Humans, in their effort to be fed with a healthy diet, regularly consume raw (fresh) vegetables and fruits. Unfortunately, raw vegetables and fruits could serve as carriers of parasitic pathogens. Aim: A study conducted between November 2014 and February 2015 aimed at determining...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/35806
Intestinal parasitic infections have always been an important public health problem in the tropics and subtropics particularly in developing countries. A comparative study involving 300 secondary school children of both sexes and ages of 10-24 years in two rural and two urban sec...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35669
Background: Antibiotic resistance has remained a global concern. Food pathogens that carry resistance genes will cause public health threat irrespective of their pathogenicity, as this pool of resistance genes are disseminated via food chain. The antibiotic susceptibility of E. c...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2020/v23i730168
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli have been identified as an emerging foodborne pathogen which portends serious risk to human health. Cow milk and its products are potential sources of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. A relatively small number from the family of shiga...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i630226
Schistosomiasis affects about 204.6 million people in 78 countries of the world, out of which 58 countries are endemic with moderate to high intensity. Different diagnostic tools (Rapid Diagnostic Test kit) have been used in the diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium infection henc...
Introduction: Urinary Schistosomiasis (US) is a chronic water-borne infection caused by digenetic trematode belonging to the genus schistosoma, it is generally caused by Schistosoma haematobium. Bulinus globosus is a species of a tropical freshwater snail that acts as an intermed...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2018/v1i11093
Entamoeba histolytica and hookworm are among the 10 most prevalent intestinal parasitic infections worldwide. They contribute to low productivity, malnutrition, miscarriages, reduced lifespan and sometimes death. A study on the prevalence of these two diseases was carried out in...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/39177
Aims: This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of malaria among children underfive years and to assess the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of the children’s mothers regarding malaria and preventive measures. Study design: The study was cross-sectional in design....
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/7559
Malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium and is one of the most important parasitic diseases of man globally especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This research was done to assess malaria infection and its relationship with the kno...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i230115
Hepatitis B is a life threatening infectious liver disease caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV among food vendors in Wurukum, a highly commercial section of metropolitan Makurdi in Benue State. The test was carried out w...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i329262
Urinary Schistosomiasis is neglected tropical disease (NTDs) caused by the trematode, Schistosoma haematobium. This Study was designed to comparatively observe the use of Combi 10 and filter paper in the diagnosis of Schistosoma hameatobium, and to determine the prevalence and in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2018/v1i229681
Schistosomiasis is considered the second most prevalent worldwide parasitic disease ranked next to malaria. Bulinus globosus is one of the intermediate hosts for Schistosoma haematobium. Aim: This research work investigated the effects of cercariae shedding (schistosoma parasitos...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2017/36070
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease of medical importance. Intestinal schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni is less wide spread than urinary schistosomiasis in Nigeria. A study was carried out in Akwanga, Nasarawa State to determine the association between S....
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2019/v5i1-230118
Anaemia is one of the leading complications due to malaria infections. It is defined in terms of packed cell volume (PCV) as a PCV <32%. This study was focused on the prevalence of malaria-related anaemia among children and adolescents attending General Hospital in Obi and Oju...
T. S. Atsuwe, V. U. Obisike, J. I. Chikwendu, C. K. Kondo, C. T. Tyoakoso & E. U. Amuta·Asian Journal of Immunology·2019
A study was conducted to determine the epidemiology of intestinal parasites in school children in Vandeikya LGA, Benue State, Nigeria. Two hundred and ninety three (293) stool samples from school children were examined in selected schools across the Local Government Area. 22 of 2...