Aim: To assess the prevalence of Non-Typhoidal Salmonella spp isolated from food and stool samples in Port Harcourt. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study with simple randomized sampling. Methodology: In this study, 210 stool samples and 210 food samples collected from D...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10380
Haemonchosis is a common disease in small ruminants caused by Haemonchus contortus, a blood sucking parasite. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Haemonchus contortus in small ruminants slaughtered at Talata Mafara Central Abattoir. A total of 381 faecal sampl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2024/v7i4165
Aim: To determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection among symptomatic adults in a tertiary hospital in a peri-urban setting in Southwestern Nigeria. Methodology: It was a retrospective, cross-sectional study conducted in the Medical Microbiology Laborato...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10378
Background: Overweight and obesity during adolescence are a worldwide public health concern, due to their potential impact on health and their increasing frequency. Dietary habits such as overconsumption of energy-dense foods combined with low levels of physical activity are the...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i91538
Bitter gourd mosaic complex (BGMC) is caused by multiple viruses in bitter gourd which seriously affects the crop performance and leads to complete crop loss. Bitter gourd is widely cultivated in Kerala as the market price is steady throughout the year. BGMC is the most important...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i91362
Gastrointestinal parasites (GIP) are important biological enemies causing poor health in poultry, thereby causing significant reduction in harvest. This study was aimed to assess the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of poultry chickens slaughtered in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State....
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i5306
Rashmi S. Kashyap, S.L. Ali, Jasmeet Singh, Sanjay Shakya, Sushil Kumar Maiti, Hamesh Kumar Ratre, Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, Nitin E. Gade, Nidhi Rawat & Prafulla Kashyap·Archives of Current Research International·2024
Aims: The present study was conducted in four different districts of Chhattisgarh, viz. Durg, Raipur, Rajnandgaon and Dhamtari, to study the prevalence of E. coli associated diarrhoea in goats. Study Design: Field study. Place and Duration of Study: Faecal samples from diarrhoei...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i7842
Faith Amarachi Ngwu, Maria Nina Brenda Valisto, Ahmed Abd Elhamid Hashem, Khalid Hamid Elawad & Rachel Innes·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2024
Wrong utilization of antimicrobial agents is the greatest cause of developing antibiotics resistance organisms in the human system. Also, hospital acquired infections are known to contribute to illness and death that can arise from the resistance of organisms towards antimicrobia...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i91088
Body shaming is a social disease that has spread to different segments of society. It has been constantly growing in the hands of the media, especially social media and the commercial world. Objective: The objectives of the study are to examine the prevalence and impacts of socia...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2024/v50i91568
Malaria has so far been a life-threatening parasitic disease transmitted by the bite of infected female anopheles mosquitoes in Nigeria at large and among students of University of Uyo hostels as a case study. Despite the massive increase in public and private efforts, research,...
Daniel López-Hernández, Luis Beltran-Lagunes, Pilar Soto-de-la-Cruz, Leticia Brito-Aranda, Ernestina Pavon-Delgado, Alaina Mariana Castro-Diaz, Emmanuel Melgarejo-Estefan, Nadhyieli Orozco-Campos, Alberto Vazquez-Sanchez, Edgar Esteban Torres-Garcia, Victor Noe Garcia-Edgar, Roberto Duran-Rojo, Xochitl Liliana Olivares-Lopez, Victor Hugo Noguez-Alvarez, Tabata Gabriela Anguiano-Velazquez, Miguel Angel Nuñez-Calvillo, Luis Angel Herrerias-Colin, Jorge Arturo Granados-Kraulles, Ricardo Alejandro Sanchez-Barcernas, Benita Santiago-Sanchez, Carmen Lizzete Juarez-Montoya, Israel Ambrosio Ramirez & Miriam Idalith Infante Miranda·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2024
Aims: To determine the factors associated with polypharmacy in individuals aged 60 and over attending at a primary care unit. Methodology: A case-control study was designed with the population served from January 2017 to December 2018 at the “Aragón” Family Medicine Clinic. Resul...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2024/v43i84423
Aims: The study aimed to determine the prevalence and occurrence of parasites of pigs reared in extensive farms in Billiri and Kaltungo Local Government Areas of Gombe State, Nigeria. Study Design: Quantitative Study Design. Place and Duration of Study: Samples were collected in...
Background: The hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has an accelerated rate of transmission from mother to child in pregnancy. A review of the prevalence of HBV infection among pregnant antenatal care attendee may increase knowledge of the infection, thereby possibly contributing t...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2024/v7i1228
Aims: Mycoplasmas are bacteria of the urogenital tract often associated with various infections and infertility. In terms of treatment, acquired resistance to antibiotics has been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate changes in the prevalence and antibiotic resistan...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i81471
Numerous plant and animal species that are either directly or indirectly linked to tick-borne haemo-protozoan infections thrive in the tropical and subtropical climates of the Indian subcontinents. The climate in India is home to the brown dog tick or Rhipicephalus sanguineus, wh...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81159