immunofluorescence for serodiagnosis of chicken infectious anaemia in Nigerian poultry. Tropical Veterinarian 25 (2): 41 – 47.
28.       Oluwayelu, D.O. and Todd, D. (2008). Rapid identification of chicken anemia virus in Nigerian backyard chickens by polymerase chain reaction combined with restriction endonuclease analysis. African Journal of Biotechnology 7 (3): 271 – 275.
29.       Oluwayelu, D.O., Todd, D., Olaleye, O.D. (2008). Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of chicken anaemia virus obtained from backyard and commercial chickens in Nigeria. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 75: 353 – 357.
30.       Oluwayelu, D.O. (2009). Detection of chicken infectious anaemia virus DNA in archived infectious bursal disease (IBD) tissues and retrospective implications on IBD diagnosis. Nigerian Veterinary Journal 30 (2): 77-80.
31.       Oluwayelu, D.O., Todd, D., Ohore, G., Emikpe, B., Oladele, O. and Olaleye, O.D. (2009): A monoclonal blocking ELISA to detect chicken anaemia virus antibodies in Nigerian poultry. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa 57, 131 - 141.
32.       Oluwayelu, D.O. (2010): Diagnosis and epidemiology of chicken infectious anemia in Africa. African Journal of Biotechnology 9 (14): 2043-2049.
33.       Cadmus, S.I.B., Adesokan, H.K., Oluwayelu, D.O., Idris, A.O., Stack, J.A. (2010).  Brucella abortus antibodies in the sera of indigenous and exotic avian species in Nigeria. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa. 58 (4): 382-384.
34.       Oluwayelu, D.O., Olaleye, O.D. and Todd, D. (2010). Biological characterization of Nigerian chicken anaemia virus isolates. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 39: Suppl. 21-26.
35.       Oluwayelu, D.O., Aiki-Raji, C.O., Neba, C. and Ahmadu, O. (2011). Prevalence of avian origin H5 and H7 influenza virus antibodies in dogs in Ibadan and Sagamu, Southwestern Nigeria. African Journal of Biomedical Research 14 (1): 23 - 26.
36.       Soetan, K.O. and Oluwayelu, D.O. (2011). The potential environmental and public health impacts of biotechnology approach to livestock production: a review. International Journal of Applied Agricultural Research.6 (2): 91-98.
37.       Oladele, O. A., Oluwayelu, D. O., Oyelakun, O. M. (2011). Infectivity of duck embryo-propagated infectious bursal disease virus (serotype 1). Folia Veterinaria: 55 (1): 25-27.
38.       Oluwayelu, D.O., Olatoye, O., Akanbi, M., Hoffmann, B. (2011). Seroprevalence of bluetongue virus infection in Oyo state, Nigeria. Journal of Commonwealth Veterinary Association Special issue 27 (2): 234 - 238.
39.       Olugasa, B.O., Oluwayelu, D.O., Ayinmode, A.B., Emikpe. B.O., Ijagbone, I.F., Cadmus, S.I.B. (2011). Epizootiology in contemporary global health: making a difference in the health of people in West Africa. Nigerian Journal of Epidemiology 1: 28-33.
40.       Oluwayelu, D.O., Smyth, V., Todd, D. (2012). Detection of avian nephritis virus and chicken astrovirus in Nigerian indigenous chickens. African Journal of Biotechnology 11 (17): 3949 – 3957.
41.       Oluwayelu, D.O. and Todd, D. (2012). Chicken astrovirus infection in Nigerian poultry: a mini-review and preliminary serological evidence. African Journal of Biomedical Research 15 (2): 71 - 76.
42.       Olugasa, B.O., Emikpe, B.O., Oluwayelu, D.O., Cadmus, S.I.B., Ayinmode, A.B., Oluwole, O.E. (2012). Field evaluation of immunogenicity of five commercial vaccines against Newcastle disease in poultry farms in Ibadan, Nigeria. Nigerian Veterinary Journal 33 (2): 475 – 482.
43.       Meseko, C.A. and Oluwayelu, D.O. (2012).Clinical tetanus in pigs in a pig farming complex, Lagos, Nigeria. Nigerian Veterinary Journal 33 (4): 666-669.
44.       Obijimi, T.O., Ajetomobi, A.B., Sule, W.F., Oluwayelu, D.O. (2013). Prevalence of Rubella virus-specific immunoglobulin-G and -M in pregnant women attending two tertiary hospitals in southwestern Nigeria. African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology 14 (3): 134 - 139.
 
(b)       Technical Reports and Monographs
 
45.       Oluwayelu, D.O. (2007). Prevention and control of common and emerging
diseases of poultry in farms, feed mills and market stalls. An invited paper presented at the workshop organized by the World Bank-assisted Avian Influenza Control Programme, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria. May 17, 2007.
 
(c)        Articles in refereed conference proceedings
46.       Olugasa, B.O., Oluwayelu, D.O., Adewale, G.A., Ayoade, G.O., Ijagbone,                       I.F., Babalobi, O.O. and Agbede, S.A. (2005). Confirmatory diagnosis of African swine fever in southern Nigeria by immunoblotting assay. In: Animals and Environment, Proceedings XIIth International Congress of International Society for Animal Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland. Wrzesien A.K.R. (Ed.). September 4-8, 2005. Vol. 1, pp 343 – 347. ISBN 83-89968-31-2.
(d)       Chapters in books
47.       Adene, D.F., Oluwayelu, D.O. and Oladele, O.A. (2004). Avian mycoplasmosis as a peculiar example of transboundary animal disease. In: Poultry Health and Production: Principles and Practices. Ed. D.F. Adene. Stirling-Horden Publishers (Nig.) Ltd., Ibadan. ISBN 978-032-156-X. (213 – 219).
 
