Background: Pandemics are wide-ranging incidences of infectious diseases that significantly increase morbidity and mortality in extensive geographic area. The study assessed impacts of pandemics experienced by healthcare workers in teaching hospitals in Rivers State, Nigeria. Mat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i121442
Purpose: Lassa fever is a disease of public health concern associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is noted to be endemic in the west-African Lassa fever belt with seasonal variations usually associated with epidemics. Nigeria among other countries is known to suf...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i111439
Background: Urogenital Schistosomasis (US) is the second most neglected tropical disease to malaria. It is estimated that about 600-700 million people Worldwide are at risk of contracting this disease. In Cameroon more than 5million people are at the risk of infection. Clinical m...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i111440
Joseph O. Odoko, John E. Moyegbone, Emmanuel A. Agege, Omatseye A. Akuirene, Charles C. Ofili, Samuel D. Nwajei, Ephraim E. Benson & Ezekiel U. Nwose·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2023
Aim: Globally, Pregnant women and under five years children are the most vulnerable group in malaria zones. This study aimed to assessed factors influencing utilization of ITNs among pregnant women and care givers of children in Bayelsa and Rivers States, Nigeria. Methodology: A...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i111441
Aim: To describe the clinical and pathological features of the various fungal and parasitic diseases seen at our hospital over a five-year period. Study Design: This is a retrospective study of records of fungal and parasitic diseases. Place and Duration of Study: The study was d...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i111438
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
In December 2019, the occurrence of several cases of pneumonia of unknown origin in Hubei province in China led to the identification in January 2020 of a new coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2 by the Coronavirus Working Group of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. In...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i101435
Aims: To establish mean values for serum ferritin at different gestational ages. To determine the relationship between serum ferritin and gestational age. Methodology: This was a prospective, comparative, cross sectional study carried out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i101436
Introduction: Severe COVID-19 infection is associated with significant mortality in the elderly. This is even more so, when the elderly patient with the disease also has multiple chronic co-morbidities, and is resident in a resource-constrained area. Aims/ Objectives: To outline...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i101434
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019, (COVID-19) pandemic dealt a catastrophic blow to health systems globally, especially those of middle and low-income-countries, whose health systems were already frail, pre-pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes six build...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i101433