Position: Senior Lecturer
Years of Service at ABU Zaria: 8 years
Research Focus: Medical microbiology and parasitology, with emphasis on vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), molecular diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance, and zoonotic diseases.
Selected Publications:
Yusuf Wada, Yasmin Khairani Muhammad Ismadi and Zaidah Abdul Rahman (2026). Multilocus Sequence Typing Reveals Dominance of the CC17 Clonal Complex in Hospital-Associated Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in Malaysia. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. Submitted (BSAC 2026)
Chan Yean Yean, Lee Lih Huey, Yusuf Wada, Wong Jia Ying, Anilawati Mat Jelani, Nor Maizan Hassan, Noridah Nordin, Nurul Hanim Itam and Zaidah Abdul Rahman (2026). Evaluation of Saliva-Based HIV-1/2 Rapid Self-Test Among HIV-Confirmed Cases: A Cross-Sectional Study. BMC Infectious Diseases. Submitted
Yusuf Wada, Iliya Shehu Ndams, Abdirahman Hussein Elmi, Manal Abdel Haleem A. Abusalah, Nik Zuraina Nik Mohd Noor, Chan Yean Yean, Zaidah Abdul Rahman (2026). Ten-Year (2015 – 2025) Trends of the Molecular Epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum kelch13 (Pfk13) Mutation in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases. Major revision; Resubmitted and Under Review.
Yusuf Wada., Hafeez A. Afolabi., Ahmad Adebayo Irekeola., Kizito Eneye Bello., Chan Yean Yean and Zaidah Abdul Rahman (2026). Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis infection in Malaysia: The First Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-13406-3
Zakari D. A., Audu G. A., Aliyu A. A., Onyebueke E. A., Abraham O. J., Onwuatuegwu J. T.C., Kadiri D. A., Nwobodo H. A., Ezugwu I. A., Onuh K. I., Abiodun S. O., Aliyu G. O., Iyeh P., Wada Y. (2025). Molecular characterization and antimicrobial resistance patterns of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from clinical specimens in a Nigerian tertiary healthcare facility: a prospective laboratory surveillance study with retrospective clinical data analysis. Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, 11 : e1798 DOI: 10.32113/idtm_202512_1798
Yusuf Wada, Nabiha A. Bouafia, Basim R. Al shammari, Hafeez A. Afolabi, Fatimah S.M. Aljebaly, Mohammed S. Almogbel, Mohammed Garout, Muhammad A. Halwani, Zainab H. Almansour, Ameen S.S. Alwashmi, Nawal A. AlKaabi, Maha F. Al-Subaie, Ali A. Rabaan, Chan Y. Yean, Zaidah Abdul Rahman. (2025). A multiplex PCR for rapid detection of vancomycin and linezolid resistance genes in clinical and environmental enterococci: A one health diagnostic approach, One Health, 21: 101285, ISSN 2352-7714, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101285. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425003210)
Yusuf Wada, Suwaiba Ladan Muhammad, Nasir Ademola Adeyemi, Oyebola Yusrah Bolakojo, Mubarak Jimoh Ibrahim, Hannatu Jimba J., Mariam Adeola Saliu, Abdulkareem Auwal Aliyu, Halimat Oyiza Tijani, Mustapha Wada, Franca Maiture Galion, Olive Blessing Daniel, Rosemary Funto Boboye (2025). Prevalence of Pathogenic Escherichia coli 0157: H7 in Livestock and Poultry in Market and Abattoirs in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria: A Short Communication. ATBU Journal of Science, Technology and Education, 13(1), pp.227-232. https://www.atbuftejoste.com.ng/index.php/joste/article/view/2386
AL-Mhanna SB, Batrakoulis A, Wan Ghazali WS, Mohamed M, Aldayel A, Alhussain MH, Afolabi HA, Wada Y, Gülü M, Elkholi S, Abubakar BD, Rojas-Valverde D. (2024). Effects of combined aerobic and resistance training on glycemic control, blood pressure, inflammation, cardiorespiratory fitness and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes and overweight/obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PeerJ 12:e17525 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17525
Hafeez Abiola Afolabi, Zaidi Zakaria, Yuni Astuti, Salzihan Md Salleh, Nouf H Alkhamees, Yusuf Wada, Dauda Goni Mohammed, Omar Mahmoud Said Alshajrawi, Sameer Badri Al-Mhanna (2024). High Body Mass as a Weight Factor for Hip Osteoarthritis Progression: Insights into Challenges, Strategies, and Consequences. Ann Appl Sport Sci, 12(S2): e1400, 2024. http://www.aassjournal.com; e-ISSN: 2322–4479; p-ISSN: 2476–4981.
Sameer Badri AL-Mhanna, Alexios Batrakoulis, Martin Hofmeister, Clemens Drenowatz, Wan Syaheedah Wan Ghazali, Georgian Badicu, Hafeez Abiola Afolabi, Mehmet Gülü, Yusuf Wada, Monira I. Aldhahi, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis. (2024). “Psychophysiological Adaptations to Exercise Training in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review”, BioMed Research International, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/3325321
Professional Memberships:
Member, Ahmadu Bello University Alumni (ABUA)
Member, The Society for Occupational Safety and Environmental Health
Member, International Society for Infectious Diseases
Member, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria
Member, Zoological Society of Nigeria
Member, Science Association of Nigeria
World Outreach Member, American Society of Microbiology
Member, Human Genome Organization
Member, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy