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Nigeria
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Epidemiologist | Expertise in Animal & Human Health, AMR, and One Health Research with 21 years of experience
Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing
Clinical Trial Documentation,
Non-Medical Regulatory Writing,
Technical Writing,
Business & Legal Writing,
Copywriting,
Creative Writing,
Newswriting,
Audio Transcription,
General Proofreading & Editing,
Translation
Research
Market Research,
User Research,
Meta-Research,
Feasibility Study,
Technology Scouting,
Fact Checking,
Gap Analysis,
Gray Literature Search,
Scientific and Technical Research,
Systematic Literature Review,
Secondary Data Collection
Consulting
Business Strategy Consulting,
Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting,
Digital Strategy Consulting,
Healthcare Consulting,
Legal Consulting,
Operations Consulting,
Scientific and Technical Consulting,
Financial Consulting,
Regulatory Consulting,
Manufacturing Consulting
Data & AI
Predictive Modeling,
Statistical Analysis,
Image Processing,
Image Analysis,
Algorithm Design-Non ML,
Algorithm Design-ML,
Data Visualization,
Big Data Analytics,
Text Mining & Analytics,
Data Mining,
Data Cleaning,
Data Processing,
Data Insights
Product Development
Formulation,
Recipe Development,
Deformulation,
Stability/Shelf Life Testing,
Product Evaluation,
Material Sourcing,
Product Validation,
Manufacturing,
Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC),
Product Compliance ,
Concept Development,
Product Launch Support,
Packaging Design,
Prototyping,
Reverse Engineering,
Device Fabrication
Work Experience
Lecturer
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto
August 2006 - Present 
Veterinary Officer
Ministry of Animal Health and Livestock Development
May 2004 - August 2006
Veterinary Officer
Mack’s Farms (Nig.) Ltd., Osara
April 2004 - May 2005
Education
Master of Science in Control of Infectious Diseases in Animals
Royal Veterinary College, University of London
October 2008 - September 2009
Postgraduate Certificate in International Animal Health
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh
October 2007 - December 2008
Professional Diploma in Computer Studies (Computer Science)
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto
October 2006 - May 2007
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary Medicine)
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto
February 1998 - March 2004
Certifications
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Longitudinal Data Analysis in Biostatistics
Institute for Statistical and Data Science
August 2025 - Present
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Developing Gene Therapies: A Statistician's Guide
Institute for Statistical and Data Science
August 2025 - Present
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Advancing Statistical Science for a Data-Driven World
Institute for Statistical and Data Science
July 2025 - Present
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Advanced Data Visualizations in R
Institute for Statistical and Data Science
February 2025 - Present
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2023 African Genomic Medicine Training Initiative course
African Genomic Medicine Training Initiative (AGMT)
March 2023 - Present
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Aminu Shittu, Abdullahi O. Sanni, Abdurrahman H. Jibril, Olubunmi G. Fasanmi, Oluwawemimo O. Adebowale, Alexander R. Jambalang, Annelize Jonker, Latifah O. Abdulkarim, Folorunso O. Fasina (2024). Non-typhoidal Salmonella in Nigeria: do outcomes of ‘multisectoral’ surveillance, treatment and control justify the intervention costs? . International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine.
Shittu, Aminu, Ong, Kanyin Liane, Stafford, Lauryn K., Mclaughlin, Susan A., Boyko, Edward J., Vollset, Stein Emil, Smith, Amanda E., Dalton, Bronte E., Duprey, Joe, Cruz, Jessica A., et al. (2023). Diabetes: a defining disease of the 21st century . The Lancet.
Shittu, Aminu, Jajere, Saleh Mohammed, Lawal, Jallailudeen Rabana, Waziri, Ibrahim, Goni, Mohammed Dauda, Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (2023). Ectoparasites of dogs (<i>Canis familiaris</i>) from northeastern Nigeria: an epidemiological study . Parasitology Research.
