Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a highly fatal, but uncommon viral disease which causes viral infection accompanied by hemorrhage and fever. It is caused by Marburg virus (MARV), a zoonotic virus belonging to the family of viruses known as Filoviridae, a single stranded RNA negati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i2213
Aim: This study was carried out to ascertain whether or not occupational exposure affects the haematocrit, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and methaemoglobin levels of municipal solid waste (MSW) collectors. Methodology: A total of 60 male subjects were recruited for this study,...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/46187
Monkeypox (MPXV) is a viral infectious disease, capable of transmitting from animals to humans. It is a zoonotic virus responsible for causing the disease, and belongs to the same family (orthopoxvirus) as the smallpox virus. The first case of human monkeypox infection was record...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2022/v13i330301
Increased prevalence and incidence rates within ethnic minorities have been reported by numerous studies on tribal differences in type 2 diabetes patients, sharing a western setting. This study was aimed at comparing glycemic indices among different ethnic groups residing in Yene...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i530248
Acinetobacter species are aerobic gram-negative bacilli that can cause healthcare-associated infections and can survive for prolonged periods in the environment. Also on the hands of healthcare workers, infection due to Acinetobacter species is a major challenge within the health...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i530385
Aim: The study was aimed at evaluating the levels of subclinical malaria infection and haemolysis among the residents of Opobo, Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross sectional study design was used. The subjects were grouped into males and females and comparisons were made...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i330263
Breast milk is one fluid that could contain heavy metals and this can be dangerous to the health of breastfeeding baby. The increase in urbanization and industrialization often comes with the increased level of heavy metals in the environment especially in developing countries wh...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2021/v24i830255
Victor Tuanwii Ideede, Jonathan Nyebuchi, Albert Lesere Nwibani, Friday Ogidigba, Felix Eedee Konne & Fyneface Chikadibia Amadi·International Blood Research & Reviews·2021
Haemoglobin genotypes have been known to be linked with groups of diseases such as diabetes. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of haemoglobin variants on glycemic indices (fasting blood glucose and glycated haemoglobin) in subjects in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A total o...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2021/v13i130161