Background: Urinary schistosomiasis is endemic in many areas in Cameroon and for effective control measures, an efficient, quick and cheap diagnosis should be integrated. This will ensure the proper management of infection due to Schistosoma haematobium in low resource communitie...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/18687
Aim: Vertical transmission of Hepatitis C virus, often enhanced in the presence of HIV co-infection, results in unidentified perinatally infected children who present in adulthood with long-term complications of chronic liver disease. This study was set out to determine the preva...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/23584
Aims: Determine the impact of malaria and gastrointestinal helminthiasis co-infection on anaemia and severe malaria among children aged 1 – 15 years. Study Design: A cross sectional study was carried out. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in fifteen health ce...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/23241
Background: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease with an estimated 2 million deaths every year. In 2013 the estimated global burden of disease was 9 million cases. Many patients get infected as a result of ignorance of the risk factors that contribute to disease transmission. A...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/23621
Background: Cockroaches are insects recognized to be mechanical vectors of disease-causing agents but in the Philippines there is little information on what particular parasites inhabit these organisms. Objectives: This study assessed the parasitic infestation in cockroaches obta...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/23820
Objectives: Experimental infections of Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma congolense in albino rats was done to compare their haematologic effects and then treated with Pantizen®, a brand of diminazene aceturate to ascertain its therapeutic effect on the heamatological value of t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22862
Objectives: Review of the various clinical presentations of cysticercosis in head and neck and its diagnosis. Materials and Methods: Data Sources: PubMed was searched with MeSH terms Cysticercosis, Oral cavity, Tongue, Buccal, Lip Cheek, Neck, Muscle neck, Muscle head, Parotid,...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/23606
Aims: To evaluate the bacterial diversity and degree of contamination obtainable on the ATM buttons as money is being collected and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the isolates. Study Design: Cross-sectional study including all ATM user interface in the banks within Umuahia...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22812
Background: Disease morbidity, mortality and speed of spread vary substantially spatially. These have important implications for effective planning and targeting intervention strategies. The purpose of this study was to model the spatial dependence of fever prevalence and suspect...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/13191
Background: We have previously described two patients with a paraviral exanthem known as unilateral mediothoracic exanthem, which we believe to be intimately related to asymmetric periflexural exanthem and/or unilateral laterothoracic exanthem. Presentation of Case: A 20-year-o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22992