Low level SARS-CoV-2 RNA detected in plasma samples from a cohort of Nigerians: Implications for blood transfusion

• Azuka Patrick Okwuraiwe ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: azukaokwu@yahoo.com, apokwuraiwe@nimr.gov.ng

  Affiliation Centre for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2878-0531

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• Chika Kingsley Onwuamah,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Validation

  Affiliation Centre for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5111-1822

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• Joseph Ojonugwa Shaibu,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

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• Samuel Olufemi Amoo,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

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• Fehintola Anthonia Ige,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

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• Ayorinde Babatunde James,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Biochemistry Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

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• Leona Chika Okoli,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

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• Abul-Rahman Ahmed,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria

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• Jamda Ponmak,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Centre for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, Federal College of Veterinary and Medical Laboratory Technology, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria

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• Judith O. Sokei,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Centre for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

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• Sulaimon Akanmu,

  Roles Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Haematology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria

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• Babatunde Lawal Salako,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Clinical Sciences Division, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

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• Rosemary Ajuma Audu

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0330-5219

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