Geohelminth infection are a major public health problem worldwide particularly in Africa. This study was carried out to investigate the distribution pattern of soil-transmitted helminths and common practices enhancing transmission in Owena, Southwestern Nigeria. Two hundred (200)...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i330170
Trichomonas fetus. lives on the surface .of the penis and. prepuce of the. bull and in the. reproductive tract of .the cow . Bovine .trichomoniasis is a venereal. disease of cattle. caused by the. protozoan Trichomonas. fetus . Samples: In our study 100 samples were collected fro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i330169
Claude Nangwat, Thierry Kammalac Ngouana, Aude Ngueguim Dougue, Cyrille Levis Kountchou, Alfred Itor Ekpo, Jean Paul Dzoyem & Christopher Bonglavnyuy Tume·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2020
Background: Studies on the assessment of the virulence factors of C. glabrata sensu stricto strains are on the rise. This is partly due to the increase in recurrent C. glabrata infections that have contributed to increased mortality rates. Published data on the virulence characte...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i330168
Aim: Comparison of various scoring systems and to find the better one for predicting the progression of disease in COVID-19 infection. Study Design: Observational. Place and Duration: Department of General medicine, Dhiraj hospital, a tertiary care center, located in Gujarat, Ind...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i330167
Ekpo Alfred Itor, Michel Noubom, Claude Nangwat, Dougue Aude Ngueguim, Cyrille Levis Kountchou, Ngouana Kammalac Thierry, Dzoyem Jean Paul & Tume Christopher·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2020
Background: Aspergillus section Nigri species are invasive opportunistic pathogens, seen in individuals with various immune disorders. The invasive capacity involves the production of varieties of enzymes such as lipases, phospholipase, proteases and hyaluronidase. The determinat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i330166
COVID-19 a pandemic due to novel corona virus emerged from Wuhan, China in December 2019 and now the whole world facing its threat. This is a disaster pandemic for almost every nation on the earth. Such novel corona virus impacts on every country in the world irrespective of ra...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i230165
Aims: Nanoparticles are gradually gaining wide scientific interest due to their various applications in catalysis, magnetism, medicine, optics, as antibacterial and nanolarvicidal agents. This research aimed at evaluating the larvicidal activity of green synthesized Ag/Ni BMNPs f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i230163
Aim: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the causative agent of tuberculosis, is a strictly aerobic bacterium that grows fastidiously and slow, which is among the top 10 causes of death globally and the leading cause from a single infectious agent (above HIV/AIDS). Among the deadly...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i230162
Tuberculosis is the oldest documented infectious diseases in humans and they still cause significant morbidity and mortality. Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a growing hazard to human health worldwide and threat to control of tuberculosis. WHO estimates 3.2% inciden...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i230161
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “Letter to the Editor: Neonatal Coronavirus Disease-2019: Presentation and Management”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i230164