Background: Prior studies have reported relationships between satisfactory water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions and improved health outcomes. The aim of this study is to examine drinking water sources, sanitation and hygiene practices among households in an urban co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i31370
A study was conducted in several households in the Mendong neighborhood of Yaoundé (Cameroon) from January to March 2025 to assess the level of microbiological contamination of groundwater in storage or in use in relation to physicochemical variables. Water samples were collected...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i121668
Water is an essential mineral compound that plays an important role in life, health, and human dignity. Due to the absence of the Chadian Water Society (STE) networks in certain neighborhoods, households are forced to source water from other places, such as wells and boreholes. ...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i41557
Introduction: In the field of food safety, Campylobacter is an emerging hazard whose importance is increasing over the years. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in poultry farms in the Kindia prefecture in order to protect the...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i121518
Laurelle Djieukap Njieyap, Bienvenu Balifeli, Narcisse Mvondo, Joelle Tanguep Siakam, Chi Tchampo Fru, Albert Bayibeki Ngano, Nadege Amougou Okoa, Patrick Akono-Ntonga, Josiane Désirée Etang, Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio, Cyrille Ndo, Serge Hubert Zebaze Togouet, Flobert Njiokou, Nicolas Félicien Dologuele & Herman Parfait Awono-Ambene·Microbiology Research Journal International·2022
Aims: Intestinal parasitic infections are persistent in Africa, and we questioned here whether prevention measures imposed by the occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 could alleviate this threat in lowlands of the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Study Design: We monitored the...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i330377
Water is an essential resource for life on earth and is the source of several microbiological and toxicological diseases. The Aguégués one of the communes of the lower valley of Ouémé-Benin are very exposed to these type of diseases. Pathogens swarm in a highly polluted environme...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i830246
In the recent past, aflatoxin in peanuts and products has been a subject of controversy in Kenya. In the early 2019, some brands of locally manufactured peanut butter were withdrawn from the market shelves on account of containing aflatoxin higher than the national tolerance. It...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v17i130185
Indisputably, water is an important resource. On the other hand, sustainable water resource management forms part of the key global development concerns. The present study, therefore, sought to establish sustainable measures used in the management of water resources in Kipkelion...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i430193
Aim of the Study: Waterborne diseases are global burden with the increase in a number of cases more especially in rural areas of developing countries. We investigated the epidemiological distribution of waterborne diseases and bacteriological quality of water in Bodinga Sokoto Ni...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v28i430141
Keyvan Roshanjo, Nematallah Jonaidi Jafari, Leila Asadpour, Reza Ranjbar, Davoud Afshar, Abbas Farahani, Milad Shahsafi & Arian Rahimi·Microbiology Research Journal International·2019
Backgrounds: As zoonotic infectious agents, Campylobacter spp. are important factors causing gastroenteritis in humans. Surveys show that the three strains; Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter fetus play a major role in human infections. Identification of t...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i230095
The prevalence of milk adulteration with water and inhibitory substances in Nairobi was determined. Milk samples were collected randomly at milk selling points from three market areas: rural (Kiambu/Ngong’), urban (East/West of Tom Mboya street) and slum (Kibera/Mathare). Samples...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/42382
Four water samples were in respective cases collected from river Oadaji, Northern River (NR) designated NR1-NR4 and river Kantou the Southern River (SR) designated SR1-SR4 both of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Main Campus land area, and were analysed for some physicochemical...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/42547
The micro fungal flora of the mud and water of Hanna Lake in Quetta district was investigated during 2015, using Baiting techniques. Apart from Mycotypha sp, the flora of Hanna Lake was essentially same and similar to those recorded by other authors for temperate lakes and river....
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27391
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of inorganic nutrient sources in crude oil degradation. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at Environmental Microbiology Department, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, between January and June 2015. Methodology: Hydrocarbon pol...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26027
Aims: Verification of the effect of convergent rays on coliform and total culturable heterotrophic bacteria counts (TCHBC) in River (surface water), well and borehole (underground) water bodies around Choba and Aluu communities. Place and Duration of Study: The efficiency of conv...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15696