Assessment of haematological and biochemical parameters can be predictive of the adverse effects resulting from ingesting foreign substances. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the biochemical and haematological indices in Plasmodium beighei infected wistar rats. Freshl...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3280
Ouliedibou Noellie Guy-Rolande GLOKPAI, Constant Arthur Zébré, Krou Philippe EBA, Kouassi Clément KOUASSI, Kra Athanase KOUASSI & Ibourahema Coulibaly·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2024
Molds are common contaminants in peanut pastes. Their presence can have a more or less serious effect on the health of the consumer. The general objective of this work is to evaluate the diversity of filamentous fungi producing mycotoxins in peanut paste sold in public markets in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i2279
Globally, tuberculosis (TB) is a major health risk that is mostly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a member of the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex (MTC). Ten million cases of tuberculosis and 1.3 million deaths from the disease occur each year, making Mycobacterium tuberc...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i2278
Multidrug-resistant bacteria have posed a public health concern over the years, especially with the difficulty and cost of treatment of infections they cause. Fomites such as door handles are thus potent means through which pathogens are transmitted from one person to another as...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i2277
Aims: This study investigates and reports the detection of qnr genes (plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance PMQR) in S.typhi isolated from stool of patients with suspected typhoid fever, in Federal Medical Center, Jabi, Abuja, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i2275
The general objective of the present study was to evaluate the susceptibility to fungal diseases of some bean collections in the bimodal rainfall forest zone of Cameroon. To this end, 12 bean collections from Foumbot were grown at the University of Yaoundé I in a completely rando...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i2276
Aims: to briefly review the history of application of immersion oil and specifically in some Parasitology Microscopic examination. Discussion: One way of increasing the optical resolving power of the microscope is to use immersion liquids between the front lens of the objective a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i2274
Aims: Early blight disease (Alternaria solani) is one of the main biotic factors limiting sweet potato production in the tropics. A multi-locational research was carried out to screen and identified sweet potato accessions that are resistant to the disease. Methodology: 21 sweet...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i1272
Aim: This study examines the prevalence of Fasciola hepatica, Paragonimus westermani and Schistosoma intercalatum among school aged children across the geopolitical zones in Adamawa state, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross sectional study designed was used and the study was conducte...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i1273
Introduction: The COVID-19 social restriction measures, a strategy to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus influenced people’s general well-being worldwide especially their sexual health. The study examined the influence of Covid-19 social restriction measures on sexual behaviou...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i1271