Aim: To investigate outbreak of IBD in Zaria, Nigeria. Study Design: Prospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Sample: Poultry Unit of the Ahmadu Bello University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria between March 2009...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/6118
Background: Knowledge of the Sociodemoraphic factors associated with HSV-2 seroprevalence and identification of the associated patient-recognizable clinical features will enable informed preventive public health interventions. There’s yet no documented data on the clinical and so...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/7014
Non-human primates (NHPs) are distributed worldwide and have several unique features that may account for opportunistic and pathogenic zoonotic bacteria. Aim: To evaluate the incidence of enteric organisms with zoonotic and biohazard potential in captive NHPs in a zoo setting. St...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/5807
The immune system consists in part of a functionally competent T-cell repertoire that is reactive to foreign antigens but tolerant to self-antigens. The repertoire of T cells is primarily formed in the thymus through positive and negative selection of developing thymocytes that a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/6481
V. E. Okolie, N. J. Obiechina, Z. C. Okechukwu, C. F. Oguejiofor, L. Okor, A. O. Onyegbule, O. I. Udegbunam, L. S. A. Nwajiaku, C. Ogbuokiri & R. Egeonu·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2014
Background: Placental malaria is one of the complications of malaria in pregnancy and is associated with poor pregnancy outcome. Demonstration of its prevalence and risk factors will help in modifying the measures in the prevention of malaria in pregnancy and strengthens the effe...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/8365
Aims: To determine perceived causes, challenges and coping mechanisms of women living with obstetric fistula (OF) in Uganda. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Mulago National Referral Hospital Uganda – January to July 2009. Methodology: Thirty...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/7505
Aim: To investigate the potential role of serum hepcidin as a biomarker for histological cirrhosis in hepatitis C virus patients. Methods: Serum hepcidin was measured in 80 patients with hepatitis C virus and 15 age and sex matched healthy subjects as control. Liver biopsy was av...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/5922
The increasing spread of drug-resistant malaria parasite has necessitated the continuous search for even more effective malaria treatment including the combination of drugs known to have significant anti malarial potentials. Effort in this study was therefore, devoted to evaluati...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/6788
Background: Human Herpes Virus 2 (HSV-2) infection has been shown to be significantly associated with several obstetric complications, especially if the infection occurred during the pregnancy. Advocacy for policy formulation and the design of interventions requires local data on...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/7020
Aims: In India, annual incidence of animal bite is estimated as 1.7 per 100 population and that of human rabies as 1.7 per 1,00,000 population. Since rabies is universally fatal it requires prevention through timely management by wound care, Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) and rabies i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/5683