Background: Cameroon is among the 11 countries that account for 92 % of malaria infection in sub-Saharan-Africa in 2018, and Maroua III Health District and her environs witnessed a malaria outbreak in 2013 with hundredths of deaths. Aim: To determine the risk factors of malaria i...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i81426
Aims: In Cameroon, on August 2011 and October 2015 the Ministry of Public Health launched the national campaign for distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) to all families as a means of effectively fighting malaria transmission. The study area Mbengwi He...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2030545
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with sub-Saharan African countries like Cameroon carrying a disproportionate share of the burden. Despite the inclusion of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine in the national immunizat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i41742
Background: Geohelminth infections are endemic in Cameroon affecting millions of people and have serious nutritional and developmental effects especially among children. Aims: There is paucity of information on the prevalence, risk factors and nutritional effect of geohelminths o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i111437
Background: Co-infection of malaria with gastrointestinal parasites alter host immune responses, contribute to anemia, and affect clinical presentation and treatment outcomes. Aim: This study investigated the prevalence and risk factors of Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i61749