M. H. Ruqayyah

Investigating the Presence of Plasmodium falciparum Chloroquine Resistant Transporter (Pfcrt) Drug-resistance Alleles in Some Northern Nigerian States

M. H. Ruqayyah, K. Nafisatu & B. Balarabe Musa · South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology · 2018

This study was designed to investigate the presence of Pfcrt drug- resistance alleles (CQ resistant biomarker) and attempted to analyse the outcome in some states of northern Nigeria. A total of four hundred and thirteen (413) Plasmodium falciparum positive blood samples were col...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i4822

Investigating the Prevalence and Intensity of Plasmodium falciparum Infection and Two Methods of Malaria Diagnosis in North-Western Nigeria

M. H. Ruqayyah, I. H. Nock, I. S. Ndams & B. D. J. George · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2017

Aims: The study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence and intensity of Plasmodium falciparum infection, in randomly selected areas of north-western Nigeria and to evaluate the efficiency of microscopy and rapid diagnostic test (RDT) in detecting and determining intensity of  ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2017/28884