HIV/HBV coinfection can accelerate liver disease among people living with HIV. This hospital-based cross-sectional study determined the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and associated risk factors among HIV-positive patients attending the National Tuberculosis an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71403
Assiene Oyong Damase Serge, Tamdjo Ange Hillary, Minoué Kuum Marc Germain, Youego Kouam Laetitia Elise, Cedric Gueguim, William Djeukeu Asongni, Assiene Agamou Julien Armel & Dieudonné Adiogo·Microbiology Research Journal International·2026
Aims: The study aims to assess the seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG antibodies among ambulatory patients in Yaoundé and to identify clinical and demographic correlates associated with the humoral immune response. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was condu...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i71763
Background: Typhoid and paratyphoid are global diseases among the major public health concerns in developing countries, including Cameroon, especially in areas where tap water is not widely available. Understanding the burden and risk factors contributing to the transmission and...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i51738
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. It is a major public health problem due to its silent transmission and severe complications in the absence of treatment. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that is on the ris...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i91622
Introduction: People in prison have multiple vulnerabilities to Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other infections. Although the number of HIV infections has decreased worldwide, this trend is high in closed settings like prisons, making the HIV pandemic a major global healt...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i41564
Co-infection with hepatitis B and C is one of the major challenges in the management of HIV since access to antiretroviral drugs has improved in Africa. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence HIV/Hep B and C co-infection in patients treated at the Al Nadjma mul...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i21542
Aim: A cross-sectional prevalence study was conducted from 2015 to 2018 in Meghalaya state (India) to determine prevalence of bovine brucellosis by serological tests such as Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT), Indirect ELISA (iELISA) and Milk Ring Test (MRT). Materials and Methods: Se...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i101491
Background: Congenital infections are transmissible in utero and it can lead to serious foetal outcomes. These infections can be early detected in pregnant women with bad obstetric history for better foetal outcomes. Aim of the Study was to evaluate the association of TORCH infec...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1130406
Adjogoua Edgard Valery, Diaha-Kouame Claude Aimée, Diane Kouao Maxime, Kouassi Konan Adjoua Rose Marie Clémence & Dosso Mireille·Microbiology Research Journal International·2021
Background: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is an arbovirus transmitted by Ixodid ticks and causes a highly pathogenic disease called Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever with a mortality rate of up to 50% in humans. Methods: From January to December 2019, tick and blo...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i130287
Peste des petits ruminants is among the most common viral disease conditions of small ruminants, whose status has not yet been reported in Yobe State, Nigeria. Thus, this study was aimed at determining the seroprevalence of this disease among Sahel goats in Yobe State, Nigeria, u...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i430197
Onuigwe Festus Uchechukwu, Yakubu Abdulrahman, Aliyu Umar Aliyu, Ummu Mustaphar, Isaac Zama, Adias Teddy Charles, Ibrahim Kwaifa, Buhari Hauwa Ali, Okwesili Augustine, Ahmed Marafa, Erhabor Osaro, Udomah Francis Patrick, Imoru Momudu, Bagudo Aliyu Ibrahim & Okorie Hope·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2018
Prisoners are at exceptional risk of viral infection because of the numerous high risk activities associated with incarceration. Prisons are incubators for infectious disease, yet are not readily accessible for screening and intervention. They provide a high-yield opportunity for...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/33128
Jean-de-Dieu Tamokou, Yvette Alvine Tonleu Guimtsop, Martin Ernest Ndebi, Vanessa Linda Nzesseu, Arsène Kamamo Djokge & Jules-Roger Kuiate·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2017
Aims: Growing evidence suggests that certain extragastric diseases were associated with Helicobacter pylori infection. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of H. pylori Ig G antibody and risk factors among hypertensive patients at Dschang District Hospital in Cameroon...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36249
F. M. Ballah, B. V. Maikai, A. A. Magaji, A. B. Shuaibu, A. U. El-Nafaty, Y. T. Sambo, A. A. Auwal, H. U. Faruk & F. Suleiman·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2017
Numerous studies have been published on Toxoplasma gondii infection, but no studies have been conducted on toxoplasmosis in the study area. Blood samples were obtained from pregnant women and sera were assayed using Toxoplasma kit (ToxG-046) and 112 out of the 400 women were posi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/31528
M. Umar, A. A. Aliko, S. Idris, O. I. Daniel, A. S. Adam, A. Salisu, I. M. Abdulkarim, D. Danzarami & D. Y. Jobbi·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2016
Aims: A cross-sectional research study on the seroprevalence of hepatitis B and listeriosis co-infection among patients attending Sickbay Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria was carried out, with view to characterize, identify and to determine the antimicrobial sensitivity p...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/28933
Cytomegalovirus has been implicated as one of the causes of congenital defects in babies of infected mothers. This study was therefore conducted to determine the prevalence of Human Cytomegalovirus IgM antibodies among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at the General hosp...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16863