 

(e)        Major Conferences Attended with Papers Read
1.         XII International Congress of Virology, Paris, France, 27th July – 1st August, 2002. Oluwayelu, D.O., Oyedele, O.I., Cadmus, S.I.B., Odemuyiwa S.O. Prevalence of   neutralizing antibodies to canine distemper virus in Nigerian dogs. V – 1086. (Poster presentation).
2.         XIII Congress of the World Veterinary Poultry Association, Denver, Colorado, USA, July 19 – 23, 2003. Oluwayelu, D. O., Emikpe, B. O., Fagbohun, O. A. and Ohore, O. G. Serologic evidence of infectious bursal disease virus infection in adult Nigerian indigenous ducks. (Poster presentation).
3.         41st Annual Congress, Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association Vom, Jos,                    November 2004. Olugasa, B.O., Oluwayelu, D.O., Babalobi, O.O. Ijagbone I.F., Ayoade G.O. and Agbede, S.A. An investigation of the presence of neutralizing antibodies against African swine fever (ASF) virus and its potential for immune protection. (Full paper).
4.         XIII International Congress of Virology, San Francisco, California, USA,                    July 23 – 28, 2005. Oluwayelu, D.O., Todd, D., Ball, N.W. and Fagbohun, M.                   Detection by the polymerase chain reaction of chicken anemia virus DNA in                                       Nigerian indigenous chickens, pg. 99. (Oral presentation).
5.         14th World Veterinary Poultry Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, August 22 – 26, 2005.
Oluwayelu, D.O., Todd, D., Emikpe, B.O., Oladele, O.A., Fagbohun, O.A. and Aiki-Raji, O.A. Assessment of a modified blocking ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence for detecting chicken anemia virus antibodies in Nigerian chickens. (Poster presentation). 
6.         43rd Annual Congress, Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, Minna, November 2006. Babalobi, O.O., Olugasa, B.O., Oluwayelu, D.O., Ijagbone I.F., Ayoade G.O. and Agbede, S.A. Financial and socio-economic effects of African swine fever outbreak in Nigeria: a case study of the 2001 outbreak in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. (Full paper).
7.         International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. July 11-14, 2010. Oluwayelu, D.O., Bankole N. and Ajagbe, O. Emergence of Canine Influenza (H3N8) Virus in Dogs in Southwestern Nigeria. (Poster Presentation).
8.         5th Pan-Commonwealth Veterinary Conference, Accra, Ghana, March 21-25, 2011. Oluwayelu, D.O., Olatoye, O., Akanbi, M., Hoffmann, B. Re-emergence of Bluetongue virus infection in Oyo State, Nigeria. (Poster Presentation).
9.         IX International Congress of Veterinary Virology, Madrid, Spain, September 4-7, 2012. Oluwayelu, D.O., Adebiyi, A.I., Ohore, O.G. Serosurvey for rabies virus antibodies in companion, hunting and roaming dogs in Ogun and Oyo states of Nigeria. (Poster Presentation).
10.       14th AITVM International Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 25-29, 2013. Oluwayelu, D.O., Meseko, C.A., Adebiyi, I.A. First evidence of Schmallenberg virus infection in exotic and indigenous cattle in Nigeria. (Poster Presentation).
11.       50th Annual Congress Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, Abuja, November 2013. Morakinyo, O.A., Alabi, P.I. and Oluwayelu, D.O. Isolation of Newcastle disease virus from semi-domesticated birds and the potential of transmitting the virus to domestic poultry in Ibadan. (Poster presentation).
 
 
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
  • FGN/FAO Workshop on laboratory diagnosis of African swine fever (ASF), National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, Nigeria (November 16 – 17, 1999).
  • Training workshop for field surveillance officers on the implementation of the European Union-fundedavian influenza active surveillance programme, University of Ibadan, Ibadan (November 20 – 23, 2006).
  • Federal Department of Livestock-organized training workshop on serological diagnostic techniques for avian influenza, NVRI, Vom, Nigeria (February 25 – 29, 2008)
  • FAO-funded laboratory training workshop on avian influenza molecular diagnosis, Naval Medical Research Unit-3, Cairo, Egypt (May 18 – 22, 2008)
  • Training workshop on Arbovirus Diagnostics and Surveillance, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, USA (March 1 – 12, 2010).
  • Training course on Strengthening Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity, African Center for Integrated Laboratory Training, Johannesburg, South Africa (July 15 – 19, 2013).
 
OTHER AVIAN INFLUENZA-RELATED ACTIVITIES
  • Laboratory testing of field samples for avian influenza (AI) under the National AI active disease surveillance programme, NVRI, Vom, Nigeria (June 3 – 17, 2007).
 
 

HONORS, DISTINCTIONS, FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
  • MacArthur Foundation Higher Education Initiative in Africa Multidisciplinary Research Award (Co-Principal Investigator): September, 2011
·         Nigerian Universities Doctoral Theses Award Scheme (NUDTAS) Best PhD Thesis in Veterinary Medicine, 2006
·         John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation re-entry grant, 2006
·         John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Staff Development grant, 2003
·         Departmental Prize for Best Student in Veterinary Microbiology, 1992
·         Olatunde Agbato Prize for Best Final Year Student in Small Animal Medicine, 1992
·         Annual University of Ibadan/Elf Petroleum scholarship award for Best First Year student in Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 1988.
 
 

MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETIES
1. Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA)
2. American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
3. International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)
4. European Society for Veterinary Virology (ESVV)