Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the most common causes of acute hepatitis. Sudan is considered as hyper-endemic for HEV. HEV infection in patients with preexisting chronic liver diseases (CLDs) has been reported to result in severe clinical manifestations and poor o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i2264
Background: Nucleus Pulposus Herniation (NPH) is a disease in which the annulus fibrosus ruptures, causing the nucleus pulposus to protrude or bulge and press against the spinal canal, causing sciatic pain. One of the risk factors for Nucleus pulposus herniation was Body Mass Ind...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i3265
Introduction: The novel corona virus (COVID-19), which began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, has been declared pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11th March 2021. Till now, even when nations are in race for developing vaccine against COVID-19, diagnosing the ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i2263
John Antwi Apenteng, Samuel Korsah, Miriam Tagoe, Nathaniel Nene Nortey, Jessica Korsah, Benedicta Delase Wobetsey & Frederick Akuffo Owusu·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2023
Background: Cholera affects several hundred thousand individuals worldwide each year. According to estimates, more than 20 million individuals in Ghana are at danger of contracting the illness. However, research from Asia and other continents continues to be a major source of inf...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i2261
Background: Intestinal parasites (IP) are organisms that live and strife within the host for harm or mutual benefit, is a global concern infecting over 3 billion people and causing morbidity in about 450 million people worldwide of which the developing countries are most affected...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i2260
Introduction: The goal of the study was to assess the factors that influence the utilization of Insecticide Treated bed Nets (ITN) in the prevention of malaria in the Berekum East Municipality. Methods: Quantitative cross sectional design was used to conduct the study in the Ber...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i2259
Global attention towards zoonotic diseases has been oriented with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 as they are infectious diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans, and they pose a significant threat to public health. This study draws on the awareness...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i1257
Aims: To study the impact of COVID on Microbiology examination result, and analyze it further based on the gender and place of residence. Methods: Simple analysis conducted cross-sectionally based on the comparison of the result of final Microbiology exam result based on the stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i1258
The demographic and genomics of COVID-19 have changed with the advent of new BF.7 and XBB Omicron variants in the population. IPHA and IAPSM have released the 5th Joint statement on COVID-19 pandemic in India, where “Living with COVID” is the main theme. The report has summarized...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i1256
Objectives: To isolate, identify and determine the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus among Female Patients attending Rivers State University Teaching Hospital in Port Harcourt using High Vaginal Swab samples. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on total of 103 fema...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i1255