Orisadiran Patrick Kunle, Adedeji Adebayo Lawrence, Adedeji Abiodun Oluwabusola & AbdulRahman AbdulFatai·Asian Journal of Immunology·2019
Aims: The study sought to investigate the effect of post-exposure of benzene on some haematology parameters and DNA lesions on adult wistar rats. Methods: A total of twenty-eight rats were grouped into 4 groups, with group 1 serving as a control. The remaining 3 groups were int...
This study was carried out to investigate the antifungal and immunomodulatory activities of Bryophylum pinnatum. Both aqueous and ethanol solvents were used for extraction. Five fungal species including Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Cladosporium herbarium, Candida albica...
Kenechi A. Uwakwe, Uche R. Oluoha, Anthony C. Iwu, Chukwuma B. Duru, Ernest Nwaigbo & Ijeoma N. Alex-Okedo·Asian Journal of Immunology·2018
Introduction: Approximately 6.2 million under-five children die globally on annual basis and immunisation having been recognised as the most successful and cost-effective public health intervention of the 20thcentury regarding the number of deaths averted can help to prevent appr...
Background: High rate of childhood vaccination drop-outs is a significant public health problem in rural areas of developing countries especially in Nigeria. The reasons for immunisation drop-out are poorly understood and little or no data is available to explain the phenomenon t...
Background: Missed immunisation, immunisation drop-out and coverage rates at primary health care (PHC) level indicate the level at which communities utilise the preventive services and thus serve as a measure of the strength of the public health system. They also measure the effe...
Thuc Anh Nguyen, Angkarina Angkasuwan, Claudia Rossi, Frans J. Van Overveld & Ger T. Rijkers·Asian Journal of Immunology·2018
Bacteria and viruses use an array of evasion mechanisms to escape from the host immune system. Due to antigenic variation, pathogenic micro-organisms can escape the immune system. Micro-organisms can occur in different types, such as the 97 serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae....