The aim of this paper is to examine the direction of causality among some exchange rate of Nigeria Naira to US Dollar, Pounds Sterling and Euro. It made use of a time series data from the year 2005 to 2014. Toda and Yamamoto [1] procedure was used in analyzing the data. Augmented...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpas/2022/v18i130435
The major problem threatening the continued success of antimicrobial drugs is the development of resistant organisms. This study was designed to determine the occurrence and prevalence of carbapenem resistance among enterobacteriaceae isolated from in-patients attending Usmanu Da...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i630288
Background: Hookworm is an intestinal parasite of human and is one of the major public health burdens in developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that about 3.5 billion people globally and 450 million people are thought to be ill as a result of su...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2021/v10i130219
Background: Gastro Intestinal Helminths infection is one of the major health burdens in developing countries particularly in Sub -Saharan Africa. It has been estimated to affect about 2.5 billion people globally and 250 million people are thought to be ill as a result of such inf...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v7i430189
Background: Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium. It was estimated that 219 million cases of malaria occur in 87 countries, with an estimated death of 435,000 in 2017 among pregnant women. Other species include P. ovale, P. vivax...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2021/v10i230224
K. Mohammed, I. Tijjani, T. H. I. Spencer, A. B. Mohammed, M. K. Garba, S. U. Nataala, A. U. Imam & O. F. Aschroft·South Asian Journal of Parasitology·2018
Entamoeba histolytica is an important protozoan of man, it is the third most common and widespread parasitic cause of death world-wide. Aims: The study was aimed at determining the prevalence and predictors of Entamoeba histolytica among primary school children in Wamakko Local...
Background: Intestinal parasitic infection is one of the major health issue in developing countries particularly in Sub -Saharan Africa. It has been estimated to affect about 3.5 billion people globally and 450 million people are thought to be ill as a result of such infections,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2019/v2i129775
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the role of C. trachomatis and expression of human heat shock protein-60 in pregnancy loss among women with miscarriages in Sokoto Metropolis. North-western, Nigeria. Study Design: Case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: This...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/35552
Aims: The study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic value of Haematuria (HU) and Proteinuria (PU) detected using reagent strips compared with microscopy in the examination of Schistosoma haematobium eggs in urine in Aliero Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Nigeria. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2017/36727
Aims: The aim of this study was to compare and evaluate asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia among pregnant women attending Specialists Hospital, Sokoto, North-western, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study designed to compare and evaluate asymptomatic...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/32599