Aim: A cross-sectional sero-prevalence study was conducted from July 2008 to December 2014 in Meghalaya (India) to determine prevalence of bovine brucellosis and also for assessing the risk factors associated with the disease in cattle. Materials and Methods: In the present study...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/37080
Despite the improvement with blood screening, transfusion transmissible infectious (TTIs) agents such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis are still among some of the challenges in the blood safety for the recipient...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/34605
Background: Hepatitis B control, especially among pregnant women and prospective blood donors, in the developing world is still a disease that must be given attention considering its mortality and morbidity rates. Methods: This study was conducted among 153 subjects including pre...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/37581
Parasitic infections may be common in endemic areas. Giardia spp. infections are widespread and not endemic to one region. The combined presence of parasitic infections and high serum immunoglobulin level E (IgE) levels, can be found in isolation or as a clinical manifestation of...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/37426
Staphylococcus aureus has a notable ability to acquire resistance to methicillin and other antibiotics, and represents a growing public health challenge globally. This study was aimed at evaluating the cefoxitin resistance profile of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from the Univer...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/34544
Aim: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the contractile proteins; Actin and Myosin in the skeletal muscle of rats exposed to three different concentrations of fluoride during 40 days of fluoride toxicity. Changes in muscle proteins of control and test rats have been exa...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/36186
The objective of equity in health care system is “equal access for equal needs” and there should be no barriers to healthcare utilization. The objective of the study was to assess the socio – economic factors influencing utilization of healthcare services in Sokoto, Northern Nige...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35282
Background: Shiga-toxigenic E. coli also known as verotoxin–producing E. coli is one of the diarrhoeagenic E. coli strains which also include its well-known subgroup enterohaemorrhagic E. coli. It is increasingly recognized as the cause of severe gastrointestinal and systemic dis...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/37109
Aim and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the various pelvic fracture types seen in Lagos and its environs, with their accompanying lesions, and compare them to previous works done in literature. Study Design: Prospective, Cross Sectional, Descriptive Study....
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/36368
Background: Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and is caused by one of the four dengue viruses of arbovirus family. This study was undertaken to analyze detailed findings in capillary leak syndrome (CLS) among hospitalized dengue fever...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/36883