Shittu, Aminu, Jajere, Saleh Mohammed, Lawal, Jallailudeen Rabana, Waziri, Ibrahim, Goni, Dauda Mohammed, Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (2022). Epidemiological study of gastrointestinal helminths among dogs from Northeastern Nigeria: a potential public health concern . Parasitology Research.
Shittu, Aminu, Van den Crommenacker-Konings, Lydie W. J. H., van Dam, Petra, Everts, Reinard, Nielen, Mirjam, Lam, Theo J. G. M., Koop, Gerrit (2021). Dynamics of intramammary infections in suckler ewes during early lactation . Journal of Dairy Science.
Shittu, Aminu, Fasina, Folorunso O., LeRoux-Pullen, Lerica, Smith, Peter, Debusho, Legesse K., Jajere, Saleh M., Adebowale, Oluwawemimo, Odetokun, Ismail, Agbaje, Michael, Fasina, Modupe M., et al. (2020). Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions Associated With Antimicrobial Stewardship Among Veterinary Students: A Multi-Country Survey From Nigeria, South Africa, and Sudan . Frontiers in Public Health.
Shittu, Aminu, Fasanmi, Olubunmi Gabriel, Okuneye, Olumide John, Ahmed, Syed Sayeem Uddin, Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (2020). Preventing zoonotic influenza H5N1 in human: pictorial versus literal health communication methods . Veterinaria Italiana.
Aminu Shittu, Peter W. Smith, Michael Agbaje, Lerica LeRoux-Pullen, Deborah Van Dyk, Legesse K. Debusho, Mohamed M. Sirdar, Olubunmi G. Fasanmi, Oluwawemimo Adebowale, Folorunso O. Fasina(2019). Implication of the knowledge and perceptions of veterinary students of antimicrobial resistance for future prescription of antimicrobials in animal health, South Africa . Journal of the South African Veterinary Association. 90. {AOSIS}
Shittu, Aminu, Ahmad, Ibrahim, Kudi, Caleb Ayuba, Babashani, Mohammed, Chafe, Umar Mohammed, Yakubu, Yusuf (2019). Tuberculosis in dromedary camels slaughtered in Nigeria: a documentation of lesions at postmortem . Tropical Animal Health and Production.
Shittu, Aminu, Smith, Peter W., Agbaje, Michael, LeRoux-Pullen, Lerica, van Dyk, Deborah, Debusho, Legesse K., Sirdar, Mohamed M., Fasanmi, Olubunmi G., Adebowale, Oluwawemimo, Fasina, Folorunso O. (2019). Implication of the knowledge and perceptions of veterinary students of antimicrobial resistance for future prescription of antimicrobials in animal health, South Africa . Journal of the South African Veterinary Association.
Fasina FO, Adenubi OT, Ogundare ST, Shittu A, Bwala DG, Fasina MM(2015). Descriptive analyses and risk of death due to Ebola Virus Disease, West Africa, 2014 . Journal of infection in developing countries.
Alhaji NB, Odetokun IA, Shittu A, Onyango J, Chafe UM, Abubakar MS, Muraina IA, Fasina FO, Lee HS(2015). Time-series analysis of ruminant foetal wastage at a slaughterhouse in North Central Nigeria between 2001 and 2012 . The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research.
Shittu, Aminu, Alhaji, Nma B., Odetokun, Ismail A., Onyango, Joshua, Chafe, Umar M., Abubakar, Muhammed S., Muraina, Issa A., Fasina, Folorunso O., Lee, Hu Suk (2015). Time-series analysis of ruminant foetal wastage at a slaughterhouse in North Central Nigeria between 2001 and 2012 . Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research.
Jedial JT, Shittu A, Tambuwal FM, Abubakar MB, Garba MK, Kwaga JP, Fasina FO(2015). Predictors and risk factors for the intestinal shedding of Escherichia coli O157 among working donkeys (Equus asinus) in Nigeria . Veterinary record open.
