In Nigeria infection with onchocerciasis has been under control with the introduction of ivermectin in most affected communities for a decade. To assist ‘stop mass drug administration (MDA)’ decision, a cross-sectional survey evaluated the impact of ivermectin on onchocercal Skin...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2330561
This study employed multiple regression analysis to evaluate the impact of weather variables (relative humidity, rainfall amount and maximum temperature) on the reported number of Lassa fever cases and to assess the strength of relationship between same for thirteen states in nor...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2330562
Enteric infections and diarrheal diseases (EIDD) pose serious threats to human health globally, closely associated with poor environmental sanitation, poor water supply and unhygienic nature of individuals, which are common in developing countries. Viruses and Parasites are the m...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2330563
The formation of fungal biofilm in drinking water storage containers has not been giving considerable attention over the years despite the challenges posed by bacterial biofilms. Hence, the study aimed to determine the fungal occurrence and the associated biofilm formation capaci...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2230555
Background: Understanding demographics and collection characteristics of Convalescent Plasma (CP) donors is the corner stone for maintaining a viable inventory of high titre CP products in an acute-crisis setting. The Specific objectives of this study were to find a correlation b...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2230556
Background: In December 2019, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) occurred in Wuhan City of Hubei Province of China, a worldwide pandemic. To describe clinical characteristics and length of stay of COVID-19 patients. Methodology: This was observational an...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2230557
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a public health emergency, however, there is still limited data on the length of infectiveness of the disease especially in Nigeria. The aim of this study was to ascertain the duration of viral shedding in patients testing positi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2230558
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence, pattern and outcome of congenital anomalies among neonates admitted in the neonatal unit of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital. Study Design: A prospective study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2230554
Scrub typhus is a zoonotic disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus presenting with thrombocytopenia has been reported up to half of patients with Scrub Typhus. Thrombocytopenia is usually complicated with multiorgan dysfunction and high mortality rate. Here we repo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2130552
Aim: Dermatophytosis is a superficial fungal infection distributed worldwide, more prevalent in the tropical countries like India. Dermatophytosis is diagnosed based on the history, physical examination, and laboratory diagnosis by Microscopic examination of Potassium Hydroxide (...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2130551