Aim: The CD4 T lymphocytes play a key role in achieving a regulated effective immune response to foreign antigens. It is also a valuable parameter for assessing HIV disease progression. However, variations in CD4 T lymphocyte values due to diverse factors have been reported. Here...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/38401
Enterovirus-A76 of South-East Asian Ancestry in a Captive Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in Jos, Nigeria Background: Contact points between humans and nonhuman primates (NHPs) during the past decades have increased significantly in Africa. This provides opportunities for largescale...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40008
A. S. Bakarey, I. M. Ifeorah, T. O. C. Faleye, M. O. Adewumi, A. Akere, C. E. Omoruyi, A. O. Ogunwale, V. F. Olaleye, R. F. Awokunle, D. E. Sekoni & J. A. Adeniji·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2017
Aim: Due to the current blood safety algorithm in Nigeria which excludes only Hepatitis B surface Antigenaemia (HBsAg) positive individuals from blood donation, this study was therefore designed to investigate HBV markers of infection in a rural population in southeastern Nigeria...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32248
J. A. Adeniji, U. I. Ibok, O. T. Ayinde, A. O. Oragwa, U. E. George, T. O. C. Faleye & M. O. Adewumi·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2018
Background and Aim of the Study: Samples showing cytopathic effect (CPE) on initial inoculation into L20B cell line but with no observed or reproducible CPE on passage in L20B or RD are considered negative for both poliovirus and nonpolio enteroviruses (NPEVs). The phenomenon is...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40046