Shittu, Aminu, Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo, Adenubi, Olubukola T., Ogundare, Samuel T., Bwala, Dauda G., Fasina, Modupe M. (2015). Descriptive analyses and risk of death due to Ebola Virus Disease, West Africa, 2014 . Journal of Infection in Developing Countries.
Kabuuka T, Kasaija PD, Mulindwa H, Shittu A, Bastos AD, Fasina FO(2014). Drivers and risk factors for circulating African swine fever virus in Uganda, 2012-2013 . Research in veterinary science.
Kabuuka, T., Kasaija, P. D., Mulindwa, H., Shittu, A., Bastos, A. D. S., Fasina, F. O. (2014). Drivers and risk factors for circulating African swine fever virus in Uganda, 2012-2013 . Research in Veterinary Science.
Shittu A, Raji AA, Madugu SA, Hassan AW, Fasina FO(2014). Predictors of death and production performance of layer chickens in opened and sealed pens in a tropical savannah environment . BMC veterinary research.
Shittu, Aminu, Raji, Abdullahi Abdullahi, Madugu, Shuaibu A., Hassan, Akinola Waheed, Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (2014). Predictors of death and production performance of layer chickens in opened and sealed pens in a tropical savannah environment . BMC Veterinary Research.
Fasina, F. O., Shittu, A., Lazarus, D., Tomori, O., Simonsen, L., Viboud, C., Chowell, G. (2014). Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus disease outbreak in Nigeria, July to September 2014 . Eurosurveillance.
Fasina FO, Shittu A, Lazarus D, Tomori O, Simonsen L, Viboud C, Chowell G(2014). Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus disease outbreak in Nigeria, July to September 2014 . Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin.
Shittu A, Clifton-Hadley RS, Ely ER, Upton PU, Downs SH(2013). Factors associated with bovine tuberculosis confirmation rates in suspect lesions found in cattle at routine slaughter in Great Britain, 2003-2008 . Preventive veterinary medicine.
Shittu, A., Clifton-Hadley, R. S., Ely, E. R., Upton, P. U., Downs, S. H. (2013). Factors associated with bovine tuberculosis confirmation rates in suspect lesions found in cattle at routine slaughter in Great Britain, 2003-2008 . Preventive Veterinary Medicine.
Shittu A, Abdullahi J, Jibril A, Mohammed AA, Fasina FO(2012). Sub-clinical mastitis and associated risk factors on lactating cows in the Savannah Region of Nigeria . BMC veterinary research.
Shittu, Aminu, Abdullahi, Jamilu, Jibril, Aliyu, Mohammed, Aminu A., Fasina, Folorunso O. (2012). Sub-clinical mastitis and associated risk factors on lactating cows in the Savannah Region of Nigeria . BMC Veterinary Research.
Shittu, Aminu, Tambuwal, Faruk M., Abubakar, Mika'il B., Salihu, Mohammed D., Junaidu, Abdulkadir U., Magaji, Abdullahi A., Lawal, Mohammed, Danyaro, Mahmud (2009). A survey of veterinary hospitals in Nigeria for the presence of some bacterial organisms of nosocomial and zoonotic potential . Veterinaria Italiana.
Tambuwal FM, Shittu A, Abubakar MB, Salihu MD, Junaidu AU, Magaji AA, Lawal M, Danyaro M(2009). A survey of veterinary hospitals in Nigeria for the presence of some bacterial organisms of nosocomial and zoonotic potential . Veterinaria italiana.
Salihu, M. D., Junaidu, A. U., Manga, S. B., Gulumbe, M. L., Magaji, A. A., Ahmed, A., Adamu, A. Y., Shittu, A., Balarabe, I. (2008). Occurrence of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> in smoked fish in Sokoto, Nigeria . African Journal of Biotechnology.
Shittu A(2004). AVA international veterinary aid . Australian veterinary journal.
Shittu, A (2004). AVA international veterinary aid . Australian Veterinary Journal.
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